The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LANE SEMINARY is to be remodeled.
ALUMNI meeting OF the Ohio Medical Col
lege this afternoon.
THE present area OF the city embraces
twenty-four square miles.
THE streets constructed last year cost
100000. They are 5-l00 miles in length.
Huston & Co. have completed seventeen
and a half miles of rail on the Southern
Road.
The Gibson House subscription to the
Exposition fund is -, 800 instead OF 1000,
as reported.
A SuNpAY-scHooL concert will be held at
the Poplar-street Presby yterian Church next
Sunday evening.
THE swan at Lincoln Park was found
frozen to death yesterday. 1t will be pre-
sented to the Cuvier Club.
Mr.. JAMES SHERLOCK, who was cut night
before last by Dave Crawford in Central
avenue saloon, is improving rapidly.
THE retiring Superintendent of the House
of Refuge was presented yesterday with
water-color portrait of his three year-old
son.
THE excavation and masonry for the new
Exposition buildings has been let. Bids
for carpenter work will be received next
Wednesday.
JACOB FRANzREB, a lad of eight years,
living at No. 629 Vine street, was run over
last evening by hay wagon, on which the
lad attempted to steal ride.
The remains of Mr. E. A. Thompson,
President of the Wine-growers Association,
arrived here last night from Hutchinson,
Kansas, and were inferred to-day at Spring
6rove Cemetery.
THE Central Committee of the North
American S8ngerbund has resolved to in
vite those singers who have for twenty-five
years rendered their assistance in societies.
10 assemble tomorrow at Turner Hall and
participate in the coming festival.
The Fire Investigating Committee met
last night and examined two witnesses
Messrs. H. Bromwell and ]. H. Sagman
upon the question of sales which had been
made, and the putting up of the fire alarm
telegraph, but not much information was
obtained.
THE remains of Mr.. George Bodmann
who died at Brussels, Belgium, on the 31st
of January, from the effects of heart dis
ease, arrived here yesterday. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon from
the residence of the mother of the deceased
on Mt. Auburn.
A YOUNG man named Scraf came near
losing his life last evening while trying to
board the express on the Panhandle Line
at Loveland. He slipped and fell under
the trucks, and was just in front of the
moving wheels when the station engineer,
Mr.. Hank Brown, drew the man out.
Governor BISHOP has officially notified
Judge Roberts, of the Dearborn County
(Indana) Circuit Court, that the requisition
of Governor Williams for Sam. 7. BoWles
had been granted SO that in case he is &C
quilted bv Che Hamilton County Courts he
can be transferred at once to the Dearborn
Circuit Court
AT a meeting of the Directors of the
House of Refuge, held Yesterday Mr.. James
Dalton and Mr.. James A. Johnston were
elected Directors to take the places of
Charles Thomas and Squire F. H. Rowe
kamp, whose term OF office expired. Mr.
II. A. Montfort resigned the Superintend-
ency of the institution, and Mr.. John D.
Minor was appointed in his stead. Mrs. +.
NJ. Armstrong was elected Matron, to re-
place Mrs. H. A. Montfort, who had also
resigned.
THE Hamilton County Democratic Club
held meeting last night at which large
number OF new members were enrolled. A
vote of thanks was rendered Hon. George
Hoadly for the able address he delivered on
the evening of the 22d inst, at Robinson s
Opera-house on the electoral Commits
sion" A committee of three were instruct
ed to communicate by telegraph or other
wise with President Hayes, requesting him
to sign the bill passed by Congress to pre-
vent the immigration of Chinese.
LARRY HAzEN yesterday incarcerated in
the Hammond-strect Station-house young
man who gave the name of John Adams.
The charge of sending letters with intent
10 defraud" was made against him. 1t
burned out, however, that this was only d
blind of Larry's. That Adams was a we'll
to-do young man of this city whose real
name is Best. That he had been fraudu-
entlv obtaining goods from several New
York houses in such manner as to involve
the Adams Express Company. The diff
Guilty between Best and the Express Com
pany will be compromised and the matter
be allowed TO drop.
THE annual reunion and banquet of the
Alumni Association of the Miami Medical
College took place at Kepler's last night:
President, DR.. {. p Judkins, Glass of 81
First Vice President, DIR. G. p. Brent, Class
of "a; Second Vice President DR.. A. j.
Bowers, Glass of 81; Third Vice President,
DR.. &. r. Patton, Glass of 50; Fourth Vice
President, DR.. NJ. III. Dean, Glass of ;76;
Fifth Vice President, DR.. J. 0. Mcdowell,
Glass Of II; Sixth Vice President, DR.. J. p.
Savage, Class OF rs; Secretary, DR.. VIM.
Judkins, Treasurer; DR.. ?. M, Bigney; Ex-
ecutiye Committee, DR.. VIM. B. Davis DR..
W. Fl, Falls, DR.. F. II. Rowe.
verdict of WanslaEghter.
The Jury in the case of the State against
Chambers Anderson, which has been or
a., q,