The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-07
LOCAL BREVITxES.

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LOCAL BKEvITLES.
CoRDELIA WADE lodged at Hammond
street station last night.
.- GRAND PANORAMA of Bible Views al
Zion Baptist Church tonight.
CAPT. CHARLES B. SMITH, formerly O.
this city, died at Jackson, Mississippi
on Tuesday last.
MEETING of Alumni Association OF
Miami Medical College, at DR.. w. Il
Browns tonight.
THE Friends of Inquiry appear at Col
lege Hall this evening, in the "Capita
and Labor" discussion.
BoTH pumps of the new Water Works
engine are still at work. There is now
ten feet of water in the new reservoir.
JUDGE STALLo, was last evening in.
stalled as President of the Cincinnati
Mwnnerchor. The retiring President,
Mr.. Klabfell, rendered the members q
complimentary banquet.
THE yeast manufacturers of the city
have advanced the price cents a pound,
and the bakers are determined not to
submit to the raise. They held meet.
ing last evening and appointed a com.
mittee to decide upon some course of ac.
ton.
In 1872 there were Al assignments in
the Probate Court, the bonds amounting
to $500, 100; in 1873, "a assignments, with
bonds in the sum offs 900, 169, and in 1874,
u assignments, with bonds in the sum OF
$1,SO350O.
THE scalp inquest has been postponed d
until Saturday. Coroner Maey has
been informed that if the scalp was
found where it is said to have been
found, it came from the Pulte Medical
College, and that the body to which it
belonged was obtained from the Cincin-
natl Hospital, but.the Superintendent of
the Hospital states that that institution
has furnished no Colleges with subjects.
ROBINsoN's OPERA-HoUsE opens Fri
day, 10Th under the Won Gary man.
agement, with the opera of L'Afrioaine
in German. This management has a
three years. lease on the house, and
guarantee fund of SIC, 900 in su subscriptions
tor tickets has been secured among our
German citizens.
THE Superintendent of the Y. M. c. A.
makes all earnest appeal Tor old papers,
magazines and books for the sick at the
Hospital, and the prisoners at the Work.
house and Jail. All donations should be
sent to the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms, corner of
Sixth and Elm streets.
THE ladies of Wichita, Sedgewick
county, Kansas, hold out their hands to
the ladies of the East for help in their ef-
forts to provide for the destitute of that
county through the publication of neat
little paper, "The Wichita Babie," organ
Of the Ladies' Aid Society. and conduct
ed by the ladies, to which they ask one
dollar subscriptions. All subscriptions
will be personally acknowledged in the
paper. This is ladies' enterprise in be-
half of a suffering people, and we trust
our ladies will give it their attention
s when called upon by MIR. Millison, of
Wichita, their agent, who will canvass
this city. Miss Laura Ream, of Indian
apolis, Ind, and Mrs. Bessie Tolster, of
st. Louis, Mo-, are voluntary contribu-
tors to its columns.
THE following named ladies were yes
terday afternoon elected managers of the
Widows Home: Mrs. Robert Buchanan,
Mrs. Benjamin Bruce, Mrs. j. G. Gull
bertson, Mrs. A. E. Chamberlain, Mrs.
J. W. Dnnohue, Mrs. Jane Foote, Mrs.
Jacob Graf, Mrs. Joseph G. Gibbons,
Mrs. W. p. Hubert, Mrs. Brooks John
son, Mrs. f. II. Lawson, Mrs. N. III.
Mclean, Mrs. Judge Mallon, Mrs. VIM.
Proctor, Mrs. Oliver Perrin, Mrs. A. N.
Riddle, Mrs. John Shillito, Mrs. G. d.
Smith, Mrs. CHI. Stille, Mr.. B. b. White
man, Mrs. Geo. III. Pendleton and Mrs.
VIM. Resor. Treasurer's report-Total
balance on hand, $3,9l9 43.
THE regular monthly meeting of the
Hospital Board of Trustees was held last
evening, and the following business
transacted. 1t was decided to postpone
the matter of binding certain pamphlets
in the library for the present, but have
the work done before any more money be
expended for books. The balance in Lii
brary Fund was stated to be $2,14O 70.
Two carriage tables for wheeling the
sick were ordered. The contract to fur
nish drugs was again awarded to Mr.. r.
II. -Roehler. DR.. cambridge suggested
some valuable and necessary improve
ments to be made IN the kitchen and gas
works. DR.. Judkins presented report
concerning the drugs, medicines, wines,
&c.. used in last six months; report ac-
cepted. The Superintendent called the
attention of the Board to the following
comparisons between the last report and
the preceding one: The falling off in the
pay department was five per cent, and
the increase in the public department
was 81 per cent; the number OF children
admitted is more; the rate of mortality
IS LILO per cent. less; no deaths at the
branch; the income from pay patients is
S3,015 IL less, thus showing that the
number OF patients in that department
has diminished.
In the meeting of the Common Council
Yesterday after our hour of going to
press, the appointment of twelve over
seers of the poor made by the Intirmary
Directors, were confirmed. As members
of the Board of Trustees of Cincinnati
University in place of Messrs. Ballauf,
Hooper and Hollister, whose term of Of
fee had expired, We're nominated Messrs.
Minor, Munson, Ballauf, Brannan and
Dodds. On the first ballot Mesrss. Mi
nor and Dodds having received major
ity vote were declared elected. A choice
between the others could not be had, al
though the election seemed to favor Mr..
-Ballauf. After nine successive ballots
the election was, ON motion, postponed
10 next meeting, which was fixed at
.three weeks hence. The resignation Of
A. Stacksender as Constable in the
Twenty first Ward was received, and in
mis- place was appointed Thomas Turnan.
ne bond of 81 600. with r. M. Moore and
John Boyle as sureties, was accepted.
On account Of q Communication received
from MIR. w. $. Randall, begging TO be