The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-03
LOCAL BRETITIES. =

"A MEETING OF Cne Board ol Coutioi
will be held next Friday morning.
BISHOP JAEGER makes his first officia
visit 10 this city on Sunday, May 10th.
THE Horticultural Society has changed
its pace OF meeting to a room in Mozart
Hall.
Mr.. E. L. PARDEE has been appointed
agent of the Louisville Short-line rail
road.
THE United States Brewers Associa-
tion holds its annual session in this city
June 2.
THE entertainment by the Westendorf
Literary Society on Saturday evening
was a decided success.
Mr.. AUGUST VOs was ON Saturday
presented with an elegant silver set by
his employers and fellow clerks.
WYLIE, the checker player, was beaten
twice in Buffalo. That is only a couple
Of times more than he was beaten here.
A MEETING is to be held at the Grand
Hotel, at O'Clock, this afternoon, to
make arrangements for general decora-
tion of the city during the May Festival.
ONLY THREE female prisoners, respect
lively charged with selling counterfeit
money, petit larceny and perjury, are at
the County Jail. Forty-three male pris-
Oners.
MRS. B. WISE, of No. 9'George street,
received some very serious injuries on
Saturday evening by falling down a
fight of stairs at her residence. She
will probably recover.
The Cuvier Club held it's regular meet
ing saturday evening. The report of the
Executive Committee was read and
showed the Club to be in excellent work.
ing condition with good prospects.
PAT CLANCY, who lives on Eighth
street hill, was arrested to-day by OFF,
Ger Mcfarland, on a warrant sworn out
by VIM. Lynch, who charges him with
having forged an order for four dollars,
on which he obtained that amount Of
money.
THE residents of the Eighth ward
have held a meeting and passed resolu-
ti0ns asking that bona fide resident OF
the ward be appointed member of the
School Board to ill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. r. j. Manning.
A LARGE number of physicians pas sed
through the city to-day on, their way to
Louisville to attend the Convention of
the American Medical Association. Sew
eral of the city physicians left to-day
and number OF others go tomorrow.
THE Newsboys' Union, through it Sec
retary, John King, publicly tenders its
thanks TO DR.. William Judkins, of this
city, for a contribution of 1872 magazines,
IS OF Harper's and 56 Atlantic Monthlies,
TO their library.
MISS JULIA RIVE has received letter
rom the Vice President of the New
York Philharmonic Society, congratu-
lating her upon her success, and inform
ing her that, in his opinion, her talents
are superior to those OF any foreign pian-
ist ever in America.
THE body OF man was found floating
in the river at the foot of Horne street
yeste day morning by Josiah Holt,
watchman for the Fertilizer Company.
The Corpner's jury found the case to be
one of drowning, but it could not decide
whether accidental or otherwise.
THE Cincinnati Boat Club elected the
following officers on Saturday evening":
j. W. Kirk, President; Henry Kalish.
Vice President; Mark Atkins, Secretary ;
r. Ii. Marsh, Treasurer; - Franklin,
Captain; b. f. Haughton, j. z. Newman,
u. g. Kanan, and. William Steinham,
Directors.
THE annual meeting Of the Cincinnati
Baps. nins at oHuah Baptst list lcs churcS
The reports of the President and Treas
urer showed the society to be In excel
lent working condition, and that its la
bors during the year past had proved
highly successful.
The watch presentation to MIR. T. G
Campbell, which was announced in TIL
STAR some days since, took place a.
Aug's Saturday evening. OF course, Mr.
Campbell was "surprised" and had not
expected anything Of the kind, but he
managed to control his feelings and
make nice little speech which, consid
efing that it was entirely impromptu
was quite a success.
THE storm of Saturday afternoon blew
the skylight off No. ITO West Sixtl
street, lifted the roof from Mr.. S. Beres
1ord's brick house on Spring Grove ave
nue., damaged three of MIR. Burkhardp
new houses on Mt. Auburn, blew th
cross from the spire Of St. Georges Cath
Olic Church on Vine-street Hill, dropped
anumber OF signs on the pavement, ant
besides brought a plentiful harvest t.
the hatters OF the city.
ST. PETERS P. E. CHURCH, at th
corner or Main street and Hamilton
road, was dedicated yesterday. Tn
procession was very large and imposing
and consisted OF members Of the oil,
church and from other churches. Tn
dedication ceremonies were conducted
by Reverend Pohlmeyer. Speeches wer
made during the day by Pastors Schro
der, OF Bridgeport, Miller, OF Carthage
Hermann, OF Hamilton, Schultz, Of Gov
1nglop, Pohlmeyer, Kuester, Vos ant
Kaemmerer, Of this city.
JOHN HEENAN, employed on the cana
boat Robert Burns, ABOUT six O'clock yes
terday evening, at the elbow of tn
canal, after aplayful scutfle with Elmor
Williams, knocked the latter down, AM
Jumping upon EN-. stamped him in tn
lace with his heevy boots. Williams in
juries may probably prove. fatal Ii
was taken to the Hospital. Heenan wa
arrested by Patrolman Williamson an
taken to the Ninth-stfeet Station-house
In the Police Court this morning his cas-
was continued until Saturday.
"BUcK', MULLANEY, last night abou
10 O'Clock, went into Mrs. DAVIS saloor
opposite the G., H. & d. depot, and foun
two brothers named Connolly talking
Mrs. Davis and her daughter. "Buck
walked into. the back room, and return
tng with a butcher-knite, after p fe,
words with the brothers, with whom b
had formerly had some trouble, cut Et
Connolly several times in the face, il
fictlng severe but not dangerous wounds
Muilaney, after the cutting, ran ava
and escaped.