The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-25

A dozen or so of Columbia College law
students started for the Hippodrome on
Sunday evening, to hear Rev. Henry
Variey eXpound the Scriptures. On the
way they were Joined by several Of their
fellow collegians. Every man carried
an umbrella. When they reached the
Hippodrome every seat was hlled, the
doorways were packed, and 1T was I'M
possible to enter. The students, not to
be baked in their religious intentions,
went on, and worshiped in the Church
of the Holy Innocents. When heservice
in that church was over they returned to
the Hippodrome, where the 10000
persons who had assembled were singing
The long metre doXology. The evening
was damp and foggy, and though no rain
was falling, nearly every person in the
Hippodrome was provided with an UNI
brella. The twenty students. separated
into four parties, each squad surrolpd-
ing one OF the four entrances 10 the great
building. Every student raised his UNI
brella. When the throng began TO come
out they saw the doorways surrounded
by men with raised umbrellas. Then
every man, as he lett the door, raised his
own umbrella. The old men with rheu-
matism muttered, 'Dear, dear, it's rain
rng;" and the ladies took out dainty
| pocket and tied them over
their bonnets. When the great cOngre.
CATION had left the building, and the
doors were locked behind them, they
learned that the twenty thousand um-
bl elias were useless. Tne log had blown
away, and the stars were shining.
Particulars of the burning, on the 18Th
ultimo, of lucier match manufact0ry at
Tidanolm, Sweden, by which forty-siX
lives were lost, Are contained in u letter
received at Dundee on Thursday, writ
| ten byNan eyewitness. He says: "About
five O'clock this morning sixty women
and children were employed making
matches, when in an instant some OF the
material caught fire, and No. 6 room
was in flames in a few seconds. Some OF
the poor creatures managed to escape,
but 10 'ty-siX, many CT them children,
were literally roasted to death. Ot
i eighteen young girls " ho came to work
i at Tidaholm only last week, no fewe!
than twelve perished, and their charred
tremains lie unclaimed by any one. Baron
Eessen, who is proprietor OF all the lands
and villages round, Tidaholm, collected
\ the Inhabitants together after the fire
and conducted services in the church.
which was crowded. The scene was
very pa.n:ul. The corpses lay in a hear
near by, and the weeping aud wailing OF
the relatives was distressing. FOrty-siS
bodies were taken out OF the ruins while
remained. Match making is process
Iespecially dangerous i'll Sweden, as al
the houses are wood, and once fire
breaks out, there is no time to save lite
or property"
Pulyerized alumppossesse the proper
ty of purifying water. A tablespoonful
sprinkled into hOgshead Of water thu
water being stirred at the time) will
after the lapse of a few hours, by precip
itating to the bottom the impure parti
cles, SO purify it that it will be found tt
possess all the freshness and clearnes'
of the finest spring water.
I A mass-meeting of tile Union miners
i. was held at Brazil, Indiana, Saturday
10 consider the compromise offered By
hours, and the strike was fully dis
: cussed, after which it was voted to con
tinue the strike.
{ The first American steamer that eve
made voyage on the Nile, recent,
started for the first cataract. 1t is
yacht owned by some American tourists
Herr Wilhelmj, the yiolinist, has beel
playing recently in London, and musi
clans pronounce him second only Il
Joachim.
i Out of 5000 German Catholic priest
only two have expressed willingness Il
submit to Bismarck's ecclesiastical laws
r. The building to be erected for th,
/. Young Mems Christian Association il
Philadelphia will cost about $2OO. 900.
| Ole Bull, the celebrated violinist, cele
, brated his sixty-fitth birthday at Bergen
Norway, on the 9th OF February.
Afphonso Is in love with the daughter
Of the Duo de Montpensier.
u Edwin Booth has been coming none!
rlat Philadelphia.