The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-19
LOCAL BREVITiES.


the East for few weeks recreation.
The Price Hill Inclined Plane was
visited by q tremendous crowd yester.
day.
THE Mayor inspected the police dt
Ing. ........
lion. r. 9. CAMPBELL left Saturday
night lor Denver, Col, and will be absent
Tor fortnight. ...
EDWARD O'BRIEN, a young lad, es-
capped from the house of Refuge about
O'Clock yesterday morning.
THE Convention OF the colored editors
OF tho United States Is to commence its
sitting August fourth, in this city.
SCovILLE, the man shot at Loveland
last Thursday, is not expected to re-
cover, as the ball can not be extracted.
TIE Hills OF Eighth, Gest, Hopkins and
Liberty streets, across the Millcreek
bottoms, are rapidly being washed away
from the rains.
THE grand total of the return of per.
boual property, money and credits, as
sessed for the year 1876 in Hamilton
county, amounts 10 $66 325, 739.
Two of our well-known and admired
youhg ladies. Miss Lizzie Luckman and
Mloo SdlllC w luulCl, Niliy III u iO W uhy o.
leave the city to spend the summer al
Athens, q.
j. FARRELL, a fireman on the Little
Miami railroad, about eleven O'Clock
last night created considerable ex-
citement on Race street, near Sixth, by
knocking a woman down.
THE 1rish-American Centennial
Guards, who now number fitty-siX MEM
bers, will meet tomorrow night for drill,
under the direction of Captain Welsh, al
the Hammond-street Station.
THE Citizens Committee on the inves-
legation Of the Water-works made a
sealed report to the Trustees, on Satur-
day afternoon, to be opened before the
meeting OF the Board next Thursday.
Com. A. MURRAY, Capt. N. G.. Walker
and Capt. X. Il. Wallace, Of the "Buoy
and Lighthouse Commission for the Ohio
river" are at the Grand Hotel. They
are negotiating with Mr.E.H. Gould for
boat.
AT a meeting of the Board of Trade
Directors, on Saturday, the question re-
lating 10 the frequency Of conflagrations
and the character of buildings was re-
ierred to the Boards Committee Oh Pub
lie improvements.
DEBORAH LADIES' LODGE, No. /, on
Saturday elected tne following officers:
President, f. Furst; Vice President, NJ.
Shloesnger; Recording Secretary, b.
Bloom; Finance Secretary, E. Erich;
Treasurer, e. Wahl.
JOHN CARROLL. whose parents reside
on the corner of Sixth and Broadway,
attempted to jump on the front platform
of u car on Gilbert avenue yesterday
afternoon and was thrown to the ground,
suffering fracture Of his right arm.
The Sinton Cadets, at their meeting,
passed resolutions Of thanks to the p. o.
s. A., OF Hamilton, for coVrtesies eX-
iended ON their recent visit to that place,
and also TO Miss Annie Baker for a bou-
Duet presented to them while on parade.
HENRY G.. FRIE, young man twenty
pne years old, was drowned late on Sat-
urday night while bathing in pond near
Evans street in the Twenty-frst ward.
An inquest was held yesterday, and a
verdict returned Of accidental drowning.
AN effort is being made In the city to
raise funds for the benefit of the suffer
ers by the late foundations in France.
subscriptions will be received by S. 2.
SalIandrouze & Co., Nos. 40 and 81 Yeat-
man street, and by NJ. Fredin, Vice Con-
sui of France, No. 1So Elm street.
THE body of boy six or seven years
of age, was found in the Ohip river, at
Utica, Indiana, eight miles above Louis
yilte, last Thursday, and buried at that
place. He is supposed to be one of the
three lads drowned in the Licking about
ten days ago by the capsizing Of boat.
THE Turner Cadets ut Turner Hall
were presented with anew flag by COM
mittee OF German ladies last Saturday
evening. Miss Mary Rodenberg present.
ed the banner, which was received by
Mr.. Retsch, President Of the Turn &C.
meinde. An address was delivered by
Mayor Johnston.
APPLICATIONS for space at our next
great Exposition are rapidly pouring in.
A large number OF them are from New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, New Haven,
Lowell, Providence and other Eastern
cities. The Space Committee will meet
next week and commence allotting space
to all applicants.
JOHN BAXTER, night watchman at the
Fountain, about three O'clock yesterday
morning, fell through hatchway in the
hew stone building on Fifth and Walnut
streets. Baxter received several severe
contusions on the head and also internal
injuries. He was removed on a stretoher
to his home on Gano street.
PETER WEYAND, of the firm OF Weyand
& Yung, brewers, died suddenly at his
residence, No. 800 Central avenue, on
Saturday, after an illness of some time.
The deceased was q native Of Bavaria,
born on the Goth of June, 1921, and came
to Cincinnati in 1845. His funeral took
place to-day from his late residence.
GEORGE FREHER, twenty years old,
was drowned about six O'Clock, Saturday
evening, while bathing in Millcreek, ut
the foot OF Brown street. He is sup
posed to have been seized with cramp,
as he was good swimmer. Coroner
Maley was notified and held an inquest,
The jury returning verdict in accord
Rnce with the above facts.
THE Trustees of the Cincinnati College
ut their meeting last Saturday elected
the following gentlemen as the Faculty
Of the Law School: Judge Geo. Hoadly,
Mr.. King, Fl. A. Morrill, and Judge Force.
OF these Mr.. King will devote his time
exclusively to the interests Of the school.
Ihe next term begins October 20.
THE West End Division, No. 8, Sons Of
Temperance, at their meeting Saturday
evening, elected the following offsers
for the ensuing term: W. p, r. l.. Haw-
kins; w. A., Miss Emma Hewet; r. g.,
@. Robinson; A. r. s., Miss Mary Ham
ilton; c., Mr.. McElroy; A. c., j. Len.
mex: l, s., Mrs. o. Hudson; Chaplain,