The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-11
.LOCaL BkEYITfES.

evening OF tne lotn.
Mr.. GERARD, Prosecuting Attorney, is
occupying the attention of the Court and
jury IN the Rufer trial this forenoon.
THE alarm from box 63 last evening
was for fire in John Bowers stable, ri
the west end of Seventh street. Loss
$3.50. No insurance.
The ITO shares of Gazette stock be
longing to the late Joseph Glenn were
sold yesterday to Mr.. VIM. Glenn, tht
father of the deceased.
A BAKERS wagon and two mules were
stolen IRON Henry Becker early yester
day morning at the intersection Of Third
and Butler streets. No arrests.
A MAJORITY of the parties taking al
active part in the Bohemian Girl per
foTmances are organizing Il musical clut
to be known as the Arion Society.
The Historical Society has appointed
q committee to view the lots offered
them as a site for permanent buildings
and decide which shall be purchased.
The Ohio Uniyersalist Sunday School
Convention which met at Hamilton last
summer, las resolved itself intovan in-
corporated body and filed its articles to-
day.
A BLIND bay horse and red express
wagon with cover were taken from in
front of the l.; G. & l.. r. X. depot about
five O'Clock this morning. No arrests
as yet.
DETECTIVE LIPPINCoTT yesterday re-
tuuned Mr.. Theobold's watch to him, it
having been taken from him by some
friend who saw that he was liable to lose
it while drunk.
THE Mound Hill Building Association
filed its articles of Incorporation to-day.
The capital stock is $500, 900. divided in
to 1850 shares of $4,000 eacn. Chris.
Rebel, G. Zumvahlin, Chas. Fennekul,
IL. Nimsey and Chas. u. Callahan are
the incorporators.
VICTOR PATERSON, who lives on Blue
Rock sire ct, in Cumminsville, has sui
fered serious loss, On Sunday night
there was fire in his house which de-
stroyed fine piano and other valuable
furniture worth about 5000.
THE Mt. Auburn Building Association
filed its articles In the Recorders Office
to-day. The capital stock is $500, 600, di-
yided into 1000 shares. 'Theobold Her.
zog, A. b. Spencer, Nj. Butte and George
Folte are the incorporates.
A TEAM of horses and hack standing
near The Cumminsville station took fright
at an incoming train on the Maj ietta u
Cincinnati Railroad yesterday evening,
md ran away, demolIshing and over
turning the hack and seriously injuring
one OF the occudants.
HATTIE LYONS (colored), J, employ ed at
l10 West Sixth street, warmed herself at
fire in SiXth-street Market yesterday.
To-day she remains in bed while her
clothes are being made, and market
man is being treated for burned hands.
Or n
A HORSE attached to an express wagon
took fright at dark last evening on Cen
trail avenue, and ran away, leaving only
fragments of the vehicle behind. He
was eventually checked up at the Mo-
hawk bridge. 1t is claimed that some
vicious lad started the horse off.
WYANDoT TRIBE, No. 5, Red Men. will
receive a friendly visit from the Della
ware Tribe, No. 20, this evening at their
Wigwam, corner Of Sixth and Walnut
streets. We suppose the 'pipe of peace"'
will be smoked and corn and venison par
taken of in the style peculiar to the Wy
andots.
The Mt. Auburn ladies held meeting
yesterday to arrange tor the Martina
Washington tea party on the 22d. Sew
eral committees were appointed. There
will be thirteen tables in commemora-
tion of the thil teen original States, and
she attendants will be dressed in the
costume of early days.
THE second of Mr.. Murdoch's lectures,
"Reminiscences of the Stage" is prom
lsed us for tomorrow evening, at Melo-
deon Hall. The first OF these lectures
proved SO highly interesting that no fur
ther words OF commendation are wanting
than to say that the second, as viewed
through the synopsis, will certainly, if
possible, exceed i'll interest the 1irst.
OFFICER WHAIEN yesterday arrested
D eolored man by the name Of j. w.
Wright, whom he caught in the act Of
Bteuling roll of leather, worth 70, from
wagon on Walnut street. In the Pro-
bate Court this morning he was con-
Ricted and sent to the Work-house for
thirty days and fined 500. The charge
Of carrying concealed weapons was dis
missed.
THE Board OF Trustees Of the Cincin-
matt Southern Railroad have concluded
contract with the Cleveland Rolling
Mill Company, for the delivery of the
Iron and steel rails to be used IN the
construction of the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad. The contract is tor 12,500 tons
Of iron and 1000 tons OF Bessemer steel
rails at the figures OF the company's bid
oAcAfiVeSo, oo puohohSN Al olAh Va
last week.
The Exposition Commission of 1874
held their last meeting yesterday, and
after q statement from the Treasurer ad-
yourned sine die. The new board held
meeting but did nothing except TO listen
20 the pill orators, who haunt the board
and urge decision of the vexed ques-
tion between Mr.. j. w. M. Gordon and
Warren Il Co., and after hearing the an
nouncement that III decision was not
rendered O suit to force them to do 80
would be instituted, they calmly ad-
50urned.
/ A BOY named Barney Johnson, aged
IA, was instantly killed last night al the
corner OF Third and Smith streets, with
in q few steps of the house of his widow
ed mother, by being thrown by coast
ing sled against the wheel of an express
wagon. The boy with two others was
coasting on the icy street, and the sled
was going down the hill at lightning
speed when it struck the wagon, which
was being driven along Third street with
the result as stated, The boys head
struck the hind wheel and he died with
in few moments. One OF his compan-
ions, Philip Glass, who lives On the cor
ner where the accident occurred, was
also seriously injured. The third boy
was eliQhtly hurt.