The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-25

lJudge Marchant tomorrow.
The Sixth Presby terian. Church people
of Fulton offer to their friends another
OF those pleasant spelling matches, Fri
day evening. Four prizes are offered.
The new engines at the Water-works,
on Front street, recently erected, are
being painted and the edges of the ma
chinery beautifully gilded. When COM
pleted they viii present remarkably
tine appearance.
A HORSE and buggy, the property OF
A. E. Jones, was stolen last night about
10 O'clock on Walnut Hills. The horse
Is brown one, with star on the tore
head and the vehicle low wheel phae-
ton. A description Of the supposed thief
is left with Col. Snelbaker.
MARY SWEENEY, who yesterday en-
tered the First Presby yterian Church and
took Q basketful OF saltscellars, keys,
knives, forks, lamps, &C., from the sex
toms room, and on her detection smashed
the whole lot, was arraigned in the Po-
lice Court this morning and plead guilty
to the charge. Mary received thirty
days and costs, and In addition o fine OF
$50.
THE contract for furnishing Illuminated
covers for the rules and premium lists
for the next Industrial Exhibition was
recommended to be awarded to Messrs.
| Strobridge & Co. at their bid of $500 for
5000 copies, by the Board of Industrial
Exposition Commissioners yesterday.
The right to change one side Of the COW
ers, however, has been reserved by the
Committee on Printing.
DIR. BRAMBLE's statements to the eff
feet that John sullivan, in his outrage
upon Mary Snyder had communicated
no disease to her, will be investigated
before Judge Murdoch tomorrow after
| noon. Drs. Watson and Judkins, who
examined Sullivan the day after he was
arrested, at the Jail, claim otherwise,
and will go into very minute examina-
tion OF all the facts elected by Dir. Bram-
pie, and admit none without substantial
ton.
THE Emmet Dramatic Club will again
present O'DonnelPs popular Irish drama
OF "Fergus OConnor OF the Rapparees,"
at Pixies on the evening Of Easter Mon-
day. March 20, under the auspices of st.
Peters Benevolent Association. They
will also give the amusing farce OF "a
Convenient Distance" on the same even-
ing. The entertainment, judging from
the former one, will be well worthy the
attention Of our citizens and is given ina
worthy cause.
The marriage of Miss Ella Epply,
daughter of a well-known resident OF
this city, to Mr.. j. Ii. Hoover, took place
ut st. PauPs NJ. Il. Church, last evening,
in the presence Of large assembage
from the best circles of the city. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
Payne. A younger sister of the bride
acted as first bridesmaid. There were
in all eight attendants and four ushers..
Among the former were w. j. Armei and
w. S. Munson. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover
leave the city at once Tor tour among
the Eastern cities.
THE new $500, 900 city bonds authorized
by the Legislature are to pay off the in
debtedness of the Water-works, now
amounting, on old contracts, TO about
$225, 200. The creditors OF the Water
works We're getting clamorous for their
money, and there was no other way to
pay them. 1t will take the remaining
$4,000, over and above the amount re- |
ceived from water rents the presentyear,
to keep tile works going and make the |
necessary repairs to the street service
mains, Which are now and for the next
month will continue to De III most de-
ploraple condition.
A MEETING of colored citizens was held
at the Christian Church on Harrison
street. last evening, to talk over political
matters. Mr. Thomas Goode presided.
and L. IL. Gibson, Esq, was chosen Sec
jretdry. Resolutions were offered con.
idemning the nomination OF Robinson for
Mayor and the proposed denomination OF
Gov. Allen. Alter considerable discus
sion, however, they were tabled and the
following adopted: "Resolved, That we.
the colored citizens of the Sixth Ward.
in mass meeting assembled, declare our
unaltered fidelity to the Republican par
ty, and that we will give our hearty and
united support to the citizens Indepen-
dent ticketp
THE funeral sermon of the late Joseph
Cooper, Ex-Sherif Of Hamilton county,
who died at the Gait House on the 10Th
ot December last, was preached yester-
day at Wright Chapel, Methodist Epis-
by Rev. j. Haight, pastor OF the Presby-
terian Church, Twenty fifth Ward. The
remains, which had been deposited in.
the vault at the Wesleyan Cemetery on
the 10th OF December, were removed to
Spring Grove Cemetery and inferred in
Section 16, Lot 221, alter the funeral cere-
monies yesterday. Quite q large NUM-
Der of the friends and relatives of the
deceased were present, including his
widow and sister, the latter eighty-two
years of age, but quite vigorous, notwith-
Stanulng HeT advanced years.
WIN. M. GAULT, a young man of nine
teen years, succeeded on the 10Th of this
month in obtaining suit of clothes
worth $28, on a forged check of $50 30,
bearing John Fechter's signature, and
payable at the Lafayette Bank; and also
$25 from Councilman Heuckman on a
forged check of $50, signed by Brooks,
Johnson & Co., on the Commercial Bank.
Officers Meade and Duffy, two of our
most successful detectives, were de-
tailed by Colonel Snelbaker to look up
the young forger. Gault confesses that
this is the fifth time he has forged notes.
The officers went to his home on Clark
street and was told that the lad had gone
to Dayton, and that his parents were
willing to settle the matter, but they
waited their chance and found him. This
morning, in the Police Court, his case
was continued to the Both OF March.
THE Democratic Executive Committee
met last night at Aug's Clubhouse.
They decided to order tickets printed i'll
the same order as the list mentioned in
the Mayors proclamation. They re-
engaged the rooms occupied at Aug's
for the present campaign, and heard the
following appointments for standing
committees from the President, Mr.. j.
H. Redmond: On Campaign-siessrs