The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

MEETING tonight at the Y. M. G. A. in
the Interest OF Religious Centennial.
PROTRAcTED meeting in progress al
the Christian Church, Cumminsville.
OYSTER supper and musical entertain.
Ment, At Orchard-street Presbyterian
church, tonight.
FAIR and festival, at the Methodist
Episcopal church, Twenty-tilth ward,
Thursday and Friday.
DAMON LODGE, No. 40, A. o. U. W.,
Ninth aud Plum, entertained their friends
with banquet and music last night.
THIs evening the Cincinnati Orchestra
conducted by Michael Brand, gives their
first concert this season at Pixies Hall.
WITH coal at nine cents per bushel by
the barge, the price in Cincinnati will be
twelve cents in large quantities and
thirteen cents retail.
JUDGE MATsoN paid $4,147.65 into the
County Treasury yesterday, fees re.
eeived in the Probate Court tor the
quarter ending November 8, 1875.
ARRANGEMENTS are nearly completed
for establishing line of telegraph be.
tween College Hill and the city, In con.
rection with the College Hill railroad.
TEE last of the present course of lee.
tuFes by DR.. McCosh will be given to-
night at College Hall. Next April he re-
turns here to deliver six lectures on the
aWin."
THE street contracts of the Twenty
fffkh ward checked the work of the Gas
Company, who were laying mains on
Chase street. They claim the street is
sfill in their hands.
ARssRs. PORTER, Wolf and Wetterer,
are the men who will arrange for
au entertainment to be given to the
visiting Philadelphians, who will be
here next Monday.
A. l.. THoRNBURY has begun suit
against Mack, Stadler & Co. and A.
Barnes, to recover $4,000 for an alleged
Unlawful arrest on the 4th inst, on a
charge Of carrying concealed weapons,
OF which he was acquitted.
A. LITERARY and musical entertain
mant and oyster supper are to be given
at York-street M. q. church this even
programme Is an excellent one, and the
Entertainment will be well worthy the
attention Of all.
JOHN GRIMES was the worst scared
man In Cincinnati this morning. He
was boosted into the Ninth-street Station
ON q charge of drunkenness-and instead
of 'sdrunk' 1t read "murder" on the
docket. The mistake was promptly cor
rected, and John felt better.
G, A. CURRY's carriage -tr INNING
shop, corner OF Florence and Denman
streets, caught fire at 12 O'Clock last
night. An alarm from box 1876 was re-
sponded to promptly. The interior of
tie but, i,ding, thirty unfurnished buggies
and all the tools were badly damaged.
Loss about $3,0o0-covered by insur-
auoe.
THE Pisjah Lodge of the Independent
Qrcer OF Benai Berth, OF Detroit, Mich,
lave voted a liberal donation to the
funds of the Hebrew University to be
butlt in this city, as soon as the neces-
sary fund Is subscribed. Cincinnati
has subscribed nearly $4,000, Pittsburg
nearly 5000 and other cities will soon
be visited by the Committee, led by the
founder, Mr.. Moritz 10th.
AT the recent lunch and sale of the
Young Ladies' Branch of the Women's
Christian Association, the receipts
amounted to 1868 %. The expenses were
RBI 10 leaving $607 Is. From this must
be deducted $50 expended for articles III
Kew York, and sold on that day at con-
siderable advance; so that the actual
FRONT was $557 18. The ladies wish to
shank the many friends, including the
Press, that generously assisted them on
khat occasion.
OFFICER BRAZELL brought in two col
BEed men named Archie Hunt and Elijah
Coleman, and lodged them in the Ninth
Etreet Station-bouse, on charge of
stealing lot of table cutlery. Some of
Inc articles are marked Merchants Hotel.
A large white handled carving knife and
aFk branded "Landers, Frary & Clark
AEtna works" are among the lot. The
prisoners claimed to have purchased
hem Of white man for 81 %.
THE Exposition Commissioners held a
meeting yesterday afternoon. The Build
krg Committee presented report in
fefarence to the sale of the buildings and
Rxtures, recommending the postpone
ment OF the sale Of the building until a
ihore favorable time, and suggesting
chat the Finance Committee pay the
outstanding debts out of the Guaranty
Fund, and that when the building, &C.,
are sold, the proceeds to be distributed
hmong the guarantors or applied to the
sreotion of new building. A silver
medal was awarded to Maddux Il Ho-
dared paid.
Harry CATLIN, saloonist Of Race
street. below Fifth, had barkeeper
HMlueQ LlbLlGtOus 1uS lRbbCI ud6 HUbb0u
INTO trouble In reference to the custody
Of . diamond pin, stolen from Coving-
ton gentleman few days ago, which the
diamond thief asserted he sold to Little
ton. Littleton was arrested, but not
producing the property his case was
continued and be went to Jail. Now for
his employer, CatlIn. Officer Rourke
~vfsited Littleton In his cell, and by a.
good deal Of coaxing, succeeded In get
fng some startling Information relative
10 the dark ways Of Catlin,
Who, Littleton says, took the pin-from
him and promised to stand by him If any
trouble ensued. This Mr.. Catlin has
ikiled To DO, and, to get even with him,
Lirtleton has made affidavit charging
Ids late employer with grand larceny,
neceiving stolen goods, and passing
counterfeit money, Littleton says that
he knows Of two robberies committed by
catiin in his (Catlin's saloon. One was
D young printer named McLain, whose
tockets he rifled Of $500 while McLain
wae beastiy drunk. He further charges
him with being an accomplice OF the
robbers who burglarized the store of
deGGas, Seeiey q Co. some months ago.
0mcer Rourke,. on the strength of the
a6Bdavits sworn out by Littleton, ar
rested Catlin, and he now is an inmate