The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-11
LOCAL BREVITIEy.

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morning at 10 O'Clock in the Normal
School Hall.
THE Board OF Water-works Trustees
yesterday afternoon ordered the laying
OF pipes on Clayton street, on the pay
ment of $l0O by property-holders.
THE Irish American Centennial
Guards meet this evening in Hibernia
Hall for drill and election of Lieuten-
ants.
THE Mission Board OF Mount Auburn
Presbyterian Church will give "iete
champetre' this evening from P. M. to
10, on the grounds of G. Y. Roots, on Mt.
Auburn.
THE Athletic Baseball Club last night
elected the following officers: Lew.
Rlcht, President; f. M. Shott, Secre-
tary; Geo. Bishop, Treasurer; Jas. Nc
Cullough, Captain.
A SMALL FIRE, yesterday, on the roof
OF MIR. Conway's residence on Blue Rock
street. near the c., II. q D. railroad de-
pot, In Cumminsville, was extinguished
with few buckets Of water.
THE Law Library Association will
meet tomorrow at II A. NJ. in Room
No. 2, Superior Court, at which an his
torioal sketch of the Association will be
given by MIR. WIS. Scarborough.
THE Council Committed on Finance
yesterday afternoon recommended for
passage the ordinance to issue 10000
bonds for the purpose of building the
new Station-house on George street.
THE Board OF Fire Commissioners yes.
terday afternoon ordered bills to be paid
to the amount of $3.50; also a bill of
$40 IS to Geo. Siering as payment for an
awning demolished on the 17th of last
month.
The Committee on Finance yesterday
afternoon agreed TO report adversely on
the ordinance from the Trustees of the
Water-works to appropriate $4,000 to
pay for the extension OF water pipes to
Cumminsyille.
AT the meeting OF the Water-works
Trustees Messrs. Dannenhold, Hilb,
Brashears and Grueter were appointed
TO investigate the charge against Andy
Bowman, which we detailed in our col
umns yesterday.
Hon. GEO. w. BoYCE was yesterday
appointed, by Governor Allen, u Trustee
of the Ohio University at Athens, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Bellamy Storer. Mr.. Boyce is a graduate
of the Institution Of which he is now
Trustee.
"A NEW confidence dodge has broken
out in the city, in which the principal
comes along with horse and harness,
and telling that his wagon has broken
down, borrows one to so home with, for
getting, of course, to return it. Look
out for him.
In the Board of Water works Trustees
yesterday afternoon the petition from
property-holders on Clifton avenue, Cal
houn and Mcmillan streets, asking that
r-pipe be laid, was read and request
granted, on the condition that property
holders advanced 5000 on the work.
THE Cincinnati delegates TO the Grand
Lodge of the American Protestant Asso-
ciatiOn will meet to night at the Har-
mony Lodge No. 6, at the Debolt EX-
change, 10 arrange for the excursion to
st. Louis on the 14th inst. Newport and
Covington delegates are expected to be-
present.
; THE Council Committee on Finance,
at their meeting Yesterday afternoon,
agreed to report favorably on the ordi-
nances to appropriate $4,000 to pay for
property condemned 10 open Mason
Street.. Mount Auburn, and $37, ,250 for
the purpose of improving Gest street,
between Harriet street and the Cincin.
natl & Baltimore railroad track.
THE deputy collectors, gaugers, store
keepers, and about fifty or sixty other
gentlemen connected with the revenue
Bervice met yesterday evening at the
Grand Hotel and presented Mr.. Simon
4. Powell. the retiring. Supervisor of In
ternal Revenue Of Ohio and Indiana,
with a heavy gold-headed ebony cane
and valuable silyer.plated crutch.
SERGEANT THos. PARNELL arrived in
this city last night, and was welcomed
by host of friends, after an absence Of
eight years. MIR. Parnell started out as
dru amer boy, in the 17th U. q. infantry.
During the eight years that he has been
gone, he has Travelled through Dakota,
Arizona and Montana, and was with the
expedition to the Black Hills last year. :
AT the meeting of the Finance Com
mittee, yesterday, the ordinance to ap-
propriate $4,000 from the General Fund
to compromise the suit of II. G. Phillips
against the city for the use OF his patent
ON the locust-block pavement, was re-
ferred to the City Civil Engineer, to re-
port as to whether the city had laid the
humber of yards Of locust.block pave.
ment claimed by Mr.. Phillips.
THE Cincinnati s. r. e. A. yesterday
elected its officers for the ensuing year,
Rs follows: President, Asa A. CLARK;
Vice Presidents, John Simpkinson, j. j.
Henderson, Il. r. Bradstreet, j. r. Pye
and II. r. Smith; Secretary, William
McAlpin; Treasurer, j. l.. Thompson;
DlrectQFS, Luul0WApJOHeS,W w IL ndHks,
John s. W Woods, j. NJ. Pattison, William
Stoms, l.. r. Bramble, j. w. Dale and
Henry l.. Kemper.
: THE Sedamsville Street Railroad ex-
tension ORDINANCE contains a clause that
where the crown OF anysstreet has to be
reduced in laying the track, the COM
pany will pay one-fourth Of the cost,
leaving the city to pay three.fourths, ac-
cording to which the city must pay $780,
900. This explains the proposition about
- be made. to Council, to pay 500, 900 for
the franchise. \ The proposition may
come up in Council next week.
THE two-mile scullboat-race for the
medal and championship OF Ohio be-
tween Messrs. .Winterbern and Sweeney,
took place yesterday evening at 8
O'Clock. The start was made from the
Suspension Bridge, Sweeney on the
Kentucky side. Winterbern got start
of more than one hundred yards, on ac-
count of Sweeney's seat slipping. The
former kept ahead until within two hum
dred yards OF the stake-b0at, when he
tagged out completely, leaving Sweeney
shoot by with little effort.
UNCLE JOHN RoBINsoN's show will
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