The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-25
LOCAL BREVITIES

puIlnCu from all unCleanllCSS.
A PROPOSITION is on foot to illuminate
Fountain Square on the Fourth Of July.
Michael SMITH blacksmith, has been |
missing for over a week from his home, No. |
53S W. Eighth street.
SERGEANT RuNcK, of the Washington Light
Guards, was ScTenaded by the Concert Sing
ing Society last night.
Ir will require an average grade OF seven
ty-tive per cent to secure admttance TO the
High School this year.
MICHAEL LUMNEY, who fell from third
story window Of the Grand Hotel few days
ago, is likely to recover.
The boy Casey, who was struck by fly |
ing toy on Fifth street last Saturday, is IN
very critical condition.
SUPERINTENDENT WIN. K1RToN, of the
Water-workS, will he relieved from duty on
July 1st, next Monday.
Sr. JoHN's Day was celebrated yesterday
by a grand picnic at the Lookout House, |
given by the Bavarian Society
CHARLES f. JONES, well known among the
young people, died yesterday at his late
residence, No. q New street,
THE Union Board of High Schools yes
terday afternoon reappoined George W.
Harper as Principal Of Woodward High
School.
JOIN A. CoYIE, a clerk in the flour store
of Chas II. Foot, will be tried tomorrow
on the charge Of embeZzling F37 from his
employer.
THE graduating class of the Hebrew Union
College this year contains twenty-three
members representing nearly all the States
i'll the Union.
OFFICER BUCHMANN shot a mad dog yes
terdav, which was reported to have bitten
little girl residing on Central avenue, near
Elizabeth street.
LADY MARY FRANCIS EADs OF Cummins-
VILE who arrived home from the Work
house a day or so ago and got on another
tear yesterday, will be tried July ID
GEORGE CARR. who was held over on the
charge OF burglari2ing the Curtis carriage
factory was given three months for being
common thief. y motion was made tor a
new trial.
JOHN SHIII1ro has been appointed by the
fiscal Trustee OF the Widows Home, vice Nj.
NJ. White resigned The appointment is to
fill the uneXpired term OF Mr.. White, end
ing in November, 1850.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the Western
Paint and Roofing Company were left for
record yesterday evening, the object being
the reduction OF the capital stock OF said
Company from 100000 TO $4,000.
Miss KATE RILEY, a prominent landady
of Longworth street, is quite riley over the
loss of diamond cross, valued at $500,
which she states WAS stolen from her by two
well-drcSsed men who called at her place
last Sunday night
THE Court on application OF the County
Clerk under the recent amendment of the
LEGISLATURE to the Fee Bill, has fixed the
aggregate sum to be expended yearly for
II Of u la,,Iltins O X3D
This does not, Of couse, include the Clerk
salary
FRANK MoRToN. Young actor from Chi
cago, introduced himself in the city yester-
dav bv stealing coat from OBJ Fifth street
which he disposed Of to another young
man. His proceedings were soon brought
to light, however, and Morton was sent out
for nine months
A FIRE broke out about o'clock las
night in MckenMcs shoe factory, Nos II!
and l2l Pearl street. The fire originated in
the fourth floor from a lamp left burning b!
one Of the workmen. Loss 5000. On The
way to the fire the "Fours,' driven by
pipeman, had wheel torn oil, The engine
was badly damaged
]. H. SrrcHEL, Master Mechanic of th
Little Miami Railroad, was riding alon;
Eastern avenue Sunday night in cOmpan,
with his BOYS when his horse took frgh
and Jumped over the bank near Sports
mans Hall, distance of about ten feet
Mr. Setchel and two Of the boys jumped
out, but the third boy went over with tn
buggy, yet, strange to say, no one was hurt
The Academy Of Medicine held meet
ing last night TO discuss the resolutions pre-
sented to the Academy some time since, pt
tctioMiME the Legislature to pass liberia
laws in order to secure sufficient anaton
ical material for dissection at the mcdica
colleges of this State. After some discus
sion and arrfus,tl to insert the words 'Crln
mails and strangers in the rcsolutions tn
latter were almost unanimously adopted.
Police Com isSiOners.
The Board Of Police Commissioners me
yesterday afternoon and approved the pay
roll of the Health Office amounting t
$l,73S 33.
The Health Officer reported that 81
nuisances had been reported during til
week, and a diaries inspected.
The City Solicitor reported that unde
the law governing Intirmaries, the Boar
could not employ clerk to perform II
tirmary duties, and also that all warrant
drawn by the Directors Of the lntirmary
while they were performing their duties {
the office were good in law.
The lnfrmary physician reported that h
had examined 5G patients, of whom he ha
discharged 49, There were in the institl
ton IA females and 100 males.
It was agreed that all appointments o
the police force were to be made unde
the rule requiring medical examination {
applicants. and to adhere to the standard a
already prescribed.
A. Mccall of the First Ward was electc
the Fifth Ward, and James Corney, of tn
iytI Ward t,nrLnt watchtnpD w. |