The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-07
LARGEST CIRCULATION In. THE CITY.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


HON. VIM. d. KELLEY at Robinson's
tonight. Etl> Hs
HON. W. d. KELLEY Is at the Glib son
House. He arrived last night.
BARNUM has decided to open his great
show In this city on September 9th.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, as also the Pub
lie Schools, will be closed tomorrow.
MISS ADA GRAY, who appears at the
Grand Opera-house next week, Is at the
Gibson.
MR.T. g. GILMORE, advertising agent
of the Exposition, has returned from a
business trip to the adjoining States.
ADAM SowDEN, ESQ.,, of Hogan & Sow
den, Saw Works, was paralyz zed yester-
day while attending to his business.
MR. II. MAYER, business agent for
Lawrence Barrett, is in the city making
arrangements for Mr.. Barretts appear
anoe here. E
Mr.. J. sELLA MARTIN, the renowned
colored speaker, delivered an address at
Union Chapel last night on the duties OF
the colored citizens in the political issues
Of the day.
TIE SUBJECT OF the Mt. Adams EIe-
vator was called up in the meeting Of
the Board OF Councilnen yesterday'aft
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Street Railroads.
A SOLID block of coal weighing five
tons was yesterday received by the
Brighton Coal Elevator Company. 1t Is
to be mounted upon one OF their wagons
tomorrow in the industrial parade.
The fire at2 O'Clock this morning oc-
CURED at No. 242 Pearl street, in the
second and third stories of the building
occupied by the Eureka Warehouse and
the Asphalt Roofing Company. Loss,
$3.50. M4
A MASS temperance meeting will be
held tonight in Wesley Chapel, on Fifth
Street, between Sycamore and Broad
way. The meeting Will be under the
auspices of the Woman's Temperance
Union, OF this city.
JOHN DELANEY, q watchman on the
C., IL. & u. road, was run over, about
eleven O'Clock last night, OH the scale
track near the depot, by switch engine,
and had his head terribly crushed. He
was killed instantly.
HENGEHoLD II Co., coal dealers in this
city, suspended payments yesterday.
The creditors Of the firm held a meeting
at the Office of Long q Kramer, to exam
Inc their assets and to determine upon
what course to pursue.
CAPT. G. w. KARR, this morning, re-
ceiyed a dispatch from Capt. Meade Of
the Harrison Light Guards, saying that
his company would arrive in the city at
O'clock this evening, to take part in
the parade tomorrow.
ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH soives a grand
entertainment at Prices Inclined Plane
tomorrow for its benefit, commencing at
VIZ O'clock in the afternoon with
promenade concert. The music will be
furnished by the Cincinnati Orchestra.
In the evening grand vocal and instru-
mental concert takes place.
A. y. BULLOCK, Esq, has requested
the Board Oh Improvements that the En-
yineer give proper levels tor the Sixth
street Extension Street Railroads, so the
work OF laying the track may be pressed
at once, in order to accommodate people
coming to the Exposition. Referred to
the Engineer, Commissioner and So
Goitor.
AT THE meeting of the Board of I'm
proyements, yesterday afternoon, the
Engineer presented an estimate for the
improvement of Third street, from Pike
10 Butler, at 95 cents per front foot, and
recommended an ordinance to assess
speciaI tax for the same. The recon-
mendation was adopted.
THE Hayes and Young Club organized
IN the Fifteenth ward last evening, With
the following named officers: President,
Z. l.. Sadler: Vice Presidents, Ii. Rsid-
srmann, w. Il. Tibbals, J. F. Lakamp aud
Thomas Mclean; Treasurer, j. Il. Van
Ausdai; Secretary, ID. Humphreys. Two
hundred and fifty members were en-
rolled.
The Eighteenth Ward Republican
Club last evening appointed the follow
Ing committee " rally the ward for an
other meeting: Chas. L. Hayman, Pres
ident; Ill. II. Hanover, Secretary; X. NJ.
Hayes, Isaac Il. West, Frank Dessaur,
j. e. Jacoby. q. b. Cox, Robert D..
Greer, II. d. Bender, Nat. Wright, M.
B. Palmer, q. +. Lingo, JAS. 8. Linton,
George Austin.
OFFICER RYAN, lately Court officer,
but now a patrolman, stationed at the
Grand Hotel, yesterday arrested two
colored men, named Bill Allen and Geo.
White, on charge OF being common
thieves. A gold chain and gold watch,
No. 8,44O English cap lever), was found
upon the person ofthe latter. They will
be taken before the superintendent OF
Police to-day.
A SPECIAL ladies' matinee is to be given
at the Grand Opera-house Tomorrow
Wednesday, afternoon, at which the
play of "Bulls and Bears" Will be pre-
senJed. The admission TO all parts OF
the house win be but 70 cents. This
Wednesday matinee at popular prices is
to be made special feature at the Grand
this season, and will undoubtedly add
much TO its popularity
The Robinson Light Infantry, last
night, appointed the following non.com-
missioned officers: First Sergeant, Alex.
S.WoN; Second Sergeant, David Moses,
Third Sergeant, W. l.. Slough; Fourth
Sergeant, W. B. Davis; Filth Sergeant,
Robert Eberle; Corporals, II. Lehman,
George Brenner, .. Brann, Il. Ficke, "
Hauser, j. W. Carroll, j. B. Hamilton,
Geo. Harris. At 1880 o'clock tomorrow
morning Uncle John Robinson will pre-
sent the battalion with stand of cclOrs,
at the Robinson Opera-house, after which
the company Will turn out.
OFFICERS Mitchell and Sissman at ~
o'clock this morning discovered two
burglars in Otto Taxls' drug store, on
Filth and Walnut streets. They ran,
when officer Sissman fred, his shot tax.
ing effect in the arm of James Williams,
negro, and bringing him to halt. The
other thiet escaped, The wounded man