The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-02
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

The police have orders to stop the
shooting OF fire crackers and pistols on the
streets.
William Ferris, an aged and we'll
known citizen of Hamilton County, died
yesterday morning at his residence on the
the Little Miami River.
"Death from accidental drowning" is
the Coroner's verdict in the case of the
mne-year-old lad (Wm. Bolze) found dead
in the river yesterday at the foot of Elm
street.
The alarm from Box 127 this morning
at O'Clock was occasibned by the burning
of some old boxes slowed away in room
of house on Wade street near John. Loss
insignificant.
A large number of friends accompa-
MED Miss Josie Jones Gorke to the Little
Miami Depot last night to see her off for
New York. Miss Yorke will sail for Eng
land tomorrow.
Messrs. Roots & Co., proprietors of the
Queen City Mills, and commission mcr-
chants, have removed their Office to the
northwest corner of Fourth and Walnut
streets, second floor.
Scott Parker colored boy thirtscn
years old was drowned last night at the
foot of Mill street. He was playing on
coal-barge, when he fell into the water
His widowed mother lives on Avery alley,
near Park street. The body has not yet
been recovered.
The Police Board yesterday evening
received the resignation of w. j. Fit2ger-
aid, of the lntirmary Department, and
awarded to Graybehl e. Son the contract
for meat for the Infrmary at $4 10 per
one hundred pounds.
Detective John Murray denies the
statement in a morning paper that he went
to the gambling house No. 206 Race street,
md that after losing considerable sum of
money quarreled with Crawford, the pro-
prietor, and was knocked down.
A small fire occurred yesterday even
Ing in the empty building at No, 81 Main
street, belonging to Peter A. White, and
an hour later damage to the amount OF 800
was done by fire to the residence of Miss
Beddeger, on Avery street, west of Mill.
DR.. w. III. Hunt, of Covington, has
resigned his position as Professor of OBJ
Btetrics in Pulte Medical College, in conse-
quence of the action of the Board
of Trustees in deciding to admit
ladies to the lectures in the same classes
with gentlemen.
A young man named Con. Buckley,
residing on West Walnut Hills fell from
mn ash cart at the corner of Ninth and John
streets about $50 o'clock this morning and
was severely injured about the head. He
was removed to the Cincinnati Hospital By
Mr.. Geo. w. Palmer.
Louis Olaways, tramping from New
York to Cincinnati, was struck by an en-
gine yesterday on the Panhandle Road,
near Spring Valley and received severe in
ternal injuries. He was brought to this
city and taken to the house of his sister,
No. IS Charlotte street.
A little son of Mr.. Thomas L. Gausscn,
of Dayton street, while visiting a playmate
in Ayondale a few days since was bitten
very seriously by a Newfoundland dog.
The boy was running along the pavement in
front of the residence Of Mr.. William Pitt
Wallace, when the canine flew at him and,
catching him by the leg, tore the calf in a
horrible manner.
Miss Howison, teacher Of geometry in
the C Grade at Hughes High School, hay.
ing offered to that class $25 in prizes fol
the best record in examination during the
year, has made the following awards: First
prize, SO in gold, Basil Creighton, average
9GG6; second prize, 81 So Fremont Hill
average 03.33; three prizes, 81 50 each, tC
Hattie L. Hunt, Lena johnson and Kate
Sweeny, average S6.G each.
The meeting which was called by the
ladies to consider the means for reducing
the quantity OF smoke in the atmosphere ol
Cincinnati convened at College Hall ycStcr
day afternoon. The question was present
ed l,,r discussion by Ex-Governor ID. Cox
Severn, communications were read, anG
after sundry remarks from those present {
petition to the Clvv Council was signed
asking that satisfactory, test OF smoke con
Sumers be made at the City Water-works