The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE river is raging.
THE Washington Dragons meet to-
night.
GEN. HIoKENLooPER claims that our
gas is nearly tifteen-candle power.
"SHooT the Coroner" is superfluous,
as he already has Ben. Shott.
AUDITOR ST. HOFFMAN has been elect
ed Grand Chancellor Of the Knights of
Pythias of Ohio.
THE "Dawso on" prizes are to. be COM
peted for, this afternoon, at the Good
Samaritan Hospital.
THE loss at Fischer's Preserve Works
will not exceed $4,000, half OF which is
covered by insurance.
THE Eleventh District Night School
gave very pleasant entertainment in
their school-house last night.
WESTERN Conclave No. Z Heptasophs,
OF Seven Wise Men, filed their certif-
cate with the Recorder yesterday.
DIR. QUINN says that our best cattle
all go TO the East, and that the old, sick
and infirn, the superannuated, SO to
speak, are reserved for our own tables.
That's cheerful.
CORONER MALEY held an inquest yes
terday afternoon on the body OF Michael
Broderiok, which was found in the canal
at Lockland. Verdict OF the jury: Death
from accidental drowning.
THE Coroner held an inquest yester-
day on the body of Henry Rose, the lit
tie boy who fell from a house.top and
was killed. The jury rendered a yer-
dict that his death resulted from fall.
"TIME at last sets all things even"
One tramp stole the hat of fellow-tramp
two months ago, in lodging-house at
Montreal, Canada. Last night the two
wanderers met again in the Hammond
street, and the hat was reclaimed.
BROTHER DIR. CHARLES CRoPPER, of
Damon Lodge No. 40, A. o. U. w., de-
Lodge at their hall, corner of Ninth and
Plum streets, this "Wednesday even
Ing, January 26. Members of the Order
respectfully invited to be present.
THE Bar Association met at its
rooms last night and organized a junior
branch, for which the following officers
were elected: President, Job E. Stew
enson; Vice President, ID. NJ. Hyman;
Secretary, Ed. Stevenson; Executive
Committee, Charles b. Wildly, c. w.
Merrill and W. G. Cochran.
THE following gentlemen were elected
members of the Board of Directors of
the German Banking Company Tor the
year 1876: M. Fechhemer, NJ. Schwarz,
Chas. Jacobs, jr., Sol. Levi, F. Marmet,
/. Burkhardt, Charles Robson, John
Hauck, A. Ptrrmann. Oficers-A.
Pfrrmann, President; John Hauck,
Vice President; Chas. Rice, Cashier.
A MEETING was held at the Council
Chamber last night to make preliminary
arrangements for the Mardi-gras festi-
vol AhU Inh Main tntI Inr ,f
New York, and others delivered ad-
dresses, and Executive and Finance
Committees and Committee on Invita- :
tion were appointed. Carnival Head
quarters have been established at the
Grand Hotel.
QUITE curiosity in the horticultural
line may be seen in WiswelPs window.
A large glass vessel has bulb at its
top in which earth is placed; the lower
part contains water. In the bulb plant
was placed which forthwith began to
grow in two directions, up and down.
AS result the lower part grew into the
water, and there the curious part comes
in, for the plant began to bloom under
the water. The bloom is now full. 1t
resembles a hyacinthe, Is OF blueish
tint. 1t was raised by Mr.. Herman
Marckworth.
n SMALL plCtulG III ~ ohOW WlnuOW Ou
Vine street below Fourth is supposed to
be several hundred years old. 1t oil
course, as do all ancient pictures, rep.
resent Christ falling under the cross. Ii
cracks In the paint and poor faces are
to be taken as mark OF age, the picture
Is old. The claim that it is a work o
antiquity, however, is based on q better
foundation. The picture is painted OIL
apiece of hammered copper, and there
foie, the supposition is that it was exc
cuted before the art OF rolling metals
was known. In the family OF its present
owner the picture has been handed
down as an heirloom for over a hundred
years. An offer of ST has already been
made tor the picture. Who made iii
WAS it Van Loo in search of another
Murillo? No mark can be found on tn
painting to indicate its source. LeHs
call it the work Of some ancient master
and save it to exhibit when we have oul
next Exposition.