The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

COMMON COUNCIL tomorrow after
noon.
DIR. F. p. ANDERSON has returned from
his trip around the world.
PARKER DIXON has been admitted to
the bar Of the State Courts.
THE German Pioneers held their an
nual picnic at Inw0Od Park to-day.
THE Stars Of Covington are arranging
TOR trip to Pittsburg, and to Columbus
and other Ohio towns.
THE Geo. Fox Starch Manufacturing
Company, with capital stock of $400, 600,
has been incorporated.
DONATIONS to the Flower Mission may
be left at the Y. NJ. y. A. Rooms every
morning during the summer.
JOHN BENSON died on Thursday last
at Washington, Indiana. He is supposed
10 have sister living in Covington.
A CHILD fifteen months old, son of Mr..
Wiedemeyer, at the Tell Cottage Grove,
fell into privy yesterday. The corpse
was recovered.
The contest between Tony McCafery
and IL. q. Young as to which is Alder
man in the Twenty-tirst Ward, has been
aecided in favor OF Young.
The body of a six-months male fetus
was found floating in the Ohio, near
Fleming's Landing, Twenty-tirst Ward,
yesterday. Coroner Maley will hold an
inquest tomorrow.
THE Brookville (Ind.) Paper Mills
were again burned yesterday. The Stew
.art Paper Company, of Walnut street,
receive part Of their supply from these
mills. The work of rebuilding will COM
mence Immediately.
THE first grand Centennial picnic and
drill will be given by the Knights of St.
Patrick, Of the Total Abstinence Soci-
ETY. OF ST. Patrick's Parish, at Parlor
Grove, Tuesday. June 8. The steamer
Louisville has been chartered.
: AT the last meeting of the Addison
Literary Society the following were
elected officers for the ensuing term:
President, Richard Spamer; Vice Presi.
dent, Herman Eckel,ajr.; Secretary, j.
d. kunard; Critic, Albert Morsbaeh.
ON the 25th inst. Joseph Williams was
arrested in CumminsVille at the in
stance OF Ludlow Apjones, ,on the charge
Of cruelty to animals. Williams was
acquitted Of the charge on examination.
He now is alter $4,000 from Apjones.
v. G. CoONBoD, OF the Dayton Short
line Railroad, has been victimized again.
Yesterday a thief entered Coonrod's
sleeping apartment, at the northeast
corner Of Fourth and Plum streets, and
stole $500 watch, 500 in money, and
trinkets worth $3.50.
TRAINS are now running on the Gin.
cinnati u Westwood row-gauge Rail.
road, as follows; Leave WestWood at
6il0 and T:20 A. NJ, LOS, 6:15 and.T 10 r.
n. Leave Brighton Station Cincinnati,
hamilton Il Dayton Railroau) at 6 AZ A.
NJ, 12:40, 5:45 and 6:45 P. NJ.
MR.. EDWARD GoEPPER last night, at
Exposition Hall, during the rehearsal
Of the Festival Chorus, on behalf Of the
msmUers, presented Miss Helen Starr-
man, the lady who has SO patiently ac-
eompanied the chorus on the piano, with
an elegant gold watch and chain. Miss
Sparrman Will 90 to Europe with MIR.
Singer and his family.
The first span OF the great Southern
Railroad bridge was commenced this
week, and from present indications the
workmen and their trestle work will not
be much OF an obstruction very long.
Track laying commences at this point
shis week, and we are informed BY one
of the engineer corps will be vigorously
pushed ahead by large force Of work
men.
The body ofJacob Ott Of Pendleton,
but lately OF the Soldiers Home, was
fsund yesterday on the Ludlow grounds,
In the FIRST Ward. Officer Needles dis
covered it in a ravine, and near it pis-
tol and cartridges. There was bullet
hole in the forehead. A note written In
German was found, stating that he CON-
nitted suicide. OFT was sixty-nve
years old.
ALEXANDER LowMAN has commenced
Rsuit Tor $4,000 damages against the
city. While prisoner in the Work
house LOwman was ordered TO arrange
some betting in the foundry, and falling
during the work, the inner radius bone
of his right hand was broken. lie claims
that the Work-house Physician set the
bone so unskillfully that ne can never
regain the use Of his hand.
AT the annual meeting OF the Cincin.
nail Alumni Club of the Ohio WESLEYAN
University held last evening, the follow
ing officers were elected 10 serve the en-.
sulng year: President, G. w. Cole;
Vice President Rev. q. W. Kstchum;
Secretary, Samuel W. Williams; Treas
urer, DR.. w. B. Davis; Business Com
mittee, Jehn r. Wright, DR.. j. o, Nc
Dowell, and j. NJ. Pattison.
THE local examinations of Young men
for eutrance into Princeton College will
take place June l6, in the Law Schoor
Rooms OF the Cincinnati college Build
Ing. Mr. Andrew #. West, OF this city,
Fellow of the College in Classical Lit
srature, and at present connected with
Hughes High School, will conduct the
examinations, assisted by Rev. e. d.
Lsdyard, Of Mt. Auburn.
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The Troubadours.