The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.


MRS. WESTON, an aged inmate of the Wild
Ows' Home died yesterday.
DR.. OLEARY's free lecture at Robinson's
last evening was well attended.
Ten thousand of the new silver dollars
were spread through the city yesterday.
TwENrY-sIx transportation tickets have
been issued by the Mayor during the past
week.
THE County Commissioners have ordered
an ice-house to be built at the County In
tirmary.
Mrs. GRACE A. EVANS, wife of Charles H.
Evans, Principal of Third District School,
died yesterday.
COLONEL MOORE states that the Mayor
should never belong to Board as long as
he has the veto power
A TEN-YEAR-oLD boy named Willie Boiling
has been missing from his home on Central
avenue since Saturday last.
Two runaway boys named Johnnie Mil
Ter and Sam Palmer We're returned to their
homes in Portsmouth, o., this morning.
CASHIER ANTHONY, of the Assistant
United States Treasurers office, paid out
yesterday silver to the amount OF 81, ,76O Tor
gold.
FoRTY converts have been received into
the Central Christian Church during the
winter and spring, and the meetings are still
in progress,
A LITTLE BOY named Willie Kelvey, liv-
ing at No. IS Western avenue, wandered
away from home on the 11th inst, and can
not be found.
THE funeral of Mrs. Sophia Brown, who
died on Sunday, took place yesterday from
DAYTON OF Ijlipnthal
preached the sermon.
REV. DIR. A. G. BYERs of the State Board
OF Charities, delivered an address at the Y.
NJ. G. A. Hall last evening for the especial
benefit of young men.
The Board of Aldermen meet this after
noon, when an attempt will probably be
made to pass the Consolidated Street Rail
road Ordinance over the Mayors veto.
An inquest was held this morning on the
body of Fred Eng, who last week fell out of
window at 542 Elm street. The jury rem
dered a verdict of death from accidental in
juries.
THE Coroner's jury in the case of the
Schoerman child found that it had died
from the effects of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, administered in too large a quantity
by the parents.
THE Socialists celebrated the anniversary
of the Communist combatS OF Paris OF
1S4S and 1871 last evening at Arbeiter Hall.
The exercises consisted of songs tabeauX,
recitals and addresses.
THE three Braddock children, living at
No 81 Hamer street, who were taken
from their parents by the officers few
days ago, were sent to the Children's Home
by Mayor Moore yesterday.
A CUTTING affray took place at 8 O'Clock
last night at the corner OF Wade and Cut
ter Streets between John Collum and
Steve Newell, two roughs. The latter was
badly cut in the wrist. No arrests.
CAPTAIN TowNLEY and L. D.. Manning, of
Batavia, were i'll town yesterday, consult
ing with T. c. Campbell in reference to the
defense of Charles Dimmitt, for the safe
robbery. The case is set for next Friday,
the 22d inst.
Mr. JOHN o. CLARKE, of the st. Nicholas,
made an application yesterday for pension
as a soldier in the war of 1872, under the
new law. Mr.. Clarke was in the First Con
necticut Artillery, quartered at New Lon
don.
THE U S. Grand Jury yesterday reported
having been twelve days in session, exam
ined one hundred and fortyone witnesses
found fifty-seven indictments ignored five
cases, and passed two over to the mex
Granu jury.
Rev. FATHER MAGEvNY, S. J., lectured t.
an immense audience at Pixies Opera-house
His bject was THE Harp of Tara" Owing
to the hundreds who could not effect an en-
trance, the lecture will be repeated mex
Sunday evening.
THE artesian we'll at Moerlein's brewer,
has reached depth of one thousand sever
hundred and ninety-seven feet. 1t i
shought that supply of fresh water vii
soon be obtained, as at present the sulphur
Gus smell is not so loud as that OF the forme
one.
THE State Ministerial Quarterly Confer
ence of the Colored NJ. +. Church is in ses
sion to-day at Union Chapel on Sevent
street, and tomorrow morning the entir
delegation will start for indianapolis to al
tend the annual conference, which is i
session at that place.
TIE family consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl
S. Sedler, of West Clinton street, made
fatal mistake last Saturday night, whic
cost them the life Of their tive-weeks-Ol
child The latter was sick and needed a
opiate Instead of this, the parents III
fortunately took hold of a bottle containin
carbolc acid and administered part of th
contents to the baby. Yesterday the chill
died from the effects.
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