The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE Longyiew Asylum contains five
: hundred ana ninety-two inmates.
THREE HUNDRED aud ninety-two deaths
occurred i'll this city during the past
month.
WORK on the Chester Driving Park
was commenced yesterday, and 1T is eX-
pected to be finished by the first OF next
month.
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, of the
G., H. & d. Railroad, has given orders
for establishing telegraph of1ce at
Cumminsville.
A SON of Jno. Faulkner, about twelve
years of age, has been missing since yes
Jerday afternoon, and 1t Is supposed he
hired skitf with some other boys and
has not been heard from since.
THE Committee on the enlargement Of
the Chapel was discharged by the Direc-
tors Of the Lohgview Asylum yesterday,
% the Board did not deem it advisable,
for the present, to enlarge the buildings.
MIR. JAMES A. 8. CLARK has been ap-
polluted 10 collect money for "Alien
Temple" and will call on the citizens
for help to dismiss the debt of that con-
gregation, amounting ut present to 5000,
$500 of which is due in October.
Ivy LODGE, X. Of p, at it's meeting
last night elected the following officers:
r. c., D. p. Walling; G. O., VIM. A. Mil
Ter; Y. e., T. J. Jones; r., VIM. Ret
finger; X. OF r. and g.; ". Q. LMhring;
N. at A., A. D. Kraft; 1. G. Geo. Winkel-
man.
ME-. FIELDS, former catcher Of the
Ludlow b. b. G., who Joined the wash
higher salary, had better remained with
the Ludlows, since the agent of the
Washingtons absconded yesterday with
all the money of the club.
RESOLUTIONS to improve Nixon street,
from Ludlow avenue to Bishop street,
and ordinances to establish the grades OF
North alley, from Ludlow to Lawrence
street. and South alley, between the
snme streets, were presented to the
Board Of improvements yesterday by
the Engineer, and transmitted to Coun-
oil.
ROBERT IsDEI,L, a middle-aged man
and blacksmith by occupation, was
run over and instantly killed last nlghl
by the, eleven o'clock train on tne Mara,
eta ~ Cincinnati railroad, at MADEIRA
Station. o., about Is miles from this city.
The MAGISTRATE OF that town held an IN
quest to-day.
PETITIONS for the improvement of
walker street, between Auburn avenue
and Prospect street, Madison street, Pc
tween Vine and Mcmillan, the west side
~ Spring Grove avenue, from Gunn1ge's
corner to Dorman street, IN Cummlns-
Vile, and Brooks alley, from Harriet
street to Dalton avenue, were presented
10 the Board of improvements yesterday,
and referred to the Engineer.
MR.. DAVID S1NToN and other property
owners on Center street, between Cole
rain pike and the Miami and Erie canal.
presented communication to the Board
AZ improvements yesterday, asking for
an inyes tigatlon of the estimate for cost
Of improve e ment, setting forth that there
was an oyercharge OF 81, 1T 06. The
communication was referred to the whole
Board.
THE FILLS in Millcreek bottoms and
along the line of some of our railroads
haye been badly damaged by the recent
rains, owing to too much quicksand be-
fng used In their construction. The
8 NTH and Grotenkemper I'LL on Eighth
streethas been very much washed away;
the roadway, which was iarnderiy wlae
abredst, is now only o few feet. Mclean
avenue is also giving away.
A pIsAsrRoUs powder blast occurred
on the Southern railroad line yesterday,
at Stonewah, Kenton county. A newly
drilled hole mad been made, into which
eight feet Of powder had been put. Mo
Cabe, foreman, and Shay, laborer,
wer8 standing over 1T, when in some
way the powder ignited, throwing the
two men great distance and horribly
rnangling them. McCabe Is not expected
to survive, and Shay lostap eye and had
his arms and hands terribly lacerated.
The latter was taken to the Cincinnati
Hospital.
THE owners and lessees Of the Buena
yista stone quarries, builders and deal
ere in Buena Vista stone and master
stone cutters met last night, in reference
t6 the report OF the United States Trea-
siiry Cofamis ssion, which recently made
an examination Of the Chicago Custom
house. They adopted series OF resoiu-
tjons denouncing the opinions of preju-
Gicial parties; that the statements are
false and malicious, as the stone has
beer, tried with satisfaction on the Sus-
pension bridge and in buildings OF this
city, and on bridges. sewers and other
structures in Ohio, Kentucky and other
States.