The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs,

HARVEST day yesterday for the thea.
ters.
The vacation OF the public schools is
over.
MOST OF the houses were thrown open
to callers yesterday.
TEE Queen City Clubhouse was well
patrOnized yesterday.
The irst Police Court docket for the
new year contained eighty names.
THIS evening Mrs. John Shillito gives
reception at her residence, Terrace
Park.
THE sales OF real estate and chattels
during 1877 by the Sheriff amounted to
S603, 1913 81.
MRS. CARRIE CHURCH, wife Of John
Church, jr., died at the house OF her
brother yesterday.
THE regular weekly meeting OF Inc
Board OF Police Commissioners takes
place this afternoon.
THE Mercantile Library Association
contest is being fought this afternoon at
the Merchants Exchange.
A SMALL fire occurred yesterday in o
saloon AZ the corner Of John and Everett
street. Little damage done.
MRS. ELIZA HOPE, a pioneer lady, died
yesterday AZ her nome in WestwOod, at
the age OF eighty-slx years.
THE Colored Cincinnati Literary Club
have decided that in the future they will
Introduce dramas in their meetings.
AN entertainment was given la It night
at The residence OF Mrs. U'NeiI, and The
comedy "No Cure No Pay" produced.
GEORGE CROKER, of Cleveland, last
Monday evening won the we'll known
trotting-hOrse, Walter Lee, at rafis at
Andy Gilligan's.
THE clearinghouse Of Mrs. Lotz, No.
AZ Clay street, caught fire yesterday by
sparks falling from the CRATE, but the
names were soon extinguished.
FIFTY DOLLARS worth OF glassware
was destroyed last night by dog acci-
aentally lett In the store OF Mr.. Hunt
lngton In the Arcade building.
VIM. HAMILTON, Esq, one of the firm
OF Il. Hamilton u Co., Nos. ~ aud 81
East Pearl street, was presented with u
handsome cane BY the employees yesler-
day.
A coAL-oIL lamp exploded last night
in the hands Of Mrs. Burkhardt, who
lives at the corner OF Fifteenth and
Race streets, but The flames were extln.
guished before she was much burned.
SPONTANEOUS combustion was the
cause OF an alarm from Box 8, Central
Station, at $3.50 this morning. The fire
was under the Cincinnati Type Foun.
dry, ON Vine, near Longworth street.
The Cincinnati Colonization Society
held stormy session yesterday In
Roettger's Hall, ending in the with.
drawal from membership OF the Seure
tary, Mr.. F. Neuhaus, and several other
members.
PATRICK LANGAN, OF 1922 Water street,
employed at the elevator in Shillito's 3
new building, fell from the top to the
second floor yesterday afternoon and
broke his right collar bone. 1t ~ feared
that he will not recover.
THE Cuvier Club held open house al
200 West Fourth street yesterday, The
callers were made hU,,py, for the Club
knows how to do il. A huge punch.
bowl flied with egg-nog and good cheer
were not wanting.
RICHARD ALLEN and Patrick Burnett
charged with Stealing three caudiss o1
tobacco from S!eet & I, ,se, IA East Sec
nnd street, valued ut $40, had their case
continued in the Police Uourt until Jan.
nary 8, Ball was liked at $50O each.
AT The regular meeting OF MllIoreek
Lodge, No. 243, l. o. o. f., last evening,
the following officers were Installed by
J. +. Lakeman. +, G. Special Deputy
N. g., g. A. Stifel; Y. g., Louis Sch wab
Secretary. Charles Lemon; Treasurer,
John Cope.
THB Git Fire Company, M. 8, have
had all Indicator oonstyu uUted al theil
own expense and placed Oh the wall OF
the engine-room. When the alarm
strikes This indicator will show the mum.
Der OF the box from which the signal
came, and tbus no time Will 10 lost and
no mistake made.
LAST evening a party Of young men,
on Linn street, were celebrating New
Year by discharging their pistols, when
Lizzie 5ohuenrsck, a young girl Of six.
teen, W who WAS standing in front OF hel
fathers tailor store, No. 2S3, was struck
In the groin by shot supposed to have
been aceidently fred by young mau
pamed Hartley. No arrest was made
JACOB MUELLER, an old soldier, liv
Ing at No, 81 Buckeye street, died sud
denly between l and Z O'Clock New
Years morning, after having Partakeu
Of several drinks In the neigh borhood
When his wife went TO his bed sbt
L0uud him corpse. An Inquest wal
held this morning and verdict re
turned OF death from ap0plexy.
A SIXTEEN~ YEAR OLD girl named BeF
tha Luchsinger, living with her parent
on Seventh street near Mound, had he
aress to catch Gre yesterday while sh'
was reaching over the CRATE for book
On the mantle-plece. She was qutckly
spyeIoped In flames and burned so bad
iy that it is feared she Will not recover
THE st. Peters Evangelical oohgre
Yation yesterday elected the following
Of5uers: President, q. III. Heranoourt
Vice President, Il. z. Goebel; Secreta
ries. Il. Becker and FL. Dahmen; Treas
urer, Adam Hahp; Directors, W. Arend
II. Mariz!us, +. viking, #. Bsrgmeler
Il, Hans, John Ginapdt, j. Schulde
Trustees, Pbil. Hoffman and CHRIST
BriDkmAn.
At rsguls, meeting Of Eureka Lodge
No. d, A, o. U. W., he'd on Monday eve
ming, the following officers were elected
Enooh Taylor, NJ. W; s. N. Maxwell
G.F.; W. ii. styer, Overseer; Y. Coher
Gui1e; II. M. Davis, Recorder; ID.
Kline, Jr., FInanoier; r. b. Brooks, HI
osiver; A. P. Brigham, l. W; Free
Beck, o. W.; L. g. Bernard, NJ. Y. WI
son, Il. Newman, Trustees; r. NJ. v
J. l.. smith, Representative to Gran
Lodge.