The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-23
THE DAILY STAR
hINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

AINOk LOCAL MENTIONS.
Dave Kendall died yesterday Of con
sumption.
The Directors of the Little Miami
Railroad have approved of the plan of the
hsw depot
The law requiring coal to be sold by
weight instead Of by measure went into
shsct to-day.
The annual exhibition of the children
Il st. Bonaventura School, in Lick Run,
teok place yesterday.
John F. Richardson, of No. 467 Rich
nond street, had an overcoat stolen from
his residence night before last
Charles Webbler. employed at the At
hntic Garden, fell down in front of the
garden last night and broke his nose.
A "stiff" was stolen from table in
tAs George-street Medical College few
nights ago, and it has not yet been found.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners and
the Cincinnati Southern Trusteea will meet
IN joint session tomorrow afternoon at two
o'clock.
Mrs. G. B. Davidson, widow of the late
1sv. G. B. Davidson, is lying at the point
Il death at her daughters residence in
Aew Albany, Indiana.
A grand card reception was given last
sight by Mr.. John W. Gosling at his resi-
asnce, corner of Freeman avenue and Lin
coin Place. The beautiful grounds around
the house were brilliantly illuminated.
The Mount Adams Incline Plane is at
Inst completed, and travel was resumed on
kto-day. Mr. Frank Harff has given the
Highland House thorough overhauling,
md 1t will be thrown open to the public
next Sunday.
The General Freight Agents Of the
Cincinnati Southern, the Louisville Short
Line and the Kentucky Central held
meeting yesterday afternoon and agreed to
discontinue the Lexington pool rates May
Int The lines will all conform to the new
nteA
The Final estimate of Engineer Bous-
saren was returned by Messrs. Huston 4
Co, contractors of the Southern Road, to
the Trustees yesterday with claims for ad-
&itional allowances. The claims were re-
fsYred to Mr.. Bouscaren.
The funeral of the late E. G. Nourse,
Who died day before yesterday. took place
this morning from st. Georges Church,
Corryville. Deceased was seventy-three
years of age, and many years ago was clerk |
IN the old United States Bank.
Richard Merrell, an employe in Hay
docks carriage factory, was bound over to
the Common Pleas Court, by Squire Har-
meyer yesterday afternoon, to answer the
charge of bastardy preferred against him
by Mabel Doty, OF No. 40 Rittenhouse
street..
The contest for the Mayoralty of Col
lsge Hill, between Mr.. Lewis T. Worthing-
ton and Henry NJ. Cist, was decided yester-
lay afternoon before Judge Matson and
Jury. The latter returned verdict that
Hr. Cist has not been legally elected. This
gives Mr.. Worthington the Office.
The following representatives from the
Merchants Exchange of Nashville, Ten
nssee will attend the Millers' Interna-
tional Exhibition: Major B. s. Rhea, Chair
nan; Messrs. Frank Moulton, E. McIver
Matthew Pitcher, DR.. Hancock and DR.. E.
T. Noel. The Merchants Exchange will
elso have large display of grain and -four
ttom Tennessee.
George E. Liddle, tea dealer, was ar
rested last evening about 6 o'clock and
Aken before Squire Wright On charge of
perjury preferred against him by one Ben
tamin Best The claim is that Liddle on
he 10th of April last swore out warrant
seainst Best in the Police Court stating
hat Best claimed to be the owner of fifty
thousand acres of land in Kentucky, and
On that representation got some 1000
worth of furniture and other valuables
srom Liddle by fraud. Best says he is the
swner of the land, and did not get the
goods, and therefore charges Lddle as
shove. Mr.. Liddle gave bond for his ap-
psarance this evening before His Honor,
n N. Wright.
The prominent stockholders of the c.,
r q D. Railroad held a meeting yesterday
afternoon to hear the report OF the Com
nittee iappointed to learn the facts respect
lne the sale Of c., H. & D. stock. The Com
nittee reported that the Cleveland, Colum-
bus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Company
want to control the Cincinnati Hamilton
ADayton Road, in order to operrte it in
senjunction with their own line, rid them
pslves of the extra expense of double depots
md the lease of the Marietta & Cincinnati
md get better chance at the Southern
buSiness. Whether there would be a suffi-
kent number of shares Of stock joining
With those Of the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati & indianapolis, to control the
latter was not known.