The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-14
LOCAL BREVlTIES.


JACK Frost is among the late Festival ar
rivals.
BUSINESS was not suspended at the Court
house to-day.
"CoNposHRs VALVES by Charley Ba-
ker, is just published by f. W. helmick.
THE handsome gold watch and chain at
Moses Kranter's was won by Mr.. Geo. w.
Long.
THE City Council Committee on Officers
last night appointed G. Simon day watch
man and Peter Low Deputy Sergeant-at-
arms.
DR.. /. r. LoNGwoRTH exhibited his mass
i've instrument called The Solar Microscope
at the meeting of the Academy of Medicine
last evening.
IT is understood that the Council Com
mittee on City Printing will recommend
the giving out of. the contract for. printing
hereafter TO the lowest bidder
The Board of Police Commissioners in
executive session last night elected Jack
Connolly Superintendent of the Sanitary
Police in place Of Christ. Ziegler.
AMONG the many other attractions at the
Geological Garden during the present week
the tighL-rope walker Prof. E. Leon, is APP
pearing daily i'll his thrilling performances
MEssRs JOHN CHURCH q Co., music pub
lishers 66 West Fourth street, are issuing
in sheet music The Gems Of the Festival,
bOth vocal and instrumental. Musical peo-
pie will find these delightful souvenirs OF
ths Festival.
The employees of Moerlein's brewery, to-
gether with a number OF citizens, proceeded
to the residence of Mr.. Ch. Moerleln las
evening and presented him with an elegant
solid gold tea service consisting OF twelve
pieces.
The Straitsville Coal and Iron Company
have filed bill in chancery i'll the United
States Court, praying that the Shawnee d
Lexington Narrow-gauge Railroad Company
be enjoined from occupying strip OF lana
in Perry County.
The indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette
Railroad began running trains yesterday
over the Hardentown Cutoff leaving Law
renceburg in the cold and shortening the
distance four miles between this city and
Indianapolis.
COMPANY B. Seventh Illinois National
! Guard arrived at S;15 this morning at the
Plum-sLreet Depot. Company (Lyte
Greys) of the First Regiment, Captain john
son commanding, escorted them to the
| Grcys' Armory on Sixth street.
GoBRECHr, arrested by Government otti-
GERS Saturday on charge OF illicit dlstlll-
ing, was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Hooper last evening and
bound over in the sum Of $4,000 to appear
before the United States Court next Mon
day and answer the charges.
BURNETT HENDRICKS, seventeen years old
a nephew of Ex-Governor Hendricks, anC
also of Judge Burnett, about a week age
shot off one of his thumbs while performing
with some theatrical company in Dclhl
Lock jaw set in last Friday, and caused the
young mans death. He died last Sunday
and yesterday his remains were taken t(
indianapolis for intennent.
The colored mems Democratic Club or
ganzed yesterday and elected the following
officers: President, DIR. G. Davis; Secretary
r. j. Dickinson; Vice President, j. FaW
cett; Assistant Secretary, Wllford Morris
Corresponding Secretary, A. Gibbs; Irea
surer, James Monroe. A resolution wa
adopted indorsing DR.. Davis as ''sollo
Democrat" after which an Executive Com
mittee was elected as follows: Jessie Fos
sett, Edward Gordon, Henry Turner, }. Ii
7. Jones and Daniel Thomas