The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.
RIyrry Sunday tomorrow.

TRINITY Sunday tomorrow.
The Hon. W. p Wiltsee is grandfather.
TAKE in that big ten-cent concert tonight
THE big organ will not be heard tonight.
OLEARY will surely finish his walk on
time.
THE talk about railroad strikes here is
chimeriCal.
THE Music Hall will be open even to the
poorest this evening.
CHIEF BUNKER while at the fire yester-
day, received quite severe cut in the
head.
THE Robinson Sharpshooters have issued
invitations to grand picnic, 10 be given at
Prices Hill, June 2lst
ALFRED NJ. Cook, formerly of this city,
and brother of Milton H. Cook, died at
Redwood Falls, Minnesota, recently.
THE Friends Lyceum gave their closing
entertainment for the season at the resi-
dence of Mr.. c. f. Adams, last evening.
THE closing exercises of the Girls Prepar-
atory School of Wesleyan College occurred
yesterday, and were highly spoken of by
those who had the pleasure of attending.
THE public lamps will be lighted tonight
for the first time since last Monday, and
then they will shine only from S15 to 1880
at night
IT is expected that the Central Prcsbyte-
rian Church will extend q call to Rev. Robt.
Patterson, ID, of San Francisco, Cal, to
become their pastor.
F. HUBER a young man in the employ
of Thomas Lloyd, was fined s25 this morn
ing for embezzling $40, which he had col
lected for his employer.
THE remains of the late Capt WV. Peter,
who died at st. Louis last Tuesday, passed
through this city this morning en- route for
Lexington, his former home.
JOHN GREEN, the ''crook" who took Sc in
money from the pocket Of a small boy on
Sixth and Main streets, a few days ago, was
sent out for three months this morning.
S. MARKS charged with receiving fifty
pairs of shoes that had been stolen from the
u. S. Custom-house, was arraigned before
Commissioner Hooper yesterday, and his
trial set for next Monday.
DIR. BEcKwITH states that there is no COM
promise so far as he is concerned but the
whole vexed question will be discussed at
the meeting of the Board of Trustees of
Pulte College next Monday evening.
TOMORROW afternoon at o'clock, at Ar
better Hall, discussion of the railroad
question :,
Solomon Ruthenberg, Philip Van Patten
and others will participate in the debate.
FRITZ BIGGER, carriage maker about
thirty years of age, was arrested yesterday
on the charge of being the father of Mary
Walters tive-year old child, In default of
$500 bail he was committedto to Jail by Squire
Lee.
ANGELO KoLAFAT, while aiding in putting
a fireproof safe into the office of a dentist
on Eighth and Elm streets, yesterday, re-
ceived heavy blow from falling timber,
iniuring him internally. He was taken to
the Hospital.
THE picnic at the Bellevue House next
Monday afternoon and night is for the ben
eft of Mr. Jacob Pittner and family. Mr..
Pittner was formerly policeman, but has
been sufferer from paralysis for four years
past and unable to do anything for his fam
ily's support
THE bad house OF Jennie Butler, on Long
worth street, was pulled last night, and
nineteen of the girls locked up at the Ninth
street Station. With the exception of
Elizabeth Powell, who was sent out this
morning for thirty days on an old charge,
they will all be tried next Wednesday.
MISS FREEMAN's SCHOOL at Prices Hill
closed its first year of work yesterday. An
interesting programme, embracing literary
and musical exercises, was rendered, and a
fine display of drawing and sewing from
The different classes was made At the
close of the other exercises refreshments
were served.
THE Ohio & Mississippi Railway have
placed on their line an additional train
from Louisville to Cincinnati, leaving Louis
vile at 2:30 a. m. daily, reaching Cincinnati
at is q. m. The sleeping car on this train
will be opened for the reception of passen-
gers at their depot, 14l Fourth street, at 0 p.
m, This will give the o. q NJ. three trains
each way
COMMITTEES representing the Relief
Union and the Protestant and Catholic Or
phan Asylums met at Mennerchor Hall
last evening to arrange for concert, or
rather two of them, to be given for the
benefit OF the institutions named. Com
mittees on Finance, Arrangements, &C.,
were appointed, and tfme-September
26th and 27th-fxed for the concerts. They
will be given by the Cincinnati Sangerbund
at the Music Hall.
THE House OF Refuge has undergone its
annual painting and decoration under the
able management of Superintendent Mont
fort, than whom no better OF more urbane
gentleman ever governed like institution
Mr.. j. b. Radcliffe did the painting and
decorating, which reflects great credit on
aim as tasty artist. The best of health,
happiness and fine discipline reigns in the
above grandest of the grand institutions the
Queen City boasts.
THE following awards of premiums have
been made to exhibitors in the Carving De-
partment of the School of Design First
prize, best design and execution, No. 49,
carved cherry lace box, Annie Empson
second prize, second best do, No 80, picture
frame, G. P, Dixon; third prize, best design
without reference to execution, No. 14S
cabinet and secretary, Edith Thomas The
Jurors were Mrs. Aaron f. Perry, Mrs. VIM.
Sterrett and Mr.. Robert Rogers. The Ex-
hibtion is well attended. 1t will close to-
day.
LAST Thursday morning trunk and its
contents, valued at $500 and S130 in money,
was stolen from John Holm, corner of Thir-
teenth and Walnut, streets. Shortly after
Barney Funk in company with another
man was seen carrying the trunk down the
street, but nothing more was heard of the
affair until this morning when Barney was