The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-02
THE DAILY STAR
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

AVANbs
Thomas Welsh, a laborer, was drowned
yesterday off coal barges at tile Gas Works.
Christ. Miller, Of No. 66 Plum street,
was knocked down on Plum street last
Aight and robbed of $S5.
The Brewers Association held meet
Ing yesterday to consider the advisability
sf raising the price of beer. but adjourned
without coming to conclusion.
The German Pioneer Society held a
regular meeting yesterday evening and ad-
nitted the following new members George
!. Gerding, A. Springer, F. Weber, Chas'
J. Muth and Ed W. Pape.
The Robinson Light Infantry, Com
pany H, First Regiment o. N. G., elected
the following officers last night: For First
Lieutenant J. W. Carroll; for Second
Lieutenant, Thomas H. Wright
The annual public exhibition of the
Lyceum Society OF the Wesleyan College
took place last night in the College Chapel
and was we'll attended. The programme
rendered was very interesting one.
DR.. Thomas G. Minor has presented to
Council the thirteenth annual report of
the Health Department. The report shows
that there has not been case OF small
pox in the City of Cincinnati for over four
teen months
The Hamilton County Republican
Club met last night and resolved to give
active aid to the City Executive Commit
10 in securing the success of the Repub-
ncan ticket nominated by the Convention
ut Turner Hail.
Mr.. Hiram DeOamp,' a well-known cit
hen OF Cincinnati, died yesterday at his
residence, No. 154 York street. in the sew
snty-slxth year of his age. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock from the Trinity NJ. E. Church.
A fire was discovered shortly after
nine o'clock last night in the red lead
building of Eckstein, Hills & Co.'s lead
works, on West Eighth street and before
the flames could be extinguished, the
stock, machinery and building were DAM
aged to the extent of $1,000. The loss is
covered by insurance.
A meeting of subscribers to the South.
rn Railroad inauguration was held yester.
day, when the following was adopted:
"Resoved, That we instruct the Treasurer
Of the Banquet Fund to pay over our share
Of the balance remaining in his hands to
the Old Men and Women's Home, and re-
commend other subscribers to do the same.
The Board Of Insecure Buildings held
Ameeting yesterday afternoon. John Biggs
was ordered to tear down the rear wall OF
the premises on the northwest corner of
Front and Ludlow streets. Warrants were
ordered issued for the arrest of Mrs. Sarah
Bernard and D. Humme, Jr., for failing to
comply with the orders of the Board in re-
gard to tearing down unsafe walls.
The ninety-second anniversary Of the
lrst settlement of Ohio, at Marietta, or
April 7, 1888, will be celebrated by the
Cincinnati Pioneers in the Council Cham
ber, on Wednesday next, at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. The Hon. Stanley Mat
thsws will deliver the grafton, and the
subject of the Pioneer monument at Spring
Grove Cemetery will be brought forward
BY President Coppin, of the Pioneers As
sociation.
The Socialist Campaign Committee
kave decided to keep their campaign head
quarters (Room No. II, Workm Hall
open tonight, Saturday night and all o.
Sunday. Their tickets were printed, ano
they, as usual, are distributing them freel,
10 those who may call for them. The Sixth
Ward Socialists have established Two ticke
dspots in their ward-one at the carpenter
shop, at the corner of Eighth and Mali
streets, while the other is at the Teutoni;
Hotel, No. 15 East Ninth street.