The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-28
THE DAILY STAR
LOCAL BREVITIES.

DECORATION DAY is at hand.
The races begin on Thursday
ASCENSION DAY next Thursday.
THE Twos broke the axle of their engine
while running TO fire yesterday.
THE big hand on the Fourth-street
Church was taken down last evening.
THE Grand Jury in the Court of Com
mon Pleas will be impaneled for June next
Monday.
THE tenth anniversary of the German Pi-
oneer Society was held to-day at the Look
out House.
A BATHING-HoUsE and swimming school
will be opened tomorrow at the foot OF
Broadway.
THREE bad women from Bucktown were
sent to the Work house for three months,
this morning
DR.. MALEY has obtained position at last,
and he feels satisfied. He has been appoint
ed Physician of the Infirmary.
A COMPLETE set of the statutes at large
of the Confederate States of America have
been placed on the shelves of the Law Lii
brary.
THE latest donation to the Geological
Garden is a beautiful night heron, pre-
sented by Mr.. A. Hoffred, OF New Albany,
Indiana.
JOHN MOORE, while full of beer yesterday,
is charged with appropriating vest from
No, 236 Central avenue. He will be tried
tomorrow.
THE Board of Fire Commissioners yester-
day directed Chief Bunker to turn out part
of the Fire department in the Decoration
Day parade.
MAYOR MOORE is big ten-pin player. He
secured the prize IA fine silk umbrella) at
the late picnic of the st. Nicholas "Liebes-
bund' at Inwood Park.
JAS. MAHoNY, arrested last night on a
charge of stealing a quantity of clothing
from two fellow-boarders at No 142 Gest
street, will have his trial tomorrow.
AT the meeting of the County Assessors,
in Squire Schwab's Office last evening" the
final arrangements were made to proceed
against the County Auditor by mandamus.
CHARLES DASH, o travelling thief, stole q
hat from colored man at the Public Land
ing, few days ago, for which he was SEN
fenced to the Work-house for one year, this
morning.
PETER MARTIN, of No 726 Elm street, is
under arrest, charged with the theft OF 8
gold watch and chain from his room mate
John Gooding, two years ago, for which he
will answer tomorrow.
THE committee appointed by the Tobacco
Association on reduction Of tobacco tax has
drawn up report stating the reasons why
the internal revenue tax should be reduced
from 24 to 16 cents per pound.
THE Milk Inspector will hereafter attemp
to enforce the old city ordinance, which re
ouires that all bakeries and groceries selling
IL shoI
from which the milk is obtained.
THE case of the Cedar Grove Building AS
sociation against John A. Draper charged
with embezzing 81 200 of the Society
funds, was called up last evening befor'
Squire Wright and continued until mex
Friday.
THE German Pioneer Society met at S:3t
o'clock this morning at Washington Plat
form and after being joined by the Coving
ton and Newport branch Societies proceeded
in q body to the Lookout House, wher
they are giving their picnic to-day.
THE ladies who have the Loan Exhib
ton in charge have consented to keep
open during the first week in June. In
people are beginning to fully realize tn
value of this art display, and its contlnr
ance next week was earnestly requested b
many of the leading citizens.
THE ministers and officers of the Colore
Baptist Churches of the city and vicinit
have organized union, which will hol
monthly meetings with the ditterer
churches belonging to it, and discuss que
tions of denominational interest. The
ganization will be known by the name
the Colored Baptist Union.
THE Common Carrier party, who took
trip over the Southern Road last wee
r,ado a coreful insnectiOn of the rOad-bt
from the terminus of the road to the Cur
berland River, q distance of six mile
Their object seems to be to make an effo
to complete the road to the river, in ord
to get the handling of the heavy tobacc
grain and lumber trade of that river.
COMMUNION services were held last Su
day morning at st. Bernard Church, Tayl
Creek, Ohio, when thirteen boys and gin
made their first communion. The exercis
were very interesting. Van Braas' Mas
male voices, was sung, under the leadersh
of Mr. Louis Pickett, of this city, who al
played the organ The following SINCE
from this city formed the quartette on Il
occasion: Mr.. L. Hudepohl, Jr., Mr. Be
rens Mr.. Wilmer and Mr.. Middendorf.
ABOUT fifty members of the old Twent
third Regiment of Kentucky Voluntee
met in the parlors over Bertschs restau
ant in Newport, last evening, to hold the
second reunion After an hour passed
hand-shaking and talking over the 0
times, they were invited to the banquet t
low. Captain T. W. Hardeman, of Gown
ton, presided and as soon as the repC
was finished, toasts were called for, whi
occupied the remainder of the evening
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THE STRASBURG CLOCK,
Now on Exhibition at Hopkins Hal