The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-02
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY.
LOCAL BkEYITLEs

IL VIII proDaDly Dc clearing ana 1alr TINS
afternoon, clear and colder o-m0rrow.
LOCAL BkEII1LES.
HON. CHARLES HENDRiCK is at the
Gibson House.
SEVERAL people sat down suddenly
this morning.
The funeral of Judge Walker took
place yesterday morning from the resi-
dence of his mother on East Walnut
Hills.
The Independents" in the Library
war are getting out handsome silk
ticket, printed in blue, Tor their lady
voters.
THE opening services of the new Sec
ond Presbyterian church are to be held
tomorrow. They will be conducted by
the pastor, Rev. DR.. Skinner.
MR.. WALLACE SHILLIToE's room, at
the Grand Hotel, was entered in his
absence yesterday, and his pocket book,
containing $3.50 taken. No arrests.
MR.. ]. NJ. POTTER, the well-known
Fifth street shoe dealer, was presented
with handsome gold-headed cane ON
New Years Eve by his employees.
A HANDSOME gold watch and chain
McIlvaine il Spiegel to their book-keeper,
benjamin Binley, ESQ.,, on New Years
Eve.
A PANORAMA of steroscopic views gath
cred in Europe by Father Gartner, will
be on exhibition in St. Francis Hall next
week for the benefit Of the congregation
Of st. Stanlisus.
Mr.. HENRY BERGMAN, a farmer Lying
on Hamilton Pike near Mt. Pleasant, fell
from his wagon near Cumminsville on
Thursday, and received serious cut ON
the back of his head.
AN old man named Henry Rubosh, re-
siding at "a Taylor street, was run over
and killed by train on the Marietta
railroad, near the crossing of the g., IL. &
ID. Thursday evening.
CHARLEY SAVAGE admits that he is
the man who cut Martin Fahey in Mul-
berry Chute on Tuesday night, but Mar
tin says he won't prosecute Elm, as he
was in the wrong himself.
THE new reading-room in the Public
Library, for which the preparations have
been going ON for some months past, was
formally opened yesterday to the read
ing public. About $50 papers are ON file.
NEw-YEAR's calls and callers were
not as abundant yesterday as usual in
the CITY. The workers in the Library
war, however, took advantage of the day
and turned 1t to the best possible ac-
count.
Mr.. j. L. FREY, the Fifth street oys-
terman, was yesterday presented with a
handsome set of silver knives, forks.
spoons, napkin rings, &C., and In turn
presented Mr.. Schultz, his book-keeper,
with beautiful gold watch.
THE expenditures of the City Infirm- |
airy during the year have been: Proyis-
ions $11,S37 43; improvements and re-
pairs, $37 ,637 IS; fuel and light, $12, 490-
So; furnishing, $7,S11 33; bond account,
$94,7 III %; total $l09,020 IS.
OFFICER M. E. Reilly, formerly
roundsman in the Oliver street Police
District, was presented by the officers of
that district with set Of resolutions,
expressive of their good will toward him,
on the occasion of his leaving for Ninth
street station, where he is Special.
The West Walnut Hills bus, coming
into the city this morning, ran into a
hole on Hunt street, east Of Broadway,
where a sewer had been recently put in, |
and the earth had caved in, and was
partially overturned, throwing the driver
off and slightly injuring several of the
passengers.
THE expenditures of the General
Fund.-" for the city, during the past
year, have been as follows: Bouldered
accepted streets, East District, SO, ,s22 70;
w GSL DlSlIICL, poo,li %, NOrtu DlSUf1cJ,
Sal, 115 56; Center District, $34, ,742 04; ma
terial and sundries, $63,925 80; improv-
ing streets and intersections, $100,979 70;
wooden pavements, $52,036 81; b. and A.
streets, miscellaneous account, $31, ,759-
So; Macadamized streets and roads, $99,-
OO1 u; contingencies, $40, ,514 %; opening
streets and property condemned, $43,-
04225; bond account, $685. 03.
THE City Infrmary Directors have
made the following appointments of
Overseers of the Poor. in the twelve dis
trlcts of the city, as authorized by re-
cent act of the Legislature. The ap-
pointments are subject to confirmation
by the Council: First District, George
W. Tewes; Second, j. III. Wlbben; Third,
John Cline; Fourth, Thomas j. Meehen;
Fifth, James w. Murphy; Sixth, Barney
Kuhl; Seventh, Barney Estle; Eighth,
George Helmig; Ninth, David LaCamp;
Tenth, NJ. Quinlan; Eleventh, Alex N.
Pierce; Twelfth, Charles A. Miller.
Mr.. L. c. CAMPBELL has brought suit
against the German West End Building
Association, in which he AYERS that the
officers have loaned money to parties
outside the Association, and when
money was advanced to shareholders
and mortgages taken therefor before the
shares were due, have. in certain cases,
Cancelled the mortgages without the re-
payment of the money before the shares
were paid to the other members, thereby
depreciaJing their values. He also
holds that the capital shares $3.50 each
should have been paid some time since,
but have not been paid. He asks for a
restraining order, which has been grant
ed, and that Receiver be appointed.