The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-24
DEATH OF EX-MAYOR MOORE.
The End of the Life Of a Well-known Citi-

zen.
Ex-Mayor Robert M. Moore died yester-
day afternoon shortly after o'clock at his
residence on Prices Hill, from Bright's dis
ease of the kidneys.
Colonel Moore was born at CookstOwn,
Province of Ulster, Ireland, October 29th,
1916, and came to Cincinnati in 1888, after
residence in Canada of about one year.
He went into partnership with Robert
Mitchell, at present President Of the
Mitchell & Rammelsberg Company, and
the two continued together in the business
| of furniture manufacture until l846.
During the Mexican war he raised COM
pany which was attached to the First o. v.
l., and commanded it. During the re-
bellion he was Colonel in the Tenth Ohio,
commanding the Queen City Cadets.
| At the Perryvile engagement with Gen.
Bragg's army Col. Moore received rifle
shot wound in the leg, and on March 10th,
1863, he resigned his commission.
| Mayor Moore gained much renown for
the interest he took in the newsboys and
bootblacks of the city.
In the spring of 1877 he was chosen Mayor
of Cincinnati by the Republicans, beating
G. w. G. Johnston, the then incumbent.
Early in life Col. Moore married niece
of Reese E. Price. He has long lived on
Prices Hill, and was greatly interested in
the culture of fruits and flowers. His wife
brought him money, and he has IF years
lived life of ease. Four children also
survive him, two sons and two daughters
a son and daughter being married.
His last act of public nature was to pay
the city $1,000, to make good deficit O
his clerk, VIM. DeBeck. For this act hi
received the commendation of all th'
newspapers.
He was universally liked, and his dealt
will be mourned by his many friends.
The old Volunteer Firemen's Association
adopted the following last evening:
"Whereas, We have been notified of tn
death of our late honored member, Colone
R. M. Moore, be it
J "Resolved, That it becomes our painful
duty to offer our sympathies to his be
reved family, and add our testimony t
his worth as a citizen and fireman in til
earlier days OF our CITY,"
J. W. HARGY,
= CHARLES WILLIAMS,
MILES GREENWOOD.
EEwsBoYs' MEETING.
All the members of the Newsboys' UI
, | ion are requested to meet at 2 o'cloc
: Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 25th, to TAX
action on tile death of our friend and benz
g factor Col. R. M. Moore.
SAM. POLLOCK, President.
Y COMMON COUNCIL.
A special meeting of Common Counc
, was held tits afternoon to take action upc
+ the death Of the late Ex-May r Moor
I. Thirty-four members answered to the
0 names, and Mayor Jacob stated the obje
. OF the meeting. The following Commits
was then appointed to draw up resolution
!. Fitzgerald, Geiger, Jacobs, Lawrenc
!. Ryan, Wilson, Goethe. Legnef, Schorr al
= Thompson.
II While the Committee was out a comm
nication from the Newsboys' Union "
II read, expressing their sorrow and syinpatl
n in the death OF their benerac or.
The following committee was then q
pointed to make ARA gements for the I
is neral: Hodgson, Mackey, Varwg, Abbii
Dalton and Stephens.
The resolutions reported by the Comm
'e tee we're read and adopted.
The German Military Band offered tht
services for the funeral free of charge.
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