The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

MARKET MASTER QUINLAN, OF Cumm1ns'
vile, was thrown from his buggy last even
ing and badly bruised.
NEARLY two thousand persons from Lima,
Dayton and Hamilton came in on the ex-
cursion trains yesterday.
A BOY by the name of Coons was
drowned in the river while bathing, near
Millcreek, Saturday evening
DR.. O. NJ. LANaDoN, formerly Superin-
tendent of Longview Asylum, died of pa
ralysis at the Hospital Saturday evening.
THE body of young Devin, which was
found and identified at the Michigan Uni
yersity, is expected to arrive in the city to-
day.
EXAMINATION at the Wesleyan College be-,
gan to-day, and the work Of the pupils in
the Art Department was placed on exhibit
ton.
DURING this week the phonograph will be
exhibited at the Grand Opera-house every
forenoon and afternoon, by Mr.. E. L. Gill-
land.
AN open-air meeting will be held tonight,
on Vine-street Hill near Sycamore street,
under the auspices of the Sociallstlc Labor
party.
PART of Curriers' Band started for Dan
vile, KY, this morning, where they Will
perform at the College commencement ex-
ercises.
THERE was large attendance at Chester
Park last Saturday to witness the Scottish
athletic games, which were pronounced very
successful.
Mr. GEORGE BARKER, one OF the Oldest
bookbinders Of this city, died at the home
of his sonin-law, at Cedar Keys, Florida
on the 1st inst.
1,1,a 30 fop, wi pOljpp
Court lingo says the orang utan is sent out
to the Zoo-zoo for 3O:25-thlrty days and
25 cents to see him.
ROMEO RgiL, who was arrested at the in
stance of his son for being continually
drunk and abusing the family, was sent out
for three months this morning.
SAMUEL BEREsFoRp, JR. of this city, filed
his voluntary petition in bankruptcy IN the
United States District Court Saturday after
noon. Liabilities $50, 100, assets $4,000
DIVISION No. 2, Sons of Temperance
passed a series of resolutions upon the
death of their Past Grand Worthy Patri-
arch, Mr.. Henry Lloyd, last Saturday even
ing.
AUGUST SussMAN, a clerk in the employ
of J. @. H. Bandle, was bound over to the
Grand Jury Saturday evening by Squire
Block on the charge OF embezzling $473
from his employer.
A WOMAN by the name of Caroline Mes
senger attempted suicide by taking chloro-
form, while at the Church Of Atonement,
Mt. Adams, last Saturday evening She
was taken to the Hospital.
A LITTLE DAUGHTER of Mr.. Joseph 7.
Curen nj from the third-story window OF
the residence, No. 164 West Front street,
Saturday evening, receiving injuries from
which she died an hour later.
AT the annual meeting for election OF
Officers. Of the City Hospital, DIR. John ii.
Tate was elected President Of the staff; DR..
Charles Muscroft, Vice President; DR.. VIM.
Carson, Librarian, and DR.. N. z. cambridge,
Secretary.
]. SYLVESTER, the house and sign painter,
corner of Sixth and Walnut streets, wants
to pay $40 for the party that carried away
his sign. He don't want the people who
go about seeking sign to take the one
from his shop.
THE stockholders Of the Shakespeare Club
have elected the following Board of Direct
ors: James Mcdonald, President; J. B. Bry
ant, Vice President; W. II. Stewart, Treas
urer; G. W. Pohlman, Secretary; and G.
r. Harms, Stage Manager.
VIM Asst, of Detroit and Charles Rice, o.
Indianapolis, were found in the city Satur
day evening with goods in their possession
which led 10 the suspicion that they hac
been connected with burglary in Indian
apolis. They will be held until Thursday
- DR.. s. 8. BEcEwIrH has brought libe
suit against Drs. ]. y. Buck, VIM. Owen
and T. P. Wilson, growing out OF the pup
lication by the latter gentlemen OF certain
charges against him with respect to his con
nection with the Pulte Medical College. HI
lays the damages at $40 900.
TIE Executive Board of the Cincinnati
Society for the Suppression of Vice held
meeting last Saturday ut the office o
Massrs. Pearce, Gould & Co., and appointed
an Advisory Committee, consisting o
twenty-five OF the leading men in the city
They will hold another meeting at thu
Burnet House on the 18th inst, at p m
THE ZooZoo was the principal place O
attraction yesterday. The rush of visitors
was so great that the capacity of the restau
rant, where the Orang Utan and Chimpan
zee are Gagged, was at times overtaxed, anc
until late i'll the evening the crowd re
NAMED to get glimpse at the new comers
PAT. Hogan, who resides at No. 38 Race
street, and his co-tenant, James Finn, en-
gagged III a quarrel few days ago, which re
suited in warrant being sworn out fo1
Hogan's arrest. Before the arrest tool
place, however, the enemies again met
when Hogan drew knife and gave Fnr
several severe cuts about the head. They
are both under arrest now, and will be triet
next Friday.
HTGHEs microphone, an invention BY
which the football of fly may be heard a
loud as the scratch Of pen, and breath
of air as loud as something like storm, ha
be.n exhibited at No. 18S West Fifth street
The instrument consists of the hollowet
cylinder Of wood in common use as steth
oscope. To the smaller end of this cylnde
is attached a small oblong slip of thin wood
in the outer end of which is fixed a carbon
point. A steel spring fastened at the enc
of the sounding board over the cylinder la
point of carbon at the outer end, whlcl
vibrates over the fixed point in the sound
ing board. The instrument thus construct
ed is connected with battery and tele
phone.
Highland House Concert.
T. At the concert Of the Cincinnati Gran