The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-12

German. Miss Kate Trimble gave a
recitation from "Macbeth." A number
of young ladies' and gentlemen OF this
city took part in the performance and
added much to the success OF the enter
tainmeat.
Mr.. VIM. Marsh, an employe OF Cor
don 81 Mcclure, coal Merchants on York
street, while loading mis- cart In the
yard shortly after noon yesterday,
was badly hurt by. coal
pile giving way, crushing Marsh
against the cart, terribly cutting and
bruising his left arm and otherwise Sc
verely ipjuring him. He was taken to
his home on Columbia street near Madi-
son street, and DR.. Thornton called in,
who dressed his wounds and otherwise
attended to him.
Alta meeting of the Columbia-s treet
Presbyterian Church, the union of the
two cong esations recently effected was
by mutual agreement dissolved. The
members Of the Second Presbyterian
Church subsequently, adj0urned TO their
lormer building, corner York and Ring
gold streets, ,and reorganized by electing
the following Bourd OF Trustees: w. h.
Boal. Esq, MIR. Frank Aver aud X. H..
Alden. Services will be held in the
above editiee Sabbath morning, Rev. D..
G. Randolph, oil Danv.lle, Kentucky,
officiating.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Mrs. Gordon Granger, daughter of DR..
j. Letcher, of this city, received legacy
of $40, 900 by the will of the late Commo-
dore Vanderbilt.
Cheapside il without grocery for the
first time in seventy years, and there
are over thirty empty business houses
now in this city, all owing to the enor-
nous rent charged by unscrupulous
landlords.
The Religio- Philosophical Journal Of
Chicago takes occasion on the 9th inst.
10 chastise the six ministers from our
city VINO went to see Prof. Stars ghost
show, and who allowed their names to
20 on his hand-bllls. The Press tries to
deny the whole thing, but that is too
thin, because II. 7. Duncan, the boss Of
the concern, walked into the show.
A little unpleasantness took place
between Captain j. B.Wilgus, the Pfesi
dent of the Peoples Gas Company, and
Mr.. Yertner Johnson, the Secretary Of
the old Gas Company. Captain Wilgus
presented a statement OF figures to
Council as to the cost Of gas, which was
quite low, and which statement Vertner
very unpleasant talk. The fact Of the
whole business is that the old Gas Com
pany has had fat thing for years, and
is now afraid that new company will
start and undersell it.
HAMILTON.
The Ladies' Book Club meets Satur-
day at Mrs. Henry Beardsley's.
The Gas Company propose to reduce
the price OF gas to private consumers.
from 81 to So.
This. evening the Universalist Social
meets at the residence Of Mrs. Bucking-
ham, Third Ward.
Mr.. George Phillips has received his
commission as Captain of the Light
Guards, and the boys are happy.
George Muuns, of Oxford, was yester-
day appointed assignee in the case OF
Samuel Golfer, insoIvent. Personally,
$4,000.
Judge McClung having been called
away on business, will not be present
at the Teachers Association Tomorrow,
which meets in the First Ward School
building.
The week. of prayer is being observed
at the cOloret NJ. Il. Church, and a. good
dLIeuuduce lS TepOEGeu. Rev IOlllV9r,
pastor of the Church, conducts the ex-
erclses each evening.
The Board OF Education met in regu-
lar session last night. A communica-
tion from the Ohio Anti-school Book
Monopoly Association of Chillicothe, in
which the association proposes TO fur
nish textbooks to the schools in the
State at lower figures than are at pres
ant furnished. WAS. rarpivnd. Tho oopn-
municatlon was referred to the Com
mittee on Textbooks. Bills to the
amount of 50, 1886 33 were passed.