The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

week.
Mr.. FARNEy has returned from The
East. t
Col. MARTIN, of the Paducah Ken.
tucklan, is at the Crawford House.
A WATER PIPE burst at the corner OF
Vine street and Hamilton Road, yester.
day afternoon.
The Board Of Councilmen meets next
Monday; the Board OF Aldermen next
Wednesday.
The marriage of Miss Ella T. Epply to
Mr.. Ii. j. Hoover Is announced for the
Oath inst. at st. Paups M. e. Church.
COUNCILMAN PORTER, who lost his
robe night before last, recovered it yes
terday through Col. Snelbakers means.
THE ordinances to establish the grade
of Nixon street and Lickrun pike was
passed in the Board of Aldermen yester-
day.
THE time for receiving bids for che mi
cal engines was extended to the 21st, by
the Board Of Fire Commissioners, yes
terday.
A PETITION was read in the Board OF
Fire Commissioners for the reinstate-
ment OF ID. r. Miller as Captain OF
No, 10.
PROF. SHEPPARD, of the Chicago Uni
versity, delivers u course of lectures
and readings at Mt. Auburn Institute
next week,
SEVERAL petitions OF wants were or
dered filed by the Board of Fire Com
missioners, and bills amounting to $S2 80
were ordered filed.
BUFFALO BILL and Kit Carson, jr..
were on The streets yesterday and to-day
In their trappers' costume and attracted
q large share Of attention.
In the Board of Fire Commissioners
yesterday, bills amounting to $2,Q63.65
were ordered paid. This sum does not
include the weekly payroll.
THE revival meetings are still in pro-
gress at the Central Christian church,
the Rev. III. W. Everest having consented
TO remain a few days longer.
The hop to be given by the police force
for the relief of the family of the late
Captain Farrell will probably be held on
the LIST Of April, in Exposition Hall.
THE exhibition of drawings at the Me-
chanics' Institute School of Design
closes tonight. No one who has not
seen these drawings should tail to do So.
Mr.. JUD. BARNES, Assistant Chief of
the st. Louis Fire Department, arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon and will
spend short time inspecting our Fire
Department.
AN upright boiler exploded at "A Elm
street yesterday, hurting no one but do
ing about $400 worth of damage. The
end OF the boiler was forced entirely
through the roof.
The marriage of Mr.. @. L. Bowman, of
the City Water-works, to Miss Lou. V oor-
~ fri dc Of
Bowman are to-day extending hearty
congratulations to him.
MEETING ~ot the Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick at their hall, ia West Fourth
street, at 8 O'clock this evening, Tor the
distribution of tickets and transaction OF
other important business.
MISS V. NIETERT was the recipient
yesterday OF beautiful and most artisti-
cally wrought fruit card basket from her
sister, Miss Emma Nietert, in commence
ration OF her twentieth birthday.
DIR. JULIUS WISE, nominated for School
Trustee in the Fifteenth Ward, is a
young physician of education and stand
tng, who will make good official. 1t
will take strong man to defeat him.
EPHRAIM DIXON pleaded not guilty
this morning in the Police Court to the
charge OF stealing an express wagon val
ued at $30, from one John Logan. His
case was continued till next Tuesday.
Bonds, $500.
ONE of the lamp-posts in front of the
Grand Hotel was broken off by bag
gage-wagon backing against it last even
Ing, and falling across the sidewalk
smashed the plate-glass window oppo-
site to atoms.
JUDGE SToRER and other prominent
laymen are expected to deliver brief ad-
dresses at St. Johns Church, Seventh
and Plum, where the third of the series
OF mission services will be held at three
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
In the Board of Fire Commissioners
Chief Megrue and Mr.. Weber were ap-
pointed to contract with G. Ahrens &
60. for new engine at $4,000, providing
that he take the TWO old engines of No. Z
and 10 for part pay, at 81, 100.
CHARLES NIEHAUs, Frank Gerteson
and Albert Herm, three OF the "bloods,"
engaged in lively row at cooper shop
near the Mohawk Bridge, and for hurl-
ang bricks at the heads of the employees
of the shop were fined $25 and costs each
dn the Police Court this morning.
THE contract to construct Street Rail-
road Route No. 10 was awarded to DR..
"A. Il. Jones, in the Board of Aldermen
yesterday. The contract must now re-
Iceiye the concurrence of Council in or
der to fix the obligation OF the city.
JOHN MARSHALL, alias "Moccasin
john" was arrested yesterday by Officer
Mead Tor stealing pair Of shoes from
Nathan's shoe store, on Central avenue,
and was convicted in the Police Court
this morning Of the charge. Thirty days
and $25.
LEVI HUNT, of Covington. Ind, was
contidenced out OF $45 yesterday after
noon at the l., 9. Il l.. depot. The game
was the same old and successfu. one,
that of borrowing money and giving pre-
tended gold coin as security for The loan.
No arrests.
THE Fire Department is in need of the
cleaning OF the vault of Engine-house
No. 4, repairing OF Engine No. 8, oats for
Nos. /, 3, 16, and 10; a chair for Engine
house No. ., three miles compound tele-
graph wire, and railing and counter at
the Chiefs office.
ED. KEoGAN, a young man, was arrest
ed yesterday at Mat. Ryan's pork-house
for taking a horse ana buggy from a
and on being arraigned in
the Police Court this morning was bound
over to the Grand Jury. In default OF
$200.he was committed.
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