The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-11

The Young Ladies' Society OF the I'm.
maculate Conception will celebrate its
anniversary Tomorrow at st. Joseph's
Church.
Harry Moore has become the happy
father OF q bouncing boy, weighing six.
teen pounds.
In the Mayors CourtY J ohm Turner,
charged with vagrancy. was dismissed,
no one appearing to prosecute him.
Lewis Bayermann, disorderly conduct,
iour dollars.
Since our lastreport only one marriage
license was taken out, and this by John
Smith and Sadie Robinson.
The Coroner's jury met this morning
at eleven O'Clock to hold an inquest on
the body of the unknown man who died
yesterday at st. Elizabeth Hospital. j..
T. McCune was the only man sworn, and
testified as follows: Am engineer of the
passenger train No. OF the Short-iine
road; when / reached Morris Station
saw u man sitting in the middle of the
track with his hand on the rail; this was
one-quarter of mile west of the sta
tion; blew the whistle when about twen-
ty-tive yards away from the man, who
made no effort to get out of the way; II
was DARK, being 4minutes to O'Clock; the
train struck him and hurled him to the
right side OF the track; l stopped the
tram, after run Of 403 yards; picked
up the man, and found tw o large rocks
IN one OF his coat-pockets; 4 blew the
whistleswhen o quarter Of mile from
the station, and when / came to the
curve, where i struck the man, Ilblew
|it again; Ilwas running at rate of
twenty-five miles per hour.
The jury, alter short consideration.
returned verdict that the man came to
his death by an accident, and eXoner-
ated the engineer and the railroad COM
pany.
NEWPORT. The funeral Of Mrs.
Gaugh, wife of Mr.. J. d. Gaugh, pilot of
the Thomas Sherlock, took place yester-
day afternoon from the residence on
York street.
A party Of two gentleman and two
ladies took skitf ride ON the Licking
yesterday, when, by some misnshnage-
ment, the craft capsized. Ali were
saved, though one or the ladies, Miss
Lizzie Brown, had twice gone under.
"A fatal accident occurreds to Mrs.
Harmon yesterday, by the discharge of a
pistol in the hands of her grandson,
about mile east OF Walton. The par
ticulars will be found in the columns oil
Chcihnati news.
A called meeting of The Board of Edu-
cation was held last night to take action
with reference to Notifying Council of
the financial needs Of the Common
Schools Of the city. The President
stated the object Of the meeting, read
the clause in the charter pertinentto TO the
occasion to the occasion, reminded the
Board that taxation for school purposes
was now limited TO thirty Genus, and rec
| n ON fn In nfrio oluf I'm no
to enlarge the limit to forty cents
in view OF possible needs be-
yond the present maximum. He also
suggested another amendment increas-
ing the number OF the Board OF Examln-
ers to six, two to be elected every year,
thus making that Board continuous
body, saving the inconvenience of q
wholesale election each year, and giving
the Board Increased efficiency. He has
been told by the Senator OF Campbell
county that fifteen days. notice before
January l was necessary for such legis-
lation.
A resolution was adopted In accord
ance with the Presidents suggestions,
and that officer announced that hewou Id
name the Committee Of Five called for
by the resolution to prepare and publish
the required notice some time during the
coming week. The Committee was in
structed to report In full at the next
regular meeting, and the Board ad-
journed.
The cases in the United States Circuit
Court of the city and Board OF Trustees
Of the Water-works against the Station
larry Engine and Hydraulic Works of
Cincinnati have been settled by cOmpro-
mise, and dismissed by the Court. The
Cincinnati Stationary Engine and lily !
draulic Works relinqulshes all claim
upon the unpaid estimates, and is to
surrender all the parts iof the engine
now complete.
Judge Geisler came down on two
Itramps, j JohniWilson and George Smith,
who were charged withsbeing drunk and
disorderfy, and fined them each $40 and
costs. Hugh McShahe'and Pat. Domaine
were fined $3 and costs each.
Not marriage license taken out this
week.
DR.. Walker has placed on exhibition
at the Post.office one of the finest speci-
mems OF spatter work that have ever
come to cur notice. The design is a Iean-
linz cross entwined with and rising from
u cluster OF ferns.
BELLEVUE, KY.-Don'tfail to attend
the entertainment, given by the Reading
Club tonight.
From particulars received by Squire
Foudray, 1t appears that when his son
was killed he was going home after work
IN, a wagon with five others. The night
was dark, and while crossing the rail-
road the train came backing down the
track without any signal and struck the
wagon, killing Tom Foudray instantly
anu fnjurInQ all tlfe nthare bafifv Mr.
Foudray, we understand, is going to sue
the railway company for $1u, 600. ~
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