The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-18
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

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Brands absence in New York.
BILLS for music in the Burnet Woods
Park, amounting to $3.50, and bills for
music In Lincoln Park, $122, were or
dered paid by the Park Commissioners
yesterday.
MEssRs. SToMs, Schiff, Straub and
OF Park Commissioners yesterday, to in-
vestigate pavement tor the walks and
avenues OF the parks.
PROF. H. T. EDDY, OF this city, Pro-
fessor of Mathematics in the Cincinnati
University, has been elected,a a Fellow OF
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science.
VIM. CoNLAvE, who claims.to be a resi-
dent of Cincinnati and a son OF men,
Der of the Cincinnati Fire Department.
was arrested in Cleves yesterday, on a
charge of horse-stealing, and taken to
Madison, Indiana, for trial.
THE Philapanlan Association, at their
meeting Monday night, elected the fol.
lowing ofiicets: President, A. Rombach;
Vice President, l.. Flaig; First Secre-
tary, John Held; Second Secretary, L.
Held; Treasurer, F. Steigerwald.
a, COAL OIL lamp exploded at No.
Accommodation street last night about
o'clock, causing an alarm OF fire to be
rung In from box rs. Though the burning
oil had become scattered over the room
the fire was extinguished before the en-
gines arrived. Nobody hurt.
: THE Committee on Sunday Music in
the Parks reported to the Bark Commits
sioners, yesterday, that they deemed it
tion Of Council, requesting the Board to
furnish music in the parks on Sunday.
Action on the report was postponed.
A HORSE attached to buggy belong.
ing to the livery stable OF VIM. Frank,
ran away from the corner of Ninth and
Freeman street about 8 o'clock last eve-
ming, running over and severely injuring
a young man named James Hennes-
sy, who hau attempted to stop the fright
ened animal.
THE Walnut Hills "Bus" line has been
notified by the Mayor to change their
stand from the corner Of Fourth and
Walnut to the corner OF Fifth and Wal
nut. This move was, necessitated on
the part Of the Mayor owing to the great
number of street-car lines and other
travel at the old stand on Fourth and
Walnut.
MICHAEL HAYS, of Carthage, was be-
fore Mayor Keys, of Glendale, yesterday
mOluiuS, CudlBeu Will uafIuS CoiHlulItcu
a rape on the person OF colOred woman
named Alice Saunders, OF Wyoming, on
Monday. He was committed to the
county Jail In default Of $1,000, to await
the action of inc Grand Jury.
TIE County Auditor has instructed
the Assessors to appraise the value oil
all parsonages in the county, the sums
TO be entered on the tax duplicate, This
is done In accordance with the decision
of the Supreme Court of Ohio, In the
case of John B. Purcell against the
Treasurer and Auditor of Hamilton
county.
AN Anti-Treating Society has been
formed among the mechanics in Mosler
& Bahmann's safe factory, with Mr..
Charles Eslinger, President, and Louis
society is TO prohibit treating among its
members, and thereby remove one Of the
main causes of drunkenness in many in
stances.
At the Carthage races yesterday, in
the first race the first heat was won by
10. Lawrence in 2:4S, Little 10. second,
Sailor Boy third, Queen Anne
fourth, and Little Jack fifth. The
second, third and fourth heats
were won by Little 10. Time, 2:421SS,
2,43L and 2:43L. The second race for
sweepstakes, $50 corner, was won by
Lady Grier, Tom second and Limestone
third.
THE United Friends Dancing Associa-
tion give their picnic tomorrow at
Prices Inclined Plane, and arom the
preparations which have been made
plenty of amusement may be anticipa-
ted. Good music and refreshments have
been provided. The lattef are in charge
Of that genial young gentleman, Mr.. John
Stewart, OF Fitchner e. Co.'s, and ice
cream, together with all the delicacies OF
the season served up in style, may be
expected.
The horses attached to DR.. Reamy's
carriage yesterday afternoon became
frightened, and breaking from the driver
dashed wildly down Avery street, drag
ging the upturned carriage and the un-
lucky occupant, DR.. Il. b. Hood, a friend
of DR.. Reamy, after them. At the oor-
ner OF Mill street DR.. Hood succeeded in
releasing himself from his dangerous
prison, not, however, without being
bruised rather severely. The carriage
is complete wreck.
THE Hawthorne Literary Society has
reorganized for the coming season, and
will give their first public reading Sep
tember 18th. AT a meeting OF the men,
bers recently held Mr.. Trowbridge was
elected President, Ii. E. Hughes, jr.,
Vice President; f. Nash, Secretary, and
Henry Bettman, Treasurer. Mr.. Percy
Brooks was appointed Director for the
first entertainmenJ. TEis society created
quite reputation last season and we
Gespeak for them asuccessful season.
The Cincinnati Grand Orchestra Reed
Band gives concert at Wie&ert's to-
hight with the following programme:
March, Pavilion, Brand; Overture,
Leichte Cavalry, Suppe; Walzer, Dorf-
schwalben, Strauss; Grand Selections,
Macbeth, Verdi; Overture, Stradella,
Fiotow; advertisement, Lohengrin,
Wagner; Walzer, Mein Schoenster Tag
in Berlin, Gungl; Quartette -four horns }
Lorenz, (Messrs. Schrickel, Knautt,
Moeller and Knaebel); Selection, La
Diva, Ofenbach; Walzer, Souvenir de
Paris Lamnotte; Quadrille, Rigoletto,
Verdi; Finale, Faust.
THE Executive Committee of the
Western Association of the Lawrence
Townley estate held meeting yester-
day at the Walnut-streetH House. Mr.. P,
Keam, attorney for the estate, read sew
eral letters, among which was very i'm.
portant one from d. b. Carver, Of AL