The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-09
LOCAL HKEtlIxEN.

day.
ONE hundred and twelve deaths dur.
ing the week.
THERE is talk of an indignation meet
ing regarding the Louisiana muddle.
REV. A. j. HOBBS leads the Young
Mems prayer-meeting at Y. M. Y. A
rooms tonight.
The U. c. D. CLUR holds its first meet.
ing OF the season at the residence OF
Governor Cox on the 14th.
WILLIAM STEWART, the dairyman, says
he isn't the William Stewart arrested for
carrying concealed weapons.
ELDER j. z. TAYLOR commences a
series OF meetings at the Richmond-street
Christian Church tomorrow, to continue
during the week.
The "Original Merry Young Bachelors
Dancing Association" will celebrate
their first. grand complimentary reunion
at Rice's Hall next Tuesday evening.
AS THE lake at Burnet Woods Park is
grounds in that vicinity will be lighted
tonight 1or the accommodation of
skaters.
Hon. CHAs. FOSTER and Hon. Clarkson
n. Potter, OF the Congressional Com
mittee, en- route from New Orleans to
Washington, were at the Grand Hotel
last night.
MRS. W. s. JOHNSTON, wife of Colonel
W. 5. Johnston, Jr., of Chicago, and 1or-
merly resident of this place, died sud-
denly at Willard's Hotel, Washington,
on Thursday last.
HORACE BBs, the young man whose
tragic death by suicide over his wife's
grave was detsiled yesterday, left let
ter for his infant son, to be opened when
he arrives at the age Of 16 years.
JOHN DOUGLAS, a colored boy of
Cleyes, was tried before Squire Argoyer
to-day, on q charge OF stealing two kegs
ofwhisky, and bound over to the Crimi-
nal Court.
ANOTHER leak has been discovered in
the Eden Park reservoir, the pumps
stopped, and the water allowed to run
out through the pipes and the leak. The
leak is caused by the settling Of the
ground on which the sewer pipe was
laid.
The case of the Incorporated Village
of Glendale V. Frank Bracber terminated
last evening by verdict OF not guilty.
The defendant was charged with ''un-
lawfully keeping place of habitual re-
sort for tippling" in violation OF the ordi-
nance.
JOHN CHURCH & Co., 66 West Fourth
street, have just published two new
songs, both of which must become favor
ties. s'The Lane that Led to School,"
and "Golden Locks have Turned to
Gray" Both melody and words Of the
latter are particularly touching.
d. G. q. T. w. KRUsE installed the fol-
lowing officers in Good Intent Lodge No.
7, on Thursday evening: P. c., o. Hud-
son; G. c., A. Parks; V. g., ii. j. Walls;
X. r. and g., d. F. Lansing; NJ. F., j.
W. kahler; M. E., A. S. Carr; Prelate,
Il. w. Kruse; N. A., G. W. Fuller: l. G..
NJ. j. Dynan; o. g., J. Zinsmeister; Rep
resentative to Grand Lodge, j. W. Kah-
Ter.
YESTERDAY evening about O'Clock
man by the name of Anthony Welsh, a
Stranger in the city, from Cleveland,
while standing in crowd that had gath
cred ON the occasion Of a horse falling
down on Third street, was struck over
the head with dray pin in the hands of
James Manning, seemingly without
any provocation or premeditation.
The wounded man was taken to the hos
pital where it is reported this morning
that he rests easier, still suffering, how
ever, from the wounds inflicted. Man.
ming was arraigned in the Police Court
this morning and held in bonds of $1,000
to answer to his charge next January
18th.
AT the request of Rev. G. T. Kellogg,
who officiaJed at st, Johns Episcopal
Church on Christmas, committee con-
sisting OF Messrs. w. J. NJ. Gordon, It.
H. &. Allen and VIM. Galway, has been
appointed to investigate the charges of
intoxication on that occasion, which
were made against him. The committee,
after careful investigation, have decid-.
ed that the charges are entirely un-
founded. and that Mr.. Kellogg's conduct
on the day in question was the cause Of
serious illness, for which he was in no
way responsible, and that he is worthy
of the respect and sympathy of the con-
gregation and community, in view both
of bis unfortunate indispositiOn and the
more unfortunate rumOrs to which it gave
rise.
THE Homan's National Bank case was
deciued in the U. s. Court yesterday.
The case is as follows: Benjamin Ho-
mans, jr., was engaged in the banking
business in this city in the year 1869, but
became insolvent toward the end of that
year. just before this time, however,
Homans. being indebted to the First Ma
tional Bank of Cincinnati, assigned to it
$4,000 worth of sight drafts on New
York. for which the said bank gave him
credit on their books for $999O. This
4 OccuFFGu Wibutu tuc IOuT IlOutHS pTcNl-
ous to his becoming insolyent. The suit
was brought to have the assignment of
said drafts declared an invalid act under
the Bankrupt Law" The Court grant,
ed the prayer Of the petitioner, and set
aside the transfer. Judgment accord
ingly.
THE Board of Aldermen transacted
the following business In their meeting
yesterday after our time OF going to
press: A communication from o. NJ.
Langdon, offering twenty-five acres of
gravel land at Russell station for $40, 900
was referred to the Board Of Improve
ments. The special committee on Depot
and High street reported adveI sely on
the ground Of cost; the report was agreed
to. The opening Of Stabler street was
reported by the same committee as un-
necessary. Ordinance to vacate Bruns
street went to its final passage. Under
suspension of the rules the following or
.dinances to improve went to their final
passage:. Charlotte street, Eden street,
Front street. LoDgworth street, Pendle-
ton street, Third street, and Won Seq
germ alley. A resolution to take up thir-
teen lamp posts on Gilbeyt avenue and
replace them at a more necessary point
wss adopted. A petition to light Dalton
avenue was referred. Tho ordinance