The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-20
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The West-enders all have reyolvers
now. ...-.......
STREET sPRINKLING WAS commenced
on Walnut Hills this morning.
ABRAHAM CULVER has been convicted
OF having counterfeit nickels in his pos
session.
HON. GEORGE e. PUGH is lying seri- !
ously i'll at his home, corner Third and
Lawrence.
THE bondsmen OF Constable Jas. Mur-
ply, of the Twenty-fourth Ward. have
gone back on him.
THE Agricultural Society will give
their annual Spring Exhibition June .,
on the Fairgrounds.
JOHN PKGG, OF Williamsburg, Ohio,
had his hip fractured yesterday even
ing. Cause, runaway horse.
THE fire at IL O'Clock last night from
Box LAT was caused by the explosion OF
q gasoline lamp in the rear OF 341 Central
avenue.
AN ordinance to block the square
bounded by Pike, East Pearl, Butler and
East Front streets was passed by Coun-
Gil last evening.
Mr.. PETER ZINN has been authorized
by Council to represent the city at the
coming election OF Directors OF the Ken
lucky Central Railroad.
A WREATH of evergreens and three
aags were placed on The cross Of the
Cathedral spire last evening by j. X.
Weston and John Klein.
THE night police hereafter W II report
for roll call at their respective stations at
b15 O'Clock A. NJ, the day men to relieve
them at q quarter TO O'Clock.
NOSE. LILY last evening cut Noah
Lighttoot across the shoulder with a
knife, infictiDg four-inch wound.
Both men are colored. No arrest.
Jos. w. W. WAYNE's residence, No.
5SS w. Elghi III street, was also attacked
Yesterday morning by burglars. They
were f0iled, however, and in revenge
shot at Mr.. Wayne.
BARBARA RRH has been convicted OF
presenting a false and fraudulent pen-
sion claim. against the Government, and
is sentenced to pay fine OF $1,000 and
costs. She paid the amount.
THE Directors OF the Cincinnati Il
Westwood Narrow Gauge Railroad ex-
pect to place cars on the road and run
trains regularly fr )m Brighton Station
to the " estwuod Schoolhouse Monday
next.
W.B. SHAITUC, ESQ, has completed
arrangements with almost all of the rail-
roads Tor the transportation at reduced
rates of delegates attending the National
Republican Convention to be held in this
CITY June IA.
PERRY SAVAGE, OF Gallia County, was
struck yesterday by train on the M. &
B. Road below Ludlow. He was taken
TO the Hospital. and is suffering from a
bad scalp wound. The physicians think
be will recover.
MR.. R. A. JOHNSTON, commercial
traveller for the house Of Geo. Shillito u
Co.,, was passenger on the ill-fated
ateamer Pat. Clebourne. No word has
been received from Mr.. Johnston, and it
Is feared he is a victim of the disaster.
AN inquest was held this morning OH
the body Of Benjamin D. Evans, who
came to his death by falling from q
scaffold in the Welsh Church, ON College
street. The jury returned verdict
that the deceased died from concus-
sion Of the brain, caused by falling from
D scafold.
NEXT, week the two great rival ma
gicians appear in this city, Professor
Hartz at the Grand Opera-house, and
Professor Hermann at Woods Theater.
They are the two masters OF the proies-
sion and the only way to decide between
them is to see them both.
In the Councll meetlng D resolution
was adopted instructing the Solicitor to
correspond with rhe Noper authorities
In New York, requesting copy OF the
ordinance governing the morgue, and to
prepare an ordinance for the establish
ment OF similar Institution in this city
AT the meeting Of the Committee on
the Decoration of Soldiers Graves, last
night, it was resolved that the Mayor be
solicited to issue call on the authori
ties OF the city and county and the mer
chants and individual class to pay
proper observance TO the day. A reso
luton was adopted asking the Govern
ment officials to relieve their men from
duty on Decoration Day.
THE following Faculty was chosen by
the Directors OF Farmers College: j. s
Lowe, President and Professor OF An
cent Languages; Rev. s. A. Collins
Vice President and Professor Of Menta
and Moral Philosophy; J. NJ. Wilso
Cary, Professor Of Theoretical and Prac
tical Agriculture; Miss r. s. Amidor
Principal OF the Preparatory Depar
ment; Mrs. s. W. Kumler, Teacher {
Music: Miss E. Caldwell, Teacher I
Drawing; Miss Louisa Dorsey, Teache
OF French; DR.. ]. w. Vance, Professor
Physiology. Anatomy and I'll! !g,ene.
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