The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-20
LOCAL BRETITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
THE Southern Railroad Trustees Com
pensation Commission were sworn IL
yesterday.
The marriage OF Mr.. Chas. Baker
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, and
Miss Mary Thorne is announced Tor the
27th.
The fine china, painted by the ladies
of this city for the benefit of the Centen'
nial, will be sold at auction Friday even
ing at 9o'clock.
The Exposition Board yesterday paid
bill OF $50 sent in by the proprietors ol
the Grand Hotel for boarding Baron Won
Schwartz Senborn three days.
Mr.. L. S. LYMAN and family yesterday
passed through the city on their way
home at Oberlin, Ohio, after trip of fouI
months through the Southwest.
A VALUABLE horse, late last evening,
belonging to Thomas Riley, a mster,
fell over twenty-five foot embankment
ON Fox street. and was killed.
The County Treasurer is now receiv-
ing taxes for the last half of the year
1874. The Taxpayers desiring their bills
Will now have an opportunity to get
them.
The series of missionary meetings OF
tehO nhCbhoulop lhplcSVpul Shut Cu Wlll w
1naugurated this evening at st. Paul
Church, corner Seventh and Smith
streets
COLONEL BOND, who served during the
war on General Hooker's staff, has been
presented an eXquisitely wrought gold
pencil in the shape OF a cannon, by Maj.
General Joe Hooker.
The EXPOSITION BOARD Yesterday
paid biH OF $423 81 for an imported pic.
lure which meyer was received. The
frame came to hand, but the picture was
detained in New York and sent back to
Europe in damaged condition.
The Council Committee on contested
elections commenced last night to take
the testimony in the case where EX-
councilman McGrath contested the elec-
lion Of ID. III. Drake. lhe Committee
adjourned till Saturday afternoon.
HENRY BRANDHoRsT, a stone-mason,
residing at 159 Charlotte street, suffered
a compound fracture Of the right leg by
Al heavy stone falling upon it, yesterday.
'Dr. II. A. Ferguson, corner Of Freeman
and Dayton, was employing him at the
Time.
MARY BROWN, charged with having
stolen a p0cket-book containing $50, be-
longing to one Mrs. Peters, from Gov
Police Court this morning till the 29Ih
anst., and her bond raised from $500 to
k5O0.
The bills OF delinquents for water
rents for the April quarter have been
put into the hands Of Mr.. Quinn tor col
lection. He expects also " collect $685.
UO0 OF bills that have been allowed to 20
nncollected for the last several years.
lie will collect the bills left uncollected
by the late force Of Water-rent Collect
UrS.
BISHOP JAEGER last evening in the
parlors of the Burnet House received the
respects and greeting of nearly 400 peo-
Ple. The delegates 70 the Episcopal Con-
%entlon were present in body, and
many Of our prominent citizens, as MIR.
Larz Anderson, Mr.. 4. Il. Odlorne, DR..
cambridge, Mr.. Samuel V. Reid, Major
sirOyer, Rev. Dr.. skinner and Judge
Granger.
D.: The Fowen-Buxton mission Sabbath
scno0l will give Its picnic on next Salur-
nay, the I'D instant. The scholars and
.their friends VIII assemble at hopkins
n all before O'Clock, and leave the Plum
street depot at $3.50 A. NJ. Money, cake
and meat contributions may be sent TO
.Dr. W. S. How, corner OF Eighth and
Race streets.
The knights Of Pythias will have a
grand excursion to Cleveland via Dayton
oh0rt-line, OH Tuesday, May Goth. Spe-
.;ial train will leave Plum. street depot
at 8 z. NJ. Curriers' full band, twenty
one pieces, accompanies the excursion.
Tickets can be had OF the Committee
and at HaWley's news depot. The pub
lic are cordially invited.
DR.. E. NJ. WOOD, OF No. 112 West
Sixth street, while returning home late
night before last from a professional visit
in Dayton, Kentucky, was attacked,
near that place, by three highwaymen.
'One seized him by the throat, and in the
struggle valuable diamond pirwas torn
from his shirt bosom. The ruffians were
nispersed without securing anything, on
Ebe arrival of q street car. The Doc
Iors pin was afterwards found in the
road.
> THE EXPOSITION BOARD met yester-
day and received most encouraging re-
rphes from over twenty railroads on the
question of transportation. A communal
cation was received from Mr.. Il. A. A rm.
strong, Manager of the Telegraph Com.
Epany, stating that be would transmit
free any kilograms on business OF the
Exposition to The amount Of $500; also
That the company would establish an
O1uce III LApOSlllUu DHliuluS ANU TCOu-
Aect it with the main office.
y At the Geological Garden yesterday,
swnile workmen were engaged in plewing
fthe ground, the entire bones OF a human
skeleton were discovered together with
|Awe buttons OF an old aud obsolete
fashion, a number Of corroded coffin
mails and few rotten screws. Coroner
s-ylaley, who was called, pronounced the
Is keleton to be tnat of an unusually tall
and powerful man; and that it must
nave been buried there for over half a
century. Tbe bones we're wrapped mp
:and taken to DIR. Maley's Office for his
private investigation.
THEfiftieth anniversary Of the visit Of
General Lafayette to this city was cele-I
5orated last night, at the Masonic Tenn
ale, by the members OF Lafay yette Lodge,
10. 81, f. and A. M. A large number Of
had been issned, and the beau
i ziiul hall OF the Scottish Rite WAS dense-
! ly packed with members of the Order,
&5neir wives, daughters, sisters and
- weethearts, together forming a very
Norlliant assemblage. The feature of the
evening was the address Of Mr.. George
lsiraham, the only charter member OF
sa4afayeite Lodge now living In this city,