The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

picked nine on their grounds tomorrow
afternoon.
THIEVES on Wednesday robbed Valentine
Borman's saloon, 206 Vine street, of $40 in
money and some cigars.
AN excursion train from Richmond In
diana, will be run to this city on the c., H.
& d. Railroad Easter Sunday.
THE Directors of the County Infirmary
held their weekly meeting yesterday, but
transacted nothing of Importance.
A LITTLE girl by the name of Mary Jones
was committed to the House of Refuge this
morning on the charge of vagrancy.
Forty members of the Legislature will ar
rive here this evening, and tomorrow will
make all excursion over the Southern Rail-
way
THE Trustees of the Cincinnati Wesleyan
College have developed q plan for carrying
for five years the debt with which they are
burdened.
GEO. A. LYONS waived an examination
this morning on the charge of burglarizing
the premises at No. $50 West Fifth street a
lhort time ago.
JERRY OLDHAM was sent to the Work
house for the third time this morning, for
being common thief. This. time he will
stay five months.
Il
with having attempted to pass forged
check upon the Commercial Bank, had
their cases continued this morning until
April 18th.
A PLEASANT gathering took place last
evening at the residence of George kelwig,
corner of Bank and Coleman streets, in
honor of the appointment of John Darsch
Esq, as Police Commissioner.
THE Democratic members of the Board of
Education, twenty-five in lumber, held
caucus last night at Florentine Hall, and
nominated Mr.. w. j. O'Neil for the posi-
lion Of Presidency of the School Board.
THE suit between the st. Peters Benevo-
lent Society and the Cincinnati Orphan
Bodmann of $4,000, was brought before
the District Court on an appeal and con-
Hnued until the October term.
A PETITION was filed yesterday against
James Loucheim Il Co., on behalf of sew
sral creditors to set aside the resolution of
composition made in their case some time
ago, by which they settled with their credi-
tors at 3711 cents on the dollar,
JAMES TAYLOR, of Perry County, o., who
had neglected to appear before a Notary
Public, was brought before Judge Baxter
yesterday on the charge of contempt, and
put under $500 bonds to insure his ap-
pearance before the Notary next week.
THE Union and Planters Bank, of Mem
phis, Tenn, have brought suit to recover
81 ,29O paid by them on forged check to
the two men Marker and Doe, who were
arrested few days ago, charged with at
tempting to pass a similar check upon the
Commercial Bank, of this city.
THE little two-year-old daughter of Mar
shal Bode of St. Bernard, narrowly escaped
terrible death by burning yesterday after
noon, her clothes having caught fire in some
mysterious way. The flames were smoth-
cred in time by her sister, girl seven years
old
THE Crescent Steam Carpet Brushing
Company yesterday instituted suit against
the Vienna Steam Carpet Cleaning and Rem
ovating Company to enjoin the latter Com
pany from using certain letters of recon-
mendation belonging to it exclusively, and
1900 damages
MISS MARY OFF, residing on Mt. Auburn
had her pocket picked Of a pocketbook
containing $l5 in money, last Wednesday
afternoon while shopping OH West Fourth
street; and about the same time and same
place daughter of P. II. Clark missed her
pocket-book containing $ls in money.
LAST Wednesday an explosion took place
In the torpedo department of the pyrotech-
nical establishment Of Messrs. II. P. Diehl
ECo., on Mt. Adams. A very slight fric.
lion caused the explosion, and two girls
named Louisa Cline and Nellie Mccormack
were painfully though not fatally burned
THE funeral of Dr. J. N. Buehrman took
olace this afternoon from the residence O
The dcceaseds father, No. 4G6 West Liberty
street. The Cincinnati Lodge, No. 1873, F
and A. NJ, knights of Pythias and the
School Board, of which the deceased was
member, were in attendance The buria
is to take place at Spring Grove Cemetery
The intelligence of the death of Mr.. Levi
E. Mills for many years a Cincnnatian, bu
more recently residing abroad, reached th'
city yesterday. Only a few hours befor
Ihis information reached the city the rela
lives of the deceased had received a lette
from Mr.. Mills stating that he was in goot
health.
A CADET COMPANY of twenty-five mem
bers, between the ages of sixteen and TWEEN
~ years. was organized last evening at AL
lens Hall. The election of permanent off
GERS resulted as follows: Captain, Willard
B. Haigh; First Lieutenant, Harry Martin
Second Lieutenant, Will. Lowell; Secretary
AL. Runck.
Mr.. JOHN RITZ Superintendent of th'
County lntirmary, received the sad intelli
yence yesterday of the death OF his brother
in-law Francis Duerr, of Hamilton. Mr.
was a native Of Germany, and emigrated tt
America il 1887, first locating in this city
in the shoe business.
THE Directors of the Musical Festival art
now engaged in distributing large bills al
Dvcr the country, noting the half-fare ar
rangements and giving the programme fo
each concert. The chorus is at present using
the Hall for rehearsals, and on the I'd o
next month Theodore Thomas is expected
On next Monday the auction sale of seats
will commence.
THERE was royal time in Cummnsvllt
last evening at the residence of Mr.. George
Germany, who gave an elegant reception to
his brother Jacob and bride. The mos
fashionable of our ladies were there, as also
number of our most prominent citizens
A magnificent repast was spread, and swee
strains of music rendered by Seidensticker
band. The affair was one of unusual enjoy
nent to all.
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