The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE receipts of the Orphan Asylum
last Sunday were 81, 935.
RAILROAD men are joining the temper
ance movement in large numbers.
THE Anjutant General OF the State
wants Cincinnati to organize hrs:-
class artillery company.
JOHN AUTENRIETH, f. Lackner, VIM.
Heglin and Ira B,cKnell were appointed
market sweepers yesterday.
THE First Regiment of Infantry, Ohio
National Guard, will take part in the
Decoration Day ceremonies.
A SMALL fire occurred last evening in
the dry-room OF the Meader Furniture
Factory, corner of Second and Smith
streets.
THERE was a small fire yesterday af-
ternoon in Wells 81 Adams kinding-
wood factory az SO Wade street. Loss,
about 5000.
BURGLARS night before last entered
Reid's dlning-rooms, on Fourth street,
aud got away with $5 worth OF tickets
and $50 in money.
THE Fifteens were called out by a
silent alarm yesterday 10 a burning
house on Third street, near the Reser-
voir. No damage done.
THE Evangelical Ministerial Associa-
tion yesterday appointed committee
to consult with the authorities in rela-
tion to the Sunday anu oement question.
A LAMP exploded last night in car
on the eEighth-street line, on Fifth street,
between Vine and Race, but the fire was
eXtinguished before any damage was
done.
The Trustees of the Children's Home
yesterday evening adopted the plans for
the Home, to be erected on Ninth street,
west OF Plum. Mr.. Mclaughlin is the
architect.
The Board of Education last evenin @
spent four hours in Wranglins over
parliamentary law" and then ad-
journed at midnight, having transacted
no business.
THE only additions to the subscrip-
tions OF stock OF the Cincinnati Southern
yesterday were: G. Y. Roots, 20; George
Warrington, A; Hy. Il. Meyer, l. The
total is now 1,236.
A STAGE LINE has been established be.
tween Mount Oreb and Georgetown,
Brown County. The Adams Express
Company has established an agency at
the latter place.
THE Ladies' Art Museum Society com.
pleted their organization yesterday, and
prepared an appeal to the people stating
the object of the Society and asking 1or
new members and funds.
MARTIN FARRELL, the fireman of the
SiXteens, who 1ell from his reel last
Sunday, after being stricken with par
alysis, was buried this morning, from
his laLe home on Mcmillan street. The
funeral services took place in the
Church of Presentation, on West Wal
nut Hills. The members of the A. Y.
II. were in attendance.
THE carl-drivers of Mr.. Dickman,
the con tractor who is digging out the
cellars on Seventh and Race streets,
where Shillito's store is to be erected
struck this morning. They were get
ting Is cents Tor hauling a cart-load o
sand to the Eggleston avenue dump
When they came to the place this morn
ing Diokman was only willing to give
his men 13 cents, and hence the strike.
JAMES DAILY and Charles Clock. TWO
boys about eleven years old, were al
rested yesterday by Officers Elder anC
Bolleau, and locked up in Third-stree
Station, for bathing in the river in day
time. They were arraigned in the Po
lice Court this morning, and Judge Viii
son, finding that no such charge can b,
made (it ought to be exposing person
45t Tue Dutty- CtOCh luu-ouG VI NVuIts
A MURPHY meeting, under the aus
pices OF the Christian Temperance Re
formed Club, was held last night a
Queen City Hall, corner of Eighth an
freeman streets, and was addressed b
President Knight, Secretary Bensle
Messrs. Jordan, Morey, Ruper, Smit
and J. X. Creighton. Miss Jenny Forbe
also made short address, after Whic
eighty-two persons came forward an
signed the pledge. Another meetin
will be held tonight in Bethel Chape
Front street, to be addressed by Mu
ply men and others.
AT recent meeting Of the Sevent!
seven Club, of the Chickering Institute
the Nominating Committee, Messrs
Woodbury., Freeman and Martin, repor
cd the following officers, who were unal
imously elected: President, Joseph
Crawford; First Vice President, Eli,
H. Pendleton, Jr.; Second Vice Pres
dent, VIM. I. Partridge; Third Vic
President, P. Kinch Baker; Secretar
q. Van Hamm; Assistant Secretar
Harvey E. Knight; Chairman Executiv
Committee, j. Walter Malone.