The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-09
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Mr.. W. g. Bradford has purchased the
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BesbOf, Will De5ln MS WOrK Erluay neXG'
The Forty Hours Dew Rtion at st.
AlOysus Church was coAcludedA yes
terday evening.
The Orientals will give grand mas
querade ball al D. eXelius' Hall on Tues
aay evening, February 10.
The political steamer ~. B. Caseyn
did rot leave this morning, on account
of the river being frozen up.
The Medical Society of this city and
Newport Will meet in monthly session
tonight in the Council Chamber.
In the County Court yesterday the
will of j. G. Ellis, ST., was probated, and
N. b. Stephens appointed executor.
The election of the D. r. X. Benevo-
lent Association takes place this even
ing at the School Hall OF the Mother of
God Church.
MAYORS CoURT.-Wm. Mcdonald and
Joseph Hawley, drunk and disorderly,
each 80; Thomas Mogan, drunk and dis
orderly, SO.
Mr.. G. III. Quincy and Mr.. Rockers
have filed suit in the Chancery Court
against the fugitive City Clerk, w. j.
Sandford, for the sums of 500 and $420.
The Democracy of this county will
meet in mass meeting at the Council
Chamber Thursday afternoon to elect
delegates TO the Louisville Convention.
The Directors of the Odd-tellows' Hall
Association last evening elected John
+. Fisk, Esq, President, anu Mr.. T. Il.
y. Brooks Secretary, for the ensuing
year. ~
Jno. Williams (colored) was arraigned
before Commissioner BostWlck on a
charge OF attempting to pass counter
felt Tend ollar note. The case was post
poned to Thursday, and the bail Of Will
iams fixed at $1,000.
NEWPORT.
The bakers of this city have raised the
price on bread 2 cents a loaf.
Mr.. Bernard Fischer, OF the Stadt The
ater, presented "a to the Ladies' Aid So.
ciety.
Mr.. Louis Meyers says it is boy and
weighs eleven pounds. Wen take his
word lor it.
The thermometer stood ten degrees
below zero in this burg, at an early nour
this morning. The c0ldest Of the sea-
son.
The funeral OF Miss Ida Scott took
place at 2 O'Clock this afternoon from
the residence Of her parents on libbatts
street.
Scott Fowler, who is under sentence
of one years stay in the Penitentiary.
was taken to tnat place last evening BY
Sheriff White.
A little daughter of Mrs. W. Mariana
narrowly escaped drowning yesterday
by falling in a tub of water. The timely
arrival other mother saved her.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give
calico bail next next Friday night, at
Odd-fellows' Hall. After the hop the
ladies Will donate their calico dresses
to tue poor.
The entertainment announced 10 take
place on the 1lth inst. by the Thespian
Dramatic Club is postponed to the 25Lh,
on account of the death Of one OF the
members, Miss Ida Scott.
Chief John Link, of the Fire Depart
ment, has made the ROUNDS of all the
fire plugs in the City, and reports them
in good condition with one exception,
and that in the neigbborhood OF Good
man and Brighton streets, and that is
caused by the bursting OF pipes and the
consequent overflow OF water from the
Swif.'s Rolling Mill. There is small
lake OF ice in the neighDOrhood.
Articles of Incorporation of "The Pic.
tel Artificial Ice Company of Ohio ana
Kentucky" were filed by the incorpora-
Tors, Messrs. John S. Pau, Alex. Swift, |
Gus. A. Artsman and Geo. Ulymer. The
capital stock is $250,O0O, divided into
shares OF $500 each. The company is
formed to engage in the manufacture OF |
PictePs Patent Anley drOus Sulphurous !
Acid Machine, and the sale OF the same.
The social event OF the season will be |
the Police Ball, that takes place at ODD. |
fellows Hall this evening. Mayor A. S. |
Berry will address the audience and tell |
them he has the best Police Force and
Fire Department In the country. Officer
George Creighton will dance the ii gh- |
land Fling TO the music OF the Scotch |
bag-pipe. Marshal Dave Lock will lead |
off On the occasion the hall will be |
handsomely decorated.
HAMILTON.
The street cars had hard work to pull |
through The snow yesterday with tWoj
horses.
Snow fell yesterday morning to the |
depth Of four inches. There is a good |
foundation, and sleighing is the order of |
e.day. r....a
Quite number of delegates and 9TH |
ers went TO Columbus yesterday and |
participated in the Democratic meeting /
Oh celebration at that point.
The January term OF the Common |
Pleas Court opened yesterday, with
Judge Hume ON the bench. The Grand |
Jury was sworn and charged and en-
tered uponits work.
The members of the Butler County |
Bar have petitioned the General Assem-
bly, to confer upon the Probate Court of
this county criminal jurisdiction in
minor cases, and transfer the same from
the Court Of Common Pleas.
The Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society met Saturday and elect
ed the following officers to serve the en-
suing year: President, Miss Sallie
Mckee; Vice President, Mrs. John
Mckee; Secretary, Miss Nj. Mckinney;
Treasurer, Mrs. o. Traber.
C.s. Symmes, who has been absent at
Kokomo, Ind, for the past week, assist
ing the prosecution in murder case
just concluded at that place, has re-
turned. The prisoner, James d. Pratt,
was convicted Granddaughter and SEN
fenced to seven years in the Peniten-
tiary. I.r
LEXINGTON. KY.
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