The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-11
LOCAL BREvITIES.

ME 6ldFu HUH DOA AtO yesterday
evening was caused by a burning chin
;ney at 1926 Walnut street.
THERE will be a meeting of the An
cient Order of Hibernians, Division No.
10, Monday evening, April II.
CAB. DIRR has telegraphed to Mr.. e.
S. Bates, President Of the Avenue Com
pany, that the Mitchell Avenue Bill has
died a natural death.
THE Cincinnati Freight Agents, Asso-
ciation yesterday elected II. w. Brown
as President, and ID. W. jackson as Sec.
retary for the ensuing year.
j. MARSH, OF the Iron Mountain.
and FL. Coope, Of the Ohio & Mississippi
Railroad, had set-to In the office of the
o., q M. yesterday. Coope won the
belt.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BATEMAN and In.
ternal Revenue Collector W eitzel deny
the stories told by Bell, the Ex-Detect-
i've, concerning crooked whisky in Gin.
cinnati.
DIR. BARTHoLow, Of this city, will de-
liver the annual oration before the Medi-
cal and Chirurgical Faculty OF the Mary.
land State Medical Society at Baltimore
tomorrow.
w. W. BALDwIN's plow factory In
Maysville, KY, was destroyed by fire
on Friday night last, and 5000 worth
Oh ploWs were destroyed, on which there
was an insurance of $4,000.
j. v. WILLENBERG and H. Morgan :
stem, TWO Hebrew boys, were confined
In the Hammond-street Station.house.
last might, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses from the Hebrew
Benevolent Association.
MR.. THos. A. BOYD, for a number of
years employed as assistant in the Me-
chanics' Institute and doorkeeper at the
Exposition, died in Belfast, Ireland. ON
the 18th of March. He leaves a large
number OF friends in this city.
THE Coroner held an Inquest at Lamp
Washington on the body Of Mrs. Sophia
Haag, who was found dead in her bed,
yesterday afternoon. Verdict, death
from apoplexy, superinduced by intem-
perance." The deceased was tifty.four
years OF age.
MARTIN DYKEMAN, OF Carthage, came
to the city "lor 1un" yesterday, and
while under the influence Of LIQUOR fell
into the canal, of the Race-street bridge.
and would have been drowned, but for a
timely rescue by Sergeant Webber and
q patrolman.
A SNEAK thief yesterday entered the
residence of A. Aims, corner OF Vine
and Liberty streets, and stole articles
valued at about $780, No arrests. A
sneak thief also got away with silver
watch and 81 in money from a house on
Mulberry street, between Oak and Lo-
Gust.
STONES BLACK HILLS EXPEDITION will
positively leave ON the 0. 81 Nj. Railroad
Thursday evening, April 10, next. Mules.
wagons and camp outfit lett by freight
train last evening. Now is your chance
n t0 Rlapk HiiIc haa
for $35. Call on Col. Stone, 1O2 Plum
street.
The Blymyer Manufacturing COMPANY
have shipped to the Centennial two cars
Of machinery. One includes a planta-
tion sugar cane mill, weight over ten
tons, and three small mills; and the o her
new automatic cutoff steam engine a
sugar cane eyaporator and a threshing
machine.
THERE has recently been q mysterious
disappearance of.mail bags given out to
parties for the transportation Of mail
matter, and as several of them have re-
Gently been found in junk shops and
secondhand stores, it is proposed to in
vestigate the matter before the next
United States Grand Jury.
JOSEPH F. WRIGHT, Theophilus Will
son, John N. Poage, Il. Simpson, John II.
Davy, John W. Caldwell, u. b. Pierson,
Henry Gulick, b. A. Hunt, j. Wilder,
Alex. Brown, e, De Serisy, j. L. Huston,
Abram Brewer and James Pool were
yesterday elected as Directors OF the
Farmers College, Of College Hill, for
the ensuing three years.
THE Superior Court yesterday allow ed
compensation to the Southern Railroad
Trustees for the whole period OF their
respective services as follows: To Miles
Greenwood, the sum of $4,000; to Mr..
Richard NJ. Bishop, the sum OF SIC. 900:
TO Mr.. Philip HeideIbach, the sum Of
5000; to Mr.. VIM. Hooper, the sum OF
$4,000; to Mr.. A. e. Ferguson, the sum
of $50, 900.
THE Harmonic Society and Manner.
chor will give Musical Festival during
the last week of May, under the direc.
tion OF Otto Singer. The instrumental
music will be furnished by the Cincin-
natl Orchestra. The programme com.
prises selections from the great masters
and an original cantata for chorus and
orchestra composed by Manager Singer.
entitled ''Tne Landing of the Pilgrim
Fathers"
AN unknown man was found about 10
O'Clock last night lying unconscious by
the side OF the o. q M. Railroad track
near SOuthside station. He was con-
had an ugly wound in the back OF his
head and numerous bruises. He is sun.
posed to have fallen from train on
which he was stealing ride, as he was
dressed like tramp. His injuries are
dangerous.
COLONEL Hoy, OF New York, formerly
Of CINCINNATI is coming, ana we advise
all who want good treat to 90 and
bear him on his favorite subject. "It
Won't Pay.o The Colonel is we'll known
among the lawyers of this city. The
lecture Is to be delivered at Robinson's
0pera-house in order to give all a chance
70 hear. 1t is to take place Tuesday
evening, April IS.
The hon. J. W. Fitzgerald was seren-
AIDED at his residence in the Sixth Ward
last night by the colored voters OF the
ward. In acknowledgement of the com.
pliment Mr.. Fitzgerald made a speech.
thanking his colored constituents lor
their support and pledging himself to
Seontinued efforts for the freedom Of the
human race. He congratulated them
upon their growing independence OF par
ty dictation, and closed by warmly
thanking them for their recognition n