The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-18
LOCAL BkEVlTlES.

THE sSun" as gambling saloon has
ceased to shine.
THE Straub- Wilson contest has been
laid over until Monday.
The annual examination and eXer-
discs in mus.o in the District Schools
are in progress.
THE Mayors appointments for City
Sealer and Wharf Register were not
confirmed yesterday afternoon by Co M
mon ounoil.
THE Mohawks (No. I2), while 6 ,ing to
the fire in Camp Wash, ngton this morn
ing broke an axle on McMicKen avenue
In front Of the Clifton Elevator.
THE Christian Temperance Reform
Club held meeting last evening In
Mears chapel, Plum street. Alter the
exercises thirty-eighL persons signed
the pledge.
JOHN ZIEGLER was arrested this morn
ing ON warrant sworn out before
Squire Anthony, on charge of having
smbezz ed ~ 80, The property OF his en-
ployer, Charles Bigeon.
COMMON COUNCIL yesterday after
noon adopted resolution appointing
Messrs. Dan. Wolf, Geo. Ireland, Bu-
chanan, Albert Schwill and John lRyau
do VI bAO DOoLu Va 1JHuoLlAu-
tion.
A COMMITTEE of the Alumni of Far
mers' ollege have called a reunion OF
the Alumni and former students, on the
College premises, on the 7th Of next
month, for The purpose OF reorsanizlng
the Alumni.
CHARLES Ross, the Assistant super
intenuent of the Eighth street Railroad,
Vp.tprlaV NJ
charging him with having embeZ-
zied a lot OF railroad tickets. The case
will be investigated next Monday by
Squire Anthony.
JOE SMITH always has his eve peeled
for cases OF cruelty to animals. His last
strike resulted in fine OF So and costs
imposed by Squire Reilly this morning
on John Finn, driver for Michael Swee.
ney, whose mule had been worked with
CALLED shoulders and running sore Oh
its wethers. Finn entered a plea ol
guilty.
The City Finance Committee met last
night. A recommendation was made to
'Couucil for the issue OF $26, 600 in bonds
for University purposes. 1t was re-
solved that the Committee on Light con.
fer with the Cincinnati Gas-light and
Coke Company, to arrange the lighting
and exlinguishing Of street lamps ac'
oording to the moonlight system.
A PRIVATE TELEGRAM received from
Boston brought the intelligence Jnat the
contract for The construction of the grea
organ for the Cincinnati Music Hall haC
been awarded by the Music Hall Orgal
Association to Messrs. E. u q. G. Hool
q Hastings, OF Boston. The total cost o
the organ will be about $50, 900. The con
l.nIll Inr tho Al - of mr.
gan by May 10, 1878.
CAPTAIN CARREL, of MEANWHILE, il
one OF the best known and at the sam,
time one of the heartiest aud healthies
old gentlemen extant. He has attained
the ripe age OF seyenty-sIx years, u hal
century of which has been spent on Lht
river. His grip is as firm and his eye u
bright as in the days OF long ago. Sai(
he, yesterday, "Pve been married to m
present wife twelve years, and m
youngest child is but three years old
What DO you think of that?' May tn,
Captain live as long as Methuselah did
MISS LORETTA CRARY, OF this city,
rather handsome LOOKING young lady o
twenty summers, brought suit belor
Squire Jonn W. Rely, yesterday even
ing, against MIR. Charles Balance
son OF John Il. Balance, tn
Canal-street wool-dealer, 'cnargin
Charles with bastardy and breach G
promise of marriage. The delendan
was held to answer before the Court c
Common Pleas in the sum OF 1000.
appears from the evidence, that til
child was born OH the 10Th OF December
1876 and that subsequently, the fathe
had paid $125 10 Miss Crary, but she no
being satisfied with this, wants to she
ter herself beneath the name of Balance
as Charles lawful vile. He refuses
hence the trouble.