The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

TIE iron bridges over Spring Grove
avenue are finished.
THE night police attended the funeral
Of Lieutenant Kelley.
THE Gas Company has reelected It's
old Board of Directors.
The Zoo. Garden has just received
four bears from Nebraska.
MISS JULIA RIVE is lying seriously i'll
at her home on Cutter street.
JOHN b. RAY, son of ID. Gano Ray, Of
this city. has been admitted to West
Point.
Look OUT, boysl the guards at the
Work.house are to be armed with stout
hickory clubs.
WHERE'S that money which was paid
into the charity fund Of Policemen kem-
per and Gallagher?
AND Jake Aug thinks 'ft is not good
for man to be alone" He's to pc mar
ried on the 9th OF May.
JOSEPH LAURENCE has been awarded
the contract Tor furnishing fresh meat to
the City Work-house.
AN ordinance will be sent to Council
to set aside So, 900 from the General Fund
to keep up repairs OF streets.
&,THE Chamber Of Commerce was more
largely represented at the Grand Opera
house last night than at any entertain
nlent this season.
MRS. FERREE, mother-in-law Of Capt.
W. W. Peabody, 0fthe M. u G. Railroad,
died Yesterday at Madisonville. The
body was taken to-day to Chillicothe for
burial.
A SMALL FIRE in the roof Of Adolphus
Koehlers house yesterday evening, No.
Is Lawrence street, was eXtinRulshed
without an alarm being turned in. Less
about $26.
JAMES Il. SKAATs, OF Cincinnati, filed
his voluntary petition in bankruptcy
Yesterday. Secured debts, 5000; unse-
cured, $12,5l0 rs; accommodation paper,
S9,0I9 95; assets, $3,674 AZ
MEssRs. JOHN CHURCH s. Co., of this
city, have purchased from the Women's
Centennial Committees the sole right to
publish Wagner's "Centennal March,"
Tor which they paid the composer $4,000
10 gold.
A COMMITTEE of the Letter Carriers
Association, composed of V. Harding,
Jacob Shaeffer and G. q. Couden, have
drawn up and had adopted resolutions
OF respect to the memory of their late
comrade, Capt. Joseph Thornton.
THE remains of Major r. M. Corwine
arrived, via the Baltimore & Ohis
Railway. at Spring Grove Cemetery at 2
Z. nj. to-day, and were Immediately in
terred. Rev. Earl Cranston, of Trinity
NJ. e. Church, conducted the ceremonies
at the grave.
THE annual election Of general officers
OF the Ancient Order OF Hibernians took
place last night, with the following re-
suit: President, Daniel Mccarthy; Vice
President, James Lawler; Secretary,
Daniel Murray; Recording Secretary,
Michael johnson; Treasurer, 9. +. Sui
Iivan.
THos. HACKINdER, a florist residing
near Mount Pleasant, has reported q
loss OF $6l, taken from him by two men
VINO followed him into an alley leading
from John street, between George ana
Seventh. He said he was garroted. He
was not sober at the time Of the alleged
robbery.
AT the afternoon session of the Board
Of Public Works yesterday Mr.. Caldwell
offered a resolution that the action OF
the board fixing Americus Warden's
salary at $2,500 be considered, and that
an ordinance be reported to Council fix
ing the salary at $4,000. Laid on the
table.
THE following is the Executive Com
mittee OF the Musical Festival of 1876:
Harmonic Society-George Ward Mich
oils, President; John Church, jr., B. f.
Davis, Edward Cooper, Secretary I;
George w. Jones and Carl A. G.. Adae.
Mannerchor Society-G. III. Berger, Vice
President; H. z. Siebel, +. Hammer, q.
Blickle, g. E. LaMotte, Treasurer.
AT meeting Of the members of Grace
Methodist Church, held Monday evening,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year; Trustees, II. M. Harbaugh,
William White, Robert Reid, r. S. Zilar,
Edward Harvey, d. e. Garrison, George
Allen, William Hubbard and e. f. Hay.
man; Stewards, q. W. Ellis, G. Ii. Nor
ris. Robert Reid, William Wood, f. K
White and d. G. Garrison.
THE Harmonic Society held their an
nual meeting for the election of officers
last night, at Melodeon Hall. There
were two tickets, the Regulars and In
dependents, the latter being victorious
as follows: President, Col. George
Ward Nichols; Vice Presidents, II. VII
son Brown, Geo. W. Forbes; Secretary,
Frank. A. Lee; Treasurer, John Church
IT,; Directors, b. +. Davis, j. A, War
field, Seth. l.. Thomson, VIM. N. King
JOS. Hargrave, Gen. g. e. LaMotte, Ed
ward Cooper. Librarians, Chapman
johnson. Ed. r. Lee. During the even
ing there was grand rehearsal, with {
full chorus. The Society is reported In
very fourishing condition.