The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ELECTION to-day in the Queen City Club
of Governors. There are two tickets in the
field.
EMERsoN's MINsTRELs at the Grand Op-
ra-house tonight with an entire change OF
programme.
THE smaller subscriptions in aid of the
Archbishop which have been made at the
Cathedral and Church of the Atonement
amount to $4,000.
NEITHER the Finance Committee nor the
committee appointed to investigate the
affairs of the Fire Department succeeded
in getting quorum last evening,
Mr. PHILIP SroEHR, for several years en-
ployed as driver at Schallef u Gerkes s
brewery. died last night at his home NO.
695 Elm street. His demise will be sorely
regretted by large circle of friends
CORONER CARR1cK returned verdict in
the alleged childmurder case, that death
had been caused by suffocation in the vault,
but whether the infant was purposely
thrown in or not he was unable to de-
termine.
Dr. J. G. ORR, of this city, one of the
volunteers during the prevalence OF me
yellow fever has received from the Howard
Association of Memphis gold badge as an
Acknowledgement of his services during the
scourge.
THE Directors of the Board OF Trade yes
terdav passed resolution conSratulat!ng
the gentlemen composing the Exposition
Board upon their success in securing lhe
subscriptions for the permanent Exposition
buildings.
PRoF. T. P. Wilson, of Pulte Medical Col
lese will repeat at Oxford this evening the
interesting lecture entitled THE Bane OF
Civilization" which he delivered at the
Unitarian Church, corner of Eighth and
Plum streets, last evening
AT the annual meeting of the stockhol-
ders of Mosler, Bahmann Co., the follow
ing officers we're elected for the ensuing
wear: President, Henry Moeser; Vice Presl'
dent Fred. Bahmann; Secretary, Otto
Bahmann; Treasurer, Lewis Buse; super
intendent, John Schmid.
A MEETING of the Cincinnati artists was
held at the st. Nicholas last evening to pay
tribute of respect to the memory of the
late Frank Dengler. After organizing il
was decided to exhibit the works OF the late
sculptor at Wiswelps gallery next week
and a committee was appointed for thai
purpose.
POSTAL cards have been distributed among
the customers of the Jackson Brewery
stating that Pfau & Starbuck are the only
lawful assignees of George Weber, and tha
they alone are authorized to receive ana re
ceipt for money. In answer Mr.. Weber ha'
circulated another card denying that Ptau
a Starbuck have such authority and asking
that The patrons of the brewery make pay
ments as heretofore.
THE following are the changes in the
Post-ofice: Joseph II. Thornton IS sue
oeeded by D. w. McClung, of Hamilton
O.. as Assistant Postmaster; Col. Thornton
;s tn become Private Secretary, in place o
Lester E. Wood; Mr.J .Critcheli, OF carthage
takes LYMAN Harding's place in the None!
Order Department; John NJ. Wilson, wh'
has been Cashier of this Department sine
the 18th of June, is displaced by Mr.. Jones
who has been in the office for some time
M, Jones' in turn, is succeeded by Ii.
Thornton, of Wyoming, OHIO.
Anour four months ago child name
Henry Il. Lawrence, who, it was claimed
had heen i'll treated by his father, ha
become nearly blind. The S. P. G. A. too
the matter in hand, and through the intl'
enca of Governor Bishop succeeded IN ha
ing the child admitted to the Blind AS
INN at Columbus, although the boy W.
under the age at which children are az
mitted to that institution. 4esterda
however, the child was returned to the
pc, A., with the statement that he cou
no longer be kept at the Asylum.
Lucy VANCE SKINNER, living with h
husband at No PA West Fourth stree
will be tried next Monday before Squi
Gilligan on charge of forging Il
name of P B. Clark of Lebanon, to
security bond. The suit is broughtby Dav
A. Murphy, of 126 Barr street. He clair
that he loaned Mrs. Skinner $500, and tn
she gave him a contract lease on $3
piano, with Clark as security and anoth
Tor SITS on an organ, with Josephine sa
yer as security. Murphy says the sigr
ture of Clark is a forgery. The case will
thoroughly investigated by the Mag
trate.