The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-28
THE DAILY STAR
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

The University Board failed to quo
Yumize last evening.
John James, formerly of Walnut Hills,
died in Cornwall, England. on the 18th
inst
Squire Harmeyer yesterday afternoon
bound Louis Oliier over to the Grand
!. Jury to answer the charge of assaulting
Cornelius Gehefer.
The trial of the escape ladder and
stand pipe at the corner of Fourth and
Walnut streets took place last evening
Every thing worked to perfection.
Uncle John Robinson received direct
from the waters of the Nile yesterday
genuine crocodile. He will join the Robin
son show in Newport on Monday.
The Hamilton County Democratic
Club met last night and made further ar.
rangements for the reception of the dele
gates to the Democratic Convention.
A small blaze in the bung factory on
Lock street, near Eighth. caused the alarm
ef fire from Box SO, Eighth and Eggleston
avenue, at $50 this morning. Loss trifing.
Adolph Peck, on old German pioneer,
Hving with his wife and several children
on Pleasant street, died yesterday morn.
ing at the age of fifty-seven years after a
short illness.
Mr.. William F. Oldham, of India, de-
nvered a very interesting address before
the Women's Foreign Missionary Society
ef the Central Presby yterian Church yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. George M. Backus, Secretary of
tho Workingmen's Club mourns the loss of
three fingers Of his right hand, which he
had sawed off at Rice's box factory on
Livingston street.
The Finance Committee of Common
Council met yesterday afternoon and post
poned indefinitely the request of the Board
ef Public Works for loan of $4,000 for
street cleaning purposes.
Shortly before o'clock this morning
The Gifts extlnguished a small fire in the
cellar of No. 18 East Fifth street. Some
body had thrown a lighted cigar down
through the iron grating, setting fire to
some shavings.
Ed. Boss, while driving home in his
buggy last evening" was SO unfortunate as
to have his horse shy and back against car
No. 6, of the Walnut Hills Line breaking
his buggy in the back and badly damaging
its hind wheels.
A train on the l., G. h L. Railroad,
loaded with colored picnickers. returning
home from Hunts Grove was run into by
switch engine at Storrs last evening" Both
engines were considerably smashed up, but
nobody was injured.
The tax valuation Of the c., Fl. & D.
Railroad has been fixed as follows: Road
hsd, $4,000 per mile; double track, $4,000
par mile additional; sidingr $500 per
mile. The rolling stock. engines, imple-
nents and machinery were valued as re-
tarned by the company.
Judge Longworth has become tired of
seeing the same faces, bum jurors, in the
Jury box in his room every day, so yester-
day, when struck jury was needed, he
ssnt for 40 of his friends of the Queen City
Club and actually secured twelve of them
to Sweat with him during the hearing of
civil case.
A transaction between Mr.. Joseph
Longworth and the city of Cincinnati has
Just been recorded, the effect of which is
tho reduction of the income of Mr.. Long.
worth on Eden Park property. Mr.. Long
worth rather than take the money reduces
the interest on the valuation of the prop
srty from six to five per cent. The addi-
tion to Eden Park is held on the same
terms as the main body of 1t. There is a
Ike option as to the Burnet Woods prop
sxty. Thus the city saves $40 900 a year.