The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-08
FRIDAY. Y..............
.NOVEM BER 8
LOCAL BREVITIES.


kept up for some days in this city.
In the contest case of Drew VS.. Irwin for
the office of Prosecuting Attorney, testimo-
ny is being taken before N. Rockhold, Jr
THE Singing Society of St. Matthew S
Church gave bail last night at the Belle
Vue House. The attendance was big one.
THE l., C. & L. Railroad brought in eight
hundred and seventy-five people on an ex-
cursion from points on the Vandalia Line
last night.
LARRY HAzEN has recovered the door
mat stolen from his house on East Third
Street A darkey tried to sell it last night
at the Highland House.
AT a meeting of the congregation of the
Presbyterian Church in Avondale unani-
nous call was extended to Rev. Mr.. Russell
to become the pastor of the Church.
THE Committee of the heirs of Anneke
JAMS estate met at the Gait House yester-
day to prepare for meeting of all the heirs
at the same place, corner of Sixth and Main
streets.
A GERMAN engineer named Offkamp, who
lives on Eighth street, below Carr, attempt
ed to drown himself in the Ohio at the foot
of Central avenue Wednesday. He was
rescued by John Graham a neighbor.
JOHN S. SMITH and John Applegate brick
layers, employed at the Gas-works, were
precipitaed from a scatfold yesterday after
noon. Smith was very seriously injured.
Applegate was hurt, but less severely
A FIRE shortly after midnight occurred
in the loft of Mr.. W. H. Harrison's stable
on George street, between Elm and Plum,
but was quickly eXtinguished upon the ar
rival of the Department. Loss trihing.
THE German Pioneer Association held a
regular meeting last night, and adopted
some resolutions to change part of the Con-
stitution. At the next meeting Mr.. Ratter-
mann will read an essay on ''The First Set
tlement in Miami Valley"
THE Brewers Association held regular
meeting last evening" at which the members
unanimously resolved to withdraw their
subscriptions to the Exposition Fund.
Hereafter they will make donations Of
beer to entertainments given for benev-
olent purposes only.
YESTERDAY afternoon fire broke out in
the barn belonging to Herman Vogerham,
near Glendale. The flames consumed the
entire contents of the building, consisting
of oats, hay and farming implements. The
property consumed belonged to Peter Nor
ris, who rented the place. The loss is about
$l,OOO; no insurance.
THE following donations have been re-
ceived by the Cincinnati Society of Natural
History: Large cluster of tubers, from M.
Quinlan; one live tortoise, Mrs Stanley;
specimens sycrophyeus favellum. S. I.
Carey; old volume his ory of England, and
silver coin one hundred years DID, P.
Moses; eland John Robinson; three hun
dred Species named, of fungi, e. o. Ulrich.
THE programme as published yesterday
was carried out by the Cincinnati LyCeum
of the Wesleyan Female College last even
ing at their annual entertainment, and was
considered one of unusual interest. The
chapel was appropriately decorated with
plants and flowers, and was well filled with
an appreciative audience. The ladies are to
be congratulated upon the success of their
first entertainment of the season.
Mr.. G. NENDLE, an aged and highly-re-
spected citizen Of Reading, has mysterious
ly disappeared. He came to this city on
business about a week ago. and after draw
ing 81 900 out of the bank, started for the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Depot on his way to his home. The last
seen of him was after getting on the Dayton
Short Line After that all trace of him was
lost and foul play is feared. Nendle was
man about sixty years of age.
WITHIN few days suit will be brought
into Court to settle the title of tract OF
land embracing twenty acres, and situated
a short distance from Oakley Station, on
the NJ. & G. Railroad. This land was leased
by Mr. James Gilmore TO Mr. Wilson for
term of twenty years, bui when Mr. Wilson
died his interest was sold to Mr. Parvin.
Since then the land has become settled, but
owing to several misunderstanding be-
tween the parties, the original owners now
propose to foreclose and obtain possession
of the land.
THE Coroner held an inquest this morn
ing on the body of the man found yester-
day morning, as reported in our columns
of that date Las night the body was iden-
titled as that of Conrad Bernhard, a tailor
about eighty-three years old and living at
No. A Mohawk street. The deceased was
seen last about 8 o'clock yesterday atCourt-
street Market. 1t is supposed that he wan
dered to the river and fell into the water.
The Coroner was unable to ascertain how
the man came to his death, and rendered a
verdict accOrQingly