The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Post-office at College Hall has beer
discontinued.
ONLY two building permits have been is
xued during the last three weeks
r G. HUSTON & Co. are receiving bids fol
the erection of water-stations for the use ol
back-layers.
MoRBIs J. CANIeBsER yesterday made an
assignment to D. Humphries for the bene
lit of creditors
Mrs HART, the wife of Prof J. M. Hart
of the University of Cincinnati, to whom
she had been married buta few weeks, died
after short illness yesterday.
THE remains of the dead sculptor, r. X.
Dengler, arrived in this city from Florida
yesterday. All the artists and ar students
will attend the funeral in body.
The burial of the remains Of DR.. LAndon
r, Longworth took place at the home of
his father, on the Grandin Road, East Wal
nut Hills yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock
The committee appointed by the Board
Of Public Works to test the Warden COM
pound engine at the Hunt-street Pumping
works, will begin the test within two
weeks
AN ordinance will be brought before
bO-illOIloN w btiO
ton of the size, weight, price, &C., of the
baves of bread that the bakers furnish their
customers.
SIeMuND FRIErcH has brought suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages from Richard G.
zeidler, his former partner, for the alleged
charge that he had been guilty of stealing
zeidler's meat.
THE Hamilton County Democratic Club
held a meeting last night for the purpose of
considering the subject of securing enlarged
and permanent headquarters. Nothing def
nate was done.
Cor. ULLERY, United States Marshal, has
selected as his legal adviser Henry Cole,
ESQ, a gentleman who served as Chief Dep
uty under Gen. Hickenlooper, and has
since practiced law.
The driver of the New Richmond omni-
bus reported last night the finding of the
body Of an unknown man in Eight-mile
Greek. 1t is supposed to be the body of
some one accidentally drowned before the
freezing of the creek, and brought to light
IDce the thaw.
The Board of Directors of the Geological
Garden met at the st. Nicholas yesterday
afternoon, where they passed a resolution
thanking Mr.. John Simpkinson, their retir
ing President, for his services, and elected
the officers as follows: President, Florence
Marmet; Vice President, J. NJ. Doherty,
Trnasarer, C. NJ. ErkenbrecEcc--,
TBB Ex-Army and Navy Officers held
their fourth annual reunion at the Gibson
House last night. The banquet was one of
the most luxurious ones ever given by any
society, the menu including all of the deli
eacies All epicure could desire. The usual
toasts we're, of course, not wanting, and the
evening was one of unalloyed pleasure.
EMIL KupYERsoHMIDr, who was convicted
last year of having counterfeit money in
his possession, and sent to the County Jail
for thir cen months, is wanted in Memphis,
Tennessee on charge of counterfeiting.
Knpferschmidt's term expires tomorrow,
and the District Attorney of Tennessee is
now here with an application for bench
warrant to remove him 10 Memphis.
THE first masquerade party given by the
Cheshire Club occurred last evening at the
residence of Mrs. Marshall. The costumes
vere very fine and the music and dancing
were splendid. A delicious supper was set
By Mrs Marshall. Among those present
were the Misses Mollie, Josie and Alice
Marshall, Miss J. Delaney, Mrs, N. Schu-
naard, Miss NJ. Sprau VIM. Shappell, r.
Ranlsen, A. F. Otte, and Others