The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Seminary took place this forenoon.
The funeral of r. B. Conkling took place
yesterday from his late home in Madison
Vile.
CAPT. JAS. s. WISE, County Treasurer,
has funds on hand to the amount of $751;
073 81.
The work of reconstructing the tumbled-
down culvert on Mitchell avenue has been
awarded to Mr. Ferd. Schilling.
JACOB GARDNER, son of Ex-Alderman Ja-
cob Gardner. was seriously bitten i'll the
arm by the house dog, night before last.
A SMALL FIRE occurred about o'clock
last evening in d. T. Tealen's grocery Full
ton, and was soon extinguished by the
Eleven's Fire Company.
ANOTHER new boat was launched from
the Marine Dry Docks last evening 1t is
to serve as tender to the large cotton boat
that is being built at this place.
The term Of office of Mr.. Wm. F. Thorne
as Sinking Fund Commissioner expiring in
few days Mr.. Thorne was yesterday re-
appointed by the Superior Court.
THE Finance Committee of the new Coun-
Gil last night approved of an ordinance fix
ing the Compensation of County Judges and
Clerks at the April election at $l5.
THE Henshaw fire of yesterday shows
loss of from $15, 900 TO $4,000. Of the in
surance the sum of $50 900 is in local COM
panies, and $4S, coo in foreign companies
DR., A. H. GARNETr, promising young
physician of several years practice in our
city leaves this morning for Essex County
Virginia, his old home. for permanent loca-
ton.
The test case in which Mr.. Heuck was
cRrged with performing on Sunday. came
up before Judge Wilson and a jury yester-
day afternoon. The decision will be given
tomorrow afternoon.
THE Board Of Assessors and Appraisers of
the Little Miami Division of the Little Mi
ami Railroad Company have made their as
sessments. On buildings, $Sl, ,SS5, and on
machinery, &c, $43, 237
MARSHAL LANpY of Reading arrested a
man named Ferdinand Schrader yesterday
charged with having cut and MANNED cattle
belonging to Moerlein's stables, above Glen
dale, ana with having set fire to a hay
stack.
The German Protestant Cemetery Asso-
ciaton last night elected the following:
President, H. W. Meyer; Secretary, G. H.
Berger; Treasurer, J, f. Brandt; Trustees,
f. w. Schwenker Jacob Schneider, and f.
L. Emmert.
The will of Mrs. Jane Pitman, whose
body was cremated at Washington, Penn.
some months ago, was admitted to probate
last evening The will embraces the clause
ordering her remains to be cremated by Dr.
LIE Moyne.
THE annual election for Directors of the
Young Mems Christian Association of West
wood resulted in the election of James NJ
Gamble, George II. Morris and n. l.. Hill
lreth for the three-year term, and Dean
Babbitt for the two-year term.
STEPHEN NEwcoME, one of the proprietors
Of the gambling house at No 157 West Fifth
street, and George Dasher, an employe at
he same place, were fined $50 each and sent
10 the Work house for ten days this morn
ing on the charge Of exhibiting gaming de-
Tices
MILLCREEK LODGE, No. 249, I. O. 0. F.,
las adopted series of preambles and reso-
ntions commemorative of the death of
sheir late member, Charles A. Paryin. The
Society, moreover, will have their lodge
nom draped in mourning for period of
thirty days.
THE attorneys for John B. Bender yester-
day filed their plea to the information re-
9uiring Mr.. Bender to show by what right
he holds over in the Office of Clerk of the
Police Court. The relator then filed de-
nurrer to the plea which will be argued to-
morrow morning,
MARY JONES, an old woman living on
Third street and Central avenue was caught
yesterday III the act of stealing bundle OF
clothes from room above the grocery on
!he northwest corner of Sixth street and
Central avenue. She was sent out for thirty
lays this morning
GEORGE GINAULT caused the arrest of his
partner in the saloon business, j. T. Tum
mermuth, yesterday on the charge of using
1923 in money which belonged to the firm
for his own purpose. The case was brough
before Squire Harmeyer and the prisone
waived his examination
THE exhibition of drawings, executed b,
the pupils OF the public schools, which i
now in progress in the third-story of tn
Pnblic Library building, will continue
couple of weeks longer than was at frs
proposed. The visitors are numerous ant
show a marked degree of interest in the dis
play.
AT a regular meeting of the Centennia
Literary Society the following officers wer
elected to serve for the ensuing quarter
President, c. +. w. Tatgcnhorst Vice Pres
ident, Edward Schwab; Secretary Henr.
Furste; Treasurer, VIM. D. Weist; Critic
W. S. Magly; Librarian, C. F. w. Fried
hotf.
VIM. ]. Brown, the young man concern
ing whose crOokcdness in the Count,
Clerks Office an account was given in yes
terday's STAR, slept i'll cell at the Contra
Station last night He had been loiterin
around the Henshaw factory in a trouble
some way, and when ordered to leave wa
too drunk to obey, The charge of suspicion
was placed against him.
THE Knights Of st. Martin, at their meet
sptr 1,ct i,nt Tnl,o ,fo, la