The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-08
LOCAL .BREVITIES.

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LOCAL BREVITIES.
THE Lodging-house was crowded yes.
terday.
MIR. =. j. GEsT left for Europe last
evening.
BUFFALO BILL and Kit Carson, jr., are
at the st. James.
MAYOR JOHNSTON returned from Chi.
cago yesterday morning.
The Democratic Convention is to be
held at Arbeiter Hall.
NEARLY two miles of water pipes un.
der the city are supposed to be nozen.
Four tobacco manufacturers of this
city paid nearly $125, 900 tax in February
THE Friends OF Inquiry discuss the
Civil Rights Bill next saturday evening.
THE Cincinnati Relief Union reports
that its receipts in February were SILL
DOT.
The cost of repairs to the frozen water
pipes and hydrants will probably amount
to $4,000.
ROUTE No. 8 will commence selling
tickets in packages OF 70 Tor 30 cents
this week.
THE street car companies doubled
teams yesterday morning, four horses on
each car.
THE last annual excursion to the Cum
minsville Catholic Orphan Asylum net
Ted $3, 700.
REPORT says the Work-house conyicts
aboung on Clifton avenue are not suiii-
ciently clothed.
The Catholic Executive Committee
colds its annual meeting for election of
officers tomorrow evening.
SEVEN weddings have occurred on
Baymiller street, between Wade and
Liberty, within three months.
COL. SNELBAKER has been presented
with gold star, the words "Superin-
tendent Of Police" engraved upon it.
SNEAK THIEVES carried OFT lot of
hams IRON market wagon, at the cor
ner of Fifth and Lock sts., yesterday.
Mr.. ANDREW MARX was presented
with handsome gold watch by his
employers, Messrs. Spence Brothers, on
Saturday.
JAKE SMITH, deck-hand on the Fleet
wood, was arrested yesterday on charges
Of having contidenced a colUred man at
Louisville out OF 500.
The train on which Mayor Johnston
came home yesterday was oil the track
twice, and came near going down d
BlXty-ioot embankment.
DIR. BARTHOLow read a very Interest,"
Ing paper on the physical degeneracy OF
American women, before the Literary
Club, Oh Saturday evening.
A WATERMAN burst near the corner
OF Longwortn and Smith streets yester-
day morning, and another last evening at |
the corner vi seventh and Mound. |
ELDER MAGEE preached farewell |
sermon yesterday to large and deeply |
excited congregation, who exhibited |
many tokens OF sympathy with HIM.
THE marriage of Mr.. Lewis Davis, of
Poplar street, to Miss Hannah Sloman,
Of 81 Franklin street, took place yester-
day at tine residence of the brides
mother.
AT the mission service in Christ Church
yesterday afternoon, short discOurses
we're delivered by Mr. Abner l.. Frazer |
and Reys. Thomas 5. Iocom and Dudley |
W. Rhodes.
REV. SUIREs, of Union Chapel, preach
ed his farewell sermon yesterday, his
term of service having expired. He car
ries with him the best wishes of his con-
gregation.
MR.. FRED. STERLING, of $50 Clark |
street, whose son has been missing tor |
two years, heard yesterday that he was
Az 4'S"pNit3 DuU ittbSN w hhu hlih atlCi q
long search.
The remains of Hugh Hunt, a resident
of this city, arrived from Columbus on
Saturday, where the unfortunate man
met his death by fall from building
on which he was working.
HON. j. w. FlTzGERALD has received
communication from the Irish Socie-
ties of New York, asking the Irish Ma
tionalists of this city to join them in
public presentation TO Dion Boucicault. |
The snow storm, which seems to have
been general all over the country, de-
layed the trains to an alarming extent |
last night, andwill no doubt make the |
mails very Irregular and travelling un-
safe.
JOHN O'BRIEN, the noted Eastern
piokpocket, whose picture adorns the |
gallery OF rogues, at the Chiefs office, |
and who was arrested By officers Wap-
penstein and hushman al the Grand
Opera-house, was sent TO the Work |
house for 80 days on the charge of loiter-
ing.
A NEW Lodge of the Knights of Honor
was instituted on Saturday evening by |
Deputy W. w. Walker, on the corner Of
Wade and Central avenue. The officers
elected are d.. II. Drake, 7, D.; j. d.
Vance, D.; j. N. Sears, G. D.; 5. j. By
ington, A. D.; Il. Koehler, F. r.; Fred.
Fuchs, Treasurer. 1t was named EN-
pire Lodge.
DRs. VOOLFOLK, Mock and Laird, who
have been the resident physicians at
the Good Samaritan Hospital for the
year past, leave the city this week for
their permanent locations. The pest
wishes of all who know them go with
them. Their labors in the Hospital have
not only been highly successful, but
gained many warm friends from all with
whom they have had to do in any Ca
pacity.
ARCHIE COLLINS, who was arrested
last Saturday night by Lieutenant Smell
baker, of the Third-street Station. ac-
compaEied by Officers Wilmer, Weavel
and Ramsay, at 161 Race street, where
he had opened game of faro, had his
case continued to March 18th. Officer
Weayel was the one who entered the
place in citizens clothes and secured
The lay out, the box and a basket Of
chips. Collins bail was fixed at $500.
LAST Saturday night, about O'Clock,
an attempt at burglary was made at the
house OF the Franciscan Brothers, ad-
Joining their coIIpUp on Bremen street