The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-13

WIN. II. BRrTToN was arrested yester-
day on q warrant for stealing o pair OF
boots, silver watch and some money,
amounting in all to $40, from a saloon
keeper named Charley Redman. He was
arraigned in the Police Court this morn
ing, and will materialize on the sentence
OF 80 days and fine of 5000.
REV. d. II. MOORE conducted the union
prayer meeting in Association hall to-
day at noon. This evening union
young peoples prayer meeting will be
held, conducted by Rev. e. McHugh.
Tomorrow at 4:30 r. M. the conversa-
| tional Bible class of the Association will
be held, and at 7.30 O'clock a gospel meet
ing will be held in the hall.
THE election Of officers of the Thalia
Dramatic Association, held last night,
resulted in the following choice: Presi-
bricks; Secretary and Treasurer, b.
Smith; Stage Manager, Patrick Tully;
Committee on Cast, j. DeRose, A. g. w.
Whitford and Miss A. Long; Trustees,
j. Reynolds, j. Hendricks and B. Smith.
Mr.. JAMES SMITH insists that fraud
was used in counting the votes in the
Convention on Thursday, aud that he
really received 147 7votes-enough to notlis
mate him TO the office for which he was
seeking, that Of City Treasurer. 10
make sure of the matter he has secured
the afiidavits OF several men who counted
the votes and who agree as to the num-
Der.
MRS. MEssrcK walked home from the
st. Johns Methodist Church spelling
match last evening with bran new un-
abridged dictionary under her arm, ,hav-
ing won it at the spelling match by spell
ing down all those present. Mr.. Swell
gart was her last opponent on the floor,
and the contest was very warm and
enthusiastic one. The evenings enter
tainmept was decided success in every
particular.
In the Chiefs office a pair of sleeve
buttons and pipe are awaiting identiti-
cation. The pipe is q plain meerschaum
with q straight amber mouth-piece,
slightly colored, and has been in use.
The sleeye-butt0ns are OF brass, with a
stone representing a square tower upon
a large rock. Any information of owner
ship to these articles is requested to be
left with Colonel Snelbaker. p.
THE. following ordinances to appropri-
ate were passed in the Board OF Alder
men yesterday: 1926 II from General
Fund in favor of Boyle and Bouiger to
pay a judgment obtained against the
city; $292 81 from General Fund for in
dexing dedication of streets and alleys;
81 1853 "A from General Fund to pay assess
ment of Henry Pearce' on Lane street;
$425 from General Fund Tor opening Baird
alley. The ordinances were passed.
The following ordinances to appropri-
ate money were passed in the Board of
Aldermen yesterday: $1,000 from the
General Fund to pay Lena FIGHTER for
damages, by reason of the change Of
grade OF Browne street; $500 to pay Ed
mund Murphy for damages by reason of
the change Of grade OF Montgomery road;
$3.50 from the General Fund to pay Dam
iel Clifford for damages by reason of the
change of grade of Martin street; 500
from the General Fund to pay Gerhard
kamp for damages by reason Of over
flow.
A GRAND spelling match is to come of
at Pixies for the benefit of the Y. M. q. A.
The proscenium boxes have been en-
gagged by Mr.. John Shillito and Mr.. ELL
OFT II. Pendleton for the occasion. The
following welLknown gentlemen will en-
ter the list for spelling honors: Hon. G.
W. q. Johnston, Hon. NJ. b. Hagans,
Hon. Judge Cox, Hon. Jos. II. Barrett,
Col. Lewis Weitzel, Chas. f. Wilstach,
VIM. =. Davis, A. A. Clerke, Geo. E.
Stevens. Stephen Coles, L. G. Weir, N.
S. Glenn, NJ. +. Thompson, Ms. Jones,
9. W. Rowland, VIM. J. Armel, VIM. s.
Munson, George w. Fackler, Jos. W.
Wiltshire, VIM. j. Breed, Charles B.
Wflby, e. P. Bradstreet, Samuel v.
Reid, VIM. Means, Col. o. II. Geffroy,
q. w. Rhodes, P. H. Burt, A. 5. Burt, e.
Thornton M. Hinkle, Owen Owens, W.
E. Cochran, j. II. Cheeyer, Q. N. Bush,
Clement Olhaber, Abner l.. Frazer, Geo.
W. Ward, Capt. G. Nj. Holloway. A. P.
Kern, q. IL. Gould, Geo. w. Jones, Jacob
5. Burnet, John x. Hatch, James B. Viii
son, Robert Simpson, Hon. E. f. Noyes,
Major H. z. Lloyd, S. F. Covington, B.
Storer, jr., Il. S. Throop, ]. W. Warning
ton, Jabez NJ. Waters, Hon. Ozro j.
Dodds, Joseph Kinsey, W. S. Capeller,
f. w. Durham. Judge Yaple will pro-
n0unce the words from Webster's Una
bridged. The Newport Barracks Band
is to furnish music.
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