The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

=. LOCAL BREVITIES.
REMEMBER, Hawley's is the place to
find Sunday reading.
GoyERNoR-ELECT Rutherford B. Hayes
is at the Gibson House.
A. B. MULLETT, Ex-Governmen Archi-
tect, is stopping at the Burnet House.
TONIGHT the great sword combat in
Richard III, at the Grand. Be on hand.
LoTTA, in her new play. "Musette,"
will be the attraction at Woods next
week.
MISS, JANE CooMBs, in the "Love
Sacrifce," orens at the Grand next
Monday night.
IRON for the building of the Cincin-
natl and Clifton railroad is now being
hauled up the hill.
A MANsARD ROOF is being put upon
the Carlisle block, which will make 1t
the highest building in the city.
Mr.. ARMIN TENNER, Secretary Of the
Zoo, was caned lately. Mr.. Peter Lucht
made the presentation speech.
VIM. OsTENDoRF, who was SO serious
ly hurt Thursday by Henry Schroeder,
is reported to be in a serious condition.
THE Zoo-Zoo has received as a loan
from Uncle John Robinson pair OF
lions with two cubs, and a spotted hy-
ena.
GEORGE DEHAvEN, of Hippodrome
notoriety, and Andrew Haight, another
well-known Snowman, are both sojourn-
ing in our city.
MRS. s. NJ. j. HENRY, OF Rockford, ILL.,,
and Miss Frances e. Willard, OF Chi
cago, address children's meeting this
afternoon at st. PauPs NJ. e. Church.
COLLECTOR LEW WEITzEL. from June
1873, to October 1875, collected in Hamil-
ton county $l9, 800, 600 of internal revenue
at cost of one and one-sixth per cent.
BARNEY VINING, a coal-cart driver for
Brown q Co., died shortly after midnight
from the effects of being run over yes
terday by Little Miami railroad freight
car.
BELLEVUE, KY, was lit with gasoline
for the first time last night. The lamps
on Fairfield avenue, extend from Will
liamson's new block down to the Taylor
creek bridge.
DIR. LORD, the lecturer, will be COM
plimented by the young ladies OF the
Cincinnati Wesleyan College, who will
give parlOr entertainment III his honor
this evening.
THERE will be Matinee at the Grand
Opera-house, on Thanksgiving day, upon
which occasion "Uncle Toms Cabin"
wil be given with a powerful cast and
magnificent scenery.
THE Committee of Public Safety
elected the following officers yesterday:
q. H. Gould, President; A. FL. Hinkle,
Vice President; Peter R. Neff, Secre-
tary; Robert Mitchell, Treasurer.
AT the evening service OF song, at Rev.
DR.. Boynton's Church, tomorrow, the
noIA fxun Af
Schuberts songs will be given-Erench
horns and organ accompaniment.
A SMALL FIRE was discovered about
haEpast 10 O'Clock last night among
some rags in The basement of No. 223
West Fourth street. The flames We're
put out without any loss by small Bab-
cock eXtinguisher.
HARRY B. CATLIN, of the Race-street
Mint saloon, has been acquitted Of the
charges made against him by his former
barkeeper, Littleton-namely, stealing
$500 from printer named McLain, and
receiving stolen goods.
REV. j. 2. E. KUMLER, of the Third
Presbyterian Church, will lead the
union prayer-meeting this evening at the
rooms of the Y. NJ. G. A. Tomorrow
given by Mr.. Murray Shipley on the SUBJ
ject OF trhe Personality and Ofice-work
Of the Holy Spirit"
WILLIE SPRAUL, the fve-year old son
of Anthony Spraul, died yesterday af-
ternoon from his wounds caused by be-
;ng run over by Sixth street car. The
inquest was held, but nothing further
ELECTED than mentioned in our columns
yesterday. The driver, Peter Cline, was
exonerated from all blame.
DIR. LORD delivered very interesting
lecture at college Hall yesterday after
noon, which Was listened to by very
good audience. His subject was "Lord
Bacon" who, in the hands Uf the Doc
tor, was magnitied even beyond what we
have always been taught to believe con-
cerning him and his greatness.
To MORROW afternoon, at st. Johns
M. e. Sunday-school, a Bible reading,
entitled drunkenness or Temperance"
will be given. Addresses also will be
delivered by Mrs. A. Wittenmeyer, of
Philadelphia; Mrs.J. Ellen Foster, OF
Clinton, Iowa; Mrs. S. X. Leavitt and
Mrs. Lizzie q. Runyan, Of this city.
CITY AUDITOR s. W. HoFFMAN's wife,
by one Of those foolish acts by which so
many persons have been injured, came
near being badly burned yesterday. To
take few stains from pair of kid
gloves, she used preparation Of sben-
zine called "rose-oil." She put the glove
ON, held it near the fire, and the usual
result followed. The oil ignited; and but
for her presence. of mind in smotheriug
the flames in her dress-tolds, would have
suffered terribly.
ECoRNELIUS SCHAFsTALL, a lad Of about
fourteen years, and an employe at p. T.
Schultz's printing works, No. 1874 Vine
street, a few days ago had four fingers
Of one hand crushed between the ma.
<fa IL 10 rh4.. ~lxA L 1.
will be manned for life. This is the
fourth accident of the kind that has hap
pened lately at that place, and it should
be attended TO by Mr.. Schultz that his
employ es, hereafter, do not suffer in the
same way, by the carelessness of them
selves or Of his own.
1T is BUT wretched policy to allow
yourself to drift into an incurable dis
ease, by neglectlng thes earliest and
most tractable symptoms. BY content
edly waiting for Cold to get well of it.