The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE Loyeland PRESBYTERIAN Church
has postponed its festival indefinitely.
THE ball for the benefit of the family
OF the late Major Collins last night was
a success.
THE public lamps will be lighted at 3
o'c.ock this evening and eXtlnguished
at 1870 A. NJ.
A. BRUMMEL, and not Bromwell, was
the name OF the man robbed at FIGtn and
Vine streets.
MR.. Isaac WOLF, tather-ln.law Of AL
berl Meter, loses $7OO10 by the failure OF
the n tiers, OF New York.
Mr.. WM DILwoRrH, JR., OF Pittsburg.
who married MISS Maria SALISBURY, VI
this city, died on Christmas Day.
CHILDREN'S Christmas in the Episoo-
pal and Catholic Churches to-day. II is
better known as the Day of the Holy ln-
nocents.
COMMUTERS monthly tickets on the
Marietta " Cincinnati llroad have
been advanced from Is to no, and now
there Is war.
A CARRIAGE containing Mrs. Height
and her daughter WAS overturned on the
harrison Pike yesterday and tho dauXh-
ter seriously Injured.
AFTER January the Police Relief AS
soclaMon viii pay the family OF every
policeman at his decease 500, and pay
81 90 per day during sickness.
. Mr.. SAMUEL d. FoKSEY, the father OF
Mrs. Judge TAFT, died AT ais home, in
Millbury, Mass, on Monday last, Il snort
time b9.ore the arrival of Mrs. TAFT.
A COMPLETE set OF books entitled ''The
Art Treasures of Englauu," lndia-proo!
Impressions, will be eXniblted free al
WlswelPs until Monday evening next,
MIR. MCLAUGHLIN has chrisGeued the
new bullUlng, erected where the old
Buckeye Dining Rooms used to stand.
Zine FlorenLlne Hotel and Restaur.
ant"
The third annual reunion Of the
Young Peoples Improvement Circle, al
the Union BapusJ ChurCg, corner OF
Mound and Richmond streets took place
last night.
JULIA CLARKSON, a colored laundress
in whose trunk some plate belonging II
VIM. B. Smith was found few weeks
ago by the detectives, received tht
sentence 500 and thirty days this morn.
ing.
ON New Years Eve a ball will bt
given by the Merry Makers, at Nc
Uarthy's Hall, corner Of Fifth and
Sycamore, for the benefit Of William j
HALEY, whose arm was broken al
Reedy's Elevator W orks.
The second season of the Social Five
will De inaugurated on New Years Eve
by grand complimentary party at Elm
pire Hall. A finely decorated cake, now
on exhibition at the above hall, Will be
given to the most popular lady present
JOE TIEMAK's saloon, in the Volks
freunu building, on Vine and LongwortL
streets, was entered yesterday BY
thieves, who got of with box OF cigars
two bottles Of whisky, eight sllYeI
spoons and two strainers.
The Welsh Congregational Sabbath
school held their annual festival las
night. Singing and recitations wer,
followed by cakes, candies aud oranges
Miss Sallio Edwards presided at TN
organ, and Rev. q, Grl1iths delivered
the address,
The Fitth.street Garden, near JohI
street, owned by Wahle Il W Woltermann
was burglariZed niglt before last. III
thieves got of with an oYercOat belong
ing TO tNe barkeeper, Mr. ochrand, ant
about forty dollars worth Of cigars,
bottle OF whisky and four silver strain
ers belonging ~ the bar.
ANOTHER open session was hello yes
teruay AFTERNOON by the Trustees OF tn
Cincinnati Southern Railroad. Onl!
lour gentlemen Were present TO CIV
their opinions concerning the plan G
lease, and when they did so, the meetln
was adjourned 10 next Saturday aIlel
noon.
A LARGE number Of the members
the POlIcu Relief Association met yes
terday and nominated tie lolloW!h
candiIates for Directors the comm
wear: Thomas Sullivan, First Dlsirlc
James S. Young, Sanitary; John NAN
Second District; }. w. Richards, I4lr
District; Lewis Martin, Fourth Vi
trict; Samuel Taylor, seventh DlStrlo
W, q, Hill, Tenth District.
TIE NEWEST THING IN WEDDINGS
the newest Thing IN weddings took pla'
at Aurelia, town on the Iowa DIVlsi'
or the Illinois Central Railroad, fe
days ago. The conductor OF 1reg
train, w. Il. Reynolds, stopped L
train, Jumped of, went into the dept
was married to Miss Jennie Demo, W
was in waiting with ner friends, piac
his bride in the cab0ose and started
train again. The arrangements were
comp ete, the knot SO swiftly tled a
the bride and groom 80 sell -contalne
that none of the train men lao
luspiclUn Of what mad occurred
Fire Department
The Board OF Police COmmlsslone
NOV