The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-14
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LOCAL BREVITLES.

S'1noy may DLOW dUOuO bhOAk nAuSAo A"A
And their Exposition show;
They may brsg about their Southern Road,
And their Fountain with its spray,
But they hain'J got any soup house
And don't int nd to stay"
PAYDAY for the Public School teach
er5 to-day.
SLATE RooFERs are wanted at the new
Music Hail.
A BRILLIANT meteor fell at LAS this
morning, III the southwest.
THE public lamps will be GIFTED to-
night at 1880 and extinguished at 6
A. NJ.
TEE Davenport Club performed "Lon-
don Assurance" to full house last
night.
BUCK MULLANY's case, retarding malls
during the late railroad troubles, is set
tor next Wednesday.
The Germania annerchor gave
concert at the M9nnerchor Hall, corner
of Mercer and Vine streets, last night.
THERE were between three and four
hundred singers present last night at The
mass rehearsal Of the May Festival
chorus.
COLONEL DAVIS, formerly of the Ave-
nue. House, and Mr.. Marsh, son of the
late William Marsh, who built the Gait
House, have taken charge Of that hotel.
The Mason, Rachel and Morris-street
improvement bonds were awarded yes
terdRy TO the Third National Bank al
par and accrued interest, this being the
highest bid.
THE residence Of II. j. BertlinR, on
Storrs street, was entered by some bold
thief yesterday afternoon, who succeed
ed In making his escape with gold
watch and chain, valued at $l40, and $40
in money.
A YOUNG girl named Chapel, four
teen years old, disappeared mysterl-
ously yesterday from the residences OF
her half-sister, on Blue Rock street,
Cumminsville, AMI has not been heard
from since.
THE fire at 4:3O O'Clock yesterday
evening WAS at No. 81 East Filth street.
in house occupied by Mr.. II. j. Jones.
A kettle Of tar, placed on the stove by
workmen, boiled over. Perhaps $50
damage was done.
AT the fair given at Greenwood Hall
for the benefit oi St. Jonn's Protestant
Church, the tableaux of Luther at the
Diet of Worms" was presented. The
choir OF St. Matthew's churoh will rem.
Ger number Of musical selections this
evening.
Bethel Aid Society were very agreeably
surprised on Wednesday last by an in
yitatton from Captain Chas. Miller, of
the new steamer Mary Houston, to visit
mis- boat and partake OF a picnic dinner,
which was very gladly accepted.
IN the case OF Charles and Carrie Aus
tin against Fritz Buchman, proprietor
OF the Colosseum, TO collect $175 alleged
TO be due them on contract which the
defendant failed to comply with, Judg-
ment was given yesterday in favor of
the plaintiffs for that amount.
LEWIS BENNINGER, the well-known
butcher, anu UroLner Of Lieutenant Ben
ninger, ot BremeR-street Station, OIL his
way to market yesterday was thrown
from his wagon under the wheels,
which passed ever his breast, but luckily
he sustained but slight injuries.
A YOUNG printer by the name of Nc
Gabe got INTO bad company, and the re.
suit was, his accomplioes escaped but
he was caught and bound over on the
charge Of stealing nearly one hundred
pounds of lead pipe from The vacant
house Of Mr.. Hopkins, No. 13 East Third
street.
JOHN y. COUNCIL, young man from
Illinois, ON his way 10 Virginia, stopped
in the city yesterday and fell among
Iknp l;,
tnleFee' 1ney phlmea on upon MIN
DosSs pass upou me n huhHhstoh paoxet
aoi SlV, anu uot unli tney nad maze
forgery.
TIE stockholders of the Catholic In
stltute, Grand Opera-house Building
held a meeting last night TO transact
business pertaining to the finances o
the corporation. A committee OF i've
was appointed 10 confer WIN the Direct
ors and report AZ meeLng Tomorrow
evening.
GEO. C4MPBELL, Wednesday evening
while In company with several othei
small boys, was jumping on and of the
freight cars as the men were switchip,
them, when he lost his hold and tell t.
the track. The engine and several cars
passed over him. but strange to say be
escaped with but the loss Of two iprers
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