The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-24

18th inst Funeral services occurred Satur-
day; Rev. D. B. Duncan, officiating clergy
man.
The result of the great case of the State
against G. t. Dimmitt was quite surprising
to the numerous friends of the defend mt
here, and the general exclamation was
"Well there's no telling what a petit jury
will dol" A new trial has heen applied for.
The anniversary exercises of the Odd
fellows on Friday, the 2Gth, promise to be
very interesting. Beside the addresses usual
to such occasions, some excellent vocal
music will be rendered by Mrs ella Sims,
Misses Emma Pigman, Carrie Hau 1sermann,
Totlie Sturges, and Messrs. J. G. b lcher, II.
w. Mahan, Charles and Joseph House, and
DR.. L. f. Erdman.
Capt Watts McMurchy, the newly-elected
Mayor, as Judge of the Police Court, is a
success, as was shown in the case of Frank
Gordon, lad of about seventeen summers,
who was brought before His Honor on a
charge of malicious destruction Of property
one day last week and fined $22, including
costs. On promise 10 pay the amount in
thirty days, he was released.
sPRINGFEELD,O.
Rignold tonight
Morris A. Hayward has returned from
Wheeling.
Mr.. Geiger, an attorney of Urbana, was
in Court yesterday.
Several burglaries are reported as having
occurred near Snyder's Mill on Monday
night
Barker merchant tailor of Cincinnati,
formerly of this city, will occupy the east
room in Sterrett's new building
The case of the city against Vim. Burns
has been decided in favor of the city. The
case was not decided on its merits.
The Poe Guards left yesterday for Ma
rietta They won the respect of all by their
soldierly and gentlemanly behavior:
MAYORS CouRT.-John Moretz, disor-
derly, five days and $5 20; John Persons,
same, 81 10; August Hert, same, 81 10;
Jacob Schaffer, same, 81 10.
Council made another attempt at organi-
zation last night with no better success than
before Up to 1920 o'clock 1873 more bal
lots had been taken for President making
total of 4S6, and no election. An ad-
| journment was then had to next Monday
morning.
Board of Education:
nett, johnson, Lewis.
German-Lorenz, Smith, Watt.
Drawing Ridgley Lorenz.
| Music-Watt, Meyers, johnson.
! Text Books and Course of Study-Watt
Lorenz Martin
Discipline, Boundaries and Statistics
Ridgley Lewis, Johnson.
Finance and Printing-Smith, Watt, Mar
tin and the President.
| Law. Contracts, Rules and Regulations
Johnson, Bupett, Lorenz.
Accounts and Auditing Myers
| Smith.
Furniture-Lewis, Burnett, Myers
| Supplies-Smith, Ridgley Martin.
Building and Repairs-Myers, Johnson
Lewis and the President.
! Claims-Martin, Smith, Burnett.
LEXINGTON. ky.
Chan. Reticker received yesterday another
pack of fox hounds.
Miss Maggie Dennis, of Nicholasville is
visiting Miss Ida A. Crum, of this city.
In the year 1849 there were three hun
dred and forty-two deaths from cholera in
this city. .....
| A social entertainment was given Satur-
4 day night by the students Of the Kentucky
University. Vlnr % - 2aF 10
A burgoo party will be given by select
party of gentlemen at the cooling grounds
of the race track next Thursday You
needn't go unless you receive an invitation.
The contract for building the new Court
house in Nicholasville was let to F. Bush q
Son, of this city, at $685. The work will
be commenced May LIST, and completed by
May LIST, 1879.
A sad shooting affray occurred Sunday
afternoon about 3 O'Clock, in Yellmantown,
in which Officer John Shannon, Deputy
Chief of the police force shot and killed a
negro man named Ed. Smith. The Coroner
held an inquest on the body Monday morn
ing and returned verdict that Ed Smith
came to his death by pistol in the hands
of John Shannon, but whether the shoot
ing was intentional or accidental the jury
could not determine. The case was tried
yesterday evening at O'Clock Up to the
time of writing no progress had been made
in the trial.