The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-22

MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.


The public schools close Christmas
I've for ten days.
Lime Manufacturer Convention to-
morrow at Germania Hall.
Detective Dan. Duffy was ordered to
report at the Hammond Precinct last night
Tor duty as patrolman.
Col. Hoy will address the Pilgrim Cos
pei Temperance Society corner of Fifth and
Lock streets tomorrow evening.
Boxes for the give and Forty Black
birds" entertainment will be sold at auc-
ton tomorrow at the Merchants Exchange
at p. m
Christmas meats will be displayed in
the Sixth and Pearl-street Markethouses
tomorrow evening. Markets will be held
at Sixth street and Finday street Wednes-
day evening.
The Bethel Sunday-School was attend
cd yesterday afternoon by 4,2S0 scholars.
Each child that attended yesterday was
presented with ticket to the Christmas
entertainment.
In the case of DR.. Thos. L. Harper, who
died very suddenly last Saturday night, on
BaymiIler street near Liberty. the Coroner
returned verdict of death from hem
orrhage of the lungs.
VIM. Price, colored, residing on Nc
MILAN avenue, near Kemper Lane, was cut
In the neck and arm last night by Tom
Sullivan during a row at the corner of Gil
bert and Mcmillan avenues. The cuts are
not dangerous.
Mr.. Chas. Heinking died Of consump-
ton yesterday afternoon at his residence
on Shillito street, in the forty-fifth year of
his age. Deceased was q much respected
business man, and at the time of his death
occupied position in the First National
Bank.
Examinations in music in the Public
Schools for this week will be as follows:
December 23d, Tuesday morning, Seven
teenth District; afternoon, Second Inter-
mediate; December Oath, Wednesday morn
ing and afternoon, First Intermediate and
colonies
The following additional donations
have been received by Mr.. s. s. Davis,
Treasurer of the Relief Union: Mrs Bod
man, 500; 8. H. Burton, $50; Walsh &
Kellogg, $50; hyette Smith, $25; Charles
Davis & Co., $25; ]. Church & Co., $25; j.
W. Hartwell, $40; Madame Zwick, IS; Mrs.
Andres, S.; cash, $3.
A horse belonging to George Schlosser,
the grocery.keeper at the corner OF dest
and Berlin streets, got awav from the
stable Yesterday and ran down Gest street
Three boys pursued the animal, and one of
them, named Henry Colley, getting too
near the horses heels, was kicked in the
lhce and had his.jaw-bone broken.
. At a meeting of the Gas Committee
that was called Saturday afternoon only
three members attended-Messrs Hide
brandt, Schrader and Dalton. A resolution
requesting the editors of the city papers t"
appear with facts, figures and arguments as
to the cost Of making gas; also, the Hos
rital Trustees and all others who know
anything about gas, was adopted. The
Committee then adjourned to meet this
evening.
The Gambrinus Benevolent Society
elected the following officers last night:
Friedrich Goebel, President John Kraft,
Vice President; John Ritzenthaler, Re-
eording Secretary; Henry Walker, Treas
urer; August Hook, Martin Rettig, An
dreas Wallenberger, Trustees; Louis
Bchwing, Clerk; Vincent Holler and VIM.
Krohn, Banner Carriers.
The Independent party of the Young
Mems Mercantile Library Association held
Q meeting at the St. Nicholas Saturday
evening" and the following committee to
nominate ticket for the ensuing year waf
chosen: Nick w. Johnston, Brent Arnold,
~. Guthrie, Jr., Chas Fl. Justis, Chas.
C. Keeler, Paul +. Mohr and W. J. Armel.
John 8. Woods acted as Chairman, and E.
@. Hewett as Secretary of the meeting,
which was largely attended.
Timothy F. Ryan and John Malley
commenced suit on Saturday last against
J. B. Benedict and Seth S. Haines, as part
ners in the contract for the erection of thu
Miami Valley Railroad, to recover $60,0O(
damages alleged to have been sustained b,
reason of the defendants failure to compl,
with contract made with them for th'
construction of the embankment and ma
sonry on section /, 2, and OF the Road
and paying them the amounts which be
came due to them under the contract, AM
IN preventing them from procuring tn
e0mDletiOn of their work.