The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-08
LOCAL BRETITIES.

THE 40 hours devotion is in progress.
GEN. T. j. PETERS has returned home
| THE ID. M. U. G. give their annual bal
at Wanle Il Walterman's Hall tonight.
THE Odd-fellows' saenger Chor gave
concert at Washington Platform last
night.
The benefit OF the defunct German
Opera, at Woods last night, was well
attended.
THE, Philopadean Association, of II
Francis Church, gave a dramatic enter
tainment last night at st. Francis Hall
for the benefit OF the College.
| JAMES BREwsTER's legs were botf
broken by tall through a hatchway or
Pearl street, Saturday evening", He was
taken to his home on Dudley street.
ARTHUR DUFFY, charged with mali
ciously shooting at one Mike Kelly at the
National Theater some time ago, was
dismissed in. the Police Court this morn.
ing.
| A PETITION is being extensively sign
ed by the legal fraternity of the city
asking the Legislature not to pass the
proposed bill to abolish the Superior
Court.
ABOUT forty cases were disposed OF
in the Police Court this morning, among
which fourteen were of miscellaneous
character, two assaults and twenty-four
drunks.
JOHN SHORT, conductor on the III. & D.
r. r., who usually has charge of the 5
O'Clock p, NJ. train out of the city, should
change his manners or be discharged.
All the other officials Of that road are 50
uniformly courteous it is pity to have
one who is so marked an exception.
JOHNNY PIERPoNT, the genial ticket
seller at Woods, can boast of handling
more tickets during the past two weeks
than all the other agents in town, his
sales having amounted 10 nearly $4,000.
John is popular man among amuse-
ment seekers and can fill more ticket or
ders in u given time than any Cincin-
NATHAN who wears boots.
INFORMATION of the death of Jos. o.
Eaton, an artist well known East and
West, and formerly resident of this
city, reached his relatives here last
night. He died last Saturday afternoon,
at his home in Yonkers, on the Hudson
river. Mr.. Eaton was a native OF Lick
ing county, this State, anu was well
known as portrait painter, and was
especially successful i'll grouping chill
dren lor family portraits. A large num-
and are highly priced by those owning
them. Socially Mr.. Eaton was much
esteemed by those who knew him. He
was q true friend to poor, struggling
men in his profession, a number OF whom
are deeply indebted to him. 1t is. not
unlikely that his remains may be brought
to Spring Grove Cemetery, as two of his
children are buried tuere. He leaves
seven children, four SONS and three
daughters.
THE fire at house, at No. 271 Everett
street, about o'clock last Saturday
night. signalled from Box No. 136, has
since proved to have been clear case of
incendiarism. The floors Of the house
were found to have been saturated with
coal oil in four or five different places,
and the bureau-drawers, which remain
ed unscathed, were found upon investi-
cation to contain nothing but old rags
literally soaked in coal oil. The occu-
pant of the house, Mr.. Ed. j. Parker and
his wife Mary, were arrested yesterday
on suspicion, but subsequently released
upon giving satisfactory explanations to
the officers. The furniture in the house
belonging to Parker was insured for 5000
in the 4Etna. Clothing and all other
portable valuables had been removed.
Chief Megrue intends to begin vigorous
S0dICu bHi5 bluS iOl bhC Suiily Paity,
and bring him to justice, OF possible. The
lnsuranceacompany will be interviewed
concerning the matter.
The Trustees of the Colored Orphan
Asylum, acknowledge the receipt of the
following donations: Central Christian
Church, Ninth street, S12 43; Seventh
Street Congregational Church, $l9 21;
Mrs. Edward Sargent, $25; Mrs. Conner
Wayne, So; Mr.. F. f. West, So; Rev. Mr..
Young, Miss Bessie West and Mr.. Har-
yer, 81 each ($3). Also, to the ladies
and gentlemen OF Avondale named be-
low, for clothing and refreshments fur
nished for the Christmas festival: Mrs.
Levi Coffin, Mrs. Howard Eckert, Mrs.
w. s. M offatt, Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. w ood-
ward, Mrs. f. G. West, Mrs. J. f. Smith,
N RS. Miller, Mrs. A. Swift, Mrs. Thomas
Knott, Mrs. McKeehan, Mrs. A. o. Ty-
lor, Mrs. D. Collier, Mrs. Theo. Wilson,
Mrs. James L. Haven, Mrs. W. X. Hal.
stead, Roberts and Sellers, Mr.. Burn
hams. Sabbath-school, and the Board OF
Of Avondale,. who gave per-
mission to use Avon Hall.