The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-12
THE DAILY STAR
FRHDAY................JANUARY 10
LOCAL BREYITIES.

On, beautiful snow! how much we admire
Thee, In purely poetic sensei
But now tits our very earnest desire
That thou wilt quickly got thee hence.
The condition OF the sidewalks to-da
Is simply abominable.
d. j. KENNY's new trouble "is CON
minuted fracture of the humerus,
caused by slipping on the ice and break
ing an arm.
AMALINE ALBERT, aged forty-fv
years, who lived at the corner OF Wash
ington and High streets, died suddenly
Wednesday.
AN umbrella maker named Klimp
who has room in building in the real
OF 164 Clay street, Is now in the City
Hospital suffering from paralysis.
MISS EMILY SoLDENE takes a benefit
at the Grand Oper. house tonight. The
opera on the occasion Will be "The
Grand Duchess" universal favorite,
Only Soldene matinee Saturday, "Mad'
anne LArchiduc."
THE Finance Committee has recon-
mended the ordinance approprlating
$77S859 y from the various funds to de.
fray the current expenses of the city
during the six months ending June ~,
1877.
AT Woods Theater Mr.. Stewart Rob.
son takes benefit tonight in the "Ewo
Men OF Sandy Bar" Remember, Rob-
son matinee tomorrow Saturday after.
noon, with only 70 cents admission to all
parts of the house. Next week, Miss
Kate ClaXton.
WITH view to further correctness III
water consumption, the Board of Public
Works has adopted system of water
meters Tor establishments using large
quantities, and permit the use of meters
to individual consumers who pay not
less than $50 per annum.
Mr.. SACHREITER, of No. 244 Findlay
street, is minus Two large boxes OF soap
and a Dasketiul OF linen. He en-
ployed a stranger to repair his hydrant,
While tue family was at supper, the hy-
drant tinker fastened onto the goods
and skipped. He's loose yet.
SOME sneak-thief yesterday afternoon
entered the house of j. III. Schroeder,
tailor, at No. 507 Main street, and sue
oeeded In stealing 5000 worth of jew elry,
including lady's gold watch aud ch ain,
another fine neck-chain, pair OF gold
EARRINGS and gold breast-pin.
THE Committee on Nominations of the
Cincinnati Furniture Exchange pre-
sented the names of the following Off
GERS to serve as Board Of Directors TO
be voted Tor next Monday afternoon: W p.
Y. Nudge, James McDOnougb, Joseph
G. SeXtro. Ii. Ii. Wiggers, Ii. kreamer,
q. E. Loves, August Vosmer, Il. Ii.
Macke, George Il. Clarke, Charles Kai-
per, and TheO. j. Berens.
The Southern Railroad Trustees
Miles Greenwood, Edward A. Ferguson,
r. M. Bishop, Henry Mack and john
Schitf, have addressed communication
to the Superior Judges OF Cincinnati
asking that the Court will make such
order as may be necessary to ascertain
their respective services and allow COM
pensation for the same. The applicG-
ton was taken under advisement.
TREASURER S. 5. DAVIS, OF the Relief
Union, paiu out to Ward distributors
recently S2 40. 82 The following are
the receipts since last report, December
%: II. w. Burnett, 5000; Estate of George
Carlisle, 500; Mrs. S. b. Carlisle, 500;
Mrs. George Wllsbre, $50; Messrs.
Roats & Co., $50; John Church u Co.,
$40; Robert Clarke & Co., $25; Mich.
Patterson, $25; The j. NJ. Brunswick,
Bake Co., $25; ga Friend" 81.
OWEN TORNER, an inmate of the Poor
house, while ascending the staircase in
the Courthouse, about half-pust 8
a witness in one Of the court rooms, fell
from the top of the stairs TO the bottom.
He was severely injured about the head,
back of the ear, and also sus tanned some
bad bruises about other parts OF his
body. Torner was drunk at the time.
THE Lead Manufacturers ConYen.
tion closed yesterday at the Gibson
House. They will hereafter be known
as the National Association of Sheet
lead and Lead-pipe Manufacturers of
the United States and Canada. The fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve for
the ensuing year: W. I'll. Thompson, OF
st. Louis, President; b. latham, Of New
York, Vice President; j. y. Graniss, of
New York, Secretary and Custodian.
CATHERINE LEHNER, who resides at
No. $50 Linn street, mad a hearing yes
terday afternoon before Squire Schwab
ON the charge Of sending Il threatening
letter to her cousin, John Herold, anu
his family, who reside in Covington.
There being no positive evidence that
Catherine was the author OF it, as it was
written so badly in pencil, and could
not be identified, the case was dis
missed. The letter was a filthy and
most scandalous production.
THE second annual reunion and ban.
quet of the Cincinnati Society of Ex-
Army and Navy Officers Will be held at
the Burnet House, on Thursday even
ing, January 49, 1877. Gems. Godfrey
WeItZel, Noyes, hlckenlooper land Fred. |
". Moore, Coils. Matthews, Kennett,
Dayton, Gano, Moulton, Collins, Brooke, |
Majors Campbell, Blackburn, Fox,
Jones and others will be among those |
present. Not less than sixty or Seventy |
gentlemen viii assemble at an elegantly |
prepared feast, and the entertainment |
promises, like that Of last year, to be a |
decided success. The members OF this |
organization can procure their tickets |
of Maj. S. s. L'HOmmedieu, a. 120 NJ lin |
street, between Third and Fourth |
streets, upon payment of their dues, now
payable.
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