The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-26
LOCAL BRETITIES.


next Monday sine die.
JUDGE Cox, this morning, granted ,
divorce in the case of Kessel agains
Kessel, and allowed 81, 900 alimony.
DUPREz &. BENEDICT's minstrel troupe
will give matinee this afternoon. The
performance this evening will terminate
their engagement here.
THOMAS LACY, a hod-carrier, who lives
on Pearl street, east of Pike, was seri.
ously if not fatally injured yesterday by
falling from Il scaffold.
REV. j. z. Z. KUMLER, ofIndianapolis
pastor-elect of the Third Presby terian
Cburch, Will preach tomorrow morning
and evening at that church.
A GOLD open-taced watch was un.
earthed yesterday, at a depth of thirty
feet below the street, by one OF the work.
men at the new Custom-house.
MIR. CHARLES LEvERoNNI, contec-
TONER on Fourth street near Race, cap
tureda large S zed tarantula in bunch
Of bananas yesterday afternoon.
MIR. G. l.. STANNAH, for long time
baggage-master at this point, has been
appointed General Baggage mas terS OF
tle Oaio and Mississippi railroad.
In the Board OF Aldermen yesterday
afternoon the squares bounded by Hop
kins, Clark and Harriet streets and Dal-
ton avenue were declared blocked.
EDWARD KIRCH, a native of Cleveland,
and employed as barber at the Grand
Hotel, was drowned last night in the
Ohio river at the foot of Plum street.
THE Board of Aldermen yesterday
adopted all ordinance to appropriate $3.50
for The proper observance of the Goth an
niversary Of American Independence.
UNITED STATES Detectives from st.
Louis yesterday seized the vinegar fac
tory of Address g. Schmidt, No. 25 Syca-
more street. The apparatus was imme-
, aiately bonded out. '.-.--
THE Grand Jury, who, it is expected,
will indict number OF person impii-
Gated in the Water-Works swindle, took
q recess till Monday, when they will
make their tinalreporr.
FRED VoGEL, seyenty-fve years of
age, who resides at No. 205 Clinton
street, was instantly killed about 81
O'Clock last evening by falling from
5 coma story window.
IHE Philopedean Association, of St. |
Francis Churcn, corner of Liberty and
Vine streets, will give an entertainment
tomorrow evening, at Robinson's Opera
house, for the benefit of the church.
The Fourth of July speech at the Odd
fellows picnic at Cheviot on next Sat-3
urday. is to be delivered by Mr.. WIS.
Larpellar, instead Of 'W. 5. Carpenter"
as the types made us say yesterday.
MRS. REGINA LIEDEL, for nearly fifty
years resident OF this vicinity, died at
her residence in Cheviot yesterday. She
was we'll known to many OF our citizens,
and her death will be regretted by all
who knew her.
TWO young girls, Lulu Kirkland and |
Eve He.liaus, respectively IA ana 13
years Of age, who hail from Memphis,
we're sent to the House OF Refuge by
Judge Llndeman this morning, on a |
charge OF yagrancy.
Arthe rooms Of the Y. NJ. G. A., the
folowing meetings will be held: Young
mems prlyer meeting at O'Clock Satur-
day evening; Band OF Christian Workers
at 4:30 p. M. sunday; ana Gospel In
luiry meeting, in hall, at O'Clock Z. NJ.
MIR. W. r. WHEELER, Principal of the
Eleventh District School, was, yester-
day, in the office of the Public Schools,
presented by the teachers of that district
with superb silver water service, on
the occasion of the twenty-tifth anniyer-
sary of Mr. Wheelers marriage.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday
adopted an ordinance TO levy the tax
upon the grand duplicate with the fol-
lowing changes: For general purposes,
a.7S mills, instead Of 4.SS mills; for Fire
Department, 1.50 mills, instead of 1.30
mills; for sanitary purposes, rs mills, in
stead of 30 mills.
The congregations of St. Johns Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Third Presby-
terian, Mclean Chapel, and Grace Meth.
odist Church, will meet tomorrow even
ing at the last named church, to hold a
special union service for young people,
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian Association.
The Empire Lodge, No. IS, A. o. U. w.,
elected the following officers tor the en-
suing year, at their meeting last night:
Master Workman, Mr.. Klingman;
General Foreman, e. Thompson; Over
seer, Mr.. Smears; Receiver, A. Merkel;
Financier, Albert Schnell; Recorder, Mr..
man, Michael O'Brien; Trustees, j. Hau-
bold and A. Holthof.
The BEER BREWERS of this city pro-
pose to form a combination or society
lor defense against the many small
saloon-keepers who get their beer with
out payments. They propose to have
collectors for the whole society, to re-
port to the Secretary the saloon-keepers
who fail 10 pay. Then, according to the
rules Of the Association, no firm belong
ing to it can sell the party thus reported
any beer till be has settled his deticien-
cies.
THE alarm of fire about ten o'clock
last night. from box n, was 0ccasioned
by the burning Of the second and third
stories OF M. A. McGuire's trunk fac
tory, No. 122 West Third street. The
loss from fire and water amounts to 81, 900,
which is fully insured. The cause OF the
fire is unknown. The cloth store Of
Bohn Il Co., on the west side of the
burnt building, and the dwelling ON the
east side, were also slightly damaged by
water.
THAT the passenger traffic Of our rail- |
roads is something immense, may be TO-
ferred nom the fact that ninety two pas
senger trains enter and leave the Plum
street depot alone every day. That the
whole number run in and out ON single
track, without confusion or accident, re-
diects much credit upon the management
OF Division superintendent Patterson, Of
the 4, g. a l.. road, who has charge of
3hls DIVISION and likewise upon the
inumerous employees under his control.