The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE Bethel Sunday-School yesterday
arternoon,was attended by 1850 schof-
ars.
4 ST. PHILLIPS P. E. Church, Twenty
ftth ward, was dedicated yesterday
afternoon.
ONE hundred and eighteen deaths in
the city last week-thirty-nine OF these
from smallpox.
ARCHBISHOP PURCELL yesterday ded-
icated the new Chapel OF st. Joseph's, on
the Reading road.
THE Women's Christian Temperance
Union hold meeting this evening at
their rooms on Vine street.
WHEN buying your Thanksgiving tur-
key aud s'things," don't forget the Home
of the Friendless, No. 295 Court street.
NGUs, NEssLING, while assisting at the
ringing of the ponderous bell Oh OF;
Johns Catholic Church, yesterday, nao
one of his fingers mashed.
WORK on the coffer.dam for the main
pier OF the Ohio river bridge for the
Southern railroad has been suspehoeo
on account OF the overflow.
CONTRIBUTIONS for Thanksgivi ne e
dinner for the aged inmates OF N
Widows Home may be left at Mrs. Wm
Proctor's, 297 Race street, or at the One
lNE pts
was filled last evening by an audience
attracted by the service OF song. A SIM
liar service will be held on Thanksgiy-
ing uay.
A TEMPERANCE lecture was delivered
yesterday evening, at st. PauPs Nj. e.
church, by Miss Willard, of Chicago.
instead Of the usual sermon and even-
ing service.
THE st. Cecilia M@nnerchor cele.
brated its eighth anniversary yesterday.
Tonight the Society give an entertain
ment and ball at their hall, corner Of
Court and Elm.
UNCLE JIM HOMER, of the Garden OF
Eden (or rather the keeper of the Shell
ter.house in Eden Park), has lost
his official head-discharged on the
score OF public economy.
Rev. Mr.. MCGIvNEY, a young and
talented Jesuit priest, is preaching q
mission at st. Xavier church. His theme
last evening was "Virginity." Next
Sunday evening he will speak on "Jus-
titication."
WILL that police officer, on the corner
OF Fourth and Race streets, ever stop
buying chestnuts for his little boy,
without paying for them? We advise
that chestnut vender to remove from
that stand.
THE Cumminsville Orphan Asylum
Committee have secured Exposition
Hall from the Oath OF December to the
9th OF January, inclusive, In which to
give their entertainments for the Or
phans' benefit.
AT ARBETrER HALL this evening a
meeting OF retail merchants whose busi-
ness Is lnterfered with by tue sale in the
daily public market OF articles that have
no relation to the proper business Of the
market, will be held.
CHARLES DUNHAM, indicted for en-
bez1ing the funds Of his employers, was
strled Saturday, and the jury disagreed,
eight OF them being of the opinion that
ne was sane, and four that he was in
sane. The case will be tried again.
THE Home Building Association No. 8,
which met at the corner OF Eighth and
Freeman, has suspended. Each men,
Der Will lose from fifteen TO twenty per
cent. or his deposits. The cause OF the
collapse has not as yet been made plain
TO the deluded members.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR HIGDoN is to be
investigated on charges preferred by
Special Agents Gavitt and Loney. 1t is
charged that "he has been persistently
and Extensively jealous in denouncing as
groundless and oppressive various prose-
RublOu5 duN dCOiOuo iOk pGuu-
ing In the United States Court at Cfncin-
natl"
THE managers of the Mt. Adams In
plined Plane have resolved to push it to
completion, and have remodeled the
boiler-house and depot. The engine
house has been torn down, and that tall
stack will fall next. The foundation for
the depot at the foot OF the hill is ready
Tor the superstructure. The cars will be
running by the first Of tho new year.
THE lady managers Of the Cincinnati
Oiphan Asylum appeal again to the pub.
lic to remember the orphans on Than ks
giving day: Provisions or money sent
10 the following places will be re ceived
thankfully: The Asylum, Mt. Auburn;
Mrs. S. n. Hinsdale, 1914 West Seventh
street; Mrs. Il. J. Fink, 94 West Eigh th
street; Mrs. j. R. Wright, East Walnut
Hills.
AN ALARM OF fire was sounded shortly
alter twelve O'Clock last night from Box
80, caused by the burning Of a two-story
frame dwelling on Celestial street, NJ t.
Adams, near the Inclined Railway depot.
The house was owned and occupied by
Mr, Jordan, a paper-box manufactured,
and is total loss. The Fives was the
only engine able to make the steep as
cent OF the hill. The loss of Mr.. Jordan
will probably amount to $1,000. Cause
unknown.
AT THE corner OF Fourth and Elm
streets there has been put down an auto
matte arrangement for turning the car
track switch, consisting of gearing at
tached to q platform balanced on pivot
between the rails, and is worked by the
weight or the car horses directed to
either one side or the other as the frog
of the switch is to be turned. 1t 10
worked by the tread OF the horse, does
not retard the car, causes the horses no
extra exertion, is no obstruction to the
street, does away with the services OF
switch tenders and requires no mere at
tention than curves. The invention,
which has been In use some time in the
Eastern cities, Is called "Johnson's
Automatic SWITCH
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