The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE Evangelical services at the Vine
street Congregational Church will be
discontinued after tomorrow.
HERMAN GoEPPER has been elected
by the creditors OF Geo. Klotter, sr., as
the assignee, Assets, $96, 746; nabili-
ties, $79,700.
THE Cincinnati Law School have
passed resolutions of respect to the
memory of Mrs. Sarah Peter, mother OF
Hon. Rufus King, Dean.
The Assistant Engineers Of the Fire
Department are now required to WISH
the Engine e-houses in their respective
districts once each week.
THE A. p. A. Mannerchor fled ar
tioles of incorporation in the Recorders
Office yesterday. l.. Kyer, ST., George
Ohlwein and j. II. Wellinghorst were
elected Trustees.
4 JOHN CARROLL, about 10 O'Clock last
night, was robbed near the toll-gate ON
Madison Pike, by well-dressed man
and two other persons, OF his watch ana
$39 70 in money.
=, ROBERT CAMPBELL, who lives in a
rookery at No. .165 East Eighth street,
died suddenly this mo, ming, as IL is sup
posed, from an epileptic it, Coroner
Stitch was notified and will hold an In
quest this evening.
JOHN SHILLITo & co. have COM
menced suit against the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati Il indianapolis
Railway TO recover $63, $50, the value Of
merchandise alleged to have been de-
stroyed by the burning OF the Short-line
depot.
THE Convention OF the Workingmen's
party OF the United States, for the n0mi-
nation OF a ticket to be supported at the
ensuing April election, VIII convene at
Turner Hall Saturday evening next.
The galleries will be open to persons not
delegates.
A SILVER watch and. other valuable
articles were stolen last September from
August Loewenstien's house, No. 12l
Fourteenth street. Lieut.. Smith yester-
day found carving knife and meat saw
at q butcher-ShOp on Race and Green
streets, and identified them as some Of
the stolen articles.
Mr. LEWIS G. BERNARD, County Clerk
elect, presented his bond TO the County
Commis sioners Wednesday. The bond
is in the sum of $4,000, the highest
amount allowed by law to be asked.
The bondsmen are Alexander Long, Ju-
Illus Refs, John Ryan, John Nash.
AT meeting of the Centennial Lit
erary Society held last night the follow
ing officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing quarter: President, j. W
Voogt; Vice President, VIM. Haeussler
Secretary, D.. Diebold; Critic, W. s.
Magley; Treasurer, j. j. West; Libra
rian, Ed. q. Thiesing.
COUNCIL referred the petition OF the
Directors Of the Intirmary, for Legislation
to raise $2S, 900 in city bonds for that in
stitution, to the Finance Committee, and
that Committee yesterday referred the
subject back to Council, with the recon-
mendatlon that the Inlrmary Board ap-
ply direct to the Legislature.
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL, iu his pastoral
letter before Lent, published in this
weeks Catholic Telegraph, exhorts his
flock to observe the mild penance o
Lent, to attend TO prayer and gOot
works, TO abstain from frivolous amuse-
ments, and he particularly enjoins upon
parents and guardians to send theil
children and wards only to Catholic
schools.
THE Happy Friends celebrated theil
second anniversary day before yester
day and elected the following officers fol
the ensuing year: President, W. U
Gardner; Vice President, Loui
Heister; Recording Secretary, Andrew
Schneider; Corresponding Secretary
Joe. Cuni; Treasurer, Anthony Boeh
m0I DLduuIbS As w Ai"Sli
A. Boekley and IL. Schaefer.
THE Finance Committee has sold tel
Improvement bonds to Heidelbach Sea
songood & Co., Of this city, TOR one pc
cent. premium, the aggregate bein
1854 81, accrued interest to be added
The communication to Council from tn
Infirmary Directors asking ior an apprC
priatlon OF $2S 600 from the General Fun
for Iufirmary purposes, which was RI
ferred TO This Committee, was sent bac
to Council with the statement thai thGI
is no authority to make such transfel
and a recommendation that applicatio
for authority be made TO the Legis atur,
AT the meeting Of the Fire Commi
sioners yesterday evening c0mmunici
tion was received rom the Board
Police Commissioners, asking that
conference be held in regard to the n
duction Of salaries. In this connectio
the following resolution was adopted
"Phat the preamble and resolution
the Police Commissioners be receive
and filed, and to politely inform thel
that we decline to cooperate with then
and that we have contormed to the law
governing this Board, and to do this W
have reduced the compensation of th
men under our employment about II
per cent. or say $4,000 per annum"
Inc lOlOWlnH Were Ine luCky nOlQel
OF tickets and numbers on st. Edward
table late bazar: John Boyle, sma
vases; Josey Boyle, small rocking chail
Mary Carriga6, silver pickle dish; Joh
Doyle, frosted cake; Ellen Martin, larg
doll; lin Currier, small doll; A. stei
er, frame motto; j. j. Sullivan, pa
vases; Myers, No. 10, horn cross; WI
Caden, No. 90, silk hat; No. IS, go
watch; No. 100, French clock; No. 4O
gold-headed cane; No. As, wax eros
No. 80. Holy Bible; No. 245, silver caste
No. 331, sewing machine. Winners c.
obtain their articles on presentation
tickets at Rev. 4. f. Doyle's, east sic
OF Wesley avenue, near Clark street.