The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-31
LOCAL BREVITIES.

GENERAL PRESTON, of Kentucky, ar
rived at the St. Nicholas last evening.
THos. CAMPBELL, ESQ, Attorney OF
the Police Court, arrived from Columbus
last night.
A FINE PORTRAIT, by Duyenick, OF the
late DR.. Chapman adorns window on
Fourth street.
MAYOR JOHNSTON has decided not to
go to Day ton to deliver that address on
the 10Th proximo.
VIM. e. Mont has contracted with g..
f. Neiber 10 remodel and repair the Galt
House for the sum of $18,500.
MEETING of the Probasco Baseball
Club at the Gibson House, Friday even
ing, to reorganize for the season.
On and after April 1st letters may be
registered at the Cumminsyille, South
Pendleton and Columbia post-office sta
tions.
THE candidacy OF Mr.. j. n. Kelly for
Alderman from the Nineteenth Ward
was last evening Endorsed by the Inde-
pendents in that ward.
MEETING of the Democrats of the Sec
ond ward at the Engine-house on Nc
MILAN street, at 1880 this evening, to
nominate ward officers.
EX-SnERIFF ZEIGLER and General Tom
Powell enjoyed some hard words on Vine
street last evening, drawing consider
able crowd but no blood.
THE canal-boatmen now in the city,
numbering about sixty or seventy, are
resisting an attempt to lower their Wa
ges from III per day to $25 per month.
DENGLER, the sculptor, exhibits in a
Fourth street window model for mon-
ument to the Geological donkey, which
does credit to both the artist and the
donkey.
The Park Commissioners have deter
mined to encourage the use of Burnet
Woods by picnic parties of Sabbath
schools, societies, or families during the
coming summer.
The funeral of the lamented daughter
of Mr.. Maurice O'Brien, of the Water
works, was largely attended yesterday.
The pall-bearers were eight young ladies
intimate friends of the deceased.
The meeting on the Esplanade yester-
day afternoon was largely attended.
The services were conducted by Rev. W.
l. Fee and Rev. A. B. Leonard; Rev. Mr..
Douglass also delivered short address.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Young Ladies' Branch OF the Women's
Christian Association will be held at
No. 100 Broadway, tomorrow, Thursday,
April l, at 10 O'Clock. A full attendance
desired.
MARY ANN AMOS was convicted OF
steaiing silver watch worth $25 from
saloon on the leyee, and in the Police
Court this morning was sentenced to
thirty days in the W ork-house and 10 pay
fine of 500.
JAS. FAY, arrested yesterday at Che
viot on charge OF stealing horse and
buggy hitched to post in front of the
Buckeye Dining Rooms, had his case
continued till next Tuesday morning by
Judge Marchant.
A sIXTY-DoLLAR ovERCoAT and some
other articles OF clothing belonging to
Conductor Burns, on the Dayton Short
Line road, were stolen from the caboose
Of his train last evening at the Wood
street yard. No arrests.
MIR. AND MRS. JAMES FL. FLEMING, Of
Walnut Hills, celebrated the twentieth
anniversary Of their marriage last even
ing in a highly appropriate and enjoy
able manner. A large number of the
elite of the city were present by invita-
ton.
Mr.. LAWS stated at the Park Commits
sioners' meeting yesterday that Burnet
Woods would be thrown open to the pub
lie the coming summer. There would be
no formal announcement of the fact, but
the Woods would be thrown open early
in the summer.
"RHYMING Matches" are producing
"lots o. fun" in PIttsburg. Why don't
some of our enterprising citizens start
the ball here and let the spelling schools
die a natural death, instead of being
worn out, as they will soon be under the
present arrangement.
MICHAEL LEIsENBACK, arrested yes
terday by Officers Meade and Duffey, on
a charge OF the larceny of $174.4S and
fine silver-mounted pistol, the property
OF Captain Messerole, was arraigned in
the Police Court this morning and his
case continued to next Monday.
THE various ice companies have an
nounced their intention of reducing the
price of unloading ice. Heretofore they
have paid So per boat load for unloading
and putting in the wagons and ice
houses. They have. announced their de-
termination to pay but "a hereafter. The
reduction will probably be resisted by
the workmen.
j. j. HOOD, Archie Lewis, f. M. Bols-
ley, j. FL. McClosker and Homer Will
lldHln, hIIt5tcu SOIu6 Ilule ago db % w GSG
Fifth street, by Officers WeWill and Will
mer, on a charge of exhibiting keno
game, were arraigned in the Police
Court this morning, but their cases were
continued to next Wednesday.
THE following is the programme of the
movements of Evangelists Whittle and
Bliss to-day after the close of the noon
prayer meeting: Bible reading in First
Presbyterian church at 8 z. M; subject,
"Separation." Open-air meeting on the
Esplanade at 4:30 p. NJ. Gospel meeting
at the Union Bethel at 1880 Z. M.
THE report of Superintendent strauch,
of the Park Commissioners, related to
the improvements in Burnet Woods. He
states that an avenue $500 feet in length
has been constructed; also an artificial
lake, and advises the Board to add new
varieties to the different parks, and con-
struct another avenue to connect with
the drive around the lake at cost not
TO exceed 5000.
WIN. JONES, who halls from Montgom-
cry, was arraigned in the Police Court
this morning on charge OF disorderly
Conduct. Yesterday he went to the
house of Mr.. F. Fay, No. 65S Vine street,
and made improper advances to Mr..
Fay's tWelye-year old daughter for,