The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-10
LOCAL BREVITLES.

ASCENSION DAY.
SETTLED weather at last.
WHO will be Sheriff nowf
WANTED-A Turnkey at the Jail.
THE Reds left Tor Louisville this morn
Ing.
OTTo SINGERS concert last night was
big hit.
Fox STREET, Eleventh Ward, should
be Nguted with gas.
Cr'~"ERING Institute has been visited
by lrg 8. No loss.
II IN ling department. OF the Post
office ling enlarged.
CONTRACTS for furnishing the fire mems
uniforms nave not been awarded yet.
THE forty first anniversary OF Lane
Theological Seminary was held this
morning.
THE total amount paid to the Fee
Fund by the Probate Court, for the year
ending May 8, Is $1,9lS 40.
CITY SOLICITOR BATES decides that
the Police Commissioners have no right
to contract for paving the market
spaces.
CAPT. JOHN NJ. NEwCoMB, an old
steamboatman, died yesterday at his
residence, corner OF Ninth and Vine, OF
paralysis.
THE nominations of George Meyer for
City Sealer and Col. Guthrie for Wharf
Register were referred back by Common
Council to the Mayor.
NEXT Friday afternoon the Fire Board
will investigate charges OF 1nsuDordina-
tion preferred against Ed. Hudson,
stoker OF Company No. 2, and J. r. Stew
art, Of No 6.
AN old man named Dixon was found
yesterday in a cellar on Third and Elm
streets, with deep cash cut in his
head. The man was taken to Third
street Station and his injuries ATTENDED d
to.
In the meeting Of Common Council
yesterday afternoon Mr.. E. Ii. Fillmore
was elected to serve as member OF the
Board of Equalization, Board which
Is abolished by an act Of the Leglsla-
ture.
THE appointments OF James Kyle,
Mayors Clerk; VIM. Boettger, Licen Sc
CLERK; VIM. l.. DeBeck, License Col.
lector; and Leopold Greenwald, City
Weigher, were confirmed by Common
Council yesterday.
AUDITOR HOFFMAN learned by tele-
graph last evening that The error in the
Sinking Fund Bill, as mentioned in the
STAR yesterday, was but a clerical one,
WITCH occurred in transcrlbing, anu
that the bill is all right Oh the records
OF the Legislature.
The Mutual Friends Dancing Associ
alton has just organized and elected the
following Officers: +. Verges, President,
L. Launspach, Vice President; j. En-
gelke, Treasurer; f. Shopper, Sscreta
ry, and NJ. Abel, Chairman.
HON, A. T. GosHoRN, whose fame as
the successful Director Of the American
Centennial Exposition is as broad as the
universe, Will tomorrow be presented
with library of five thousand volumes
by the citizens of Philadelphia.
RICHARD WELSH, employed as Goa,
shoveler by Cochnower Il Co., was
drowned about O'Clock yesterday after
noon, while working on float at the
foot OF Smith street. Up to last ac
counts the body had not been recovered
Welsh was about forty years of age, and
leaves wife and four children in desti
tute circumstances.
DURING the preliminary examination
Of Lewis Barker, in the Police Court ;
few days ago, the prisoners attorney, r
Y. Campbell, Esq, charged that Police
Inspector Jacob johnson and Detective
Mead and Murray had taken lot o
burglars tools and placed them in Bar
ker's room in the Bevis House, in orde
to make case on him. Yesterday eve
ming the Police Commits ssioners inyesti
gated the matter, and, finding th
charge could not be sustaineQ-Mr
Campbell, in fact, failing to appear t,
suostantlate his statement-the mel
were dismissed.
THE Hanselmann Commandery, o
knights Templar, celebrate Ascension
Day by services at 81. PauPs Cnurcl
this afternoon. The following is the lin
OF march: From Third and Walnut, at
p. M, south on Walnut to Pearl, ives
on Pearl to Race, north on Race t
Third, east on Third to Pike, north o.
Pike TO Fourth, west or Fourth to Main
north on Main to Fifth, vest on Fifth t
Walnut, south on Walnut to Fourth
west on Fourth 10 the Grand Hote
contermarch east on Fourth to Plum
north on Plum TO Seventh, west on Sev
Bath to ST. Paul M. +. Church.