The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
LOCAL BREYI1IEs.

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SQUIRE EyITT married four couples
yesterday.
SMALL fire at No. Moore street last
night. Damage, 500.
THE cash sales of leaf tobacco in this
market last year was $6,636, 4S7 70.
MRS. MATILDA SCHNEIDER, who lives
ut 716 Vine street, was robbed of $729
yesterday.
The Fair for the benefit of st. Pat.
rick,s Church, Cumminsville, will reopen
this evening.
THE fire this morning, at half-past @
was in the American Express building
Damage slight.
The amount of coal shipped from
Pittsburg for this point last year was
23,698,O 600 bushels.
The employees Of Messrs. j. r. Mills &
Go. yesterday presented Mr.. Mills with
an elegant gold watch.
THERE is an attempt being made to
consolidate some of our local Fire In.
Burance companies.
AN extensive picture frame factory is
being erected on the north side Of Canal
between Elm and Plum streets.
ZION Baptist Church is to have a
Church and Bible School Institute for
three days, commencing next Tuesday.
THE German Pioneer Association held
q meeting at Loewen Hall yesterday
afternoon. Sixty new members were
admitted.
THE alarm of fire at 6 o'clock last eve
ming was caused by some rags taking fire
in the cellar Of No. West Sixth street.
Damage slight.
A GENERAL call of the dockets of the
United States Court was made this
morning and the cases set at suitable
times for trial.
BoTH pumps of the big new engine at
the Water-works are running to-day.
This is the first time that both have been
run together since their construction.
REV. GEO. B. PECK, of Philadelphia,
will deliver the first of two lectures on
the Jewish Tabernacle, this evening, at
the Seyenth-st. Congregational Church.
POSTMASTER WAHLE has appointed Mr..
X. b. Ashtield, the druggist of Eighth
and Central avenue, agent for the sale of
Government postage stamps and stamp
ed envelopes.
LOUIS GUHE made an assignment yes
terday to Henry Guhe, for the benefit Of
his creditors. The property assign ed
consists Of boot and shoe store at 3S1
Central avenue.
The County Solicitor has decided that
the County Commissioners have no au-
th0rity to appoint committee to exam
Inc the ex-Sherif's books except what
pertains to county affairs, fees, etc.
PROFESSOR ADoLPH LEUE, Ph.D., late
lecturer at the College OF New Jersey,
addressed, last night, the Natural His
Tory Society, in the Society's room, Col
lege building, on "The Various Modes OF
Reproduction in the Lower Grade Of
Plants"
The docket Of the Police, Court, this
morning, was unusually small and de-
void of anything worthy Of mention.
Only twenty three cases were disposed
Of-nine OF drunkenness, one OF assault
and battery, and thirteen OF miscella-
neous character.
MRS. LUCY OSHAUGHNESsY, widow
of the late Thomas O'Snaughnessy, for
.Nerly prominent business man'of this
city, died at her residence on Third
street last evening after an illness of ten
weeks, at the advanced age of sixty-siX.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
from st. Xavier Church, where there
will be Requiem Mass at halt-past nine
o'clock in the morning.
AT the semi-annual meeting of Lincol n
Lodge, NO. A, a. ". U. W., nelu IN Lne
Spencer Township Hall, January4, 1875,
the following officers were installed for
the ensuing term: P. M. W., A. J. Tot
ton; M. W., w. f. Matthews; G. f., w.
A. Mann; O., w. Fl. Sargent; Recorder,
p. b. Haskell; Receiver, Jas. Evans;
W. A. @. Stevens; Guide, w. 9. Wiley;
Physician, DR.. Il. j. Harcourt; Delegate
to Grand Lodge, T. j. Harcourt.
THE regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors of Longview Asylum
was held yesterday. The superintend-
ent's report for December was read and
adopted. 1t stated tnat SIT patients were
now being treated at the institution, of
whom 2S3 were males and 294 females.
During the month, u had been dis
charged and died. The standing COM
mittees reported progress. The report
of the Committee on Insurance was SUBJ
mitted, and set the amount for which the
buildings and other property should be
insured at $106,500. The report was
adopted. The Board then went into Sc.
cret session.
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