The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-17
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

MlNOh LUCAL MENllVNo.
Judge Longworth will sentence pris-
sners on Saturday.
Miss Marion L. Foster, young artist
Of this city, has just finished splendid
erayon portrait of Governor-elect Foster
I~o-
The femaiss Of WInam p, nuusv-
were inferred In Spring Grove Cemetery
YESTERDAY. Elder w. P. Stratton preached
the funeral sermon.
The public schools Of the city observer
Whittier's birthday to-day by select read
fngs from the poets works, conlposltiohs
on his poems, biographical sketches, &c.
Hamilton Mazzett, an Assessor OF
symmes Township, was beat out of $50 last
evening at saloon, corner of Longworth
and Elm streets, by three-card monte
sharp.
The one hundred and ninth anniver-
sary of the birth of Beethoven was cele-
hrated by the Musical Club, at the club
rooms, No. 200 West Fourth street. last
night
Tickets for the "fve-and-forty black
bird concert" to be given under the
suspices of the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick,
are now on sale at Newhalps music store,
Fourth street.
Mrs. Rebecca w. Pickering, mother of
4. and A. Pickering, the hardware mer-
chants on Main street, died at her home in
Philadelphia yesterday at the advanced age
efeighty-ive.
Nine. J. M. Edwards gave a soiree
musicale at College Hill last evening, which
vas largely attended. A fine programme
was rendered, including selections from the
most prominent COMPOSERS.
A boy named Jacob Cordes, residing
at No. 463 Linn street, was knocked down
and gored by wild Texan steer YESTERDAY
near the Findlay-street School-house. and
badly injured about the head.
A carload of goods was shipped yester-
day by the Adams Express Co., Oh the first
through train to Chattanooga via the
Southern Road A list of the shippers and
sonsignees will be deposited with the His
torical Society.
The Auditor of Hamilton County is
now ready to pay Treasurers OF townships,
municipal corporations and school districts
two-thirds of their shares, respectively, "
the December collections of taxes, in ad-
vance of the semi-annual settlement.
On account of the sudden illness OF Mr..
RIM. Shoemaker on Monday, the Board OF
Arbitration, for the determination Of the
interest to be paid by the c., H. & D. Rail,
road Compady on Cincinnati, Hamilton q
Indianap,li lis Railroad bonds, adjourned
after brief meeting.
In the case of Christian Schempr
against Henry Haacke & Co.,, of the Voks
feund, for libel. the plaintiff introduced
IN evidence large masIiff, which was
claimed to have played some part in the
.ilesed robbery. The Court permitted it te
be offered in evidence.
Mr.. N. Roberts, Of the Humpty Dump
ty Troupe, while on his way through Lodge
alley to the Walnut Street House last even
mY, was Sct u pun Wy AOOoPoAo' A'AShi "o"
sver, knocked one of them down. and thel
succeeded in getting away from the res
without losing his diamond pin, the getting
Of which was the object of the assault b..
the robbers
The new Lyceum organized in tn
Twenty fifth Ward, and existing under tn
name of the Franklin Institute. has elected
the following officers: President Captai
1. l.. Brasher; Vice President, A. W. Curtis
Secretary, James G. Marshall; Treasurer
George L. Thomson; Executive Commute
&C. F. Lakeman, E. Charles Davis an
George Bagby.
Mrs. M. II. H. Lee gave the third o
her series IF lectures this morning in tn
narlors of the Grand Hotel. The sub]ec
vas .Hawthorne," in which his LIE all
writings were pretty thoroughly discussed
and selections from his works read. Mr.
Lee possesses remarkable talent and elocl
tionarv powers, and never fails to entertal
her audience.
The first passenger train drawn fro
Cincinnati " Chattanooga, over the Ci
einnati Southern Road. arrived at Some
set Yesterday afternoon at 3:15, and, ait
short stoppage, continued on down Il
road, arriving at Whitley Station at
o'clock. The train laid over until til
morning when tie tour of inspection "
seain proceeded with. Engine No.
With Mat. Coombs at the throttle, pull
the train over the road. Miles N. Beat
acted as conductor. The Adams Expire
Company sent car load of goods by
train, and list Of the shipment will
prepared for the Historical Society
Ahng.
Musical Events.
At the Melodeon Hall this evening
pupils of Miss Baur, of the Cincinnati c,
aervatory of Music, will give q conce