The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-23
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

Library war.
THE work OF laying track on Hunt
street is resumed.
FREE CONCERT of the Y. N. G. a. In
Association Hall tonight.
DEPUTY CLERK of the County, Jones, is
dangerously ill of erysipelas.
liz THERE q Know-Nothing society
among us? Know nothing about IL.
A LADY named Mary Durgan fell on
Filth street near Lock last evening ana
broke leg.
Two rapidly accumulated debts caused
the disappearance Of G. Won Webber, as
mentioned before.
JOHN GRAYBELL, VIM. A. Kemeyer
and VIM. b. Gall have splendid meat
shows in Lower Market.
A FoRGER obtained 50 from j. Oskamps
16S W alnut street, on forged check
calling for $50 on S. Reybolt.
AN informal reunion of the member
ship of Trinity M. e. Church will take
place next Tuesday evening.
A. DANCING party and turkey dinner
are to be the features OF the celebration
Of Christmas at Longview Asylum.
LARRY HAZEN is after safe contain
in9 $3.50, which has been stolen from the
Aoams Express Company at Elizapeth-
town, KY.
PEOPLE who read OF the arrest OF Bar
hara Lazarus, of course all know that II
was not Mrs. Barbara Lazarus OF l66
John street.
CHARLEY JONES, the baseball strong
blister, yesterday signed contract to
play center field for the Cincinnati Red
Stockings next year.
MANAGER r. e. J. MILES, of the Grand
Opera-house, was called suddenly to his
country home yesterday afternoon by
the illness of his wife.
TITS the intention of Mr.. Sinton TO
have q space OF about ten feet In width
in the middle, almost the entire length
OF the esplanade, for flower market.
A CONCERT for the benefit of the COL
cred orphans will be given at Pixies OPP
era-house tonight. The Jubilee Singers
are announced TO take part in the enter
tainment.
Rev. LEE Is making extensive prepar-
ations to give a first-class entertainment
In the way Of Christmas dinner, at the
Merchants Exchange, to the Bethel
children. Tables will be set for 3,000
persons.
COUNCILMAN J. G. RILEY's idea that
the duties performed by the OVerseers OF
the Poor can be discharged by the po-
lice, thereby saving $4,000 per annum
row paid to the former, 10 regarded as
an excellent one.
A CITIZENS meeting, to make arrange
ments for a Centennial carnival at mid
night on December 31st, to welcome in
the one hundredth year OF American In
dependence, will be held in the Council
Ehamhar this evening.
A.W. MCCUNE, the EXC Unstable, who
fanow employed as private watchman,
was arrested at the instance OF u. Wash
blair ON the charge of embezzling $l2.
The prosecuting witness not showing up
this morning, McCune was discharged.
THE General Freight Agents Of the
trunk lines, in session at the Grand Ho.
taI Yesterday, resolved to advance
fonrth.class freight rates to correspond
With the advance adopted in Chicago, at
the meeting there last month, to take ei-
feet December %. No advance on grain
or -four.
Col. jones' street railway project
(Route 13) experienced another draw
hack last night. Workmen were en-.
gagged in tearing up Hunt street, JUS
aorth of Efiuent Pipe street, when the
police. under orders from the Mayor,
nut stop TO Jne WOTk.
GIN Christmas day the choir of the St
Edward's Church, on Clark street, will
render Beethoyen's Mass in O under
Director Wenning. Miss Cough will
sing solo (Gracias Agimus), accompa
MED BY Director Wenning ON the flute
and Mr.. Jonas with The organ.
A, K. BURKHARDT, the hat and fu
Dealer on Fourth street, was beat out o
nd hoo hu hn nld dnd dO,
az man ordering the goods sent to th,
.Burnet House for his wife to examine
and meeting the boy with the package a
the steps, telling him to wait until ht
came down. OF course the confidence
man slid out.
THE alarm Of fire turned In from box
"a at 7 O'Clock this morning was causet
Inv a small fire in the new building il
course of construction by 0. P. Huntin.
for the occupancy of Block 81 Co., on The
west side of Elm street between Fourth
and Fifth, There is a steam holster
used by the workmen, part of the chin
ney for which was made Of boards; these
caught fire and consumed about So
worth Of joists. No insurance.
IN the Birnbaum-Hopper election cas-,
Michael Weaver, janitor of the Cit
Buildings. was called to offer circum
stantial evidence that some persons hat
been fOOling al ound among the election
boxss after they had been stored In the
City Clerks office. He said he was jan
flor Of the Clerks Office, Council Cham
ber and Chiefs office. Since he hat
been janitor the inside blinds of the Cit,
Clerks Office had been left open, ant
fnund SO by him except one mornin,
when he noticed them closed ON openinI
the office, after the election: Told tn
Clerk and the Assistant Clerk tina
sssamebody must have been here las
night, as all the inside blinds are close,
up.n The blinds were shut in both OF
foes. Observed that they were ope
when went out the night before. Thos
who have had keys to that Office beside
Myself were Rokner, Toulster, job
NIemaR and Thomas Geogehan. Within
Ehs last two weeks there has been
change about the keys, and now onl
myselt and MIR. Rohner have keys to tn,