The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-05
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Aao DOSu ldlus
MR. JOHN X. GREEN has been reap
pointed Director OF Longview Asylum.
A GREAT many private residences and
business houses will be decorated our
ing Festival week.
GEO. BEINLEIN, charged with manning
one Jos. Nicely, was dismissed IN tne
Police Court this morning.
WORK has been commenced on the
new stables of the Consolidated Street
Railroad Company at Brighton.
Mr.. CHARLES BAKER, Assistant Pros
ecuting Attorney, is lying dangerously
i'll at his residence on Eighth street.
+ ASCENSION DAY, tomorrow, will be
celebrated in all the Catholic and Epis-
copal Churches with due ceremonies.
The receipts for the last six months at
the Longview Asylum amount to total
of $7S,64S, and the expenditures to
S77,121 80.
Mr.. S. A. MILLER read a lengthy and
interesting paper ON the Glacial Iheory
before the Society OF Natural History,
last evening.
tASAM CARNEY, taken to the Hammond
street Station last night on charge OF
malicious cutting, had his case contln-
ued till next Thursday.
CAPT, ROBERTS denies the report that
he ordered The arrest of "Seiter' yester-
day morning. He only gave orders to
quell any disturbance that might arise.-
MR.. J. b. GIBSON has returned from
his trip to the East, fully satisfied that
Cincinnati's architects and hotel build.
ers are ahead OF any in the cities he WIS.,
tied.
DIR. j. j. QUINN, the Health Officer,
left This morning Tor Louisville to attend
the Convention OF the American Medi-
cal Association. He will return on
Friday.
W. f. SHEFFIELD, formerly Of Cincin-
natl, but now engaged in Placer mining,
in United Sta es of Colombia, South
America, is in the city, looking as hand
some as ever.
The Board of Managers of the Adams
Express Company arrived IN the city
last night, via the Panhandle route.
They proceeded Immediately to the
Grand Hotel. They leave for Louisville
Tomorrow.
The new foremen appointed by Street
Commissioner Corbett, entered upon the
active discharge of their duties to-day.
All books and papers pertaining to the
offices have been transferred to the new
appointees.
MATT. CRAIG, the colored ruffian, who
some time ago gouged out the left eye
of colored lady, was arraigned in the
Police Court this morning on charge
OF mayhem, and had his case continued
Till Friday morning.
FLORENCE GERLACH was arrested
Yesterday on a warrant sworn out by
ignatz Helm and arraigned in the Police
Court on the charge of picking Helms
at in a aulOnn v
his case was continued till the 7th inst.
THE stove dealers of Cincinnati met
ut the Board of Trade rooms at II O'Clock
to-day, and passed suitable resolutions
concerning the death of Daniel III.
Mears-eXpressing sorrow and SYM
pathy tor this bereavement OF his family
aud friends.
SOME Misunderstanding having arisen
rs to the rights OF the chorus singers TO
free admission to the afternoon festival
concerts, it is stated on authority that
all those possessing seats in the chorus
will be allowed to enter free at all the
performances.
In the meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Longview Asylum yesterday
President Green appointed the following
committees of the month for the ensuing
uuarJer: For May, Messrs. Siefert and
July, Messrs. Bates and Eckert.
A GENERAL surrender took place yes.
tefday afternoon among the foremen OF
the Street commissioners, and Corbett
is happy. John Naughton, successors to
VIM. McHugh, and foreman Dohery, who
succeeds Ed Ryan, We're i'll their dis
triets arranging affairs and listing work
men.
The Directors of the Longview Asy
lum nave granted a leave OF absence fO
three weeks TO Superintendent Bunker
to attend the annual meeting of the 'As
socaton of Medical Superintendents 0
American Institutions for the Insane,
to be held at Auburn, N. Y, on The 25tl
f May.
ELLEN CARNEY was arraigned in tn
Police Court this morning on a charge o
petit larceny. Ellen is accused OF haV
ing stolen some plates and a pitcher
Yesterday, worth 05 cents, from f. Dal
ias' Pottery, ON Hamilton road. Sh
had her case continued until tO-morroN
morning.
HIS HONOR, the Mayor, is still confine
to his house by his painful visitor, Whic
turns out to be, not a felon, as was SUP
posed, but another carbuncle. Thes
little trifles may be very pleasant Whe
not appearing too frequently, but Whe
kept up with such surprising regularity
as in this case, must become rathe
monotonous.
THE Board of Directors of the Long
view Asylum received the report OF Su
perintendent Bunker yesterday, accord
ing to which there are SIS inmates In tn
Asylum--279 males and 296 females. Fou
males and six females have been admi
ted during the month, and fifteen II
mates discharged.
AN injunction has been filed agains
the Water-works Board to prevent theI
completing the south wall of the EIDE
PARK reservoir, as it is claimed that 1T
located three feet over the line, and thu
covers strip Of land three feet wild
and the length of the wall belonging
Mr.. j. III. Welch.
A COMPARISON Of notes among agr
culturists from different parts of Hami
ton county shows that the apple cre
will be poor, that the better grades
grapes will not bear, and that pear
peaches, cherries and ounces are q
most entirely destroyed. Plums al
prunes will do better, although the
will not be an average yield.
PROF. MURDOCH gives a reading at tt
Fifth Presbyterian Church this evening
sThe selections will be from Shakspear