The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-15
THE DAILY STAR
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

TB the voice of old King Coal,
And he roareth with might ana main,
"Once more to the door OF the suffering poor
am coming with help again.
II heed the piteous voice,
That has called me loud and long,
And my barges ride on the yellow tide
Half million bushels strong"
A still alarm last night at II 80 O'Clock
called the Gifts to No. 1853 Elm street, but
when the boys" arrived there they failed
70 discover any trace of fire.
henry Enders, a lad ten years of age,
residing at No. 456 East Front street. had
his hand mashed while playing on the rail
road track. 1t was amputated by DR..
King.
John BARLEY, residing in Fulton, met
with a serious accident yesterday at Mack's
Mills, which resulted in the loss of his
thumb and forefinger of his right hand.
A case of buzz saw.
A child of Mr.. NJ. H. Meyers, who
resides at No. GA Flint street, while playing
with boy about six years OF age, had his
clothes set on fire by matches. He was so
horribly burned that his recovery is doubt
fal.
The rooms of the Natural History So
siety were filled with fashionable audi
ence yesterday afternoon to hear the inter-
esting lecture of Prof. A. G. Wetherby on
the Development of Invertebrate Ami
mails"
The Directors of the Cincinnati .Ab-
atract Company held meeting yesterday,
and the resignation of the Manager, Mr..
W. M. Trevor, was accepted, and A. j.
Jones appointed in his place for term OF
three years from this date.
On warrant drawn up by the order
Of the Police Commissioners Mr.. T. c.
Campbell was yesterday afternoon paid 5000
by City Treasurer knorr. The money came
from the Police Fund, but for what purpose
Nr. Knorr was unable to find out.
G. F. Junkerman, Lawrence Zeinz
Wendell Schel, Victor Williams and H.
Brusselbach, have sent petition to the
Board of Education asking the Board to re-
consider the vote reducing the salaries of
the music teachers in the public schools.
The Chamber of Commerce created a
special committee to solicit subscriptions
10 guarantee fund for securing the Ma
tional Republican Convention in Cncin-
natl The amount of the guarantee has
been fixed at So. 600. The committee are at
work securing the required subscriptions.
Charles Marshall, laborer, died sud-
denly yesterday at No. 337 West Third
street, boarding house kept by Mrs. Con-
molly. An inquest was held by Squire
6chwab, who returned the following ver-
dict: "Death from nervous prostration,
superinduced by immoderate use Of intoxi-
esnts.''
During last Wednesday night B. H.
Luhn's tailoring establishment, No. 273
West Sixth street, was entered by burglars
and a bolt Of cloth valued at $55 stolen.
Thursday night Eckert Bros's dry-goods
store, No. 81 West Court street, was also
entered by burglars and about 81 taken
from the cash drawer.
Mcmillan Lodge gave a delightful ell
tertainment at Masonic Hall last night.
The vocal part was nicely rendered by Mrs.
Cora Dean Murphy, Mrs. Gross. Mr.. Horace
Wethereil and Mr. ]. Frank Dunnie. Mrs.
Aidrich and Miss May Donnelly enter
tanned the company with some fine read
inys. 1t was pleasant occasion in all
respects.
George H. Pendleton and G. w.
Woolley, yesterday afternoon, filed petit
tion in the Supreme Court against the City
Com missioners and w. Fl. Brown & Co., to
restrain the latter from erecting, under per-
mission of the City Commissioners post
on the south end of Eggleston avenue, to
which chains are to be attached to hold
boats. The plaintiffs own property adjoin-
Ing Eggleston avenue, and claim that
Browns chains would be an obstruction to
the use of their property. Judge Foraker
allowed restraining order, to continue
until further order of the Court.
The will of Abraham Aub was ad-
nitted to probate yesterday by Judge Mat
son. The testator made the following be-
nevolent bequests: To the Mutual Cove
Aant /. O. B. B., endowment OF 81. 900 for
the Jewish Orphan Asylum at Cleveland,
Ohio, and of the Covenant Endowment, l.
O. B. B., $1,000; $500 to the Hebrew Relief
Society of Cincinnati; $500 to the Jewish
Hospital Society of Cincinnati. He givesalso
$500 to the Jewish Theological Institute.
He gives to his trustees for the benefit of
his wife, the residence, No. 102 West Sev-
enth street, upon the condition that she oc-
enpy 1t as residence; also the furniture,
etc, II.
Knights Of St. Martin.
The Knights of st. Martin, OF Holy
Trinity Church, West Fifth street, will