The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-05
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

Victor Flechters sconcert has been post
poned until the 19th'inst
The sale of the Catholic Institute and
Grand Opera-house to II. II. Hoffman has
been confirmed.
Mr.. Enoch T. Carson has disposed of
s5UO volumes of his library to Peter q.
Thomson fer $lo,Soo.
Officer Mccarthy, of the Third-street
Station-house, was yesterday presented
with beautiful black thorn cane.
Mr.. Reuben Springer on account of
The intirmities of age has declined TO par
ticipate in the SGngerfest procession.
" Mrs. Mcclure, the lady florist on Race
street, presented the Children's Home yes
serday with a beautiful basket of flowers.
An exhibition will be given at Wood
burn Hall, Walnut Hills, this evening by
The pupils of st. Francis de Sales School.
Barney Kuhl, of Race and Liberty
streets, was robbed OF his watch and chain
While at Columbus last evening in company
with the Hamilton County delegation.
The Directors of the Spngerfest are
.recting a huge triumphal arch across Elm
Itreet in front OF the Music Hall, which
will be used in connection with the fest-
raj.
A Twenty-third Ward Republican
Club was organized last night at Ober-
lline's Hall, corner of Freeman and Liber-
" streets. About one hundred names were
nrolled.
A banner presentation to the Knights
VI st. Edward will be made at Woodland
Park in the East End, tonight. Hon.
lanes w. Fitzgerald will make the presen-
alton speech.
Smith, Beggs & Co., of St. Louis, and
James L. Haven & Co., of this city, yester-
lay afternoon began suits against John
Shillito & Co., for infringement OF
The Otis elevator patent.
The burial Of the late Lewis Worth
ington took place yesterday from the vault
At Spring Grove, and services in memory Of
the estinable man were held at the Unita-
rian Church, Rev. Mr.. Wendte officiating.
Samuel +. Yourtee has sued the
Board of Education, claiming that he is en-
titled to 1858 under con tract that he was
to receive one-half of the saving from a
patent gas machine which he placed some
time ago in the Public Library.
Barney Osterkamp, carpenter, while
1t work at No. Il Central avenue yester-
lay, struck Mrs. Amelia Schrader on the
irm with saw, the teeth penetrating the
kin and cutting an ugly looking wound.
lie was arrested and will be tried before
Monday
At an adjourned session of the Board
Of County Commissioners yesterday after
noon they granted petition for county
road leading from the Pollock Road to tine
northern terminus of Rose Hill, also loca-
ling q county road from the north line OF
.he Blackley farm 10 the Lebanon Pike.
Lizzie Homan, of Springfield, Ohio,
pleaded not guilty before Judge Smith yes
terday to five separate charges, for permit
ting houses to be used as brothels. She
gave bonds in the sum OF $500 in each case.
Ballie Gebner, indicted for keeping house,
also gave bond for trial.
The committee having in charge the
examination OF applicants for Master Com
missioners passed the following yesterday
afternoons: william II. Pugh, John Bo-
cock, Dean Babbitt Daniel P. Dean, Joseph
L. Logan, and Philips. Goodwin. The Ex
amining Committee consisted OF John Fol-
lett, Morris Buckwalter, and Alexander H.
McGuffey.
The Yard Masters, at their regular
Convention. held at the Gibson House,
elected the following officers for the ensu-