The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-15
LOCAL BREYITIES.

LOCAL BREYITIES.
The Friends OF Inquiry met last even
ing Lo discuss the question us the Oar
winianTheory Truew
? THE total number of excursionists TO
the May Musical Festival by steamers,
during the past week, was 1,790.
LARGE numbers of delegates to the
German Catholic Convention are arriv-
ing to-day from all parts of the country.
THE nineteenth anniversary Of the
Sabbath.school of the Poplar-street
Church will take place on tomorrow,
at 2:30 o'clock.
ARCHBISHOP WOOD, Of Philadelphia,
arrived in the city yesterday and is the
guest of His Grace the Most Rev. Arch
bishop Purcell.
The HAWTHORNE CLUB have decided,
owingto illness OF one Of its members,
to postpone their entertainment from
next Thursday evening until Friday eye-
ming, May 2Sth.
MARSHALL JEWELL, Postmaster Gen.
eral, has sent dispatch to Postmaster
Wahle, forbidding payment OF money or
ders to l.. ID. Sine, who Is engaged in
conducting gift enterprise.
A SMALL FIRE occurred late yesterday
afternoon in Mochler's stables, corner of
Filth and John streets. The fire was
extinguished with q few bucketfuls of
water and no alarm was given.
THE influx Of people by this mornings
packets indicates large attendance to
the Catholic Celebration tomorrow.
Every available steamer has been en-
gagged for excursions tomorrow and
Monday.
AT the meeting of the Board of Alder
men yesterday a resolution authorizing
the City Auditor to contract with A. e..
Jones for the construction and opera a.
tion oft Walnut Hill Street Railway,
Route 13, was adopted.
TOMORROW, Pentecost Sunday, the
Cathedral choir will sing Carl Maria
Won Weber's Mass in 6 at 10 O'Clock
A. Nj, with other choice selections from
the great masters at the otfertory and at
vespers at 3 O'Clock z. M.
jim. HAvLIN was arraigned in the
Police Court this morning on charge of
cutting with intent to kill one Mike
Burns, by striking him over the forehead
with a poker. From the evidence pro-
duced 1t became apparent that Burns
was the fault of the affair, and HaYlin
was dismissed.
j. ii. SETCHEL, of this city, read a pa
per before the American Railway Mas
ter Mechanics Association, in session in
New York, which was very fayOrably
mentioned by the papers of that city.
The subject was, "The use of rain as a
means Of escaping incrustations on the
sides of the boiler"
JAMES CLARK, a colored man.. was in
carcerated in the Hammond-street Sta
tion last night on the charge of stealing
three flags and harp trimmed with silk
.,;h trat ha, irl et,
lie was convicted in the Police Court
this morning and sent for thirty days to
the Castle on the Pike.
WILLIAM THOMAS, a colored boat hand,
WAS yesterday afternoon arrested by
Officers Taylor and Gleason on charge
of the petit larceny Of ten dollars belong
ing to frall woman, named Jennie
Williams. Thomas was arraigned in the
Police Court this morning and sent to
the Work-house for term of thirty
days.
JUDGE VIM. JOHNSON has just returned
from the Supreme Court at Washington,
where he tried an important case. John
son was employed by the heirs of John
Ii. Piatt, and recovered $32, 600, being the
difference ON the contract made by Piatt
in 1913 to furnish rations at forty-ive
cents each which aiterward cost him sew
enty-fye cents.
Mr.. WILLIAM BEATsoN, known better
as "Major Cafes" died of heart disease
yesterday afternoon. He was on his
when he suddenly dropped on the pave
ment. He was taken to his home, No.
b65 John street, where he died within
fifteen minutes. The funeral will take
place tomorrow.
THE Mannerchor Society, after the
close OF the concert Of the May
Festival last night, gave delight
ful party and ball IN their hall on Vine
and Mercer streets. Messrs. Theodore
Thomas, Otto Singer, Geo. Ward Mich
OILS, John Church, Geo. W. Jones, Carl
A. g. Adae, General Willich and others
were present at the entertainment.
RIGHT REV. THOMAS A. JAEGER, D. D.,
Bisnop OF the Diocese of Southern Ohio,
will perform his first Episcopal offices
here tomorrow. He will hold contirma-
ton services and preach at Christ
Church in the forenoon, and at the
Church of the Ascension, corner OF Find.
lay and Baymiller Church OF the Cross },
in the afternoon at halt-past3 O'Clock.
He will preach at st. PauPs z. e. Church
i'll the evening.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday re-
ferred TO the Committee on Street Rail-
road an ordinance to extend the Storrs
g. SedamsyilIe Street Railway, bringing
that road by a circuitous route to the
heart OF the city, and returning from
Fourth street via Elm and Eighth street
back to the place of starting. The Board
rejected en- ordinance to create the office
of Superintendent Of Light at salary OF
not more than 81 500 per annum.
AT meeting of the Trustees of the
Southern Road, held yesterday, AN award
was made to Mason, Harman & Shona
han, of Staunton, Virginia, on a bid,fol
the following work: Sections 8, II, II
and 40, of Division A, and sections Al to
At inclusive OF Division b. They also
invite proposals for the grading and
masonry OF sections 13 to 80 inclusive,
Division A, and on SECTIONS 70 to 8(
Inclusiye, Division b, in Boone, Kenton
Grant and Fayette counties, Kentucky
Bids to be opened May 31st.