The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Huston 4 Co. have seventeen and hal
miles Of new track laid on the Southern
Road.
THE Lincoln Club met at the Grand Hotel
last night and discussed the constitution
and bylaws. Another meeting will be neld
next Wednesday.
LULU NEUBERT. the three-year-old girl
who had her skull fractured by the kick OF
horse at the Twelves engine-house last
Tuesday, died yesterday.
A SPIRITED controversy is in progress
among the German papers over the fact
that the Citizens Committee has appointed
the Volksbiatt the organ of the Sengerfest.
+. f. DRsHMAN, of the New Albany Whet-
stone Works, arrived III the city to-day to
look after the firm of Marks Il Co., which
he claims has swindled him out of $3.50
worth OF goods
A NAN named Neske, who lives at Is Race
street and is employed in the Hall Safe and
Lock Company's shops, had the flesh al
most torn from his arm from the shoulder
to the elbow by the machinery yesterday.
THE Coroner was called to POP Webb alley
last night, where all infant child which had
been abandoned by its mother, Kate McIn-
tosh, had suddenly died. The child had
died from whoOping cough and the Coroner
refused 10 hold an inquest
Mr.. JACOB RANDALL, of Waynesville, for
many years Grand Sentinel of the Grand
Lodge, +. and A. NJ. was overcome by the
heat during the exercises at the Masonic
Temple last Eight and was removed to the
Gibson House. He is convalescent this
morning.
CAPT. JOHN PoRTKR passed through the
city last evening on his way to Columbus,
to look after the claim which he has made
for the loss of his model barge Mingo,
which the Health Officer of this city ordered
him to destroy by fire last summer, during
the yellow fever epidemic. The claim,
which is for $4,000, is now before the
Senate.
A JOINT meeting of the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad Trustees and the Trustees of
the Sinking Fund Commission was held
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
taking into consideration the matter of the
license. Gov. Bishop and Mr.. Greenwood
being absent, no business was transacted
Another meeting will take place next Mon
day.
DR.. CHARLES A. MILLER, Superintendent
OF Longview Asylum, filed two petitions,
by his attorney, against the Enquirer Com
pany, for libel, placing the damages at
which the suits are based appeared Feb
ruary 18th and 10Th and had reference to
the government of the Asylum and the
treatment of patients
THE session Of the Ancient and Accepted
Order OF the Scottish Rite will close to-
morrow at the Temple. To-day the Con-
sistory grades from the 10Th to the 30th in
elusive, are given, and tomorrow evening
concluding the labors with the 31st and
32d0 grades. There are ninety-six candi-
dates for these grades the largest number
known in the history of the Consistory,
the majority being from Cleveland and
Columbus.
The citation against Pfau & Starbuck
filled by the creditors of George Weber,
to compel them to show cause why they
do not file their accounts, was called up
before Judge Matson of the Probate Court
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Hyman, who
represents those gentlemen, asked for time
to get up the accounts. Fifteen days were
granted them The citation Ito compel
Aessrs. Brigel 4 Bobe to show by what
authority they are continuing the business
of the brewery and for an order for them to
proceed at once to wind it up) also came
up Further time being asked, five days
were allowed.