The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-04

CITY CoUNCM.-The Board of Coun-
cilmen met last night, President Berry
in The chair. Tue resignation OF DR.. w.
o, Smith as Physician OF the Third Med
ical District was received and accepted,
and DR.. A l.. Bennett was elected tO ill
the vacancy.
Mr.. Gus. Holznauer, was awarded the
contract to supply medicine to the city
poor, he being the lowest bidder. The
bid was Tor $500 per year.
The Committee on Law reported that
the assessment on Two lots owned by
Belz and Relcnmar in the Buena Vista
Addition, Is too high, and recommended
that the owners OF tue lots be permitted
to pay such tax on said lots as may be
deemed reasonable by the Council un til
tue Board OF Equahzation's next meet
ing. LAID on the tacle.
The City Treasurer was ordered to
make out list oil delinquent tax-pay ers
Tor $50 aud over, and report it to the
mex. IN seLing of the Council.
Adjourned.
To the Editor Of the Daily Star:
The spltelul article in the Newport
column OF this mornings Commercial,
reflec,ing upon Postmaster Winans aUd
his Assistants, is as destitute OF truth
as the slang-whaDger in the Commercial
Is Ol common Qecency.
B. DowLING.
EATON, o.
The death record was three times
greater here in July than in May and
June together; their being eleven deaths
IN The lormer and but two each in the
latter months mentioned.
Mr.. Jacob Bringman has been sexton
of Mound Hill Cemetery Ior over quar-
ter OF ID century, aud Within That period
has dug the graves Tor and assisted in
burylng over one thousand persons.
Our esteemed fellow-citizen, Judge
Chambers, after doing a successful jew
elry business here Tor over torty Years,
has sold his establishment to Mr.. DICK
Hendricks, and IeLired from business eu-
Lirely.
the beautiful slate roof on the City
Hall has proved 50 deectiye tuat the
authorities we're compelled to take it of,
and are just now having our enLerprIs-
ing fellow citizen, Ro1dy R1nolds,pub on
Tin one in lbs place.
ST. PauPs NJ. Il. Church having under
gone some very important changes, and
now considered perfectly ';safe," Is re-
ceivlng its finishing touches by being
beautifully frescoed. Some Of Cincln-
natrs best artists are doing the work.
Jacob Bolser, who hung himself in a
stable cary Monday morning last, was
buried yesterday, ReV. MIR. Reynolds,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Off
eating. Tue deceased was fifty years of
age, aud leaves Wile and five children.
HAMILTON.
Quite a gay danclng party comes of
this evening at the Phillips House.
A social picnic will he given in the
grove ON Amor Smiths larm on Satur-
uay, l2tn lust.
Toe ordinance prohibiting the running
at large OF cattle within the corporation
Is being enIorced.
The game OF baseball between the
Osceolas and the Live Oaks will come
of TINS afternoon at The rink.
A party of Democrats will try the over
land route to LJVeland on the l0Gh, to be
present at The Congressional ConYen-
lion.
Judges Hume, of Butler, and Judge
Elliot, of Dayton, have been nominated
Tor re-elecLion in the First Judicial Dis
triet.
Two trains filled with excursionists
to the Soldiers Home from RushYille
and Hagerstown passed over the o., IL.
g. d. Road yesterday.
The Hamilton Light Infantry have
concluded 10 camp within the ciLy liln-
its. They think the Courthouse park
large enough Ior their purpose.
The event of the week in the First
w ard " as the marriage yesterday OF
VIM. Gustin and Mrs. Jonn Smoyer.
The BRIDES former husband is in the
Penitentiary serving out a seYen-y ears
sentence, for the killing OF old man
Glasco Some two years since.
w. III. Napp, Deputy Sheriff Of Ham,
ilton County, aud Henry Moudy met
with.a marrow escape yesterday after
noon. They were crossing the railroad
near the Doddsworth Dlstillery when
the Eastern Express came laundering
along. They botn Jumped Ou of the We
hlcle in winch they were riding and
made miraculous escape.
CALIFORNIA, OHIO.
Charles Ii. Lowe, ST., VINO has been
seriously Ill Tor some time, is slowly re-
covering.
We have no particular objections to
Sunday steamboat excursions, PROVIDED
they don't come to our village.
The Tllden and Hendricks Reform
Club met at the new Town Hall last
evening for permanent organization
The following officers were elected;
President, Z. R. CroLty; Vice President,
E. Il. Van Renssellear; Secretary, w,
Ii. Matthew's; Treasurer, George Lime
man. Snort speeches were made by T
X. Crotty, Z. r. Van Rensselaer,, Geo
Linneman and S. d. KILN, after which
tne CLUB adjourned.