The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-07
GOTHAM GLEANINGS
News, Notes and Dashes in and About
the Metropolis.
BLAIR GOES FREE.
National Associated Press to the Star.

NEW York, March An order Of the
Secretary of War was received on Cover
nors Island yesterday, informing the COM
manding officer that Captain Thos. Blair,
recently tried and convicted by Court
martial and now prisoner OH said island,
be released from further custody, he having
been dismissed from the U. S. Army.
Capt Blair is now in this city. 1t is un.
derstood that Mrs. Granger has gone West
VI is not known yet which way the Captain
goes. He says: "L would rather have died
than have been placed in the light in which
this affair places me"
MAGNIFICENT AFFAIR.
The masked ball given at the Academy
OF Music last night by the Turin Associa-
ton was magnificent affair being the first
sons were present, including the elite of the
Jewish community, with much of the beau
ty for which their ladies are famous.
WHY DON'T THEY GO HOME?
Senators Burnside and Anthony, of
strong, of Missouri Norwood, of Georgia,
and Barnum, of Connecticut; Congress-
man Washburn, of Minnesota, and G. s.
Boutwell, and VIM. t. Chandler, are at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel; Congressman Bow
man, of Massachusetts,, is at the Grand
Central. Congressman Bacon, of Utica, is
at the Park Avenue. John Cessna, of Penn
sylvania, is at the Metropolitan, and Ex-
Gov. Bullock, of Georgia, is at the Windsor.
TALMAGE AND HIS TABERNACLE.
Monday next the committee charged
with the investigation of Talmage and his
Tabernacle are to report to the Brooklyn
Prcsbytery. 1t is said, among other things,
that Talmage will offer to prove that mem
bcrs Of the Presbytery have helped manu-
facture whatever common fame there may
be about him by writing disparaging letters
to denominational weeklies.
OUR GIRLS GUILD.
A large number of young ladies, moved
by desire to be of use in the world have
associated themselves in a goodly sister,
hood of charity, which they call "Our Girls
Guild" They are to give an attractive en-
tertainment soon to raise money for their
work.
DIsoRDERLY HOUSES CLOSED.
Five disorderly houses were closed by
the Society for the Prevention of Crime
last evening.
NO LIMITATION.
The St. Nicholas Society voted last night
on an amendment to the constitution lin
iting the number of members to five hun
dred. 1sle amendment was not adopted.
IsoLA's ASSIGNMENT.
Pietro Isola, sculptor and dealer in mar
BILE, has made an assignment for the benefit
OF his creditors.
DIANA, OF DOUBTFUL INSANITY.
The estate OF Mrs. Diana Bannister, the
lady Of doubtful insanity, is again claiming
the attention Of the Courts.
AFRAID OF RAGS.
The Collector has ordered to be sealed up
the cargo. consisting of rags, of the brig
Hesten, OF Boston, which arrived here yes
terday from Trieste. This is the first action
taken under the proclamation of the Sur
geon Genera! prohibiting the landing of
rags FROM plaSue-infected Russian ports
without thorough inspection and fumiga-
tion. The Health Commissioners say that
NO case of disease in this city has ever been
traced to poison introduced by rags which
have passed through quarantine.
rScKNEY's PIccADILLos
The Times to-day, from l, ITO pages OF the
printed testimony in regard to Justice
Pinckney, shows the career OF Pinckney on
the bench to have been most unscrupulous
and dsgraceful, and yet he is still on it.
LET IT BE DONE FORTHWITH.
Collector Merritt has referred to Naval
Officer Burt and Deputy Collector Balch a
proposition TO equalize the salaries of the
Custom house force, on the plan of paying
salaries hereafter on the basis of the guam
tity and quality of work performed. 1t is
alleged that number of incompetent per-