The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-05
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/ THIRTY-Two cases in the Pest-house'
this morning.
GENERAL SHERMAN will attend the
May Festival.
THE Centennial party at the Lookout
liouse cleared 81, 1,82S.
"BuDGET NIGHT OF the Thalia Dra-
matic Association this evening.
MR.. L. d. MANNING and Mr. j. S.
HrIftith, of Batavia, are in the city.
The number OF inmates at the County
Nnhrmary was 2o7 on the 1st OF March.
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL lectured in Cow
bngton last evening on "National Sins
land Genius"
The balance in the hands of the Super
Entendent Of the County 1nfrmary
amounts to $242 rs.
THE Board of Directors OF the Hamil-
ton County lntirmary met in monthly
lsession yesterday.
THH Revenue taxes collected in the
First District of Ohio in February
amounted to $Sl4,sS9.
The work OF laying the water mains 10
Numminsyille Will be resumed as soon
las the weather will permit.
THE new physician of the Infirmary
desires to state that his diploma was
bought, not with money but by toll.
THIRTY-THREE tramps were enter
tanned at the County lntirmary during
the month, and only two deaths oc-
curred.
THERE is something mysterious in the
double burning this week Of Cooks car
riage mandatory, on Belts and John
streets.
THE wife of Mr.. Chapman, our genial
GlerK of the Health Office, has been i'll Tor
Bome time, but ls reported doing better
This morning.
OFFICER CRAMBERr found boy baby
pn the steps OF 2l6 LongworLh street last
might, and kindly took it home with him
and is caring for it.
THE Police Court was in session so
minutes to-day, during which time 13
cases OF drunkenness, ~ OF miscellaneous
,charges, and three OF assault and bat
kery, were disposed of.
THE monthly current expenses Of the
Hamilton County Infrmary amounted
to Sl.T57 10, while their bill for the last
6ix months, including support Tor the
outdoor poor, looted up $lS,33l 70.
VIM. BOLLA has sent an explanatory
postal card to superintendent Ritt, Of
The County lntirmary, stating that the
bill of $2S Tor flowers furnished to the In
Grmary grounds was very reasonable.
MAH-KA-TE-WAu ENCAMPMENT,I !. o. o.
e., will, this evening, pay visit 10 Noah
Dove Encampment in Newport. They
will also be joined in the visit by several
Encampments of this city and Coying-
ton.
THE marriage of MIR. j. R. Wolf, Presi- |
dent of the Helyetia Mannerchor, to Miss
Elsie Horstmann, occurred at the hall OF
The Association last evening in the pres
ehce of the society and large number
pf guests.
Miss LAURA ULRICH, daughter Of Com
mander Ulrich, OF the First Battalion
X. of r.. last evening presented the bat
kalion with handsome banner. Agrand
complimentary party was given in honor
pf the occasion at Turner Hall.
On Wednesday last Cincinnati man.
niacturer closed a contract with the au-
thorities of ST. Louis for eight trst-olass
steam fire engines, at a cost Of 1900 each.
Hhe same manufacturer is also building
Two for Chattanooga, Tenn, one tor OK
ford, Ohio, and two for this city.
THE remains of Albert ii. Day, son OF
the late Hon. p. &. Day, have arrived
from Brooklyn and to-day been deposited
ut Spring Grove. The remains OF the
sister of the deceased arrived in the same
manner, from the same place, and were
also deposited at Spring Grove last
week.
Mr.. GRAyEsoN, whose safe was bro
ken open by burglars some weeks since
and q few dollars extracted, has received
a letter from the burglars urging him to
keep better supply OF money in his sale,
and saying that they were put on the job
by policeman in the city with promise
pi q divide,
A HIGHLY successful surgical opera
ton was performed at the Cincinnati
Hospital yesterday by DR.. Wood. The
operation resulted in the removal OF a
very large stone, weighing nearly three
ounces, from the bladder of patient,
MIR. w. ii. Thompson, of Charleston,
West Virginia. The patient is reported
doing well.
THE marriage of Mr.. Milton Safer to
Miss Clara Il. Dunning at the Central
Christian Church was the principal tea-
aure of interest in fashionable society
Hast evening. The marriage ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. L. Moore in
ahe presence of large and fashionable
assemblage OF invited guests.
DEssAR STERN, with Annie Armstrong,
of III LongWorth street, determined to
enjoy the night air in "four in-hand"
last evening on Vine street. Officer Nc
Carr, however, thought them too noisy
and exhilarating, and lodged them at The
Ninth-street Station. This morning the
lady was dismissed in the Police Court,
while the gentleman forfeited his bail OF
t25.
MRS. V.P. FERRIS, Of this city, has
lust received the sad intelligence that
her husband, who was lost While buffalo
hunting in Colorado last winter, perish
ed from the cold. Mr.. Ferris was the
only son of Hon. F. s. Ferris, of Swan
ton, Vermont, and was at one time con-
nected with the sewing-machine inter-
ssts oil this city. He leaves wife and
Dne child.
THE funeral of Mr.. A. L. Bramble took
place from his late residence, near Mad
tsonville, yesterday. The funeral servi-
ees were conducted by Rev. W. z. STRAIT
Ion. The pall-bearers We're DR.. A. Cur
lis, John Antrim, John A. Gano, Robert
Kyle, Jacob Traber, Joseph Hosbrook,
George uphofl, Ephraim Nj asters, Joseph
Scott, John Dunning, Len. Fowler and
Lewis r. Ranway.
} THE semi-centennial celebration of the
establishment of Fox's Starch Works
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