The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

mont county.
Mr.. GEO. II. BROOKS is about to leave
the city for an Eastern tour.
Col. THos. SNELBAKER and Col. j. P.
Joyce are in indianapolis to-day.
THE Strangers Prayer Meeting will be
held tonight at the rooms of the 7. NJ.
g. A.
THE Board of Education last night
fixed the City Treasurers bond at
100000.
The fines in the Police Court for the
month Of April amount to total OF
$1,326 %.
Tom ALLEN, the pugilist, passed
through the city last night, en- route for
st. Louis.
COL. CHAs. b. FLOOD. State Superin-
tendent of Printing, is in the city on otti-
cial business.
MR.. THOMAS SCANLAN was elected by
the School Board last night to fill the
vacancy in the Eighth ward.
The Work-house Directors yesterday
awarded the contract for furnishing
fresh beef to Sam Beresiord, Jr., at 81 90
per cwt.
The work Of decorating Exposition
Hall tor the Ladies' Centennial Aid Fes-
tival, and for the May Musical Festival,
O. has commenced.
GRANT f. COOKE was examined yes-
terday by Col. Snelbaker and found en-
tirely innocent of any completely in the
late whisky fraud.
THE Committee on Finance, in the
meeting of the w Work-house Directors, has
reported balance in fund of $S, 4f4 45,
and in Treasury of $3,042 03.
THE Board of Directors were reelected
for the coming year by large vote in
the annual election yesterday of the
Cincinnati Gas Light and Coke Com.
pany.
MIR. JAMES MORGAN was yesterday re-
elected as superintendent of the Work
house. An election was also held for the
Resident Physician, but no result was
attained.
JAMES GILDAY, who keeps saloon on
West Fifth street, was badly cut about
the arms and sides last evening by Chas.
latham, owing to some quarrel between
the two.
A BOY named Jerry Casey was badly
hurt about the face and head by jumping
of the Loveland accommodation train
near the crossing of Ludlow avenue yes
terday evening.
The Tuesday night strangers prayer
meetings will hereafter be held in the
lecture-room of the Y. NJ. G. A., owing
to the increased attendance.
AN unknown -man, a resident, it is
supposed, of Covington, fell from the
Main-street ferryboat, at the landing on
this side of the river, last evening, and
was drowned.
IN the meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton last night, the following six dele
gates to the Union Board of High Schools
were elected: Messrs. McCollom, Simon,
Fasig, McGrall, Knell and Overaker.
JOHN J. STRooP, for many years a
well-known printer of this city, died at
Indianapolis yesterday. The remains
will be inferred at Dayton, n.y., to-mor-
row, by his late associates here and in
indianapolis.
CHARLES LA MoTTE, Frenchman, was
arraigned in the Police Court on the
charge of having abused his family on
several occasions. La Motto was fined
$40 and costs by Judge Lindeman this
morning. In default OF this sum he was
committed.
RICHARD SELLMAN was arraigned in
the Police Court this morning on a
charge of having stolen a butcher knife
from Henry Hetrick at the Sixth street
Market, yesterday. Sellman was con-
victed OF the charge, and was fined s.
and cost.
Col. G. l.. GANos residence, at Gano
Station, took fire yesterday morning
during the ColonePs absence. His
daughter. Miss Gano, seeing the danger,
climbed to the roof of the house and
succeeded in extinguishing the flames
before they had made much headway.
IT is now claimed that the man James
Carr, who was arrested for burning the
White river bridge, on the l., e. u L..
railroad, did it Tor revenge, because he
had failed to realize damages in a suit
brought against the company for the
value of horse run over by one of the
engines.
AT special meeting of the bankers
held yesterday afternoon, a Committee
consisting of Messrs. d. j. Falls, Jas.
Gilmore, l.. B. Harrison, Henry Peachey,
Hugh Colyille, and Theo. Cook were ap-
pointed to represent Cincinnati in the
department of gold coins and medals at
the Centennial.
A. o. u. W. have a grand celebration
on Thursday, May 6, at Dayton, 0. Ar
rangements have been made by the Day.
ton Short-line railroad to carry passen-
gers at reduced rates. A large number
OF persons will 60 from this city. Mayor
Johnston has been invited to deliver the
address, and will do SO unless prevented
by illness.
THE entertainment at Pixies this eve-
ming for the benefit of the Young Ladies'
Branch of the Women's Chris tian Asso-
ciatIon promises to be success in every
particular. Nearly every seat in the
building is taken, and the preparations
for the entertainment are very full and
excellent. The success of the affair
may be considered a pronounced fact.
In the meeting of the Work-house Di-
rectors, yesterday, the Superintendent's
regular report was read. The following
report of prisoners received and dis
charged during the month was given {:
Number of prisoners remaining April l.,
1875, 41S; prisoners committed, 3l1; re-
naming and committed, 729; discharged
in April, 1854; number remaining April L,
365.
THE Work-house Directors yesterday
appointed the following committees:
Finance = Messrs. Paxton, Hill and
Grossius; Building and Improvements
---Messrs. Munson, Paxton and Neare
Supplies-Messrs. Hill, Neare and Gros-
.sius; Rules and Regulations-Messrs
Neare, Paxton and Grossius; Labor and