The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-18
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

MRS. FULLER has resumed her place
nd the Library. after a severe illness.
TEE sale of seats for Conway's lecture
eonamenoes to-day at Dobmeyer & New
kAlps.
FORTY OF the Alumni OF the Marietta
College banQueted at the st. Nicholas
tast night.A
TEE balance in the City Treasury, yes.
eerday, to the credit Of the Water-works
Was $25,08l 10.
fRE Wharf Register reports receipts
6uf wharfage for the week ending Feb
feary n. at $208 80.
THE Water-works Trustees have de-
tsrmined not to order anything under
the new contracts until they have the
money to pay for 1t.
WALLACE ROBINSON, a molasses col
aFsd youth of sixteen summers. being
heyond the control Of his mother,
takes tumble to the House OF Refuge.
WIN. BOYD, charged with stealing $40
ffom the till Of Mrs. Helen Quinlan's no.
klnn store, No. 100 West Court street,
Was found guilty, and was sent to tn Q
Work-house for thirty days.
&oBusINEss OF Importance was trans
gated At the meeting Of the Water-works
fslI, amounting to $2,094 40, was passed.
MR. DANNENHoLp, Of the Water
works, states with emphasis that he will
sagn no contracts for supplies until there
+ meney enough In the Treasury to pay
fer everything contracted for.
A SMALL fire in a pile OF boxes In
4aidelbach. Friedlander q O0.'s store,
vss extinguished this morning by Jos.
~ N In ha fa fah
thsnt, Without the aid of the engines.
TIE Coroner this morning was mott
md Of the death Of Mike Tierney, Ia
h0rer living on Glenwood avenue, Cory
VILE. He was killed by the falling 81 9
sAnd bsnk In which he was digging.
TRosK who will attend the Cente mia
Costume Reception are requested by th'
Executive Committee to give the affail
y permanent value by sending to the
Chairman Of the Costume Committee de
agriptions OF their dress.
JAMES MURPHY and Pat. Ryan bein,
conyiOted OF stealing a irog-plate valu e
q 90 cents, the property Of the Littl,
Iffami Railroad Company, were sen
tenced to the Work-house for thirty day
Hnd TO pay fine of $50 each.
LOUIS and John Solomon
have been arrested on the charge O
stealing q barrel OF whisky from the
Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company
They were not ready for trial this NOR
ming, and were held to bail in the sum ol
400.
AT the reunion and banquet last nigh
Of the Marietta College Club the follow
ing named gentlemen were elected Off
GERS tor the ensuing year: President
@. ii. Barbour; Vice President, 8. N
Maxwell; Treasurer, T. 8. Goodman
Secretary, A. A. Ferris; Historian, r.
Fulton.
THE meeting held last night to make
nnal arrangements for the approaching
nass meeting at Robinson's Opera-houst
"a behalf OF Edward Condon's Liberation
from an English prison, was well at
landed. Several prominent gentlemen
were invited to attend and address the
meeting.
q. III. MULHoLLAND has been dishon
estly trying to make some money out o
the Southern Railroad. He pretended
% ba sub-contractor, and sold q hun
dEed dollars worth of orders on the rail
road TO Isaac Ayres. These, of course
Eraved worthless, and Mulholland i
haM in jail awaiting trial.
Mr.. MoRITz 10TH was yesterday tn
recipient Of q present from Sir Nose
Montstiore, one or the most distinguis she
lsraelites In the world. 1t consisted @
q. Handsomely bound copy Of the Bar
0nevs last work, with a photograph o
the author. The book is narrative of
seventh pilgrimage to Palestine, EN-
bFacing sojourn OF forty days in tn
Holy Land, devoted chiefly to an exam
ination Of the schools, colleges, char
table institutions and general cor ditiol
Oh the Hebrews of Jerusalem.
STEPHEN ". BROWN, ESQ.,, a youn
lawyer Of this city, died at his residence
nnfthwest corner Seventh land Lin
sfreets, yesterday morning. He was
yoRng man OF excellent mental acquire
nents and Of rare social qualities, an
Was esteemed and beloved by all VIII
knew him. His disease was pulmonar
consumption, from which he has beef
safering for several years past. Ii,
was native of Cleves, in this county
and was known, loved and esteemed b.
the entire community where he wa
reared. He was aged about thirty year
Re leaves wife and one child. His re
mains will be conveyed to Cleves, wher
the funeral services will take place o
Saturday next at 1880 p. M.