The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-26
LOCAL BREYITIES.

st. Louis on the l., Y. l.. Railroad.
THE police now sport their numbers
on their caps as well as on their badges.
MR.. JOHN HARRIS is to be Superin-
tendent OF the new Walnut Hills street
Railway.
THE Ironton Railroad Committee meets
at the Board of Trade rooms Tomorrow
at II A. M.
THE Fire Department, after two years
trial and deliberatiOn, has adopted the
Louisville Chemical File Extinguisher.
Mr.. j. M. STAUGHToN, of Minnesota,
formerly a passenger conductor on the
Little Miami railroad, is visiting friends
in the city.
The survey of the Water-works reser-
voir is completed, and the new fence Will
be ready by the time of the first concert
in Eden Park.
THE Brooklyn Argus of the 23d gives
great praise to Miss Anna K. Dunphy, OF
Cincinnati, the retiring contralto OF
Plymouth Church.
The American Wine Growers Asso-
ciation on Saturday discussed the pros
pect OF The grape crop, and tested wines
from different manufacturers.
THE Twenty-irst Ward Building Asso-
cIation elected DR.. Wardle, President;
John Enright, Vice President; Adam
Krug, Treasurer; VIM. j. Molloy, Sec
retary.
THE railroad treaty between the L., G.
& l.. and the o., ii. & d. railroads has
Deen broken, and each road will tiX
freight rates between this city and In
dianapolis to suit itself.
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL, accompanied
by Father Callaghan aud Father Pfir-
man, left Saturday night for New York,
to be present at the installation of Car
'dinal McCloskey on Tuesday.
A VALUABLE bay mare and top buggy
belonging to b. Merkel, the beef and pork
packer, was stolen yesterday from in
front of Henry Kresz's place on Central
avenue, opposite Freeman street.
The "George Weber," the new and
beautiful steam tire-engine, has been put
in the Engine-house Ut Company No. T.,
on Webster street. The Fire Commits
sioners will accept it this week, aud 1t
will then 60 into service.
THE Fifth Presbyterian Church was
filled TO overfowing last night on the oc-
casion of Mr.. Murdoch's reading for the
benefit of the Warren county Church.
Many were turned away unable to get
in. The collection amounted to $125.
AT the annual election held by the
First Battalion. OHIO National Guard,
Saturday night, Colonel VIM. l.. Robin
son was reelected Colonel, and Captain
K. II. Fleming was elected Major Of the
organization.
REV. DIR. c. B. BoYNToN, of the Vine.
street Congregational Church, preached
his installation sermon yesterday from
the text: "Lord, what wilt Thou have
me to do" The attendance was very
large, and the sermon Was listened to
with great care and attention through
out.
THE Consolidated Street Railroad
Company of the city has opened the bids
for the CONSTRUCTION Of their hne and
commodious stables to be erected this
year, and completed in July, if possible,
on and close by the site OF the old stable,
at the Brighton. The lowest bid is
$46,526.
THE Masonic Societies of the city are
contemp plating the erection OF new hall
on Central avenue, to be the common
property of the lodges in the city, and a
place of meeting for all of them, each
lodge having its own apartment. No
definite action has yet been taken in the
matter.
A GANG of pickpockets were at work
emonies in No. 81 Findlay street. Mrs
Bodice had her pocketbJok stolen with
ST. Another lady felt a pickpocket's
hand III her dress and seized the owner
who let the money drop and made gooc
his escape.
THE smallest steam fire engine eyel
made in Cincinnati, and destined fol
oxford, OHIO, underwent trial on Sat
urday. With one-inch nozzle and one
thousand ieet Of hose it threw stream
two hundred feet in four minutes ant
forty-nine seconds alter the lire wa.
built, and with a hunared-foOt hose /
threw u stream two hundred feet.
The sale of single reserved seats fo
the May Festival commences Tomorrow
The sale of season tickets was very
much larger than ever before, and tina
OF seats IOr single performances prom
ises to be equally large. Round trI]
tickets are to be sold from all points Oh
the Atlantic u Great Western Railroad
during the Festival.
THE Cincinnati Division No. 2, Sons o
Temperance, elected the following rep
resentatives to the Grand Division o
Ohio, which meets on Wednesday a
Lebanon, Warren county, OHIO: u. j
Morris, Henry Lloyd, George Crosby,
Nj. Davis, Charles Graham, L. d. Royse
N. T.. bennett, f. Fromlet, DR.. u. u
Dalton, Mary Graham, Dr.. A. Berry
Joseph Burd, Willis q. Hall, Mary
shepard, Eliza j. bennett.
The funeral of the late John Ludloy
took place yesterday afternoon, at tn
Christian Church, at tile corner OF Rich
mond and Gutter streets. The cnurc
was crowded with the friends and rela
tives of the deceased, among whom wer
q number of members of the Pionee
Association. The pall-bearers wer
Thomas Ii. Yeatman, Robert Buchanan
Isaac Mcfarland, John D. Caldwell
Nicholas Goshorn and Jeremiah Clark.
The Sc. Slanislaus Church ON Libert
and Gutter streets was yesterday dedi
Gated by Bishop Toebbe with imposin
ceremonies. The procession numbere
nearly five thousand pers ons, represen
ing about fifty societies. Bishop Toebb'
OF Covington, preached the dedicatio
sermon, and Rev. Stanislaus addresse
the audience in the Polish language.
the whole the event was a grand atfai
and Will long be remembered by the Gait
olics OF the city.
Mr.. THOMAS has drawn up a schedul
Of all rehearsals for soloists, orcnestI
and chorus, as follows Mass rehearsal
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