The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

HANG OUT your banners ON tne A'Ih.-
In Chicago yesterday-Reds B, Chi
cag0s o.
A PAIR of sand-hill cranes now help to
ornament the Zoo. Garden.
GOVERNMENT pensions will be paid in
silver. commencing June A.
The REDS have a new catcher-Mr.
Foley-from Guelph, Canada.
IT takes SIG, ,257 II to run the Cincin-
natl Fire Department one month.
THAT charge of the Light Guard on
the Centennial works will not come of.
FIFTEEN young preachers were turned
loose from the Lane Seminary yester-
day.
MR.. W. B. WILTSHIRE has returned,
after four years. sojourn In Call
lornia.
LEWIS A. LOGAN, the whisky gauger
charged with neglect of duty, has been
acquitted.
CITIZENS from every county in the
Btate-eighty-eight be in this city
next Wednesday.
A NUMBER of wholesale paper dealers
have agreed to close their stores at 3
p. M. during the summer.
If you are interested in the religious
Centennial movement, be at the meet.
Ing tonight at the Y. M. G. A. Hail.
P.FINLEY, a driver for Jewett b Ad.
ms, fell from his wagon during iii
yesterday, and was quite severely hurt
MISS FLORA MACARTHUR, one OF the
Exposition pedestrians, has an engage.
ment in the ballet at the National Thea
Ter.
Mr.. WATKINS, of 26O Eastern avenue
thinks the workmen OH Columbia avenue
should not be SO blasted careless ii
blasting rock.
DEPUTY HERRIDER paid into thu
Treasury yesterday $4,520 60-fees re
ceived in the Probate Court for the
quarter ending May g.
JOE Goss came to hand on time yester
day and appears req hot for fight with
Allen. He weighs over two hundred
pounds, and is splendid specimen O
ply sical manhood.
PETER ZINN, ESQ.,, was authorized by
The Finance Committee. which met yes
terday evening, to vote by proxy the
300, 600 preferred stock held by the City
Of Cincinnati at the approaching election
Of Directors OF the Kentucky Contra
Railroad Company.
o TWO men entered G. Macke's shir
BtOI0, IN VI Ol ulCCh pbAOOV, hoSb OsCblht
and attempted to obtain. couple O.
shirts on the pretense that they had beer
ordered by q man at the Cincinnati Hos
pital. AS the proprietor had no orders
TOR shirts for any man at the Hospital,
the game Of the sharpers would no
work.
A GREco-RoMAN wrestling match hai
been arranged to take place next Satur
ilay week between Andre Christol, the
opponent of Theobaud Bauer, and VIM
Heygster, OF this city. The money, $50
side, has been placed in the hands c
Eph. Holland. Mr.. Heygster is
Turner, and his weight is said to be thre
hundred and ten pounds.
"THE PRoDIGAL Son." Dubufe's grea
painting, is still on exhibition at Melo
deon Hall, from to and from to
each day. Persons. who have not ye
seen this masterpiece can not afford t
delay. This is in all human probabilit
the last time it will ever be exhibited il
this city, and 30 rare an opportunit
should be promptly improved.
Ar meeting OF the Board OF Trustee
of the Lane Seminary yesterday the TO
lowing officers were re-elected: Pres
dent. Rev. Geo. M. Maxwell, DID,; Vic
Presidents, James Taylor, MD; A. L
Hinkle, Esq, and +. Y. Chamberlain
CORRESPONDING Secretary, Rev. VIM. va
Vleck; Recording Secretary, Rev. o. A
Hills; Treasurer, j. g. Monfort, D.D.