The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-22
LOCAL BREVITIIGS.
know a sweet, ceramic maid,
A fair-haired Clementina,
Who wears the same as all queensware,
And oft is Dresden China.


Will CorFINs defalcation amounts to
only $500.
DOC" DAVIS, the colored Turnkey at
Hammond-street Station, has been sus-
pended.
ALEX JOHNSON, Superintendent Of Queen
City Landing. who has been ill several days,
died Monday night at II o'clock.
A GIRL BABY, few days old, vas left on
the steps of Mr.. Henry Silverman's house
yesterday. 1t was taken to the Hospital.
TIE Committee of Council appointed to
Investigate the affairs of the Fire Depart
ment failed to obtain quorum last even
ing
the mother of Mr.. John c. Norris of
Mt Auburn, died at his residence yester-
day at the advanced age OF eighty-eight
years.
The Music Hall Trustees met yesterday
and appointed Subcommittee TO confer
With the Exposition Commissioners Build
ihg Committee ON plans for the new build.
ing.
TUE Ones ran 10 fire ABOUT IL o. clock
last night in the pump works of Thomas }.
MCGOWAN, 141 West Second, and succeeded
Ia extingufshing it before much damage
vas done
TIE Y. B. 8. Society was organized yes
eer1ay, and the following officers were
slec,ed: l. Rauth, President; J. Frohman,
Vice President; B. May, Secretary; II.
Mayer, Treasurer.
Az old man Of seventy-two years, named
1. Becker, died suddenly at half-past 8
o'clock. last night at his home, No $50
Plum street. The Coroner was notified, but
finding thai Becker had been suffering of
quest
Taa Bar Association held its quarterly
meeting last evening, and spent the greatest
Vnrlion Of the time discussing how to RENE
ay the overcrowded condition of the Courts
n committee was appointed to consider the
scatter The evening concluded with a
pleasant spread furnished by Kepler.
4 rouRe woman, who lives on Vine
street near Thirteenth, and who was mar
Ned TO Jasnes lex about two months ago,
was saddenly taken with labor pains at the
gorner of Third and Broad way, and rushing
Into Dr.. Tate's Office was delivered of a
shifd. The poor woman, who has been de-
kefssd By her husband, was taken to the
Hospital.
YESTERDAY afternoon, while seven steam
toatmen were at work repairing the sar-
hoard wheel of the Guiding Star, the plat
form on which they were standing gave
way and they were precipitated into the
eurFent Tive boats were Immediately
lowered, and, after some time and difficult
ty, the men were all saved and with the
exception of Jones and Willis, who were
somewhat bruised, little injury was dona
The Council Committee for Investigating
the ca pei l. tres ~. c5 at the City Buildings held
another meeting last evening. and exam
ksed the following witnesses: Messrs. v.
Burnbam, s. #. Dearon, ]. A. Armstrong,
John Gresius, W. H. Meara, ]. Pau, S.
Hsrowi;z, J. w. Roherell. The bills in
quired into were those for whiting, paint
ing and vanishing the City Buildings, bills
for putting up stoves and for furnishing
wa!er filters
fHx Republicans of the Ninth Ward held
meeting last evening, and adopted reso-
Iatioa recommending the organization of a
permanent Republican Club. The follow
Ing officers were then elected: President,
William Stewart; Vice President, Jakey
Hughes; Secretary, Paul 7. Wegelin; Treas
urer, John III. Burt; Executive Commi tee,
Col. J. v. Guthrie, Hon. Ferd. Vogeler and
Captain Henry Renthrop. The Club will
meat again on the evening of January 2Sth
ut the office Of Geo. W. Germany, Esq.