The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE public lamps will be lighted to-
night ~ 1880 and Gxtingulshed at
A. NJ.
THE funeral OF the late Otto Taxis will
take place tomorrow afternoon from his
late residence, No. 213 West Seventh
street.
:. A SUGAR cane 8 feet II inches long, ~
OF an incn in diam ter and weighing 1
pounds and 10 ounces, 10 on exhibition
on 'Ohange.
JOHN D. KINNEY, who is son Of Ell
Kinney, Esq, oil this city, and who lives
In Little Rock, Arkansas, has recently
gone into bankruptcy.
DR.. JOHN ]. HIGHT will deliver the
next lecture at st. Paul NJ. K. Church
tomorrow evening. Subject, "rhe Eng
lish Revolution OF 1885,"
The German Literary Club last night
elected the following officers: President,
Emil Rothe; Vice President, Ii. A. Rat
terman; Treasurer, w. Juengst; Secre-
tary, W. Mueller.
A MAN named Henry Cordesman,
residing at No. 119 Clinton street, was
arrested last night for passing a coun-
terfeit twenty-doIlar bill at John Rem
ner's saloon, on West Fourth street.
TO-DAY is being observed as a day of
thanksgiving and prayer by the Oincin-
natl Temperance Union at 200 Vine
street. Services began at 10 A. M. and
will continue till z. M, with u change
OF leaders every hour.
MAYOR MOORE sent two communica.
tions to the Common Council yesterday,
calling attention to the subject of the
care and treatment of The poor, and ask
ing 10 be protected from tho imp0rtuni-
ties OF 6eggars.
CHARLES A. GREER was brought to
this city yesterday from Pittsburg on
charge of embezzlement, preferred by
Ed. Il. Crone, news agent at the Indian
Rpolis & Cincinnati Depot. The case
Will be tried tomorrow afternoon before
Squire johnson.
The fair now in progress at Green
wood Hail, for ths benefit Of st. John's
Protestant Church, is proving itself a
SUCCESS in every way. The choir of the
Third German Protestant Church will
give some select musical pieces tonight,
and will be followed tomorrow night by
the Odd-tellowS M&nnerchor.
A CONCERT and ball was given last
evening in Mozart Hail by the French
Mutual Aid Society, In celebration OF the
eighth anniversary OF its eX stenc0, The
following gentlemen acted as COM
mittee in arranging the affair: T. Zut-
terliDg. L. Ringelberger, Charles Bigeon,
in, j. Allonier, E. Helm, CHARLES Drach,
!. Metz, A. Mueller, f. 5arran, e. Della
fontalne, Z. Slyigny.
The fire which was signaled at $3.50
last night burned a one-story frame
building occupied as a kindling-wood
mandatory and locksmith shop, Oh
Third street, near Central avenue. Pat.
GIlpin's barDer-ship and the grocery OF
John JeDklnS were both somewhat dam
aged. During the fire the 'front.' wall of
the house tell across the pavement un-
expectedly and slightly injured Thomas
ID cAv0y, Captain vi Fire Company No.
IA, and citizen named VIM. Lavender.
JOHN MEYER, a German teamster,
about twenty-eight years old, was killed |
yesterday afternoon on Highland ave-
ilue, above the Two-mile House, near
Newport. He was driving slop wag.
on, when the horses ran away, and by
irving to stop them he was thrown to
the ground with the wagon on top Of
him. Beside other injuries his back
was broken, from which he died in hall
an hour. A sister is the only relative
he leaves.
THE Ohio River Improvement Com
ed memorial addressed to the Senate
aud House of representatives OF tue
United States, calling attention to the
national Importance of the radical i'm
provement of the Ohio River, and ask
ing those bodies to make ample appro-
priati0ns to render the ONO and its
tributaries all lhev can be made as high
ways OF commerce and competitive
routes against railroads.
ON January l3 new music store is to
be opened at "A West Fourth street by
Messrs. Williams Il Manss as branch
of the celebrated house Of s. Brainard's
Sons, Of Cleveland, o. Mr.. j. f. Will
Jams has been long connected with the
leading music houses OF this city and is
most fayorabiy known to the trade. The
Brainard catalogue OF music publca-
tions is one Of the largest in the whole
country, and the new house Will possess
many advantages tor proving a perma-
nentand important addition to this class
OF business ID our city.
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