The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-20
LOCAL BKEYITIES.

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COVER THE RHINE" has a sensation in
the way of girl not yet eleven years
old who is mother.
THE Committee of Safety yesterday
afternoon passed resolutions congratu-
Iating the Mayor on his action in vetoing
the l., G. & l.. r. r, resolution.
THERE are eight or ten cases of small
pOx in the Pest-house, the last one hav-
Ing been removed thither from the st.
Johns lodging-house yesterday.
A CORRESPONDENT requests us to call
the attention OF Librarian Vickers to the
manners Of the lady assistants who go
home in the street cars at ten O'Clock at
night.
JAMES MANNING, detected in the at
tempt to burglariZe the house of Mr..
Hauck on Dayton street some time ago,
was bound over to await the action Of
the Grand Jury. In default OF $500 he
was committed.
Mr.. j. +. BLACKBURN, Secretary of the
Board of Trade, has distributed large
number of circulars to the manufacture
ers OF Cincinnati, with view of getting
figures from which to make compilations
for his next report.
A COURSE of lectures on Botany, at
subscription rates, will begin on tne 21st
inst. at the lecture-reom Of the College
of Pharmacy, 1876 West Fifth street, be-
tween Elm and Plum streets, to be CIV
en- by Prof. Adolph LeuX, Phi.
JOSEPH ZAGELAR or Saleno, the Italian
paarone arrested some time ago and
charged with vagrancy, was sentenced
TO the Work-house Tor thirty days by
Judge Marchant III the Police Court this
morning. Frank Ciscelo was dismissed.
Representative ARCHER yesterday
presented a bill in the Legislature to au-
thoriZe the Police Court oil Cincinnati to
review it's finding and grant new trials,
and allow the Judge to suspend execu-
tion OF sentence when notice is given of
ian intention to apply for a writ OF error.
OLIVER SHERWOOD, the telegraph mes
sage tOrger, was bound over to appear
before the Court of Common Pleas in
bonds of $500 to answer TO two charges
Of receiving money under false pretenses,
and sentenced to the Work-house for
three months, being also convicted Of the
charge of forgery.
THE Jubilee Singers, owing to unfavor-
able circumstances, have been compelled
to withdraw their engagement at Pixies
on Friday evening, and will appear but
ternoon at. 8 O'Clock at Pixies. Those
wishing to hear them-and who does not
will do well to remember this fact.
THE Fratellonzo Italiaaa, an Italian
benevolent order, has addressed COM
munication to Judge Marchant and Pros
ecuting Attorney Campbell, asking that
q full measure OF justice be dealt out to
the two padrones recently arrested, and
pledging the assistance of the brother
hood toward putting a stop to the lnhu-
man traffic.
CONGRESSMAN SAYLER was yesterday
appointed member of a House Commit
ttee to inquire whether the privileges OF
the House had been violated by the ar
lrest and detention of Whitelaw Reid at
the suit of Alex. r. Shepherd while Reid
was in the District of Columbia. under a
subpoena from Committee OF the House.
In the meeting of the Park Commits
sioners yesterday bills amounting to
$2,603 Sc, including pay-rolls, were Or
dered paid. The matter of opening Nor
ris street was laid over till next meet
ing. The request to lay plank sidewalks
on Gilbert avenue was not granted. The
Engineer was instructed to prepare tor
the use of members map Of all parks
and park property.
The COMMITTEE, consisting OF Mr.
John Hartwell, Chairman, j. l.. Thomp-
son, Secretary, MIR. Peck in behalf of the
Water-works,. Judge Hagans in behalf OF
y, N, Harris, and A. p. y. BOnte as fifth
man, having the matter under arbitra
ton, whether the Rock Haven Cement
COMPANY should receive. 81 6S or 81 81
per barrel for cement, decided in favor
Of the Cement Company, and they were
awarded $56S 10.
Mr.. JAMES PARToN's lecture at Pixies
last evening was attended by mod
erately large audience from the best
ranks of society in the city and vicinity
and was carefully and thoughtfully lis
tened to and happily received by, al
present. His subject, lone Hundred
gently handled, and proved not only
worthy of the lecturer but as instructive
to the intelligent audience.
MIR. JOSEPH KINsEY in letter asks
Mr.. A, T. Goshorn, the mrector-General
Of the Centennial Exposition, if he
thinks, as he says he does, there should
be demonstrations in oOmmem0ration Of
the Centennial throughout the whole
country, why he is pleased to learn thai
the Chamber of Commerce does not favor
demonstrations of that kind here, and
why he thinks Centennial Exposition
here would place us in false light.
MR.. FIGHTER, the celebrated actor, j.
stiil at the Grand Hotel, under the treat
MGUL Gl OIs ouCh Ava Oh obSSOco upOi
mis- leg caused by severe bruise re
ceiyed while playing at Woods. No cor
rect idea OF his condition during th'
weeks past has been given the public
the fact being that for some days 1t wal
believed that an amputation of the lei
would be necessary. He is, however
Conyalescing now, but still unable t.
leave his bed.
1.-THE criticism of an unreliable pape
upon Mr.. HI. II. Wood, a member OF Mar
ager Macauley's theatrical company
uncalled for and unwarranted piece q
impertinence and an insult to yOun
gentleman Of talent and energy, who ha
risen by his earnest and humble exel
fions to a position second to none in tn
rank of local actors now upon the stag
in this city, and will undoubtedly be II
garded as such by all who know tha
gentleman as an individual or an actor
A REGULAR meeting of the Cincinna
Architects was held yesterday, and tn
following resolutions and proposition
disposed Of: The President propose
that paper bearing Upon some arch
tectural subject be read at each meeting
he also stated that the idea of the socit
ty being OF the same nature as Trade
Union was incorrect, and requested tn