The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-20
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

The Clark Institute will give an enter
tainment this evening.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee meet tomorrow at the Grand
Hotel.
AT the Decoration exercises at Rising
Sun, Ind, this year, Judge Cox, OF this city,
will be the orator Of the day.
The Board of Revision met in execu-
tive session in the Mayors office yesterday
afternoon, but nothing Of importance was
done.
Rev. J. II. Vincent, Of Chautauqua,
will hold a Sunday assembly upon
the Cincinnati Camp Grounds, near Love
land, beginning July 25th.
Mr.. David Sinton has offered to give
$4,000 TO the Cleveland Union Bethel, pro-
yided the remainder of the SOL 800 required
to pav off the Indebtedness is raised.
The new reservoir at Eden Park is leak
ing badly, and considerable damage Is be-
ing done to the property on the north side
of Fulton avenue, near Washington street.
Death from congestion of the lungs
was the Coroner's verdict in the inquest
held upon the body of VIM. krum, the
man who died in Spring Grove Cemetery
last Saturday.
James J. Mitchell, editor of the Gin
rinnati Grocer and Commission Reporter
Yesterday brought suit against Frederick
Spencer to recover SIC, 900 damages for false
imprisonment
The roof of Charles Reemelin's house
IN AvOndale took fire yesterday from de-
rective iue. but was prevented from burn
ing much by few buckets OF water being
thrown upon it.
County Treasurer Fratz announces
that the June inStallment (1S7S) Of taxes
are now due, and must be paid OIL or be-
fore the 20th of next month, to avoid the
legal penalty after that date.
A musical entertainment will be given
at Benckenstein's Hall, corner OF Harrison
and Spring Grove avenues, tonight, for the
benefit of the organ fund of the Union
Hhurch on the Walker Mill Road.
The Pike-street folks are at it again.
This time it is an excursion and basket
picnic at the Soldiers Home, Dayton, to
take place on Thursday next. A special
rar has been chartered, and the tickets are
limited. Nearly all who have the oppor,
tunty are going, for they know what a
jolly good lime they will miss by staying
away.
George Lew and Fred. Niermann, resi-,
dents OF 4l2 Freeman avenue, were arrested
last evening on 4 warrant sworn out under
the law for the protection OF game and fish
by John w. BeeSey of the Cuvier Club,
charging them with seining in Mummert's
place before Squire Johnson on Thursday
afternoon
The Board of Trade excursion to the
Cumberland River will start at 7:3O Jo-mor-
row morning, and reach the Cumberland
River at 2:4O p. M, where ii will remain for
one and half hours 1t will then return
to Danville for the night, leaving at 8
o'clock the next morning, and stopping for
two hours at the High Bridge and two
hours at Lexington.
Judge Smith, Of the Court of Common
Pleas yesterday disposed OF the question as
to who is entitled to have the commitment
issued by the County Clerk for the convey
ance of prisoners to the penitentary by
deciding that inaFmuch as his predecessor
in the Criminal Room, Judge Johnston,
had caused the commitment to be given to
the Bailih he would not interfere.
The Presidents of the Boards of Alder
men and Cuumclmcn have appointed the
followin. Joint Committee on Arrange,
ments for the special celebration Of the
opening day OF the S;engerfest Al
lermen--Chas. C.. Jacobs, Geo Obelklein,
Samuel r. Smith, Rudolph Rheinbolt and
Henry Narwig Councilmen-J. ]. Abbihl
Leo Cohncn, Michael Gramp, Thomas J,
Stephens and Lewis Noight.
The jury in the United States Court
!his morning brought in verdict of guilty
against Eli A. Bangs and James Best, bogus
commission men, who We're jointly indicted
for misusing the mails for purposes Of
fraud. The testimony showed that the
prisoners had obtained two invoices OF um
brelas valued at 1920 90 from May L. Rau
of New York, and had attempted to obtar
some hats from Woodruff, Morris & Co., by
sending fraudulent letters through th'
mail.