The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

GENERAL r.. SHERWOOD, OF Toledo, is
In the city.
PRINCIPALS MEETING at Normal School
building tomorrow at 1O A, M.
SECRETARY BRISTow passed through
the city yesterday on his way to Wash
ington.
ALLEN MILLER, ESQ.,, Of GAINESVILLE,
OhiO,wa yesterday admitted to practice
in the United States Courts.
A BREAK has occurred in the sewer in
the Twenty-fifth ward, at the intersec-
tion of Blue Rock and Locust streets.
FIVE and ten dollar counterfeit bills
on the Traders National Bank Of Chi
cago, Paxton and Canton, ILL.,, are nu-
merous in the city.
JUSTICE SwAYNE, of the Supreme
Court of the United States, is presiding
in the United States Court. He leaves
for Toledo tonight.
IT IS ruhored that an indignation
meeting will be held to talk over Water
works affairs after the adjournment Of
the investigating committee.
MR.. MYERS, the man who was so se-
riously injured by the elevator in the
Commercial Office about two weeks
since, has recovered so far as to be able
to attend to business.
In the meeting OF the County Infirmary
Directors, yesterday afternoon, A. Bu-
chanan & Co. presented a bill of 81, ,912 so
for 1000 bushels of coal delivered up to
the first OF May. The bill was ordered
paid.
Mr.. B. NEWMAN, who resides at Riv-
erton, Greenup county, KY, was, after
q terrible beating, robbed night before
last OF $3.50 In money and some valuables.
The police were informed, and Newman
taken to his home yesterday.
THE engine-house in the Twenty-ffth
ward was struck by lightning night be-
fore last, the fluid passing, by the out
going wire to the ceiling of the first floor,
Knocking off the plastering and melting
some of the apparatus of the signal box.
AT the monthly meeting of the Board
of Directors OF the County Intirmary
yesterday afternoon Superintendent Ritt
reported 1874 inmates remaining; receipts
Cor the month, S15S 25; expenditures for
May, ST. ,854 SO, and Improvements bills,
b2c4 AZ. An order was drawn for the
payment OF the above.
MEssRs. CUMMINGS AND WHIrToN, OF
Woods Theater, take beneft'at that
place this evening. They present very
attractive programme, the main feature
Df which is Mr.. q. e. Callahan's Irish
drama, "Scarlet and Green" This play
mas been such a marked success when
played by amateurs, that there will
doubtless be desire to see how the pro-
fessionals handle it. Besides the main
drama, farce and some songs are an
nOunCed.
CHRISTIAN WoRTHwINE, who forty
years ago came to this city from Baden,
died yesterday. For thirty years he has
been engaged in the butcher business
and was respected by all as one of the
most reliable and honest citizens of Gin
cinnati. He married Miss King, of Mays
Vile, twenty-five years ago, who, with
five sons and daughter, survives him.
His remains will be inferred at Spring
Grove with Masonic honors, as. he has
been a member OF the Order tor thirty
years.
THE new military organization met at
Hibernia Hall last night and assumed
The name of the "lrish American Cen
Captain,of the police force of this city,
was unanimously elected Captain, and
the following committees appointed:
FiDance-James Gurren, L. Kettell, r.
l.. OFiaherty. Uniformly. ID. McNiff,
z. Harrison, Thomas O'Rourke. Re-
cruiting-J. Brady, j. j. Giltenan, w. H..
Devine. HALT. G. McGovern, H..
OConnor, y. Brown.
In the contested election case of Marks
versus Dan Wolf, Marks and his brother
Sam swore before the committee last
night to seeing Lewis Bernard scratch
ing Marks name off ballots while count
Ing them. He was asked why he had
not charged Bernard at the time with
this penitentiary offense; Marks says it
was because they were all Jews, and had
been asked by a jew not to expose Ber-
nard. Uncle Joe Sietert and W. q.
Smith, two of the Judges, stated that
the scratching could not have been done,
and that they did not believe it had been
done.
Mr.. W. H. POWERS benefit at the
Grand Opera-house last evening was a
complete success, both financially and
otherwise. The play OF "Caste," with
Mr.. Power in the leading character, was
very successfully rendered and enthusi-
astically received. Mrs. Power was
also greeted with much enthusiasm on
her appearance in the leading character
in the sLoan OF a Lover" and did. great
credit to herself by making dull play
unusually bright and acceptable. Mr..
and Mrs. Powers friends will greatly
regret the loss occasioned by their leav.
Ing the city.
THE funeral Of the late and lamented
Judge Storer took place yesterday aiter'
noon at Christ Church, Fourth street.
Most Of the Judges of the Courts were
present, and the legal profession was
well represented. The following gentle.
men acted as pall-bearers: Judge Chas.
Fox, Judge w. b. Caldwell, Judge z. d.
Coffin, Philip Heidelbach, Rufus King,
Thomas Yeatman, Wash. Mclean, 8. ?.
Bishop. Rev. T. s. Yocum conducted
the services, assisted by Rev. Richard
Gray. The services consisted OF the
simple funeral rites of the Episcopal
Church, and lasted only twenty minutes
The remains were then viewed, after
which they were removed to Spring
Gr,ve and inferred.
THE Cincinnati Orchestra yesterda J
afternoon gave its first concert in Bur
net Woods 70 an audience numbering
ABOUT three thousand people. Hon. W
3. Groesb beck. who has provided the en-
tertainment, was present. Mr.. Michae
Brand was the conductor of the music
The programme consisted of the bewitch
ing p0t p0urri Of melodies from Lecocq't
ppera-bouffe, s'G1rofe-Girofa." The
bridal procession from s'Lohengrin," the
grand sextette and chorus after Lohen
Erin's defeat OF the Duke, and the vor
bpiel OF the last act; Vieuxtemps
HReverie," Meyerbeer's sTorohlight
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