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

NE Hospital DreClOTS ldllcu W SeI
quorum last evening.
OVER four thousand persons visited the
Geological Garden last month.
TIE official count of the recent election
was begun to-day by the County Clerk.
Mr.. CHAs Brown has forwarded his resig
nation as Police Commissioner to Governor
Bishop.
THE forty-eighth annual report of the
Common Schools of Cincinnati is ready for
distribution.
THE Halstead, Henderson and Mccarthy
libel case was again continued this morning
until April Sth.
Mr.. JAMES NJ. DoHERrY has been elected
Director of the Geological Society, in place
OF Clemens Oskamp resigned.
THE Cincinnati Society of the Cincinnati
Wesleyan College were given an enjoyable
entertainment this afternoon in the College
Chapel
AN interesting exhibition of the telephone
was given to the friends and pupils of the
Chckering Institute by Messrs. Ross and
Caldwers.
THE new Board of Education will meet
April 18th for organization. w. h. Morgan
will contest the seat Of Thomas Davis, and
A. NJ Stem that of Isaac Simon.
TON RYAN, the sporting printer, who un-
dcrtook to walk 50 miles in IA hours, at De
ter's Hail. gave up the task after walking 40
miles, which be accomplished in II hours
To RECEIVE the resignation of DR.. e. H.
Garnett District Physician Of the twenty
fifth Ward was the extent of the business
done yesterday by the Police Commission
erS.
Ben. MAsELEY, dilapidated Kentuckian
fell among gang of Bucktown thieves last
night, who were setting up game on him,
when the officers appeared and their fun
was spoiled.
THE brewers of Cincinnati have presented
memorial to the Legislature for the pur-
pose of correcting the impression that they
were opposed to the completion of the
Southern Railroad.
NEXT Sunday morning, at the old race
track in Newport, Messrs. Charles Rosster,
Dick Pierce and Carroll, of this city, will
walk distance of twenty miles, beginning
at 9 o'clock. Everybody invited.
FRANK SroCKMEYER farmer hailing from
Greenville. Ohio, attempted to commit sui
eide last night at Ryan's saloon on West
Fifth street, by pounding himself over the
head with bottle. He did not succeed in
his object.
A sNEAK-THIEF yesterday in broad day
light forced open the door of a room at No.
237 West Ninth street occupied by a painter
named c. X Palmer, and stole a new coat
pants, pair of shoes and other articles, val
ued al $50 No arrest.
AT Philadelphia and Chicago yesterday
proceedings of injunction were filed in the
q. :. Circuit Court against the Buckeye and
Barron Manufacturing Lantern Companies,
of Bellaire, to restrain them from manu-
featuring certain patent lanterns
THE frame stable belonging to B. & X.
Winters, of Sedamsville, and valued at 500,
was totally destroyed by fire last evening
Four horses which were stabbed there were
rescued by the neghbors, but not until they
were all badly burned. Its origin is un-
known.
BIDDIE O'DAY, who lives somewhere on
Fifth street, went over the Rhine last night,
and while there is charged with stealing a
pair of shoes from Mrs. Wittee's shoe-store
on Main street. The officer states that she
was fleet of foot, but was finally run down,
and will be tried tomorrow.
WILLIAM CLARK Poor, formerly prom
inent wholesale grocer of this city and g
brother of Mr.. Chester NJ. Poor suicde6
Yesterday by shooting himself at his resi-
dence. in Chicago. No cause can be assigned
for his action. His remains were last nigh
sent to this city for interment.
THE Masonic Review edited by Rev
Thomas J. Melish, is the best Masonic pub
lcation in the West 1t contains large
amount OF reading of great interest to mem
bers OF the craft The current number ha
an excellent likeness of one esteemed fellow
citizen, John D. Caldwell, member of TIN
Board of Public Works of this city, and
man OF high standing.
JOHN Due, Frenchman and a passenge
on the Charles Morgan last Monday at
tempted suicide just above Cairo by jump
ing off the boat, He was fished out and pu
in his room. He next attempted to cut hi
throat with broken tumblcr. He tried t
sever the jugular vein, and cut open som
arteries in his arms. The boat arrived her
last night. when the unfortunate man wa
handed over to his wife.
THE committee appointed by the SeN
enth-street Congregational Church to confe
with the pastor, Rev. Eben HALEY, and IT
quest him to withdraw his resignation, II
ported at meeting of the Church las
evening, that his reasons for resigning wer
good and sufficient, whereupon some yer
complimentary resolutions were read an
adopted. The council to dismiss the paste
will meet on Tuesday, April 9th.
THE following are the officers of the NJ
Vernon Aid Association of Cincinnati, re
Cenlly OTSdllZcu. IIcSlucHt, MlS bcOlS
H. Pendleton; Vice Presidents, Mrs Wn
Henry Davis, Mrs. John A. Murphy, Mr.
"A. S. Winslow, Mrs. Robert B. Bowler, Mr.
George Hoadly, Mrs. VIM S, Ridgway; RI
cording Secretary, Mrs. +. 6. Huntington
CORRESPONDING Secretary, Mrs. E. Williams
Treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Hubert.
WIN. THoRNNELL has begun suit agains
VIM. Crosbey, a saloon-keeper of Montgon
cry, to recover damages in the sum {
10000, for alleged injuries received fro1
the hands Of Crosbey. Thornnell claim
that one evening, while at Crosbey's salooI
drugs were put into his liquor, whic
caused death-lke stupor to come Owe
him, and while in this condition his fet
were severely burned, and he was the
thrown into the street and robbed.
Exposition Commissioners.
AT the meeting of the Board yesterda,
$500 subscribed by the Geological Gardel
and 500 by E. NJ Spangenberg, were r
ported.