The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-14
LOCAL BREVIpIES.

THE new choir meets for the first time
tonight, in Dexter Hall, at 1880 o'clock.
EMMA DAVIS, the sister of Officer Davis
who was reported missing, has returned
home.
THE Village Band' and Laughing
Eyes" new music just issued by John
Church & Co.
REV. Mr.. STEVENSON, father of Job r.
Stevenson, of this city, is lying at the point
of death in Fowler Ind.
THE Trustees of the Southern Railroad
held meeting last night, but nothing of
importance was transacted.
A RECEPTION will be given to Captain Ed
ward O'Meagher Condor by the Irish citi-
zens of Chicago on the second Sunday in
March.
THE December report of the Receiver of
the l., C.. q L. Railroad gives the receipts as
$194, 1876 80, and the disbursements as $780,
164 10.
MARGARET SCANLIN, lady of sixty-five
years, living at No. IL Rittenhouse street,
fell on the ice yesterday and broke one of
her legs.
Mr.. F. X. DENGLER, the artist, of this
city, died yesterday in Jacksonville, Flor
ida. The remains will be brought here for
interment.
JUDGE LoNGwoRTH has adjourned his
Court for aweek on account OF the fact that
his brother, DR.. I.angdon Longworth is ly-
ing at the point of death.
The first grand rehearsal for the coming
Sangerfest took place last evening in the
Mpnnerchor Hall, under the leadership of
Prof. Carl Barus, and was attended by about
two hundred singers.
COMMANDER BYRON WILSON, well known
in Cincinnati and this State, has been de-
tailed as a member of the Court Martial for
the trial of Commodore D. w. c. Kells, U.
S. N.
CHARLOTTE X. LEWIS, widow of the Hon.
Samuel Lewis, was, on Saturday last, struck
with paralysis, and is now lying very low,
at the residence of her son-in-law, Judge
Hagans.
AT the annual meeting of the Caledonian
Society, the following officers were elected
for 1879: Robert Buchanan, President;
Chas. s. Cowie, Vice President; John Nc
Neil, Treasurer John II. MCGOWAN, Coun-
Gilman.
WIN. ADA1R, a resident of Pierson street,
while pulling off his boots yesterday, be-
came suddenly sick, A physician was sent
for, but when he arrived Adar was dead in
he had burst blood vessel.
The Roger Wheel Company elected off
GERS and directors yesterday as follows:
H. c.. Young, Presidents G. L. Rouse, Vice
President; John w. Heron, Secretary;
Directors-John Mitchell, S. L. Wilder,
Thomas S. Wright and James L. Hayden.
CARRIE BIEHLER Yesterday brought suit |
against James Bane to recover damages for
breach of promise of marriage and seduc-
ton. She claims that the promise OF mar
rage was made in February last at which |
time the seduction took place. The amount
claimed is 900.
FREDERICK RoDENsTEIN, who lives at No. |
464 West Fourth street. while driving a |
fOur-horse team on Glenway avenue yester-
day afternoon, was thrown under the wheels |
of the wagon, which passed over his body |
His head and face were badly injured, and !
several ribs broken.
THE German Mutual Insurance Company
last evening elected the following officers
Directors-F. II. Rowekamp, Fred Kallen-
dorf and John Hauck; President, f. II.
Rowekamp; Secretary, II. A. Ratermann;
Treasurer Albert Boehlner; Assistant Sec
retaries, Joseph Sebastiani and Theodore
Wins.
A GENERAL meeting of contractors and
subcontractors was held at the Builders
Exchange yesterday, and the subject was
discussed with great interest and zeal. A
report was submitted in the form of pro-
posed bill, which the meeting voted to re.
turn to the Committee, with instructions
to consider the matter further.
AT the annual election of the stockhold-
ers of the Western German Bank, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Ed. We'll, President; L. A. Strobel,
Vice President; f. J. Werner, Cashier; and
J. E. Lapp, Marcus Fechhemer, H. A. Dus-
terberg, Ghas. Schmidt, J. Henry Koch, f.
J. Dunn L. W. Gerstle, Directors.
THE select Council Committee investga-
ton of The expenditures of the Committee
on Public Buildings and Offices, met last
evening and examined long list of wit
nesses for the purpose of identifying certain
bills which had been paid for work done
and material furnished. Some of the bills
were identified while several were not. The
Committee will continue their work this
evening.
THERE is trouble again among the brew
,ers. Mr. Herman Lackman, President of
the Association, has written card, object |
ing strongly against the action of the brew
.erS in giving Christmas and New Years |
gifts to saloon-keepers, contrary to resolu-
ton imposing fine of 5000 on such an act. |
He asks that the fines be collected and the |
money distributed among the two orphan
Rsylums.
College of Music.