The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

WALNUT HILLS is going to have a
Public Hall.
GEN. BATES has been elected Presl-
dent OF Longyiew Asylum.
J.H. GILMORE, ESQ, has been admit
ted to practice in the County ana state
Courts.
GENERAL P. W. STRADER has been re-
moved to the Asylum at Canandalgua,
New York.
MITCHELL, VANCE & Co., of New
York, viii furnish the gas fixtures for
the new Clubhouse.
4 THEY are already agitating the ques-
tion whether or not the Methodist Gen
eral Conference for 1880 shall be held In
this city. Amt this little "previous,"
80 to speak!
The Ninth Ward has no less than
fourteen congregations holding weekly
religious exercises. The citizens are
determined that no ill-shaped house
shall flourish in that neighborhood.
The Miami Valley Savings Society, of
BS West Third street, with commendable
enterprise, has gotten up handsomely
Il Illustrated Guide to the Centennial Elk
position, which are being distributed
gratuitously.
THAT handsome Martha Washington
fan which was so popular here last May,
patented by the Womens Centennial
Convention, of Cincinnati, has been i'm
proved, and will be sold at the Phila-
delphia Centennial.
ZERUBBABEL Commandery, Colored
Knights Templar of this city, and
Sweres Commandery No. - of Louis
vile, paraded the streets last night.
They had been on a picnic excursion to
the Dayton Soldiers Home.
THE alarm OF fire from Box 81, Sixth
anu Harriet streets, about o'clock this
morning, was caused by the burning Of
yard of the Indianapolis, Cincinnati d
Lafayette Railroad, Sixth and Carr
streets, supposed to have caught from a
spark from passing locomotive.
THE Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
l. indianapolis Railway Company has
issued chart, showing tifty-eight routes
TO New York and Philadelphia and re.
turn, at Centennial rates, atfording pas
sengers the choice OF so many varieties
Of journey. Some OF them go via Mag
ara Falls, others by the Hudson River,
&c.
THE election of Directors of the Alden
Fruit Preserving Company, held at the
Merchants Exchange on the 1st inst,
resulted in the choice of Messrs. S. b.
Warren, II. l.. Stiles, A. A. Golfer, S.
]. Stevens, j. Ii. Snodgrass, r. Morrison
and G. w. Allen. Mr.. Warren was
elected President, Mr.. Stiles Vice Presi-
dent, Mr.. Golfer Secretary, and Mr.. Ste
vens Treasurer.
THE Dramatic Entertainment OF the
Young Ladies' Branch of the W. G. A.,
next Friday evening, promises to be a
brilliant affair. 1t is under the patron
age of Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs. &. A.
snoenberger, Mrs. E. Ii. Pendleton,
Mrs. VIM. Ii. Neff, Mrs. A. s. Winslow
and Mrs. B. +. Brannan. The commit.
tee of arrangements are Mrs. Colonel
Dayton, Mrs. Chas. Short, Miss Julia
Carpenter, Miss Annie Fox, Miss Hat
tie Mitchell, Miss Lizzie Lupton, Mrs.
T.. j. Emery, Mrs. 5. Is. Warren and
Mrs. VIM. Este.
THERE appears to be no undue .ex
element at the City Buildings In conse
ouepce of the threatened disbanding O.
Inc police force for want OF funds. L
has frequently been the case that the po
lice have waited two months for theil
pay, and the present eXigency should bt
no exception. 1t was intimated that II
The event Of the Commissioners dis
charging the men, that clause In th'
Police Bill would require Mayor John
atom to Immediately summons the prl
gate policemen, numbering over 1--WE
hundred, and also the fremen, who were
clothed with police powers by the May
or. who also amount to near two hun
dred. This would make large and re
sDectable body Of men, and would alt
materially in suppressing disorder un
der the anticipated emergency.