The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-01

Geological Garden.
SECRETARY BRIsTow is expected In
th S city on Thursday.
GLENwAY AVENUE, which connects
with Forest avenue, Ayondale, is near
Ing completion.
The receipts OF the Centennial Tea
Party amount to $7,372-a snug little sum
for thr, e-days' entertainment.
THE Turner Society gave grand pic.
mic at the Lookout House last night
The Turner Cadets and the younger mem.
bers OF the Society were present in large
force.
Miss EMMA c. LONG will soon 60 to
Milan TO receive instructions from the
great Lamperte. Signor MuziO speaks
encouragingIy. OF Miss Longs voice,
which is soprano.
THE alarm OF fire last night about nine
o'clock from box 65 was occasioned by
the explosion of a coal oil lamp in beer
garden at the corner of Linn and Court
streets. No damage.
BARON DE CAMIN, last night, delivered
a lecture on "rhe Origin OF Masonry" at
Masonic Temple, TO large audience.
The Baron treated the subject in a mas
terly and interesting manner
THE Chairmen of the various Commit
tees who had charge OF the arrangements
for Decoration Day are requested to
meet on Thursday afternoon, O'Clock,
at The Gibson House, Tor final settle
ment.
THE Board of improvements yester-
day recommended the sale of what is
known as the Burnet Work-house lot,
and forwarded resolution 10 that ef-
feet to the City Council, and approved
the bond OF George Letter, Assistant
Sidewalk Clerk.
AT the meeting of the Board of I'm
provements yesterday, on the recon.
mendation of the City Solicitor, the case
of s. ID. Stevens II Co. was compromised
for $500. This was for building abut-
ments for BrOwn-street bridge at the old
Brighton House.
Mr.. JAMES W. BISHOP. OF the firm of
Bishop Bros. u Co. OF this city, died at
his home in Avondale yesterday, after a
protracted illness of lung disease. Mr..
Bishop was well known among our busi-
ness men here, and his death will be
source Of profound regret.
In the Board of Improvements yester-
dly the Engineer from the special CON-
mittee to Investigate Mcfarland street
paving contract, between Plum and
Central avenue, reported that they tore
up the pavement in two places, and
found ii constructed according to speci-
fcations. On motion, the report was re-
ceived and the Clerk was instructed to
forward the assessing ordinance TO
Council.
SUNDAY-SCHOoL WORKERS in this city
are invited to attend meeting in the
Seventh-street Congregational Church
next Sunday evening", in the interest OF
The Ohio State Sunday-schOol Union.
MIR. q. M. Nichols, President of the So
piety, and others will give addresses.
Each school in this city is invited 10
yend delegate to the State Convention
at Newark, commencing on the Slh INST.
and continuing till the evening Of the
l0th Of June.
LIEUTENANT FRANK KELLY, OF the
Fourth District Station, will start this
evening for Ireland to recruit his health,
md will stay Tor few months. The Of
icers and patrolmen OF the Station, last
evening, presented to him q handsome
,yold watch. captain Brady made the
presentation speech, to which Lieuten-
int Kelly teelingly responded, and then
invited his friends out to banquet.
Mayor Johnston and numerous other
friends were present on this happy Oc-
sasion.
IN the Board Of Improvements yester-
Raw the following sidewalks were Or
aered to be put in the hands of the con-
tractor: 132 West Second street, j. G..
Norris; north side of East Sixth street,
between Broadway and Sycamore, w.
T.. Jones, agent Marietta and Cincinnati
Railroad; north side West Second street.
between John and Central avenue, about
$50 feet, John Dephan; 100 Belts street,
Il. Haverkamp; Turner alley, between
Bank and Harrison avenue, f. Eckstein,
BIZ Freeman street.
GEN. GODFREY WEITZEL opened bids
at Detroit, on Saturday, for furnishing
the stone and building the masonry for
The largest lock in the world, the Saulte-
Sainte Marie Canal, connecting Lakes
Superior and Huron. Boyle Il Roach, Of
this city, were the lowest bidders, $780,
750, the next highest bidding, $l65, 2OJ.
highest bid, $13 per cubic yard OF mason
ry, and 81 for filling. Boyle II Roach,
the successful bidders, also were con-
tractors for the canal at Louisville.
THE distillery of Lucker & Co., at No.
BIB John street, was seized by Deputy
Collector Billingsby last evening on a
charge of dstilling without license. The
officials found several unstamped bar
rels filled with. liquor apparently ready
for shipment. The property is valued at
$1,000. 1t is claimed that they had been
ulsllllln& uquOr from lTult. Inc ulstli-
lery of Herman Rose, at 328 West Sixth
street, was seized, but only one empty
stamped package, thought to have been
sent for reflling, was found. W. T. Mar.
shalrs distillery, on Sycamore street
was also taken In. His license permits
him to s'recover" spirits from saloon
washings ana from fruits soaked In
spirits. 1t is, however, claimed that he
had been recovering" spirits from beef
mash.
THE MAY FESTIVAL CHORUS held {
meeting last night at College Hall, to de
bate proposition of indulging in pic
mic. Colonel Nichols said that he woult
obtain the money to pay the expenses
A committee was appointed, with power
to call another meeting for considera
tion of the subject. MIR. Singer then en-
tered the hall, and expressed his admi
ration for the achievements OF th
chorus, and remarked that he expecte,
TO spend the remainder of his days il
this city. About hundred ladies ant
gentlemen were present, and most Q
them were in favor of an excursion b.
steamer to some picnic grove.
THE United States Brewers Congress
will hold its fifteenth annual meeting a
Trrako HaIl nm tho OIL al and 4th inst