The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-15
LOCAL .BREYITIES.


LOCAL BREYITIES.
THE Board of Education will hold
special meeting next Monday evening.
CINCINNATI SPORTS will send dele
CATION to attend the prize fight at Pitts
burg on Thursday, between Rookie ant
Allen.
MR.. A. CANNIs, the renowned cornet
player, has arrived, and will join the
Cincinnati Orchestra to play in the com
ing concerts.
The Building Committee was in
structed by the Board Of Education last
night to readvertise for bids ON the
Columbia School-house.
THE Board of Education last night
elected MIR. John Is. Peaslee Superin.
tendent of Schools and Mr.W. HI. Adams
Superintendent OF School Buildings.
WILLIAM SHINKLE, a young man re.
siding ON Walnut Hills, who was mar
fied on the 9th inst, disappered from his
home the Lday alter and has not been
heard OF since.
REV. JOHN SCOTT, D. D., who, for the
last five years, has served as pastor Of
the Grace Methodist Churcn, on George
street, will retire from his position on
the first OF September.
COL. VIM. NooNAN, Warden Of the Mis-
sissippi Penitenliary, visited the Work.
house and County Jail yesterday, and
highly commended the clean and excel
lent condition of our institutions.
A FESTIVAL, this evening, will close
the series oil social entertainments given
duli X the season at Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church. The proceeds are
tor the benefit Of the SabbGth-school.
THE Trustees of Miami University will
m a ptatAnE in
the library room OF the University build
ing to discuss the question OF the pro-
prIety OF reopening the University in
September.
The term of the School of Design
closed on Satul day, and the annual ex-
hibition will take place at the College
Hall tomorrow, cons!s ing or work in
drawing, painting, designing, China
painting and carving.
The Board of improvements yesterday
referred to committee the claim of j.
p. Hogan for damages to the amount OF
$50, Tor the sliding of the fill on Nc
Dowell street, and requiring the con-
struction of a retaining wall.
In the Board Of Improvements yester-
day the President was authorized to is
sue the warrant of the Board for $1,76S,
to meet the decree Of Court in the case
vi GutlOpC cdCODo3 Ava Noih1SCo w hCi
property by slide on Columbia avenue.
AT the meeting last night of the Board
of Education, the Building Committee
submitted detailed report OF the wants |
at The various school-houses, and asked |
for an appropriation Of $2,23O 30 for re-
pairs, The report was adopted and the |
amount appropriated.
MIR. CosTANNT yoIGT, proprietor of a |
restaurant at 40G Vine street, about IL |
O'Clock last night fell from the doorstep |
of a house opposite his own, breaking his |
leg. Mr.. Voigt is using crutches, as the |
leg has been broken three or four times |
previous to this accident.
AT the meeting of the Board of I'M
provements yesterday, the Engineer
moved that the indianapolis and Cincin- |
nali Railroad be required to erect a new |
bridge over Smith street and Columbia |
street strong enough to sustain weight
of one hundred pounds to the square
inch. Carried.
The Board of Education last night |
opened bids for the improvement, by adj |
dition, to the Pendleton School-house. |
The following bids were received: z. i
Higdon & Sons, SIP ,626; Alfred Hill, $12,-
1879; Jas. Mack, Sll, 900. The bids were |
referred to the Building Committee to |
report at the next meeting.
Mr.. r.. i. GRAHAM the comedian ofl
the Grand Opera-house company, is to |
be rendered benefit at the Grand Opera
louse on Friday night next. Mr.. Ora
ham has many friends in the city, all OF
whom will be glad of the opportunity OF
te ,tlfying their appreciation OF his mer-
its as an actor and gentleman by at
tending on Friday night, and persuad-
ing their friends to do SO.
BISHOP WOOD, Of Philadelphia, left
Cincinnati to-day to be installed in the
Office OF Archbishop in the Cathedral at
Philadelphia on Tuesday. Archbishop
Purcell Bishop Elder of Natchez,
Bishop Quinan (tormerly OF Cincinnati
of Mobile, several OF the distinguished
clergy, and Mgr. Roncetti and DR..
Ubaldi, the Papal Envoys, will be pres
ent. Bishop Wood formerly resided in
this city, having been for a,time clerk in
the old United States Bank, and after
ward cashier at the Franklin Bank. He
became Catholic during this time, and
alter six years Of study at Rome was Or
dained. He returned to this city and
was engaged at the Cathedral, and then
took charge OF the pastorate of St. Pat
rick's Church. On the death of the
Bishop of Philadelphia, he became his