The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-09
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meet at Y. M. &. A. Hall tomorrow.
THE churches OF this city hope to have
Bankey and Moody here in the fall.
THE bulky Ross Road Hammer is now
employed in repairing Mcfarland stree,
from Central avenue TO Plum.
J. II. HANDBOOK is suffering from {
very slight arrangement of the mind
Coroner Maley has advised him to sc
West.
WHITTLE and Bliss will not return to
Cincinnati. Rev. Mr.. Uewey conducted
the exercises at the monday prayer
meeting to-day. .. -.
AMBROSE L. TEMPLE, of the Cincin.
natl Bar, lectures Tonight before the
High School Lyceum, of Germanto II, or
"Cromwell and His Tines" .,.. -.
THE inquest on the body OF Eliza
O'Conner, the woman who died very
suddenly yesterday evening, and whose
remains are now deposited at Habig's
undertaking establishment, was post
poned until tomorrow morning.
THE TENNEssBEANs appear again to-
night at York-street ri. e. Church
Their new singers and new songs are
proving highly attractive and render
their entertainments fresh and wei
worthy the attention Of every one who
visited them when they were here be.
fore.
THE following are the names of the
grand jurymen now i'll session in the
United States Court: David Bates
Elias Birney, I. j. Corzel, M. Il. Dres.
bach, Geo. Henderson, VIM. H. Hanson
Little, Leonard Rush, J. M. Stewart
John @. Smith, Oliver Traber, Samuel
Taylor, Jos. d. Tinole, VIM. Vons, Pol
lock Wilson.
A MAN named Hugh T. Green, la.
borer on the Baltimore & OHIO Railroad,
was run over by switch engine this
morning, near Carr street, aud suffered
a compound fracture Of the leg. He is
46 years old, and only six months in this
city, and has a sister. Margaret A.
Smith, residing at IL Eager street, in
Baltimore, whence he also came. He is
in very critical condition at the Fl ospi-
tai, where he was brought by Officer
Meader of'the Rhird-street Station.
AN ingenious Italian, prejudiced
against the old method OF soliciting aims
by means OF q hand-organ, has appeared
upon the streets with new invention
whereby he accomplishes the same end.
He has an Eolian harp, bass drum
and hurdy-gurdy, all three of which
instruments he plays on at the same
time in the following manner: The bass
drum is suspended on his back, and by
means of Ii stick tied to his right arm he
beats the drum whenever his hand is not
used upon the hurdy-gurdy. The harp
is tied to his breast near his mouth, and
the hurdy-gurdy is suspended from his
neck i'll the usual manner. The three
instruments in the hands OF this Italian
combined equal several ordinary brass
bands.
A WOMAN by the name of Bertha Bates
committed suicide last night by drown
ing herself in cistern at her residence
ON the Baltimore pike, Paramount. Cor
oner Maley was accordingly notified and
has held the inquest. From the testi-
mony elected it appeared that the de-
ceased was about thirty years OF age,
and the wife Of Mr.. Howard B. Bates Of
the Cincinnati stock-yards. She was
born in New York and has been
married about five years, during which
time she always lived happily with her
husband. At times she seemed to be
suffering from deraEged mind, and
about two weeks ago she attempted to
cut her throat with razor. She was
prevented, however, by the timely az
rival of her husband, after having in
nlcted small cash in both her wrist and
thr0at. When she committed the deed
yesterday she appeared to be suffering
from temporary fit Of insanity. The
Jury yacoordingly rendered Yerdict of