The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

BoREAs be blasted.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.
THE cold snap is upon US.
THE orphans far began last night in Green
wood Hall under most auSpicious circumstances.
WILLIAM WALKER, brother of Smiley Walker
fell on the ice yesterday, and fractured his ley
above the ankle.
TIE wife of Capt Narcotic had her pocket
picked OF pocket-book containing IS on Fourth
street yesterday.
CoAL-on LAMP exploded at No. 33l West
Sixth street last evening about O'Clock, ana did
damage to The amount OF SlUO.
THE Lower Market made good display last
night, and was well attended band OF music
played number of lively airs.
MRS. NOLAN, of No. 92 St Clair street. while Oh
Fifth street, near Vine, yesterday afternoon lost
her pocketbOok containing S62.
THE Trustees and lady managers of the Colored
Orphan Asylum have acknowledged with thanks
the donation they have received.
THE ice crop on the canal is good, and the brew
ers and porkpackers this morning began to lay in
their supply for the coming summer
THE phenomenal finger b lliardist Yank Ad.
ans, will give an exhibition every night this
week, at Phil, Tiemans billiard rooms.
Mr. j. BEN. PUTHoFF, of Walnut Hills. had a
valuable fox-robe stolen from his sleigh about2
O'Clock this morning on Central avenue.
THE main water pipe on Browne street. near B.
Dannenhold's place, burst last evening and food
ed the street to an uncomfortable degree.
Mrs. MARY A. COOPER wife of Rev. DR.. Ed
ward Cooper, agent of the Presbyterian Board OF
Publication, died at o'clock last night
THE decision in the Southern Railroad case,
cording to dispatch from Columbus is to be an
nounced to-day, but the opinion reserved.
WAGON filled with Christmas packages val
ued in all at about $500. was either stolen or
strayed away last night from the corner OF Main
and Second streets.
AN incipient blaze was detected at the Big Mis-
sour Sycamore street about 10 O'Clock last eve
ming. The flames were put out by the Fours and
no alarm was sounded.
VIM. TAYLOR hand expressman, while con-
veyng a trunk from the Grand Opera-house to
the st. James Hotel, was run over by q Fourth
street Railroad car yesterday and slightly in
jured
THE alarm at $50 this morning from Box 60
was caused by some rubbish taking fire in the
attic of 245 West Ninth street, occupied by Mrs.
Reynolds 1t was struck out at $50 Damage very
slight.
THE Eccentric Club has elected the following
officers for the ensuing six months: President IL.
]. Schenke; Vice President, B. Pohl; Sec etary,
W. Schniu; Treasurer, A. Alder; Librarian. M.
Brodbeck.
MAN named Mr.. I. Stapleton who resides at
No. ITO East Third street, was struck in the thigh
by bullet fired by some unknown party last
night just as he had reached Broadway, going
WV diho LID
AT Wagners, on Fountain Square the ther-
mometer stood s. below zero at o'clock this
morning, and in several parts OF the city it was as
low as 10o below. In Dayton, KY, at $50 this
morning the mercury dropped as low as lo' below
zero.
THE Montefori Mutual Benefit Society elected
the following officers evening before last: Presi-
dent, Morton S. Cohen; Vice President, M. Run
kle; Treasurer, r. Service Secretary, Isaac Cohen;
Warden, Jacob Sugarman; Messenger Louis Su-
TmStaHS-J. SOlOman. s. Parelra. j,
Leper.
THE German Protestant Orphan Society held
their regular semi.monthly meeting last night
and accepted the following new members: F.
man, E. Ortman, E. II. Eickhon II. Kuener, Louis
Guhe, John Hoess, VIM. Thesing, &. W. Rottger,
VIM. Ohmann, Henry Wirth.
MOSES DRUGGER was convicted of petty larceny
having taken q suit OF clothes from Jennie Ad.
ans house, on Longworth street. Moses charac
ter was known t. the Court, he having been con-
Victed on the same charge before. A large bunch
of keys of all shapes and sizes and pocket-book
were found in his possession, OF which he could
give satisfactory account. He received this
morning S200-30.
AT the annual stated meeting OF Willis Chapter
No 13l, R. A. NJ, held last evening the following
companions were elected 10 serve for the ensuing
year: Il. A. Downing, II. p; Theo. T. Nieman
King; S. H. Wardle Scribe F. L. Day, C. of H.
L. W. Jones' Prin, Sol; H. G. Skiff, R. A. c.; A
Rosenthal, G. NJ. Sd Vail; Samuel Bing, G. NJ. &c
Vail; Samuel Hart, G. M. lst Vail; Max Isaacs
Treas; H. Kaiser, Jr., Sec; John r. Blakemore
Guard.
MAN named Joseph NJ. Minger about thirty
four Years old, and who lives with his family a
No. 60 Bremen street, was found at o'clock thi
morning at Court and Vine streets almost frozer
to death. His hands and ears had turned black
and the former were very much swollen. He wa!
very thinly clad. His theory that whisky takeI
i'll alopathc doses would keep him warm he founC
not to be practicable with the thermometer at 1
below zero.