The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
LOCAL BREYITIES,

House, is seriously i'll at Lancaster, ..
-TwENTY.THREE cases were disposed Of
In the Police Court this morning.
CONVERSATIONAL Bible class at Y. M.
G. A. Hall tomorrow afternoon at 4:30.
OVER six thousand hydrants have been
rendered useless by the cold weather.
1T is rumored thai the railroads are re-
turning to their original figures OH tick
cts.
THE Berian Baptist Church now holds
services in College Building, Walnut
street.
MILTON safer speaks in favor of Sc
cret societies before the Friends OF In
quiry tonight.
Mr.. w. III. BAIRD, formerly of this city,
Is here collecting aid for the Kansas
sufferers.
THE jobbing business of the whisky
houses i'll the city amounted to 81 ,396, ,SiS
lastyear.
A LARGE number of fire plugs have
been rendered temporarily useless by the
cold weather.
THE Davenport Club rendered Julius
Caesar last evening to q large and highly
satisfactory audience.
PICKPOCKETS succeeded In relieving
live persons of their pocket-bOoks at the
funeral of Mrs. Newman ON Vine street
"CALEB's INHERITANCE" was the sub
ject of the talk in the Sabbath-schoOl
teachers meeting at 7. N. c. A. rooms
to-day.
A SNEAK thief stole a lot of water
closet fixtures from Stohlkef's saloon, on
Liberty aud Sycamore streets yesterday
afternoon.
MISS SMILEY commences series of
meetings i'll Walnut Hills M. L. church
tomorrow morning. They continue
through the week.
THE directors of the Geological Soce-
ty, have decided to send Mr.. A. Fenner
to Bremen, to procure the services OF
some animal scientist of that city or vi
cinity, for the Society.
A LITTLE girl named Gerlach, living at
80 Pleasant street, was knocked over and
seriously hurt by runaway horse at the
corner Of Central avenue and Oliver
street yesterday afternoon.
RICHARD DAY and Charles Edwards,
tuSitlves from justice from Kenton Co.,
Kentucky, were locked up in Hammond
street Station yesterday and turned
over to the Marshal Of CovIngton.
The ground in many places is frozen to
depth OF over three feet, and hundreds
Of bushels Of coal are being burned in the
streets to thaW the ground so that the
frozen water pipes can be got at.
The main supply pipes are frozen at
Fourth and Central avenue. Eighth and
Mound, Eighth and Main, and Sixth
street ana Broadway. The large pipe
leading from the tunnel ut Eden reeer-
v0ir 10 Gilbert avenue is also reported
frozen.
A MAN giving his name as f. Il. Jones
recently called on Mills & Spellman, of
this city, and obtained their estimate on
new jack-lifting screw and departed.
A few days since the firm was consider
ably surprised on receiving bills for
board and buggy hire for Jones, who it
appears was passing as their agent in
Louisville, and who is supposed to be
playing similar game in Indiana.
The employees of the l.. NJ. g. q. and
III. '. Railroads have organized mutual
benefit society with the following Off
GERS: President, j. 9. Ellison, Clncin-
natl; Vice President, Z. G. Waite,
GAINESVILLE, o.; General Secretary and
Treasurer, Il. L. Champion, Cincinnati;
Executive C0mmttee-L. M. Division
W. l.. Ring and l.. Z. skinner, Aenia:
W. W. Medary, Columbus; George IL.
Mcfarland, Cincinnati; Z. Il. Morton,
Dayton. g. and NJ. V. Division--J. c.
Risdon and Joseph Toubkins, Zanes-
Vile; Marshal Mounts, Leroy Kells and
John Franey, Lancaster.
THE "Commitment" exercises of the
night schools too place at Hughes High
School building last evening. Diplomas
were presented to graduates i'll book
keeping as follows: Theresa Schwartz,
Annie Singer, Annie Scott, Albert ID,
Wolf, Alf LeibenStein, Thomas Butter
worth. Aug. SucsSman, Jr., Otto Winkel-
man, f. b. Lotze, j. Ii. Dappes, Leopold
Loeb, j. W. Cruise, Jas. Jones, John +.
Shay, John A. Warder, Ernest Bever-
man, Albert Einstein, Henry Lowy,
Henry Vogel,' Thomas z. Ruane, John
Wurst, e. G. Lawrence, g. Ii. Eyers-
man, VIM. Cooper, John Williams.
MR.. MURDoCu's last lecture on Rem
iniscenses OF the Stage was largely at
tended last night, and was, as predicted,
the most interesting ana instructive OF
the course. His long personal knowl-
edge and personal acquaintance with so
large a number of noted actors and with
the stage in its every phase gives him
the ability to speak intelligently on all
subjects connected with it, and his lee
ture last night was received with the
confident, thoughtful respect due il by
the intelligent audience tllling the hall.
The enterprise on the part of the society
has been an entire success in every point
of view.
THE Relief Union reports the follow
Ing receipts since Feb. 3: Robert Clarke
&Co., 800; Jetfras, seeley ~ Co., 800
E. I'll. Pendleton (additional), $75; Mack,
Saddle & Co., 500; Louis Silk & Co., $50;
Cash, $50; Cnaltield Wood, $50; Duhme
& Co., $50; Il. Woolley & Sons, $50; +.
III. Lawson Il Co., $50; A. Aub, 500; Crane,
Breed & Co., $50; Roots e. Co., $50; Lock
wood, Nichols d Tice, SIS; Heidelbach,
Friedlander g. Co., $25; Fechheimer, +.
u Co., $25; Miami Valley Insurance Com
pany, SIS; j.. r. Mills & Co., S25; Lewis
Snider, $40; Howell Gano q Co., $25;
j. d. Park, $25; The Singer Sewing. Ma
chine Company, S25; Kemper Bros, SIS;
G. s. Cheeyer, $25; Lane Il Bodley (addi-
tional), $25; Eureka Insurance Company,
$25; Cash, $50; Kleine, Detmer g. Co., $l5:
Buchanan Bros, SIS; Mendel, Bermer &
Co., $40; Gottlieb d Mayer, $40; s. F.
CoyingtOn, $40; John w. Hartwell, $40;
4. q A. Pickering, $40; Roth q Barnes,
S5; sundry Cash, $40 50.
The Board of Councilmen transacted
the following business yesterday alter
our time OF going to press: The resolu-
tion to contract to furnish gasoline lamps