The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-11
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

MISS UEIA RIvES concerns w 1auA"h' 1auA"n'
apoIas last Week were a brilliant success.
She is now in st. Louis.
THE balance OF our municipal bonds
were bid for yesterday in New YORK at
1857 and accrued interest.
DIR. WREDE, yesterday, in Sprjsg
Grove Cemetery, killed couple Of plack |
snakes, respectively 8 and 5.feaet long.
THE Festival ON Thursday will be
visited by a large dyiegation of ladies
and gentlemen OF Inc Philharmonic So
ciety of Dayton. Ig..
KoBERT BARKER, well-known MEM
ber ot the sporting fraternity OF this CITY,
died yesterday, universally regretted py
the many who knew him.
Mr.. GEORGE III. PRICE, who lately
killed the railroad burglar, Bihckley, ar
rived in the city Saturday night and de-
parted last night for Louisville.
HEALTH OFFICER QUINN was appointed
by The National Medical Association, az
Louisville, as the Ohio Committeeman on
Public Health and Hygiene, to report In
June at Philadelphia.
MRS. MARY JANE TAYLOR, a promi-
nent MEMBER OF the Society OF Friends,
died yesterday, after a lingering illness,
at the residence OF her son-in-law, Geo.
p. Dean. Her funeral will take place
this morning from the Friends Meeting
house.
In THE meeting of the Board of I'M
prosements yesterday, Mr. Lewis Ber-
nard was elected clerk; Pat. Mckeown
rs sidewalk inspector; .. .. keed, mes
senger; Geo. Campbell, assIstant-sIde-
walk inspector; Frank .Ratterman, clerk
Of Street Cleaning Departme
az in town
attending the May Festival: MIR. Read,
of the Pittsburg Leader; MIR. Carpenter,
of the Chicago Iater-Ocean; MIR. j. Il.
Drake, OF the Chicago Tribune, and rep
resentative for the N. Y. World, and Mr..
JIG. II. Hazard, musical critic OF the
New York Tribune.
Mthe Board OF improvements yester-.
day the City Solicitor was called In to
determine whether the Board had right
to 90 on with the work, and decided that
it could not 20 on. The Mayor decided!
Mr.. Ccrbetts resolution to continue
work out of order, thus throwing the
responsibility on the Commissioner.
University Board yesterday elected
Professor K. w. Hyde to the position In
the University of Assistant Professor oil
Mathematics and Clyil Engineering, at q
salary OF 5000 per annum. The Board
Council for $4,000 iii bonds, to apply on
the new building account and defray
other expenses.
The Ministerial Association yester-
day decided tosinvite Messrs. Moody
and Sankey to visit this city next fail
and conduct a series of meetings. A
committee, consisting of Revs. Payne
Duncan and M0rey, was appointed &c
act in the matter and to procure the alo
of the Iaity. 1t is understood that the
invitation will be accepted.
j, N, PASSED through the city this
morning. He speaks in Vienna tonight,
and at London tomorrow night. The
profound philosopher and apostle :. oil
truth has borne the pressure for twenty
two years, and he proposes in his speech
to yindicate the eternal principles OIL
truth and to lift the vail that has SO long
enshrouded the people in ignorance.
THE Assistant Street Commissioners
sent a communication yesterday to the
Board of improvements, protesting
against the removal, by the Street Com
missioner, of men appointed by them
MIR, CorbeIt explained that he would ac
according to law, and discharge an!
foreman Tor failure In duty or Tor 1nsuD
nrdination to the Assistant Commls
sioner. The communication was re
eeiyed ana fled.
A SUIT is about to be brought agains
Hon, samuel f. Cary by William Rus
sell, Ludlow Apjones and Richard HoE
ME, stockholders OF the GrandyleW MIN
ing company, of BoWlder county, Colt
rado, who claim that Cary, as agent
the company for the purchase OF th
600. whereas it was only $32, 1000, and ths
be thereby defrauded the company out
$4,000. . .4.. ...s,..,
Mr.. PATRICK HICKEY sent a commun
cation to the Board of. Improvement
charging Joseph Setter, foreman Q
(lenway avenue, with fraud in chargIn
the city with the labor of men, horst
and carts that have not been there.
all, Setter this morning denies I'll
charge and asks for an Investigate
The Board appointed special meetlI
t0be held tomorrow at two O'Clock Il
that purpose.
THE sum of S4,681 81 was paid into y
County Treasury yesterday, by Jud!
Matson, as the net fees collected In u
Probate Court for the quarter endlI
May Sth. This amount is 1914 u mo
than has been reported for any quart.
sil,ce the passage of the Fee Bill. III
entire amoRnt paid to the credit of u
Fee Fund by Judge Matson, up to th
date, is $24, 1853 Il. For the same perit
OF time Immediately preceding, the
were paid in 49,, ,037 ga, showing g ga
in the last eighteen months of $Sl6 ".
AT the meeting of the Police and Ci
Prison Committee yesterday the folio
ing Committees on Station-houses we
appointed: Fret District, Mullaney al
Conoliey; Second District, Conolley 81
wells; Third District, Rothert al
Bauer; Fourth District, Wells and MI
laney; Fifth District. Wunder al
Roesche; Sixth District, Wetterer al
Coughfiri; Seventh District, Wund
and Rothert; Eighth District, Roesc
and Bauer; Ninth District, Coughlin a.
Wetterer; Tenth District, Dirr al
Wetterer.
THE following were the lowest bids
new Central Police Station presented
the Committee yesterdays Excayati
and masonry, w. Mclaughlin, "a, 4,523; 9
stone work, Wv. q L. iDoebbling- $5.5s
Brick work, L. G.. Megrue, $3.50;
and galvanized iron and slate woI
Joseph Hunter & Co., 81, 500; Splasterir
James Dale, $l,708; plumbing and 81
fitting, j. g., Murdock & Co., $1,9'
wrought.and cast iron work, L. Schr
ber$i1,S7T boiler and steam-ftting,
Greenwood g. Co., $4, 500; painting q