The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-10
LOCAL BREYITIES.

frDDaDly cloudy Will nnoW VI A"ih e''e 'A'<>'
"a hours and warmer.
LOCAL BkEYI1IES.
CHILDREN's DAY in the May musical
Festival will be May 15.
THE Tobacco Board of Trade has pass
ed resolutions deprecating any addition
. al tax on tobacco.
GEO. W. CHnDs, of Philadelphia, will
please accept our thanks for copy OF
The valuable Public Ledger Almanac.
THE fire alaam at six o'clock last night
was caused by small fire in a house on
Poplar street. Damage trifling.
A TEAMsrER named Uriah Bayley was
thrown from his wagon yesterday in
Cumminsville, and had both legs broken.
THE Italian Mutual Benevolent Socie-
ty of Cincinnati gave their seventh
annual ball, in Grand Opera-house Hall,
last night.
MR. r.. s. HAMILTON will this evening
deliver an address before the Labor In-
stitute, at Moider's Hall. Subject, What
can we do Tor the toiling millions"
Mr.. +. THEoBoLD, Sixth-street bar
ber was picked up on the sidewalk last
night, half frozen and entirely drunk and
minus "a valuable gold watch.
THREE cars of an Ohio 4 Mississippi
freight train were ditched near Ander-
=. sons Ferry, yesterday, by broken rail-
Peter Doyle, "a brakeman, was seriously
hurt.
MIR. CHAs. FLACK, who has had suit
against the city III the Common Pleas
Court for some time, for injury TO his
property by blasting stone adjoining il,
died suddenly yesterday.
JAKE GARDNER wishes us to say that
the morning prints, which, with their
usual unreliability, have mentioned him
as probable Republican candidate for
next springs campaign, are entirely at
fault, as he is, as usual, a straight Demo-
crat.
MY-Aw-pIT and Po-she-Daw-ho, Chiefs
of tho Sauk tribe OF Indians, are at the
Gibson House, on their return from
Washington, with their interpreters,
John Whistler and George Powers, Of
Indian Territory.
SEVERAL persons went over the river
last night TO the Mardi-Gras, but wont
acknowledge it to-day. Those who do
freely admit that it fully equaled the
Coyington "Btltfalo Hunt" OF several
years ago, in point OF excellence as a
most exquisite sell.
MAsQUERADEs were almost without
number over the Rhine last night, and
the sidewalks on the principal streets
were, according TO the German custom,
crowded with maskers, many OF whom
were very amusingly and ludicrously at
tired.
The German Centennial Committee
held meeting at Hotiman's Hall, on
Race street, last evening, and appointed
the following committees: Finance
WIN. Hochstetter, DR.. Zipperlein, Chas.
Jacobs, Jr. Printing-Wm. Kaufman,
Louis Riefstahl, Fred. Voegler. Music
and Dancing-Albert Schwill, Arnold
Magic, Ctio Adae.
COUNCILMAN Barney Henckman was
yesterday relieved of 500 by couple of
confidence men. They went to his feed
store on Harrison street wanting to buy
some hay. Barney repaired to the rear
with one to look at the hay, leaving the
other in front of the store. They did not
buy, but Councilman Henckman Won
ders when he will recover that 800 which
were in the drawer when he left the
store.
GENERAL JOE HoOKER's great picture,
"Battle OF Lookout Mountain" is on eX-
hibition at WiswelPs Art Gallery on
Fourth street, opposite Pixies. This is
the only great picture of a Western bat
tie won by Western soldiers, and this
will be its only exhibition in this part OF
IuG lt6 IHcIlJS uo IL NUIN VI dl
are 100 well known to need mention, and
10 one should let the opportunity pass
TO see it during the few days which it re.
mains in the city.
GEORGE W. RoBY, jr., late Superin-
teudent of the State shops of the penl-
Uentiary. was Ill the courtroom yester-
day afternoon and recognized Ruler as a
man who had been confined in the peni-
Lentiary from 1869 to the summer of 1872,
upon charge of"horse stealing in Cler.
mont county. Rufer saw him. but re.
fused to recognize him. Dir. Roby says
that Rufer was quiet man. and by good
behavior lessened his term of service.
THE alarm from box 175 last night was
caused by O fire ou Slack street, neal
Youug street, Mount Auburn. A stable
belonging to MIR. Henry Moorman, was
entirely consumed by the fire, together
with four horses, five sets o.
harness, and fifty bushels Of oats
One horse was rescued by a drayman o.
A. E. Chamberlain, who broke into the
stable and succeeded in turning the ami
maj loose. The horses were valued al
from $l25 10 $3.50 each. He puts his tota
Joss at $500, Oh which (horses and sta
ble there was $500 insurance. The cause
Of the fire is unknown.