The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-03
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.


The Board of Councilmen failed to get
squorum yesterday afternoon.
VIM. Wiley, employed at Esberg's
transfer stables, on Harrison avenue, had
his right ear bitten off yesterday by
vicious horse.
The alarm from Box 64 last evening
vas caused by the partial burning of the
roof Of Julia Hyte's house on Gest near
Harriet. Loss SIS.
The alarm from Box "a last evening
was caused by the cornce Of the Church
Building, No. 127 Walnut street, taking
IRE from spark. Loss trifling.
The Trustees of the Colored Orphan
Is, lum have decided to call public mass
meeting to be held in Allen Temple next
Wednesday evening at half-past o'clock.
The draymen and teamsters held
meeting last night and resolved to keep on
doing everything in their power to have
the Southern Railroad Depot located in the
bottoms.
A flow of natural gas from the we'll at
Teischmann's distillery, at Riverside, is
being utilized in the distillery building.
Pipes have been laid, and all the illum ina
ton required is supplied.
Mr.. Emil I. Helferich has been pro-
noted to First Lieutenant of the Lincoln
Guards, Company H, First Regiment 0. N.
a Doh dr., loot N inht
tsndered the Lieutenant serenade.
Andrew Mitchell, florist from Mt.
Pleasant was robbed at the Sherman
House, corner of Walnut and Water streets,
si his pocket-book containing 81 in money
and pair of pruning-shears valued at S..
A new German workingman's paper
has been issued BY private enterprise over
the Rhine. 1t is known as the Arbeiter
Blatt, meaning, in English, German Work
mans Leaf. 1t will espouse the cause of
Trades Unions.
The Lincoln Club held meeting last
night and proposed amendments to the
Constitution and Bylaws came up and
were adopted. Hon. Oliver w. Root, of
Newport KY, delivered avery rble address
before the Club.
The Common Council Committee on
Laws and Contracts met yesterday after
noon and recommended for passage the
resolution granting permission to the
Western Union Telegraph Company to
srect line OF poles so as to reach the Music
Hall.
The claim against Father x. Francis
Waymann, which, together with half the
expense of the New York authorities while
n the city, amounted to $1,000, having
been paid by his parishioners yesterday,
half in cash and half by note, be was dis
charged.
The United Organization of Building
md Loan Associations met at Turner Hall
last night and elected the following officers:
President, J. A. Whitaker; Vice President,
Dietrich Becker; Recording Secretary B.
g. Landman; Corresponding Secretary, A.
Won Martels; Treasurer, H. Stueve.
The Western General Ticket Agents,
Who recently held their convention in this
sity, have presented VIM. Day, Geo. Apgar,
and ]. Apgar, engineers on the O. & M.
Railway, with beautiful gold badges, for
making such fast time in bring the Ticket
Agents from st. Louis to Cincinnati The
run was made in seven hours and forty six
minutes.
The Sinking Fund Commission held a
meeting yesterday afternoon. The interest
due In April. amounting to $22,4 2,490 %. was
srdered paid. The Committee on. Purchase
Of Bonds reported the purchase of several
railroad bonds The Finance Commission
wa sauthorized to investa sum not to exceed
10000 in street improvement bonds, ma
turing within the next two years.