The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-20
LOCAL BREVIrIEs.

THE first shipment Of the iron viaduct tol
Dry Branch on the Southern Railroad lett
the city yesterday.
TIE Official Board of ST. Paups NJ. 4.
Church have passed Il series OF appropriate
resolutions upon the death OF Harvey De-
Camp.
THE contest case between Matson and
Montgomery may be considered settled
The former is and will remain Probate
Judge
MICHAEL OSuLLIvAN, charged by Mrs. +.
Jamison with perjury, was required by
Squire Bloch to give bail tor ms appear
ance before the Court OF Common fleas.
YESTERDAY afternoon Mrs S, }. Rogers
and Mrs. II. l.. Gilroy, While gathering
leaves in the woods near Mount LOOKOUT,
came upon and killed a blacksnake (racer)
over four feet in length.
MINNIE FOSTER, an eleven-y year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. w. s. Foster, of Fosters Cross
ing, while playing with her schoolmates
yesterday afternoon, fell and broke her
right arm above the elbow.
A BIG banquet was given last night in the
schooroom of St. Paups Church, corner OF
Fifteenth and Race streets, in honor OF
Rev. Eisenlohr's seventy-SiXLh birthday.
Over six hundred guests attended.
Mrs ELIZABETH JONES, widow of the late
John d. Jones, died at her residence IN
Glendale yesterday in the seventy-second
year of her age For the past twenty years
she had been one Of the lady managers Of
the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum.
THE Supreme Court of Ohio decided the
case of Joseph and Ann NJ. Gibbons and
the Catholic Institute, of this city. The
Institute sued Mrs. Gibbons as surety for
500, 900 of rent of the Grand Opera house.
The decision was in favor of the Institute,
affirming that of the Court here.
THE Coroner last evening rendered the
following verdict in the Andy Golfer kill
ing case Death from fracture of the
skull caused by some person unknown to
me-" The Coroner did his best to arrive
at some clue that might lead to the detec-
ton of the murderer, but his efforts were OF
no avail.
THE Supreme Court of this State has de-
cided in the case of Street Railroad Route
No. lG, this city John J. Henderson against
the Board OF Public Works., that the Board
has no power to grant charter to street
railroad. This throws the matter back to
Council. In the meantime Mr.. herper,
who built the road, is running 1t.
THE committee appointed by the Trustees
of the Sinking Fund and the Board of Pub
lie Works will begin taking the testimony
of witnesses on Friday morning. The COM
mittee consists of Messrs kilbreth, Row
land and Mayer, and their meetings are
held in Room 9, third floor of Enterprise
Insurance Company's building, on Third
street.
THE Wednesday night chorus class at the
College of Music has reached that point OF
advancement which makes it necessary TO
close the list of applicants. Those who
wish to join tonight can do so by prompt
attendance at o'clock at the Music Hall.
A new chorus (dav class) will be formed for
Wednesdays and Saturdays, to begin with
the winter term, Wednesday, Now 9th.
AT the annual assembly of Hanselmann
Commandery, No 16, Knights Templar,
held last evening, the following officers
were elected and installed Eminent Com
mander Thomas J. Melish; Generalissimo,
Charles Robson; Captain General, Theo. F..
Nieman; PreIate, Rev. A. n Gilbert; Sen
ior Warden, Jacob H. Hunt; Junior War
den, John Critchell; Treasurer, Frank J.
Leavitl; Recorder, James A. Collins; Stand
ard Bearer, Herman Aims; Sword Bearer,
Sager Midgley; Warder, Stephen D. Evans.