The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-01
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

The changes in the various depart
mcnts under the control of the City Com
nissioners take effect to-day.
The sum of $5,308 so was collected bv
the Mayor during the month of July for IL
ssnses of various descriptions.
Gen. w. H. Baldwin, of this city, has
been selected as Judge Advocate General of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
The funeral of the late Isaac G. Collins
took place this morning at 10 o'clock from
the late residence on Forest avenue.
The ruins of VIM. Carson & Bros old
planning mill, on the corner of Flint street
and Freeman avenue. are being torn down
by order of the Board Of Insecure Build
ngs
The members of the Thirty-fourth
Ohio will meet at the Burnet House this
evening to decide upon the programme for
their fifteenth annual reunion on the 25th
Of September.
Thomas Dorrell, residing at No. As
betts street, was overcome by the heat yes
terday afternoon. DR.. Fogel was called to
render medical services and the man is now
I'm fair way to recover.
At a meeting of the Cotton Exchange
yesterday afternoon a resolution was
adopted protesting against any departure
from the agreement to hold the next annu
sl convention at ST. Louis.
The cooper-shop of August Erbicht, on
Western avenue, between Bank and Brigh-
ton streets, was partially destroyed by fire
about quarter past IL o'clock this morn
ing. Loss $500. Insurance $3.50.
Jesse Thomas was cut twice in the
right arm, by Guy Smith, in an alteration
st Brownfield's saloon Delhi, last Wednes-
day night. He came to the city yesterday
and went to the Hospital to have his
wounds dressed.
A splendid team of draft horses be-
longing to Coleman Gosney, of Newport,
became frightened at an engine at Sixth
nway one of them had a leg broken, which
neeessitated its being killed.
Miss Lucy Lowe, the princi pal of the
Mount Washington Private College, while
sua driving near MEANWHILE, last evening,
was thrown from her buggy by her horse
becoming unmanageable and suffered q
compound fracture of one of her limbs.
Chas. W. Baker, one of the counsel for
Councilman Augustus F. Clarke, who is
now in jail has succeeded in obtaining a
writ of habeas corpus from Justice Strong,
Of the United States Supreme Court n. Y.
The writ is directed to Marshal Ullery.
Frank Hamburger, employed at Egcr
d Lanning's planning mill, corner of Sixth
and Harriett streets, had two Of the fingers
Of bis left hand broken yesterday afternoon
by piece of wood hurled from a split saw.
A twelve-hour walking contest be,
tween Thomas V. Tieman, of this city, and
IN Unknown, of Tennessee, is in progress
today at Queen City Hall, corner of Eighth
aDd Freeman streets. The match will close
st 10 o'clock tonight.
The Stockholders of the Wheelwright
Kiln Company yesterday elected the fol
lowing Board of Directors: Frank Linck
President; Charles Wheelwright, Vice Pres
ident and Superintendent; VIM. B. Dodds
Jr., Secretary; Louis A. Roth, Treasurer
]. Adolph Eberhardt, Charles A. Elliot
and J. F. Wheelwright.
On the strength of dispatch from thu
Chief of Police OF Louisville last evening
man named Oscar Boerner was arrested bN
Officers Brazell and Knox and locked up il
the Hammond-street Station house. He is
wanted in that city for raising $l35 on
worthless check from George Statonl, a sa
loon keeper. Boerner will be taken bacl
10 Louisville as soon as a requisition can b
procured.