The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-28

Embury Camp-lneeting begins to,mor-
row (Tuesday, 27th) at three O'Clock.
Rev. s. A. Brewster Is to preach the
opening sermon. The Tabernacle was
erected last Saturday, and to-day the
canvas tents are spreading their white,
pointed roofing up under the trees in the
beautiful grove, like 80 many immense
fungi, OF extraordinary clean gypsy
homes. There are some forty families
now on the ground and by tomorrow
the cottages Geo in number) will all be
crowded, and we have promise. OF much
larger attendance than last year, besides
q number OF distinguished ministers will
preside. To-day is "moving day" with
many of our Daytonians who are to
spend the next few weeks at Embury
Park and 10, as usual, 1t rainethl The
weather Is nightly like Ireland's just
now. Dost remember, dear STAR, the
travellers who, having been shut up the
greater part of the week in an Irish inn
In the heart Of bog, said, with dry
satire, to Paddy who brought in their
Sunday breakfast: sj
"Ins lovely climate this, hey.
Paddyw cam 1t is, Surr," his voice
swelling with emotional pride, "Shure
am it never begun T. rain blissid dhrop
till late last Toosday afthernoonW
Mr.. Nicholas Dinner went out West to.
ward the grassbopper regions. and re.
turned home last Friday to find his line
plot of grass utterly destroyed by army
worms.
But it doeth the heart good to observe
the thriftiness of the potato plant.
think we may safely sing dirges to the
longtime fell destroyer of their peace
and plentifulness; for, to all appear
ances, the demon-insecG has nearly van
ished, The green foliage and yellow
star flower Of the plant look no longer
pale and skeletonized, but fresh and
bright, while the "Irish bread" comes to
us In firm, white, luscious tubers.
Last Saturday evening there was a
meeting of the former Cincinnati stu.
dents Of st. Mary's College, situate at
this place. James Averdick, N. D., was
elected President, and g. A. Hart, Sec.
retary, pro tenn. The next meeting will
be held In Cincinnati on Saturday. Au'
formation Of society and an excursion
to the old college.
Mr.. Daniel Attick, a well-known pio-
neer, died at his residence on Van Buren
street, yesterday, of paralysis, in the
seventy-third year OF his age. He was
born in Virginia in 1903, and came to
Dayton in 1898, when he founded the first
brass works in this locality. He has
been helpless for over q year, having
been stricken with the disease some
eighteen months ago.
Yesterday the laying Of the corner
stone of the new Catholic Orphan Asy
lum, on Xenia street, took place, tht
ceremony being performed by Rev. John
h. Hahne, assisted by the Catholic clergy
ot this city and Rev. Mr.. Tshide, {
Jesuit, from st. Louis, who is in the city
on visit. The asylum is to be a hand
some editice, the basement story of stone.
the upper stories OF brick, the cost esti-
mated at $4,000.
Our city is full of improvements in the
way Of building, II one may judge from
the innumerable brick-piles, and sand.
heaps, and stoHe oappings, and derricks
whose connecting ropes catch ones
carriage4top at almost every turn of the
corner and give one something against
which to Fundamentally.
In the suburbs improvements are par
ticularly noticeable. In Dayton View
Mr.. John Stoddard has built a snug pal
ace, whose erection cost somewhere over
$40, 900, while on the next beautiful ele-
walton Mr.. Haas is digging the founda-
tion for his prospective castle. The
buildings on this avenue look down on
the proud Miami, whose universally
muddy sides are at present threatening
to "l0p over" and kiss the feet OF the
beautiful trees that throw their grateful
shade upon the long grassy levee that
bends cresoent-shaped about the north
western rim of our city.
7 r. M.-Still raining, and big black
clouds coming fast and furious over the
far western hills. Enough of the dis.
mails! Yours truly, SATURN.