The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-27
LOCAL BREVITIES,

Ble herring.
THE County Commissioners have is
sued an order incorporating the Village
of 81. Bernard.
THE Grocers' Association will discuss
the question of merchandise brokers at
their February meeting,
MARKET INSPECTOR BIRNBAuM, with
his assistant, condemned ia turkeys,
GO chickens and % rabbits yesterday,
The prisoners at the County Jail have
exp essed in series OF resolutions,
their thanks for that Christmas dinner.
A GREENHoRN was relieved of 5000
yesterday on train for st. Louis, on
the o. & NJ. Road, by the bogus check
dodge.
THE Fives were called out yesterday
to eXLlnguish a small fire in china
store, at the corner Of Race and Elder
streets.
W. b. CoRwIN, OF Lebanon, Ohio, left
q horse staining in front Of a Third
street bank yesterday, but has not seen
him since.
The Board Of Transportation yester-
day passed resolutions Of sympathy for
their Secretary, Frank Ernst, on the
death of his wife.
A SMALL FIRE occurred last night at a
cigar store, No. 1872 McMlcken &Venue,
But was eXMns uished without the aid Of
the Fire Department.
THEFT CLUB Of the Chickerlng Insti-
suite held second semi-annual last
night at the residence OF Mir. q. Van
Aamm on Fourth street.
THOs. .. WARRINGTON, a shoemaker,
living at No. A East Third street, se-
yerely sprained his ankle yesterday
He was taken to the Hospital,
MR.. EDWARD BoURKR, dIning.room
steward at the Grand Hotel, received
an elegant gold chain and GROSS yesler-
day from the men under his charge.
A GASOLINE LAMP, in the home of
Lieutenant Montgomery, No. 93 Hopkins
street, exploded last evening, but the
Games were extinguished before much
damage was done.
A NUMBER OF the largest holders of
the junction Railroad bonds have signed
their acceptance OF the proposition OF
she o., II. q D. Directors to scale their
bonds at 81 per cent.
Ameet1ng was held In the rooms of the
Board OF Transportation. yesterday TO
consider the subject of north approach
for the southern Railroad Bridge, other
than tuat already in use. The report OF
the Committee appointed on the sub
tect was adopted.
THE Cincinnati Pioneer Association
Will hold their annual meeting for the
purpose Of electing officers, and other
business, on the 29Lh (Saturuay), at 9
O'Clock, at the Council Chamber. A lull
attendance is requested.
MR.. W. FL. LEWIS, OF the firm OF
Spence Bros. u Co., arrived In the civ
yesterday over the l G. & L. Road. He
was rQbbed while in Ine sleeping car. of
gold watch and chain, worth 5000;
pin, WORT $500; q ring, worth 5000. and
$S6 in money. He has no clue to the
thief.
THE incorporstors or the Ripley,
Wilmington & Dayton Railroad Com
pany held a meeting yesterday at the
office Of the Insurance Adjustment Com.
pany, AT which an order was passed to
advertise the thirty days notice re-
CURED by law TO open books for sub.
soriptlon TO the capital stock Of said
road.
f. W. HELN:CK, music dealer, No. sol
West FourLA street, has on exhibition
LII ME window the finest cornet ever i'm
ported to Cincinnati. II is made OF sill
yer, with gold trimmings, by Antoine
COurtois, of Paris, France, and was
tested BY tho great solo cornetist Of the
Grand Opera of Paris. The instrument
is inscribed to Samuel j. Pugh, OF Vance
burg, hJ.,. and Will be presented to him
by The citizens Of that place. This cor-
net cost $3.50 to import.
THE Suspended firm of Meter g. Co..
New York, consists of Gabriel and
Albert Meter, who left tile firm of
seasongood, Meter & Co., of this city,
tour years ago, and since that time
have had no connection whatever with
Seasongood, Meter & Co. Jacob Net
ter, deceased, the father Of Gabriel and
Albert, was member of the firm Of
Seaaongood, Meter i Co., up to the day
Of his death, and never was in any way
connected with the New York house OF
Meter & Co.
AT the Central Ohio Eisteddrod, held
st Columbus on Christmas Day, the FOL
Dwing persons from Cincinnati took
prizes: Miss Sallie Lewis, for recitation
and IOr singing; Miss Kate Evans, Mrs,
Dr. Prys, Mr.. Eli Dav es, VIM. D. Ey-
RDs (Penoerdd) d. Griffith, and the Gin
ninnati Welsh Choral Society, under the
leadership Of Prof. <. Bowen, carried
the prize Of 500 and gold mounted
baton for the best rendering Of the
chorus, "Hhe many rend the skies" to-
Eether win half of the $50 and silver
mounted baton for rendering "The Glee
St Bells"
CONSIDERABLE talk Is being INDUCED
In Just now over the death OF an Italian
named Jacob Garben, who died night
be -ore last from the effects OF a wound
I'll his head received at the City Work.
house. Garben, who is a coniectioner
On Vine street near Filth, had been
sentenced to the WOrk-house for thirty
days on account Of drunkenness, The
tslk that Garben bad met his death by
Foul means is nonsensical, as the officials
Of that institution firmly declare that
Carbon received the wound by butting
bis head against a wall while still
drunk.
THE St. Cecilia Mannerch0r last even
ing elected The following officers for the
ensuing year: President, H. B. Bloom;
Vice President, j. J. NuTre: Secretary,
Al. "A Rombach; corresponding Score
tHry, John Stems; Treasurer, j. b.
He'd; Music Committee, II. Ii. Evers,
II. DlckbaID, and J. l.. Glenmer; Amuse-
mont Committee, Joseph Tieman, ii. II. .
Evers, J.J. Nurre, A. +. WuDbolding.
ard Ii. b. BOhmer; Hall Committee,
John Stems, John Schubeler, and Jos.
Eerstiug; Directors, A. F. Wubbolding,
Doe. FiemaD, Jos. Scnubeler, and r. 8.
plckMan.
AN inquest was held this morning ON
ME- body OF William Voight, an inmate
0f the fDaYton OnioO SnldlarE1 Hama