The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LnlS evening dI uOpklHS' hdH'
THE Trustees of the Old Mems Home
are looking for site for the building.
MR., THoMs' residence on Mt. Auburn
was scorched little yesterday evening.
MIR. VIM. LYNN has recovered the
watch stolen from him on the night Of
October 7.
ANToNIA CELIA, confectioner at the
sorner OF Central avenue and Longworth
Btreet, died last evening from apoplexy.
PROF. REBIsso, of the School Of De-
Sign, will attend the unYeiling Of the
MCPHERSON monument in Washington
City.
CINCINNATI received two hundred
thousand bushels of peanuts from Ten
nessee during the year ending septem-
Der 80.
LITTLE JOE won the first and third
heats in the trot at Chester Park yester-
day with Lady Chester. Time 5:22H
and 5:17H.
JACK ROBINSON has opened colored
dance house at the corner of North and
New streets. The proceedings are kept
very dark.
MR.. JOHN WALTER, of the London
Times, arrived with his family from
Chicago last night in special Pullman
car, and has taken rooms at the Grand
Hotel.
The Little Miami Railroad Company
will mold their late train till 1l:45 every
evening this week, to enable suburban
residents TO witness the whole OF
"Pique."
MRS. ALPHEUs CUTTER died yester-
day at her late residence, No. l3S west
Seventh street. The funeral services
toE bInnn morning at |
O'Clock.
MIR. ALEXANDER FORCES, JR., proprl-
etor of the Cincinnati Freie Presse, VINO
is now in New York, is to be married
to-day in that city to Miss Lima Michae-
lis, daughter of MIR. E. NJ. Michaelis.
THE Directors Of the Eighth-street Il
Sedamsville Street Railroad have just
cut down the pay of their employees as
follows: Conductors from 50 TO 81 30 per
day, and drivers from 81 10 to 81 30 per
aay.
The Eelvetia M@nnerchor last evening
rendered a serenade to one Of its men,
bers, Mr.. Justus Thorner, whose mar
riage with Miss Pauline Harmon takes
place to-day at No. 292 West Eighth
Street.
THE bids for proposals to purchase
$1,000, 900 OF city bonds opened yesterday
by the Trustees Of the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad not being satisfactory to
the Trustees, readyertising will be nee
essary.
JOSEPHINE MATTHEW'S, q colored
BucktoWn belle, better known as ISIS"
Buokner, was found dead in Mollie Ba-
kers house at II New street, last night.
The COroner's verdict was "death from
intemperance."
THE citizons of South Cumminsville
have succeeded In purchasing lot on
Elmore street, TO be donated as a site for
depot Of The Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton Road. The transfer to the Com
pany has not yet been male.
GEN. E. NJ. DAVIS, OF the Democratic
Army of Reform, has issued a General
Order notifying all his Marshals and
Brigade Marshas to meet at Headquar-
ters, Grand Hotel, tomorrow at noon,
to consult on important business.
THE Police Court is the only place
where they don't make discount for
continued patronage. An old soaker,
on his first appearance, gets small
fine; tho next time, it is increased.
When he comes again, he gets term in
the Works"
Mr.. JOHN Z. OTIS, OF Mt. Auburn, was
attacked last nigHt at the corner OF the
alley on Second street, between Law
renee and Ludlow, by three colored men,
who, after choking him severely and
robbing him of silver watch and a few
dollars in money, escaped. No arrests
have as yet been made.
HON. MILTON SAYLER, Hon. W. p.
Wallace, Gen. Ii. b. Banning and Judge
II. A. Johnston addressed the Demo
cratic jollitication meeting at the Grand
Hotel last night. The enthusiasm mani
tested on the occasion was unbounded.
The Young Mems Democratic Club, with
teir band Of martial music, made things
lively. Hon. Ike j. Miller was master
OF ceremonies.
JOHN NUrTLE, laborer who lives at
SO Abigail street, abused his sister this
morning and knocked her down. A SER
want girl named Ellen Grothy lent her
assistance in the row. Both were taken
In and locked up in the Bremen-street
Station by Officers Knappe and Twacht-
man, Nuttle on charges Of disorderly con-
Duct and assault and battery, and Ellen
on charge of vagrancy.
THERE will be railroad meetings, in
the interest OF the Cincinnati & Ports.
mouth Railroad Company, at the follow
ing places, in the evenings: At Hamers.
vile, Wednesday evening, October 1S,
at o'clock; at Whiteoak Valley. Thurs
DAY evening, October 10, at 7 O'Clock; at
Feesburg, Friday evening, October 20,
O'clock; at Georgetown, Saturday eve.
ming, October 2l, at O'Clock.
MICHAEL LONG an employe at stro.
bridge e. co.'s frame factory, was robbed
last sunday night about Ii O'Clock by
tour young fellows, who stopped him on
Sycamore street, between Fourth and
Fifth. The high way robbers secured $2I
ia money. They put knife to bis breast
taG told IN II he did not keep quiet
iAeT would Kill him. Long kept the
tEair quiet until this morning.
IHE London Sunday-school Union and
BBksr societies IN Great Britain. have
sg&ln issued a cali for the Observance of
special days for prayer Tor sunday
SCHOOLS, fixing Sunday and Monday
next, October q and %, as the DAYS. Al
hmeeting OF Representatives Of the Com
mittees OF .he sunday-school Union and
the other Sunday-school societies Of this
city and State, the above days were rec
commended for that purpose.
THE Board of Officers of the Chamber
OF Commerce has made the following ap-
poIRtmeDts Of Inspectors ana Weighers: