The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-25
THE DAILY STAR
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

Dave Carnahan has been assigned to
he beat ON Vine street, between Fourth
and Seventh.
The house of Fritz Ratterman, No. 56s
Face street, was damaged by fire last night
b the extent of alb ut $500.
The excursionists from Alabama have
sent resolutions of thanks to the citizens OF
Cincinnati for their kind treatment here.
- Thirty-fve colored colored families on
their way from Arkansas to Liberia arrived
In the city last night per steamer Golden
Rule
The Builders Exchange yesterday at
tsrnoon adopted q resolution requesting
CONGRESS to remove or reduce the tariff on
nails
A sneak thief yesterday stole sword
and belt belonging to the Knights OF 81
Joseph from the store of Phil. Dewald,' No.
209 Linn street.
A watch, three gold shirt-studs, a
bracelet and SIS in money, were stolen
from the residence Of Mrs Lizzie Matht,
No. 81 Moore street, last night.
Judge Force yesterday overruled the
motion for a new trial in the case of the
Louisville & Cincinnati Short Line Rail-
road Company against Charles Kahn, Jr.
Jacob Flacken yesterday sued Lieu
tenant of Police F. W. Meyer, and Hermann
Lackmann and John D. Riemeier, sureties
On his bond, to recover s., 900 for alleged
unlawful arrest of Flacken by Meyer.
Ex-Oficer McKeown, who was dis
missed from the force on the charge OF
drunkenness, informs us that he has OBJ
tained physicians certificate, stating that
he was not under the influence OF liquor
ut the time alleged.
The Knights of St. Thomas have elect
ID the following officers: Captain, W.
Bpaeth; First Lieutenant G. Uchtman;
Second Lieutenant, ]. B. Pohl; Third Lieu
tenant, H. A. Kuhlman; First Sergeant,
W. B. Pohl; Second Sergeant, F. Krog-
man.
A very successful test of the Barnes
Automatic Fire Extlnguisher was made
yesterday afternoon at building erected
for the purpose near the Hunt street Pump
ing House. A large number of insurance
men were present and we're much pleased
with the extinguisher.
Mr.. T. J. Sprague, the late manager OF
the Hotel Emery, got into an alteration
with Mr.. GU. Green, the Private Secretary
Of the Messrs. Emery, in which the lie was
siyen by Sprague and resented by blows by
Green. Neighbors interfered before much
damage was done to either Of the belliger-
ents.
An envelop containing railroad pass
from Cincinnati to Hartwell, over the O.,
H. & D. r. R., and the discharge papers of
Charles L. Parsons from the Ohio Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home at Xenia, o.,
we're found yesterday, and the owner can
procure them by applying to the day op-
orator at Brighton Station on the M. q e.
R.R
The following have been elected officers
Of the Catholic Executive Committee for
the ensuing year: President, J. w. Fitz-
gerald; First Vice President, Adam B. Will
son; Second Vice President, P. H. DARCY;
Treasurer, Peter Lavan; Recording Secre-
tary, P. f. Burke; Corresponding Secretary,
John J. Brown; Financial Secretary. M. P.
Bcully.
The Associated Charities of the Sew
snteenth and Nineteenth Wards have or
sanized together and elected the following
officers: President, John E. Bell; First
Vice President, A. Trounstihe; Secretary,
Mrs H. G. Whitman; Treasurer, William
Woods; additional Directors, W. s. Dickin'
son, John A. Wiltsee, J. l. A. Greever,
Mrs. G. A. Plympton, A. ]. Howe, Md,
+. D. Lincoln, ]. B. Chickerng, Henry
otix, Mrs. Len. A. Harris.
Mr.. G. P. Huntington, President and
principal protector of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Road, and General Eccles, of the
Lexington & Big Sandy Road, were in the
city yesterday consulting with Messrs
Alfred Gait, er; J. H. Rhodes, Alex. Swift
Major John Byrne, G. F. West and Others
interested In the Newport & Maysville
Road This latter road is offering to meet
the Chesapeake & Ohio at Maysville, anC
thus give this road Newport connection
hut Mr.. Huntington seems to prefer ex
tending his own road to Walton, KY, ant
coming into Cincinnati over the Southern
Road.
Exposition Commissioners.