The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.


MAYOR JOHNSTON has been invited to
attend the Mardi Gras at Coyington, on
the 9th of Feb.
CAPTAIN JAMES WIsE's horse and bug
gy were stelen from in front of his resi-
dence, on George street, yesterday. No
arrests.
Mr.. WM. HALLER lectures before the
Labor Institute, corner Of Sixth ana
Walnut, this evening, on the existing re-
lations OF employer and employe.
THE funeral of the late Mrs. B. Wind
Ter, mother Of the well-known grocer of
this city, took place this morning from
Holy Trinity Church with impressive
ceremonies.
THE Committee on Roads and Canals
adopted the following resolution last
evening: "Resolved, That committee
of three be appointed to ascertain the
necessity, and to visit Buffalo, if neces-
sary, to examine the draw-bridges of
that city, said committee to act in con-
nection with the chairman"
Mr.. JOHN CoFFEY, delivers a lecture
this evening at the Hall of the Queen
Vine street, on "The Science of Wealth
as applied to Commerce. This is the
first OF a series of lectures on this SUBJ
ject and will undoubtedly prove highly
interesting. The public are invited.
THE cooking-range in the west end of
Exposition Hall exploded yesterday af-
ternoon, when being heated up, on ac-
count of ice in one of the pipes. A col
ored cook named Edward johnson was
seriously burned, and the building ig-
nited in several places. Col. Wilson,
however, was promptly on hand and ex-
tinguished the fire, and sent johnson
home.
FRED THAUwALD, not Diebold, the
man arrested yesterday charged with
stealing 5000 from one p. Burtemer, was
dismissed in the Police Court this morn
ing for want of prosecution. 1t was sub
sequently learned that the money had
been lost by Burtemer at Tbauwald's
bakery, and that no intent Of keeping it
was harbored in his mind. The money
has beer refunded.
CAPTAIN VIM. B. DoDsoN, a resident
of this city for eighty years, died at his
residence, 1914 Baymiller street, yester-
day. He was native of Maryland, hav-
ing been born in that State Jan. 81, 1887. |
He was member of the Pioneer Society |
and highly respected by all who knew |
him. The funeral will take place from |
his late residence tomorrow afternoon !
at 2 O'Clock, and will be attended by the |
Pioneer Society.
THE proceedings of the Cincinnati |
Chamber of Commerce in relation to the |
proposition for the establishment of a |
Branch Mint in this city have been pub
lished in pamphlet form, in which is in
cluded the General Review of the Trade
and Commerce of the city, SO ably pre-
pared by Colonel Maxwell, and con-
tanned in his late Annual Report. The
pamphlet thus set forth constitutes an
interesting document.
In the Board of Health yesterday, the
following resolutions offered by Mr..
Fratz was adopted; "Resolyed, That no
member Of this board, who is the owner
or part owner of drug store, or who has
any interest, direct or indirect, in the sale
of drugs, medicines, chemicals, or other
articles required for use by the Board ofl
Health, shall be allowed to dispense med
icines for the outdoor poor, furnish dis
infectants, or dispose of or sell to the
city any article, the purchase of which
shall have been ordered by this Board"
ANOTHER Ullery has been heard from.
He resided in this city. His name is
John Sullivan, and that of his victim--a
little girl, ten years of age-Mary Sny-l
der, whose mother lives ON Charcoal
alley, between Sixth and Seventh and |
Sycamore and Main. streets. The out
rage was committed some two or three |
weeks since, The brute coaxing the girl |
into an clubhouse and preventing her |
screams by holding his hand over her
mouth while he accomplished his vile |
purpose, He soon after lett for parts |
unknown, and yesterday DR.. Watson,
the District Physician, being called upon
to attend the girl, whose life is now dis
paired of, elected the horrible story,
then first told, from her. Sullivan is an |
Irishman but six months in this country.