The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

CoUNcILMEN and Aldermen don't like
the Burns Law.
ZIGzAG avenue and Marshall street
are now being improved.
LIEUT.. KELLY, of the Third-street Po-
lice Station, is confined to his bed by
sickness.
RICHARD II. GREEN, an aged and re-
spected citizen OF the First Ward, died
yesterday.
JUDGE WHITMAN has formed law
partnership with Mr.. Geo. b. Okey, son
Of Judge John W. Okey.
The name of the man found in the
river at the foot of Broadway yesterday
is Geo. Ebert, Of Newport.
THERE are twenty contracts pending
for work to be done in this city the cost
OF which will be between $4,000 and
100000.
A$75 CAKE has been presented to the
Fair for the benefit of the Church of the
Atonement by the Gibson House pro-
prietors.
PERMISSION has been granted by the
Board OF Public Works to Zimmerman
8 Co. to lay side track on Front street,
west OF Harriet.
THE marriage Of Miss Josie Meyer to
John Hendricks is announced to take
place at St. Philomena's Church to-
morrow evening.
THE Chamber of Commerce and Me-
chanics' Institute have been invited by
the Board of Trade to aid in the Fourth
OF July celebration in this city.
HENRY MEYERS, who had his leg badly
crushed by street car in the Twenty
fifth Ward, about ten days ago, died
yesterday afternoon OF his injuries.
THE men arrested in this city Sunday
with carpet'sack of cutlery have been
taken to Xenia, y. j. B. & e. j. Flem-
ing, hardware dealers in that town, rec
ognized the goods as their property.
THE body of James Giiligan, who was
drowned after falling from pier Of the
Southern Railway Bridge, was recov.
cred last night, near the place OF the &C.
cident. An inquest will be held to-mor-
row.
THE propertyholders OF the Ninth
Ward are moving vigorously against the
threatened invasion of gamblers and
houses Of ill-repute in that vicinity. A
meeting of the citizens will be held to-
night to take steps against their en-
croachments.
ABOUT three hundred tickets, at so
cents each, have been passed otf on a
number of credu.ous persons by cou-
pie OF young men for an entertainment
by the "SocIal Four" in Arbeiter Hall.
The affair, which was set for last even
Ing, did not transpire.
LITTLE WILLIS JACOBS, only nine years
Of age, who lives near The corner of Fifth
and Lock streets, was found in pitiful
state OF intoXicati0n in the gutter on
Ninth street. near Central avenue, yes
to-day afternoon. An example should
be made OF the man who furnished him
the liquor.
ALBERT SPRINGER, a youth from Lewis
County, KY, was victimized out OF So
yesterday by that confidence scoundrel,
let 60 yesterday morning OH condition
that he would leave the city. Simmons
escaped. A cell in the w ork-house
awaits him if caught.
THE citizens Of the East End, oppose ed
to Crawtish fill and bridge across the
Mount Lookout Dummy Railroad, will
hold a meeting at the Engine-house
Delta Station, this evening, to recon-
mend TO the Board of Public Works the
necessity of some change. A number oil
citizens are expected to speak on tht
subject.
The Grand Encampment of Independ
ent order or Odd-felloWS OF ONO viii
meet in annual session in Springfield
next Tuesday, May. 2. and the Crane
Lodge will meet in Cleveland one weel
later. Arrangements have been made
with the Dayton Il Cleveland Short-line
Railroad for round-trip tickets to Spring.
field Tor 81 40, and to Cleveland for SO 80
THREE contests are in progress at the
Fair at Mozart Hall. One for gold
headed cane, between Mr.. John Regain
and Patrick Sawye, boss teamsters; an.
other for gold watch and chain between
Miss Belle Allingham, Kate Kylins and
Mary Denahy, who will make lively
struggle for the greatest popularity. The
third and most exciting contest will be
for the gold watch and chain between
Richard GilmouP, of the Grand, and Col.
oh. Gefroy, OF the Gibson House.
MEssRs. +. A. lIANDRAHAN and Jam ca
Sherlock, Of this city, have obtained a
patent on device intended to prevent
the frequent and horrible accidents at.
tributable to hatchways. Its princi pie
Is to have NO opening through which
people can fall. This is accomplished d
by providing two sliding doors, which,
when the elevator approaches them,
either from above or below, slide out
under the floor, and, as soon as the Gle.
yator passes through, slide back again.
The device seems TO be very simple, and
one that ought to be provided wherever
there is O hatchway.
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