The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-24

that the Supreme Court felt aggrieved In
that they had been imposed upon in this
case, and an inyestig ltion on the part of
this Association woulo be relief to
them. There were no chargee against
Major Travis.
The Cincinnati Bar Association held
meeting last night for the purpose of act
ing on the Worthington bills which abol-
ish the Superior Court and to enact laws
for Courts. The Committee appointed
to visit the Legislature, through Mr..
Rufus King, after giving a review Of both
bills, reported substitute for the legis-
lation objected to in retaining the Su-
perior Court, but abolishing its general
term and providing jurisdiction in lieu
of Judgment for the whole Of Hamilton
county. The substitute also retains the
Common Pleas Courts and provides that
in petitions of error appeals may be
made directly to the Supreme Court, but
that the appeals shall be on the law
alone TO the exclusion of questions
of fact. AS to terms, three
are provided, commencing, respectively,
on the first Mondays in January, April
held at the beginning of each term for
the purpose of adopting rules and ar
| ranging business, but under no circum-
stances to hear and determine cases.
| The appointment of another committee
| to prevent the substitute was suggested,
and Messrs. Tollett, Stevenson, Hunt.
| Noyes and Merrell were appointed. The
protest against the change of judiciary
| laws, so as to allow appeals in petitions
of error TO go from the Supreme Court to
the District Court, was accepted. The
expenses of both committees will be de-
frayed.
DIR. SAAL's lecture on the cause of ep-
idemics was well attended last evening
and carefully listened to. He favored
the theory which attributes such dis
eases to the active presence OF micro
scopic life, animal or yegetable-bacte-
ria, moneria, vibriones and. minute fun
gus growths. 10 bacteria especially the
Doctor considered the prevalence Of epi-
denies attributable. The germs from
which they are developed ill The atmos-
phere, but are Matched out only in dark
ness and corruption. Alluvial soils, by
the banks of great rivers, in marshy
places where the ground is rich with de-
caying vegetation, and in church-yards
this minute life propagates. To it may
also be attributed the cause of all de-
composition, corruption and decay.
| When the animal attains full growth 1t
divides into two living beings at the GEN.
ter. A single bacteria will in this man.
ner propagate itself, under favorable Cir
cumstances, at the prodigious rate OF
| III, 100000 in twenty-four hours; and
would ill the whole volume OF waters
contained in the Ocean $50, 900, 600, 600
tons) in five days. Sunlight and eX-
| treme cold, also acids, will prevent their
propagation or kill them, however; but
other forms of equally deadly animal
| life were almost indestructible, save by
| the most intense heat. One species, sill
cate III substance, will propagate with
| frightful rapidity, even in the strongest
acids. Diptheria, consumption, cholera
and pests-even small-poX-the essay
lists held attributable to such forms OF
life.
AT the Ladies Temperance Fair meet
ing yesterday the following business was
transacted: The Corresponding Secre-
taries reported that they had received
promised aid from Mansfield, oxford,
Hillsboro, Lockland and other places.
At the resignation of Mr.. W. Glenn, Mr..
Alfred White was appointed as Chair
man of the Merchandise Committee, and
Messrs. Thompson and Tatum added.
The ladies Of the Third Presbyterian
Church proposed to manage an art gall
lery. Mr.. Z. A. Richer was elected
Chairman of the Donation Committee,
and Mrs. James Dale Chairman of the
Lunch Table Committee, Mrs. f. w.
Bray was added. Miss Nellie Babbitt
and Miss E. Ii. Appleton were chosen as
the Committee from the New Jerusalem
( (Swedenborgian) Church, and Mrs. E.
W. Bray was added to the, Committee
representing the Walnut Hills Baptist
Church. Miss Rebecca Kinsey was ap-
pointed from Mt. Auburn NJ. X. Church,
wee Mrs. Marlay absent from the city ;
| Mrs. Phelps Cheseldine from the Mt.
Auburn Baptist Church, vice Mrs. Chee-
yer resigned: Mrs. Edwin Hand from
| Winton Place M. Il. Church, vice Mrs.
Cotton resigned; Mrs. Ill. w. Brown
from the Fifth Presbyterian Church,
Twice Mrs. Robert Brown removed to Gilt
lton; Mrs. DR.. Howe from the Seventh
Street Congregational Church, vice Mrs.
Sherwood, member OF the Vine Street
Church; Miss Roster from Lane Semin.
ary Presbytery, vice Miss Montfort re-
Isigned,
M. NJ. Garrett was appointed to repre-
sent the Washington Temple Of Honor
organization. DR.. Dalton and Mr. Smith
Stimmel were appointed to communicate
with the various temperance societies
and interest them in The work.