The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

PUT away the wheelless wagon,
And the horse without head;
Little Johnny does not need them,
He has taken out his sled.
Gone to meet the other boys.
SMALLPOX is getting its work in.
The Orphans Ball last night was a
big thing.
AND now we have the third edition Of
the beautiful snow.
ONE OF the young swans OF the Spring
Grove Cemetery has taken wings and
''fewed" away.
THE next oldest inhabitant don't re-
member the time when Cincinnati ell
joyed such sleighing weather.
THE doors of gambling-houseS are now
ornamented with a patrolman, who
takes mental photograph of visitors.
THE lead manufacturers of the United
States and Canada will meet tomorrow
at the Gibson House i'll general ConVeL-
tion.
ELIZABETH ENGLERT, aged siXty-fiVe
years, residing AT No. 6 Buckeye street,
died suddenly yesterday OF heart dis
ease.
NONE OF the steam railroads are rum
ming on schedule lime on account oil the
bad condition of the tracks, caused by
the heavy snow.
AT the special meeting of the Council
Board this evening the gas ordinance
will be discussed, and especially that
I'll 10 amendment.
JOHN SCHULTZ, huckster who lives
at No. "A Hughes street, is looking for a
large bay horse who got out Of the stable
this morning and wandered away.
b. G. STALL received 2,O03 votes, b.
Wolterman 1885, and Z. y. Jacobs 232
in the contest lor a gold-headeu cane at
the Fifth-street Trinity Church Fair.
The engine attached to passenger
train No. 13. on the Dayton Shorl-line
road, collapsed tlue yesterday between
Glendale and Sharon, causing some de-
tention and annoyance.
In the Criminal Court this morning
Robert Lawrence pleaded guilty to as
sault and battery, and was remanded
for sentence; Chas. Cooper, colored,
was arralgned on a charge Of burglary,
and pleaded not guilty.
THE following officers were elected for
the ensuing year for the Butchers' Hide
Associations: M. Hoffman, jr., Presi-
dent; d. Robinson, Vice President; A.
Renner, Secretary; Ii. Nicolay, Treas
urer; Ii. Daum, superintendent.
MRS. BRIDGET BRADY, a detailed state.
ment of whose attempted suicide was
given in the STAR yesterday, was rest.
ING comfortably at the City Hospital
this morning, and the attendant pnysl.
clan says he can see no reason why she
may not recover.
A FIVE-HUNDRED-DOLLA fire occurred
between 4 and o O'clock yesterday even
ing in the basement Of NJ. Il A. j. Gill!
gan's minera water factory, Nos. 4S anC
60 East Seventh street. Two mules anu
q horse were lost. This is the seconC
fire in that place within year.
JOHN MCkERNAN and his wife Bridget
who keep a salouu at No. "a East From
street, were arrested last evening on &;
charge of selling counterfeit money
amounting to one hundred $40 notes
The two were committed till the 1911
inst. in default oil 81, 900 bail each.
THE publisherloI the Morning Herald
was arrested yesterday on a complaint
for Libel, made by Hon. BENZ. Eggleston
The publisher went before Squire
Rowekamr, waived examination, ant
gave bond IN the sum Of 81, 900. Jonn A
Mohlenhoff, Esq, importer, signed tht
bond.
A BILL has been introduced in tn,
Legislature to create a Sinking FunC
Commission In Cincinnati. II provides
that the Commission snail have the care
and control OF The Sinking Fund Of tn,
city, investing it as rapidly as it accu
mulates, 50 as to take up bonds in whicl
there is an option as to The time to ru n
in short, to so manage as to keep tn
fund safe and make it yield the city tn
greatest possible reduction OF her debt
AT present there is over half millio
dollars in the fund.
JOHN SHOCK. living on Marshall ave
nue. and the Colerain Pike, has had st(
len from his bedroom two old-fash hione
gold watches valued at about 500. On
OF the Red Stocking baseball players
Kessler-happened In the vicinity abou
that time, and was arrested on susp
cion OF being the thief. On bein
searched nothing was found to incu
pate him, and he was dismissed. "Red
Heyl next fell into the clutches of tb
officers, and was trotted out before th
victim, but as Shock did not recogniz
him, he too was liberated.
The second of the Union Evangelist
meetings was held yesterday in til
Vine-3treet Congregational Church 6
2:3O p. M, II. Thane Miller presidini
Mr.. Miller announced the subject
"Ihe Holy Spirit" and asked th
CUhRlS6otAOh w SpSAu Ou0 Mluub6
silent prayer. The choir then san
"Sweet Hour of Prayer" The Scril
lures were read by Rev. Nj. Bowers, an
prayer offered by MIR. Morris. Aftt
singing and prayer, Friend Murray Shil
ley addressed the congregation on I'll
work and in-dwelling OF the Holy Spir
in the hearts OF Christians, and the dut
of walking in the path marked out f,
them by the Spirit, and of bearing IL
fruit of the Spirit i'll their life. Aft
the singing OF "Come, Holy Spiri
Sregation on the necessity Of an increa u e
OF faith. After prayer and the beDedi
tion by DR.. Hills, the large congregatic
disperGed