The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-12
LOCAL BREYITIES.

ing; with possibly lightrai or snow
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mr.. d. G. REED, of the 81. Louis press
is in the city.
DIR. WISE lectures on "God in Nature"
at Plum-street Temple this evening.
THERE will be an all-night prayer
meeting IN York-street Methodist Church
tonight.
MR.. S. s. SMITH has declined the honor
of being Councilman from the Four
teenth Ward.
Mr.. THEODORE STANwoop, of the First
Natonal Bank, will arrive in the city to-
morrow from the East.
THE man who cleaned the sidewalk at
270Ciark street is requested to call for
hls;pay and return the broom and shovel
he carried off.
Mr.. J. w. LOGAN, of Athens, O., is in
the city, looking Tor his son Charles,
aged seventeen, who, he supposes, is Ill
some printing office in the-clty.
HARRY WILSON, the noted gambler,
arrested by otticers Quinn and. Ryan AT
1873 Race street, will nave hearing TO-
morrow before Judge Marchant.
Mr.. FRED, STUDIE, tor some years con-
necled with the German press of this
city, died at his residence AT the corner
of Twelfth and Jackson streets yester-
day.
The lecture by Judge Cox be fore Clark
Institute last night on the "Mound Build
ers," was listened to by fine audience,
and proved to be an able and instructive
effort.
MICHAEL FOLEY, AN eighteen-year old
politician, for being the most noisy Of the
t,t ~, Hall
fined So and costs in the Police Court
this morning.
THE case of Edward Edwards, arrest
ed-yesterdav on u warrant sworn out by
Eliza Roach, Tor selling Intoxicating
liquors to one Michael Roach, was con-
unued to next Tuesday.
ANTHONY FLANAGAN assaulted a
small girl named Carrie Raedel, without
any .proyocation, and was mulcted $25
and costs in the Police Court this MORN
ing lor his brutal conduct.
A ONE hundred dollar fire ornamented
the roof OF Chauncey WynaD's three
story brick at the corner OF Sycamore
and Boal streets yesterday. but was eX-
tinguished by the "Sevens" without
general alarm.
THE pupils of the Conservatory OF Mu-
sic gave q concert last evening in the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall,
the fourth in the free course, under the
auspices of the Association. The at
tendance was very large.
THE Police Court this morning was in
session 45 minutes and IL cases disposed
of: of assault and battery, 3 of drunk
enness and disorderly conduct, and 10 of
miscellaneous charges. OF these, four
were sentences to the Work-house.
VIM. CRAIG and Sergeant Childers
were arragned in the Police Court this
morning ior stealing two meerschaum
pipes, valued at SIS, from Sullivan's
sample-rooms, on Tuesday night. Craig
was dismissed, but Childers was sent to
the Work-house for thirty days and fined
$l90.
A BOLD THIEF snatched four new
watches from The counter Of j. q. Kink-
ePs jeWelry store, at Ala West Fifth
street, last evening, while the proprietor
was trying to sell one OF the WATCHES to
him. II Immediately ran out of the door,
followed by the astonisLed proprietor,
but managed to escape. The watches
were valued at about S75.
The total number of hogs packed in
the West from November 1st to March
1st is about 5,550,00 against total last
season of 8, 466, 200. The States in which
there has been an increase IN numbers
are Illinois, Iowa and Kentucky. The
average net weight of hogs is about Az
pounds less than last year, and the crop
i'll pounds about equals last year. In
]ard the average falling of is about one
pound per head.
HARRY GERDING, a seven-year old son
of Mr.. Gerhard Gerding, the janitor of
the Third intermediate school Building,
who lives on ST. Clair alley, fell into an
old privy vault in the yard yesterday al
teruoon and uied from the effects OF the
foul air before he could be rescued.
Himself and two or three other children
were playing in the yard when the COW
ering OF the old vault gave way with
him. The Coroner was notified and
held an inquest this morning.
WYLIE, the checker king, left the city
last evening for Findlay, o., whence he
will go to Buffalo, N. Y. During the
present season he has played about two
hundred games, without even being
bullie6 by a 'combination" into giving
up single game, and leaves, as he did
before, with the consciousness that he
has not had q single game Wrested from
him. He played two hundred games
while here before. Four hundred games
in city like Cincinnati without being
beaten once Will do very well for Wylie,
but, we are sorry to say, does not reflect
especial credit on our checker players.
THE marriage of Mr.. Wallace Il.
Smith, son OF l.. L. Smith, Esq, and
Emma K. Hatch, granddaughter of the
late Isaiah Rogers, took place at st.
Jonn's Episcopal. Church last evening,
DIR. Rhodes officiating. The attendants
were Laura 5. Gould, daughter of John
W. Gould, attended py Will A. Stevens,
OF Chambers. Stevens & Co.; Sallie u.
Millar, daughter of Q. u. Miilar, of the
Commercial. attended by John III. My
ers, and Miss Flora May, attended by
Rufus Schultz, John B. Hart and James
Phillips acted as ushers. The nuptial
ceremony was performed at seven
O'Clock, and at eleven Mr.. and @Mrs.
Smith started ON the Baltimore & Ohio
Train for the East.