The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.


zoo. BANQUET tomorrow evening.
MAJOR G. II. BLACKBURN is In Chi
cago.
TAKE in your swinging sign. Times
nearly up.
THE Democratic rally last night was
Rbig thing.
THE new Engine.house in Camp
Washington is to be erected at once.
HON. Jas. W. FITZGERALD acted as
Prosecutor of the Police Court this
morning.
JAMES E. MURDOCH, the actor, will
address the Soldiers and Sailors at
Pixies Opera.house tonight.
MR.. GEORGE GERKR, the distiller, was
raned yesterday. George Loebke, E. o.
u. Reed and q. Kinsinger did the honors.
MIR. W. TINsLEY, the we'll known
architect, has received a dispatch an
nouncing the death Of his son John 5.
Tinsley at Philadelphia.
A BOY named Whiting, who left his
home i'll Pittsburg some months ago, is
supposed to have come to this city. His
grandmother is here looking for him.
CHARLES BROWN, who op the 26th inst.
fell from second-story window at the
Hospital, died yesterday from his in-
juries. An inquest was held by Coroner
Maley.
A PARTY of distinguished foreign tour
lists, making trip round the world,
under the guidance of Cook, Son u Jen-
kins, or London, England, are at the
Gibson House to-day.
A SMALL fire behind the counter of a
grocery on Baum street, near the OBJ
seryatory Road, about 2 O'Clock this
morning, caused an alarm to be sounded
from Box 1853. Loss small.
MRS. S. X. LEAvITT, of the Miami Bap-
tlst Association, reports that the Bap-
tist women of the United States had
raised 900 during the past year by
Contributions Of 2 cents per week.
DIR. HOWE has received from natur-
alist In the interior of Australia, q box
containing several skeletons, embracing
those Of The kangaroo, wombat, bear,
duck-Dilled pleatypus and others.
THE Clerk of the Chamber of Com
merce Is authorized to receive subscrip-
tions to the fund for the relief of the
yellow fever sufferers in the South.
Nearly $1,000 have already been sub.
scribed.
MEssRs. CoNNoRs & ENRIGHT have
p1Gu dNdIuGu buC COuIldCb lOl ludhluR
the excavation for the new Springer
Music Hall, and Mr.. Heitbrink the ma
Bonry, and work will be commenced i'm
mediately.
MR.. A. T. LYONS residence, No. 2SO
West Fourth street, was burglarized
Tuesday morning and robbed OF $50 in
money and some valuable papers. The
burglars, who were detected by Mr..
Lyon, effected their escape.
The Committee of the Board ofTrade,
Chamber OF Commerce and Board OF
Transportation, appointed to consider
the question Of the operation OF the
Southern Road, whether by the Trustees
Ur Iessees, will meet at the Board OF
Transportation Rooms to-day at p. M.
to hear the report Of their Sub-COm.
mittee.
THE Fire Commissioners yesterday
passed resolution authorizing the
President, George Weber, to complete a
contract with John Foley for building
the engine-bouse, so that work might be
commenced Immediately. The contract
Is for IS, 446, and, under the specifica-
tions, the building is to be finished by
February 20, 1877.
Ice Narrow-gauge Railroad was COM
pleted yesterday, terminating at the
corner OF Power street and the Cincin'
natl, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad,
South Cumminsville. The route runs
through Runnymede Park and up the
valley OF " est Fork short distance
when 1T turns to the northwest and runs
west Of the Colerain Pike to Mt. Airy.
THE Special Postal Railway Commits
sioners, appointed by Congress, have
arrived anu taken parlor at the Gran(
Hotel. They will be in session to.da!
and tomorrow to receive the merchants
Of this city. The party consists OF Hon
Gardiner u. Hubbard, OF Boston, who /!
the Chairman Of the Commission; d. NJ
Fox, OF Philadelphia, and George A
Bassstt, Of James.o Tn, n. Y, the Sec
fetary OF the Commission.
JOHN CARNEY, the five-year old son o
Thomas Carney, of No. Cos West Eight
street, and who drives Car No. 1, on th
Eghth-street line, was accidental,
run over and killed by Car No. II, Johl
Muller driver, yesterday afternoon, be
tween Carr and Harriet streets. Th
little fellow had been playing in tn
street jerking hay from passing wagon
and starting to run ran i'll front of th
car, the wheels OF which passed owe
him. He died in few minutes atte
being picked up by Officer Thos. Ryan
who carried him 10 DR.. CleYelanps o.
ice. The father of the boy, who was o
the car following, witnessed the sa
affair.