The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE tickets for DIR. Talmage's lecture
are selling rapidly.
THE Odd-fellows' Post-otice is now al
Hawley's book store.
SAM. ii. TAFT's overcoat Is now in the
hands OF saeak-thief.
A BAY HORSE is at the Fulton Station.
mousse waiting for an owner.
BoLsEN KAHLE, Meat Inspector at the
Stock Yards, has been suspended.
THE funeral of Mr.. Timothy Kirby will
take place tomorrow afternoon.
THE retail dealers met last night at
Workman's Hall, but took no definite ac-
tion.
THE public offices in the City Build.
: ing ciosea at noon In respect to the
memory Of the late Robert 0. Strong.
GEORGE CAMPBELL, brother to Tom G.,
proposes TO buy new overcoat to-day.
HIS late one is being worn by some thief.
MR.. JOSEPH KLINE, of East Walnut
Hills, has been presented with hand
some and costly French clock by his en-
ployes.
MARTIN NAGLE, charged with embez-
Element, waived an examination before
Esquire Evitt and was bound over to
the Grand Jury.
The alarm from box 25S, about 10
O'Clock this morning, was caused by a
small hre In drug store on Liberty
street. Damage light.
t +. +. BOGENSCHUTZ'S shoe store, 273
Central avenue, was burglarized the
other night and a lot of shoes stolen,
The thieves also got 81 50 in currency.
THE Board Of Improvements yester-
n ff ffnH $40. a
OF streets TO Council for establishing
grades, and awarded contracts tor inn.
proving number of streets.
LENA KAHN was brought into Ham,
mond-street Station last night beastly
drunk. About 8 O'clock she tried to hang
herself with her shawl, but was detected
by the inmate Of another cell.
THE Board of Education last night
drew up resolutions in memory OF the
death Of Robert o. Strong, and adjourned
after request for the members to meet
at noon today and attend the fun,ral.
The Grand Hotel building stockhold-
ers, yesterday, reelected the following
Directors: John Carlisle, John Coch.
mower, Jacob Elsas, Robert Mitchell.
Theodore Cook, j. Smith, jr., Il. w. Cum
ningham.
The Brunswick g. Bake Manufacture
Ing Company fiatly deny that they had
moved their manuIactory to Chicago on
account OF Cincinnati mechanics drink
ing too much beer. There is no truth
whatever in the report.
FROM Robert Clarke h Co., 65 West
Fourth street, we have "The Academy."
an excellent English publication, being
weekly review of literature, science
and art. 1t is publication that every
scholar and person of cultivation should
examine.
The Orphans ball and flag presenta.
ton at Exposition Hall was a grand
affair. Hon. j. w. Fitzgerald made the
presentation speech, which was ac.
knowledged by Captain Welsh, of the
Centennial Guards, TO whom the flag
was given.
The committee appointed recently by
citizens to 60 TO Washington to make
efforts to secure the Republican Presi-
Dental Convention at Cincinnati. lett
last night on the Baltimore branch Of the
Panhandle road. The prospects OF sue
cess are very flattering.
THE Caledonia Society held meeting
at the Gibson House last night and
elected the following officers TO serve
the ensuing year: Lawrence Maxwell,
Presidents; James Hunter, Vice Presi-
dent; Thomas Gibson, Treasurer; James
Barclay, Secretary; John McNeill, Coun-
Gilman.
THE Committee of the Board Of Trus-
tees of the Miami University held an ill.,
formal meeting yesterday. 1t was re-
solved that the Chairman correspond
with the Ohio University, at Athens,
and that the committees ofthe two Uni.
yersities meet at Columbus to present
the claims Of the State Universities.
EDWARD MULLIGAN, a laboring man,
residing ut North Bend, was injured by
train Oh the l., q. & L. railroad last
evening, near Devin Station. He was
walking on the track just beyond sharp
curYb and was struck by the locomotive
before the engineer had time to stop his
train before the accident. Mulligan, it
is Supposed, is not seriously injured, and
the accident was most probably due to
carelessness on his part. He was prop
srly cared for by the employees Of the
company, and was resting comfortably
at last adyices.