The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-08
LOCAL BREVI'CIES.

EIGHT persons were yesterday admitted
to the lntirmary.
THE digging of the sewerage vault on the
Infirmary Farm will be recommended at
once.
No more coal for outdoor poor will here
after be issued except in the most distress
ing cases.
THE Dartmouth College Association OF
Cincinnati and vicinity had awell-attended
meeting last evening at the st. Nicholas.
CAPT E. PoTTER DUSTIN, Company II,
First Regiment o. N. g., who was court
martialed year ago, has been reinstated
by the Governor.
DURING the last three years it is claimed
thai $107 6Sl 70 has been saved by the Board
of Public Works in their management of
the Water-works.
PRoF. w. II. VENABLE delivered his
second lecture on "Means and Ends of Cul-
ture; or Schooling Out of School, at Col
lege Hall last evening.
Patrick CUMMINGS, stage carpenter at
Heuck'S Theater, was taken TO the Hospital
yesterday afternoon suffering from pneu-
monia, and died during the night.
THE assistant engineers at Longview Asy-
lum have given no ice to the Superintend-
ent that they can not afford to remain at
the salary they are now receiving
ANOTHER meeting of Living Chess"
chivalry will be held tonight at the church
on Longworth street, to made further ar
rangements for the game and tabeaux.
PAT. CRoN1NGER, carpenter, fell from the
second story of a building yesterday in Cor
ryville and was severely I'M jured in the back
and head He toknp n his homo
Mt Adams.
Mrs. COCHRAN, of Avondale, who was so
seriously hurt two or three days ago by
being assaulted by bull belonging TO Mr..
Robert Mitchell, died yesterday from the
injuries she received.
FRED WEIs, lad aged fourteen years,
fell from a lumber pile into the canal near
Walnut street yesterday af ernoon, and
came near being drowned. He was taken
to his home on Twelfth street.
A UNITED STATES prisoner named Webb,
who was employed yesterday i'll scrubbing
the sidewalk, was induced to attempt an
escape. He succeeded in crossing the river
to Covington, but was caught ON his way to
ludlow.
THB series of Temperance Meetings being
held at Pilgrim Church, corner of Fifth and
LoCh SueetS every lueSudy anu ounuap
evenings are very largely attended and
meeting with happy results. Mr.. Warren
will lead tomorrow evening, and other
good speakers will assist Everybody in
vited.
THE third annual commencement e1er-
cises of the Cincinnati School of Opthal-
mology and Otology will take place this
evening at Pulte Medical College The
programme will consist of music and ad-
dresses by Professors J. d. Buck and T. P.
Wilson, DR.. C. A Quirrell and the Presi-
dent, Hon. M. H. Tilden.
THE report printed in a morning paper
to-day that Mr.. Joseph A. Scarlett, of New
port, Manager of r. G. Dun's Mercantile
Agency on Walnut and Third streets, was
in dying condition at midnight last night
is false. The statement grew out of tine
fact that Mr.. w. w. Scarlett Assistant
Manager of the Agency, is lying ill with
inflammation of the bowels.
A LARGE meeting of journeymen carpen-
ters was held last night at Hibernia Hall.
Nearly two hundred workingmen were
present. The object of the meeting was to
organize a cooperative association to be
known as the Enterprise Carriage Manu-
featuring Company of Cincinnati" with
capi al stock of $4,000, divided into 500
shares, thereby providing means by which
steady work and fair compensation will be
guaranteed.
THE following officers were elected last
night for the Evangelical Protestant st.
Lucas Church: President, Christ Busch;
Vice President, III. Schafer Treasurer ].
Kattenhorn; Secretaries, Fred. Vollner and
J. Heeb; Trustees, G. Crunimus, F. Froh-
leg, II. Stembold and c. Korb; Deacons J.
Nageli, w. Brum and J. Wernke Elders,
J. Schatzman and G. Och; Trustees of the
Sabbath-school, F. Vollmer G. Och and
Edward kass