The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Charity or Calico Ball at Plkes next
Monday evening promises to be great sue
cess
Hermann LODGE, No. 10S, l. o. o. F., eel
ebrated its twenty-ffth anniversary at Tur-
ner Hall last evening
IT is expected that at least three hundred
people from this city will attend the Mardi
Gras in New Orleans
THE Sevens extinguished a small fire in
the window of Mrs Schultz's store No. 533
Central avenue, last evening.
THE residence of VIM. Bromwell, on
Browne street, was entered few nights ago
BY thieves and $3.50 in money taken.
THE illness of Mr.. Larz Anderson, Sr., is
Of SO serious nature that N. l.. Anderson
has been summoned home from Europe.
THE carving-school under the direction
of Mr.. Benn Pitman and daughter, resumed
work this morning at the School OF Design
MAX. HELLMAN has been appointed as
signee of Weyand Il Jung, in place of the
Hon. John Schiti, deceased. His bond was
Fixed at 100000.
BERTHA Won HILLERN, one of the most
popular lady pedestriennes in the country,
will be in this city after her engagement at
Httsburg closes.
TRAVELLERS over the Suspension Bridge
complain, and justly so, about the fearfully
muddy condition of Front, Walnut and
Vine streets in that vicinity.
REV. KENT STONE, formerly President of
Kenyon College, delivered discourse last
night at the Cathedral on the subject OF
"IIcll and Future Punishment"
MIL1lE ROSE has left Mike sculley to walk
alone at Hibernia Hall, and intends to OBJ
tain room for herself where she will walk
shree hundred miles in five days.
THE attention of the night police is called
To the doings of crowd of juvenile rutfians
who are continually defacing and marking
houses on Front street, west of Plum.
A YOUNG woman has instituted proceed
nos in the Probate Court for the recovery
af her child, which she claims is withheld
from her merely as security for its board
bill
JAMES MCBRIDE stole two coats from No
80 Mcfarland street yesterday, and this,
together with other offenses, was considered
by the Judge to be worth about $500 and
thirty days.
MARTIN TIMAN was fined S. this morning
for burying, without permit, John McCan,
the man who was found dead in his bed q
few days ago on the corner of Third and
Stone streets.
CAPT. BuGHER has presented his bond as
Trustee of the Southern Railroad, in the
sum of 100000. 1t is signed by John l..
Stettinius, W. W. Scarborough and Theo.
Cook rs sureties.
JOHN CLARK received a sentence of 800
and thirty days this morning on the charge
Of opening a gate belonging to August
Fuerste. He was supposed to have had ma
Hcious intentions.
VIM CoRDEsMAN, Of the firm of Cordcs-
man & Dierkcr, of Second street, is not the
Cordesman, we are requested to say, who
has figured so conspicuously in the Police
Court annals Of late.
EMPIRE HALL was filled to overfowing
Last evening by one of the finest as
sembagcs it has had to boast of this season,
The occasion was the first masquerade ball
given by the Social Five"
W. J. BARTNERs, prisoner in the County
Jail, charged with having in his possession
lot of counterfeit money, was discharged
Yesterday on his own recognizance by Judge
Ewing, on account of very ill-health.
Mr. JAMES LoUCHEIM, Of the firm of Louc-
aeim & Co., charged with false presentation
of the condition OF his firm for the purpose
Of obtaining goods thereby, was last even
ing honorably acquitted by Squire Block.
THE Cincinnati Camp Meeting Association
have elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: General T. T. Heath, Presi-
dent; Rev. c.. w. Ketchum, Vice President;
b b. Meyer, Esq, Treasurer, and Rev. S.
Weeks, Secretary.
DARCY, one of our leading costumers, is
dTling an immense order for Selma, Ala
bana. The costumes embrace everything
in the beautiful, gorgeous and grotesque,
4 In hot hn lnon ponnIn llrp
pairing for a high old time.
ADELRICH BENZIGER, proprietor OF the
Catholic Book Concern, lately in the Grand
0pera-house Building, died in New York
the other day at the age of forty-two years.
A grand Requiem Mass will be sung at the
Cathedral to morrow for the repose of the
deceased.
EDWARD WHITCoME, a canal-boatman liv-
ing at No IA Dayton street got drunk yes
terday and fell into the canal. After being
pulled out he went into Dupui's store, No.
B43 Central avenue and while drying him
self stole a shawl and ran off, but was in
terccpted before he had got far, and was
sent out for thirty days this morning
THOMAS WEILEMAN, who lives at No 140
Charlotte street, descended into a recently
dug cistern yesterday where some burning
charcoal had been placed for the purpose OF
smoking 1t, when he was overcome by the
gas that had accumulated and fell insensi-
BE. He was soon taken out, and is now in
fair way to recover.
A LARGE number of invitations have been
issued to residents of this city to visit the
opening of the Urbana Water-works, which
tEkes place on the 22d inst. 1t will be g
public affair and besides those who have
received special invitations, many Others
expect to make the trip TO all such the
&C, C. 81 Railroad Company are now
offering round trip tickets at their offices,
on Court and Vine streets and on Fourth
xnd Vine Streets for 81 25 each.
The new Hopple-street bridge across Mill
creek was tested last evening. 1t consisted
in spreading upon the road-bed of the
bridge one hundred and ninety-tive tons O
gravel, making weight of one hundred
pounds to the square foot, The DETECTION
caused by the enormous pressure amounted
20 an inch and an eighth. While the grave
vas on the bridge there were about forty
men standing on the gravel, and drove
came along driving one hundred and tift!
hogs across. The test was big one. Th'
bridge was built by VIM. Lomas d Co., 0