The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-30
LOCAL. BREYITIES.

THE a. y. Y. w. give ball at Geyer'
Tonight.
Mr.. WEHNER, editor of the Ironton
News, is in the city.
CONGRESSMAN ELECT VANCE, Of the
Eleventh District, is in the city.
Mr.. GEO. W. DAVIS and Mr.. Iii. Schan-
tnkeil, of London, England, are at the
Grand Hotel.
THE City Clerk has been authorized to
advertise for bids for. building the new
police station.
MIR. JAS. G. KYLE and wife, residents
OF this city, are at the Grand National
Hotel, Florida.
The close Of the Lenton season was
celebrated by large number Of balls in
the city last night.
MR.. DAVID SINTON made his appear
ance on the streets yesterday after an
ILLNESS of several weeks.
/ MR.. JOHN GERHoLD has, it is an.
nounced, Withdrawn from the race fol
Councilmen in the Fourth Ward.
DEMOCRATS in the Sixth Ward last
might nominated John Frey, Esq, for
member OF the Board OF Education.
THE General Committee on 1sraelites'
Centennial Monument will hold a special
meeting this evening at Covenant Hall.
THE donkey SO badly injured by the
nioness at the Geological. Garden died
from the effects of its wounds yesterday.
J SERVICES are to be held on the ESpla-
made this afternoon, by ReVivaliStS
Whittle and Bliss, if the weather per-
mits.
7 Mr.. j. A. WATSON, the oldest litho-
grapher in this city, has accepted a po-
Bition with the "Amerlcas Racing Asso-
bciation."
Mr.. HENRY SHELLEY, of this city, was
at Geneva, DR.. A. E. Heighway at Rome,
and j. A. Frazer and wife at Naples
March 13.
THE Ex-Army and Navy Officers will
meet in their new rooms at Mercantile
College Building, on Friday evening,
april I'd.
The Republicans of the Nineteenth
Ward last evening held a meeting and
Endorsed Mr.. John Mackey, jr., as candi-
date for Alderman.
Mr.. GEORGE KING and Miss Rosa
lStrasser were united in marriage this
morning at eight o'clock, in st. Johns
Church, on Bremen and Green streets.
MR.. l.. p. MILLET, sR., was presented
qast evening with handsome gold
headed cane by the employees of Duhme
~ wa VIZ oSSuoAOh bClnS LID u45b Ull bu-
day.
The work of removing Mr.. Harrison's
hormer residence at the corner of Seventh
and Plum streets, to make room for the
Queen City Club building, has CON-
menced.
JAMES NJ. HUMBLE is an independent
candidate for the School Board in the
Third Ward. He is man of sound judg-
ment and we'll deserved popularity, and
hs pretty certain of being elected.
! MAYOR JOHNSTON still insists that he
didn't favor the Potter Bill, and that he
his too fond of the veto power to do So.
HE yesterday afternoon sent dispatch
10 Gov. Allen asking him to stop the bill
III possible.
AN entertainment of musical and
piterary character will be given at Grace
methodist Church, on George street, be-
tween Cutter and Linn streets, tonight,
hor the benefit Of the library of the Sab
bath-school Of that church.
THE stalls at the Gift Engine-house
ARE being arranged 30 that the horses
Mill stand facing the engines, and when
the bell taps the doors will be immed-
Sately thrown open and the horses will
take their places at the engines.
SENATOR ANDY JOHNSON has tele-
Rraphed to Mayor Johnston that his
Wife's health was such that his return
home by the shortest route was rendered
pecessary, and that consequently he
will not visit this city at present.
WHITTLE AND BLISS mass meeting at
Pke's tonight. Admission will be by
tickets, which can be obtaineffree at the
x. M. G. A. rooms, j. d. Wells,i corner
Fourth and Central avenue, and George
E. Stevens q Co.'s, SO West Fourth
street.
} THE ball for the benefit Of the family of
the late Capt. Farrell is to be given to-
night at Greenwood and Mozart Halls,
the two to be connected by bridge. The
number of tickets sold is immense, and
the ball will undoubtedly be the finest Of
The season.
+ THE Cincinnati roughs who INDUCED
in the late prize-fght at Covington were
.dosed as follows by the Mayor of that
Icity: j. Goldberg and A. Young, the
lighters, $23 each; E. Stulcenberg, A.
Brewer, j. Brewer. f. Hoffman, II. Heu-
ferman and j. Fisher, $l3 each; making
Total of $124.
SCHRADER & co. made an assignment
yesterday to Andrew Erkenbrecher. The
property assigned consists Of furniture
manufactory at Batesville, Ind, about
H50 acres Of land in Ripley county, Ind,
"a number of town lots in Batesvilie,
and lot on Calhoun street in this city.
The bond Of the assignee was fixed at
S14, 600.
THE plans for the new Central Police
Station have been submitted, descrip-
tion of which has already been published
kn The STAR. The building will cost be-
tween $45, 900 and $4S, 900, the iron work
krom $15, 900 to $4,000, and the steam ap-
paratus from $4,000 to $1,000. If the con-
Eract is let by the 1st Of May, the build
ing will be ready Tor occupancy by the
list of November.
THE following additional subscriptions
nave been made to the Cincinnati Relief
Union since lastreport: Walsh, Broo~s &
Kellogg, 500; Mills, johnson & Co., 500;
Maddux, Hobart S Co., 500; MILESTONE
Bros, 500; Hafer, Holmes & Co., $50; l..
WeitzeI, $50: James H. Laws g. Co., $25;
James Lerf & Bro, $25; Elias Block &
Son, $25; Charles Frank d Co., $25; M.
10th, $25; Jason Evans, $25; cash, $25;
L. r. Hull, $40.
THE Harmonic Literary Society held
special meeting Sunday afternoon in the
vestry room Of the Plum-street Temple,
and elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: President, S. II. Living
ston; Vice President, Samuel Stefnau: