The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-29
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

The Knights of st. Thomas celebrated
their first anniversary yesterday.
John Ryan's Variety Hall on West
NTH street was kept closed last night.
The Columbia branch Of the Public
Library will be opened tomorrow at noon.
Ex Congressman John L. Vance, Of
0allipolia is stopping at the Crawford
House.
The "Anti- Treating" Society, similar
% those in the East. was started in this
eitv yesterday.
Mr.. R. M. Hughes, Of this city, left
hiss evening for Elkhart, Ind, where he
has accepted position in the telegraph
service.
The Emery Brothers are contempla-
ting the building of one hundred dwelling
houses north of Eden Park and east of Gil
bert avenue.
Chas. II. Scott, formerly Of the Ga
sette Company, and who went to Florida
for his health, has been engaged by Gov
eminent survey party in that State.
The Regulars and Independents of the
Young Mems Mercantile Library have
both put up tickets and the fight for the
control Of the library has begun in earnest.
The Democratic voters Of the Eight
eenth Ward will meet tomorrow evening
TO nominate candidate for Council to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of VIM. s.
Hudson.
Henry Gautman, residing at No. 70
Orchard street, fell down in the yard in the
rear of his house yesterday and broke one
Of his legs He was taken to the Cincinnati
Hospital.
Fire Company No. 8 ran this forenoon
in response to silent alarm from No. 139
Main street, but found no fire to extin-
guish. An upper room had become filled
with smoke from defective 1ue.
, Elbert, colored painter, living at No.
Al New street. died suddenly at the Es-
planade Building Saturday night. No in
quest will be held, as the Coroner is salts
fed he died of rheumatism of the heart.
The last of the Cincinnati Baseball
team arrived in the city yesterday over
land direct from California. The boys are
all looking we'll and hearty and express
themselves much pleased with their trin.
Mr.. Nicholas Wersel, ST., father Of Ser
eeant Frank Wersel, and member of the
frm of Harding Il Wersel. died early this
morning from dropsy. The deceased was
born in Utrecht, Holland, and was rs years
old.
A pile Of shavings in Kerings grocery,
corner OF Parsons and Front streets, took
fire last evening about 1880 o'clock and
caused the alarm from Box 19. The en-
gines were not needed, however, to extin
Euish the blaze.
The following Cincinnatians are regis
tered abroad: Paris-John B. Gibson, B.
Springer and the Misses Springer; Nice
Dr.. Williams and family; Geneva-John
r. Wright and wife. Miss Mary E. Wright
and Annie B. Wright. -
At the Christmas reunion of the fam
ny of Mr.. Robert MITCHELL at his residence
IN Avondale, Mr.. Mitchell presented each
of his children and grandchildren with
large sums of money, amounting in the
aggregate to about 100000.
There was o meeting Of the sub COM
mittee appointed by Council to take testi-
moDy as to the cost of manufacturing gas
held at the City Building last week, during
which M. Halstead's testimony was taken.
They meet again on Friday next
The Directors of the Cincinnati Rail
eoad Company and the Trustees of the Gin
sinnat Southern Railroad held meeting
lat Saturday to discuss the facilities for a
terminus in the city. fer the now completed
road. There will be another meeting at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
The Coroner has rendered the following
verdict in the case of Peter Gilroy: death
from the effects of knife wound in the
left breast, the knife penetrating and
vounding the lung. / further find that
said wound was inflicted by a knife in the
hand of William Altener."
At the annual meeting of the Cincin.
nati Pioneer Association Saturday the fol-
lowing officers we're elected: President
Joseph Coffin; Vice President, Hon. John
w. Caldwell; Corresponding Secretary, Jer
smiah M. Clark; Recording Secretary, Johr
D. Caldwell; Treasurer, Adolph Carnes
eergeantat-Arms, Peter B. Folger; Execu
tive Committee, J. X. Coolidge, H. NJ
Bates, J. w. Gillespie, Hiram De Camp
John T. Perkins .
Last Saturday night while Henry Dig
. resident of Logan street, was out ridin,
IN buggy with a young lady, the vehicle
was upset near the Bnrnet Woods, and til,
occupants thrown out and slightly bruised
The horse becoming frightened ran ava,
cut the Carthage Pike, and when near tn
widows Home plunged down a twenty
foot embankment, making total wreck O
the buggy but escaping himself withou
serious injury. .....,..-.
Jennie Corcoran, a woman of teas
drtue," formerly q variety actress at Henr
Bender's place, was found on the stree
las night by Officers Brink and Conroy
and stated to them that she had been CT,
In the Arm by her man." Charley Core