The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-19
LOCAL BkEHITfEs.

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his southern trip.
THE hotels OF the city report business
excellent THE spring.
A SUPPOSED mad dog was killed at the
Courthouse last night.
The Boartf of Education meets to Or
ganize this afternoon.
THE Shakespeare Club closes its seas on
on Friday evening next.
MR.. JAMES WALSH, of this city, has re-
turned from Europe alter q years alb
Bence.
The Texans dined at the Gibson
House yesterday by invitation Of the
proprietors.
MIR. SAM. BUTLER, formerly Of this
city, has become editor Of the lndianap-
oils Republican.
The Polish Catholic Church, corner Of
Liberty and Cutter streets, will be dedi-
Gated next Sunday.
DETECTIVE MEAD left for Pittsburg
last night to BRING back an escaped
Work-house bird.
The Friends of Inquiry discussed the
theatrical question saturday evening in
their usually lucid manner.
THE Volksblatt Company has leased
the building they now occupy for an adj
Qltlonal term OIL nVe years.
UNCLE JOHN RoBINsoN's Circus and
Menagerie left for Midaletown yester-
day and opens at that place this evening.
MR.. CHARLES b. JOHNSON takes the
position vi Cily Editor OF khe Volksblatt,
since the resignation Of Capt. Ligowsk
THE st. Louis papers of the 10Th con-
tain some highly complimentary notices
OF Miss julia Rive's musical perform
ances in that city.
The New York Literary Miscellany in
sketch of Mr.. .. j. Wilson, of this city,
pays him very handsome and well de-
served compliment.
A SMALL fire in the roof of the building
adjoining Gat's aistillery was extin-
gulshed by Mr.. Gatt's private ire brigade
On SATURDAY afternoon.
THE De Murska concert last evening
was Il failure in point OF attendance, the
audience being one OF the smallest at the
Grand Opera-house this season.
GEORGE P. GILMoUR, youngest son of
the manager OF tne Grand Hotel, died
Saturday of consumption, superinduced
by Whooping cough and lung lever.
PROF. MURDOCH gives readings from
the Bible at The Filth Presbyterian
Church, corner John and Clark streets,
Oh next Sunday evening. Seats free.
THE semi-annual meeting. of the Mi
ami congregational Conference will be
held at The Vine-street Congregational
Church, beginning next Tuesday at two
o'clock.
The Water-works office for collecting Q
water-rent has been removed to the
northeast corner of Eighth and Plum
streets. A tinely-painted sign to that
effect adorns the old Office.
A DISCOURSE commemorative of the
opening OF the American Revolution was
delivered edyesterday morning in the FIRST
Universalist Church, Plum street, by the
pastor, Rev. j. u. Adams.
The farmers and fruit growers in this
vicinity report the result OF the recent
lEeeze very disheartening, and say that
nearly all the apples and peaches and
much OF the small fruit are killed by the
frost.
OUR Texan visitors leftefor Lexington,
Ry., this morning. They were escorted
10 the; depot by q number of Cinciu.
natians and left with expressions of
warmest feelings toward Cincinnati and
her citizens.
THE Messiah Lodge 1. O. Fl. will give
R grand spelling match, on Friday even
ing at Allen Temple. None but mem
bers of the Lodge will participate in the
spelling contest. The proceeds are tor
the benefit OF the Lodge.
The fifth annual report of the Board
of W ork-house Directors, the substance
vi which appeared in THE STAR some
time since, has appeared, and contains
some valuable information and hints
from the able Superintendent, Mr.. Nor
gan.
FRANK w. WILSON, the alleged mur.
herer OF w. L.. BurgOyne, had his case
in the Police Court again continued till
the 2Stn of the month, under $1,000 bail.
The charge OF murder in the first degree
was dismissed and changed to man.
Slaughter.
UNCLE DAN WOLF has filed his answer
to Mr.. Marks charges OF fraud in the
Ninth ward election. He emphatically
uenies the statement that any of the
votes passed through his hands in the
counting operation after the close OF the
polls on election day.
ATToRNEY-GENERALL LITTLE arrived in
the city on Saturday, and in conjunction
with Mr.. W. NJ. Ampt, who represented
the State in the license case against
Hamilton county, is liking up matters
preparatory to throwing that llLtle $37, 900
into the State Treasury.
WILLIAM ALIAS "HUMPY'' ROSE was
arrested by Officer Korte yesterday on
charge of tapping a till and extracting
dollar frOmit in tue grocery of j. b. Will
iemberg, on John and David streets.
His case in the Police Court was con-
tinued till Wednesday morning.
Two burglars, on Saturday night, en-
tered the house of a clerk at Schultz &
Negley's, at 101 Lock street, and at
tempted to carry away a carpet. He
was awakened by their noise and fred
three shots at them, when they immedi-
ately dropped the carpet and escaped.
G. A.. FISHER and John Royster en-
gagged in a free fight this morning in
front of the City Buildings, ON Ninth
street, and were taken in by Officers Le.
gan aud Palmer. Royster received a
terrible beating in the face. Both were
locked up on the charge of disorderly
conduct.
RoBT. WEIGH and John Mcbride in
dulged In the freak of breaking open a
gock in the house Of Emma Gotf, No. 430
Fifth street, last night. In the Police
Court this morning Mcbride was dis
missed, but Robt. WeLch, ON the charge
of malicious destruction Of property,
was fined 50 and costs and 81 damages.
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