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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-04-25
The New Syaten.

/" William begun q Second-street
woman, the other morning, as she laid
aside the daily paper, "What is this
new metric system proposed by Alexan-
der Stephensp"
ut is a very wise measure, indeed,
my DEAR" he replied. "Suppose you
want . new dress costing one dollar PEI
yardp"
Yes"
"Under the metric system you write
to your father in Wisconsin for the
money to buy it with. The money
comes, you take half of it and buy me
q pair Of pants, and then you use the
rest in purchasing fifty. cent dress
goods. 1t is very good measure, very
good"
And they propose p make it a law,
do theyf''
They do"
"Well, STRIP she exclaimed, showing
> red spot on each cheek, "when the
metric system comes into practice in
this family divorce will follow, and
Alexander Stephens is q fool, sir, I
fcolr'-Bstroit Fres PSsss. ss
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-04-25
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Builders Hardware, Paints and Oils, Pufs vi
Paints. Ornamental Center Pieces. Farm Pumn q,
and Iron Pipe; Corn-Shellers. BaTbS and Barred III
School Desks and Furniture; Salt, CementS tuosxI
ETC., sold and shipped direct to farmers and Buldng
Manufacturers Wholesale Cash Prices. Esinila Y
bills, and Catalogues containing full informaun 4
free. Address GEORGE WOODLEY, 242 So VIVA!
Chicago. ILL.,, Wholesale Lumber, Building Mitd1sl
Farm Supplies. N. B.-A large stock Of Pns "
Plank on hand. Filling Bills Complete for Fam =
ings the specially. Established La 1874. BY tho ID
eIS, ASSOciatiOnS Of Illinois and Iowa.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
Society Of Natural History.

At the December meeting of the Cincin-
natl Society of Natural History Messrs.
James Bindley and J. r. P. Brown were
elected regular members. The resignation
of E. w. Kttredge was accepted.
Mr.. JAS F. James presented catalogue
of the Towering plants ferns and fungi
growing in the neighborhood of Cincinnati,
compiled chiefly from personal observa-
tions
The following was adopted:
"Resolved That our Society, by the death
OF Prof J. H. Klppart, has lost an esteemed
member; thnt the State has lost valuable
officer that science has lost one of her most
energetic and indefatigable workers, and
that the world has lost a scholar and gen.
tleman of high scientific attainments,
Resolutions concerning the Society's de-
leased Librarian, ]. C. Shroyer. were
adopted.
The Committee of Conference with the
Music Hall Trustees and Exposition Com
mis.ioners reported verbally at consider
able length, ,hc substance of which seemed
to be that, in the opinion OF the Committee,
no sufficient guarantee Of the right to occu.
py any part OF the building with the Socie
tvs museum, &C., could be obtained
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

Main street last night and was sent out for
ten days this morning.
James and Lizzie Arnold, who claim 81
Twelfth street as their residence, were
found last night in possession of several ar
ticles which had been stolen from Dister's
place and M. D. Wayman's photograph es-
tablishment, on Vine street. The prisoners
will be tried December 18th on the charge
of stealing these articles, which are numer-
Gus and quite valuable.
Mike O'Connor, of III Slough street,
chastised his wife yesterday in a manner
in which the Judge concluded this morn
ing should be punished by thirty days in
the Work-house.
VIM. Hackelberry, youngster Of dimin.
utive statue, was sent out to the House OF
Refuge this morning for month for steal
ing six mouse traps from the store of Comp
ton, Ault & Co., on lower Walnut street.
Anna Brown, Bucktown woman OF
color, was held to answer this morning for
robbng stranger named Michael Soumier
of $110, whom she had enticed into her
room.
Jordan Wilson, a colored man from Buck
town, who fired pistol at Martha r. Gillian
during quarrel few days ago, was bound
over to the Grand Jury this morning.
Cornelius Meyer, a known thief, was
given term of three months at the Work
house this morning
John Tainey, a saloon-keeper, arrested
Sunday morning while drunk, with loaded
revolver in his possession, was fined $40 this
morning
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE Public Schools were closed to-day
BuCK SAUNDERS, who recently assaulted a
guard in the Penitentiary, was arrested Ill
Fulton yesterday.
The musical and literary entertainment
given by the Ladies Aid Society of Finley
NJ. E. Church, last evening, was complete
success.
AN excellent programme will be rendered
this evening at the eleventh meeting OF the
st. Paul Lyceum, corner OF Seventh and
Smith streets.
THE promenade concert given by the
Church of the Presentation, Walnut Hills,
opened last night at the Highland. The
attendance was large.
THE German Pioneer Association held
their monthly meeting last night AT Wash
ington Platform and admitted Gustav r.
Tafel, John Ruterick, c. Feucher and l..
Schnelle as members.
THos MCGUIRE, laborer and single
man, twenty-nine years old, who lives on
East Front street near Fulton, had his low
er limbs burned rather severely last even
ing, while working at pot OF boiling
pitch He was taken to the Cincinnati
Hospital.
THE brewers held meeting yesterday
afternoon at the Elm-street Club House ana
adopted resolution to subscribe as lndl-
viduals to the Exposition Fund. Moerlein
will subscribe So, 600, Lackman $500, Wind
ish & Muhlhauser 81, ,000 and the balance
sufficient to raise the amount to $1,000.
ADDITIONAL subscriptions for the Expo
dtion fund have been reported as follows:
From The employees of Duhme & Co., .$57;
from the Third District School, $14; from
the Fifth District School, SO; from the
Ninth District School, SIG; from the
Twelfth District School, 50; from the
Fourth intermediate School, ST.
THE Citizens Sabbath Committee, ap-
pointed at the Grand Hotel on Tuesday
night, held their first meeting at the Y.
M. c. A. Hall yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was informal in character and no
business was transacted, but different plans
of action were talked over and suggestions
made which will be considered at the their
next meeting, Monday afternoon.
THE Central Club, al their regular annual
meeting, elected the following officers to
serve for the ensuing year: President, Jos.
Uhl; Vice President, John Pfrrman; Re
cording Secretary, G. Moorman; Financial
Secretary, NJ F. Schreiber; Treasurer, Wm'
R. Metzger; Trustees-Frank ?. Schopper,
Theo. Sanning, VIM. Siebern; Directors
Thos. l.. Anderson, Geo. Dannenhold, Otto
Bahmann, Chas Forward, G. Geilfus.
THE following gentlemen were present at
the meeting yesterday of the Miami d Erie
Canal Association: J. H. Tangeman, G. w.
Friend, j. G.. Richardson, G. G. Palmer,
Thos. Fox, of Lockland, Ohio; A. e. Hard
inc, c. H. Wardlow, of Middletown, Ohio;
d. H. Clutch, Franklin, Ohio; Stephen
johnson, Henry Fleish, Piqua, Ohio; W. p.
Huffman, Dayton, Ohio; &. H. Gould, Sam
uel Blair, NJ. Smith, G. B. Moore, Cincin-
nati
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
Formal Opening of the Children's
HOmr.

The new and handsome building of the
Children's Home, on Ninth street. was
formally opened last night, with appro-
pirate and interesting exercises. The
Quartet Choir of the St. Paul NJ e. Church
furnished the music and Rev. Thos Lee,
of the Bethel, offered the opening prayer.
Mr.. Murray Shipley, President of the Board
Of Trustees, gave brief history of the
Home and then introduced Right Rev.
Thomas A. Jaggar, ID, who delivered the
opening address. Mr.. Richard Smith was
the next speaker, and at the close of his
remarks H. Thane Miller gave a touching
and effective talk, closing with an appeal
for help to complete and furnish the Home.
Collectors were then appointed, and in
few minutes they reported nearly $500 in
money or its equivalent in merchandise,
and $765 in promises to furnish rooms
Mr.. Shipley announced that supper and
fair for the benefit of the Home will be
given by the Young Girls Sewing Glass of
The Second Presbyterian Sunday school, in
the Chapel of the Church, on Thursday
afternoon and evening of next week.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
DeBECK.
He Denies All of the Charges.

Principal DeBeck was put on the witness
stand last evening and testified substan-
TALLY as follows:
In answer to the questions of l. j. Miller
he asserted: l never, in or out of school,
kissed Miss Clara Mears; her testimony is
false in every particular. may have asked
her to come nearer, but never with any bad
motives | never put my hand on her
shoulder to draw her to me; L never
touched her in any wrong wa, not for an
instant. do not think that l ever asked
her to shut the door so as to leave her and
me in the room alone; 1 may have done so
on a cold day, but not with bad intentions
No circumstances like that related by Miss
Mears ever took place between us. Wit
ness stated positively and repeatedly that
nothing like the occurrence spoken OF by
Miss Mears ever took place. | never was
under the influence of liquor in school, and
| never left the school to get drink, though
have sometimes taken a g ass of beer after
school, l never had any liquor at the
school-house.
As to the testimony of Emelia Hoff, l
did not say what the girl said did, but
only said she had put tne paper into her
lap. l do not remember whether l laid
hands on her, but l certainly did not touch
her improperly, as she asserts.
Mr.. Miller here began to question Mr..
DeBeck about Mrs. Mackelfresh's testi-
mony, when the Trustees stated that they
had decided unanimously that that lady
testimony was not worth consideration and
should be stricken from the record. Mr..
| Archer objected TO this summary disposi.
ton of the testimony and Mr.. DeBeck said
! that Mrs. Mackelfresh's testimony was false
in every particular.
The invest igation will be resumed at 23C
| o'clock Monday afternoon.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
Fire Commissioners.

AT a meeting of the Fire Commissioners
yesterday afternoon bills amounting to
81 ,031 90 were ordered paid,
A bill for damages, in the sum of $1S 70,
slaimed to be due Mr.. Jc seph P. Morrison
for the destruction of his buggy by COL
lision with the Thirteens was ordered set
tied, the Captain of the Company to pay
half and the Department the other half.
A bound copy of an ordinance passed by
Council in 1926 was received from Hon. g.
w. C. Johnston.
A communication was received from A.
Hickenlooper, President of the Cincinnati
Gas Company, stating that meeting of the
Directors of the Company had been called
'or the 18th inst, at which time the ques-
zion of reducing the price of gas for the
Fire Department would he considered
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
Tableaux ViVants.

Miss Brisket, clerk in Fourth-street
store, trips lightly to the early morning
car with her lunch neatly wrapped in a
paper and deposited in her right-hand cloak
pocket. Squeezes into a crowded seat be-
side Tom Pepperit, book-keeper in a hat
house. Fears her bread and butter will be
injured by the crush-slyly slips her hand
down into her pocket, draws it forth and
carries it to her destination, when she
places it in her left-hand cloak pocket.
Noon arrives, and with it tableau No. |.
Miss Brisket discovers that she has lunch
in each of her cloak pockets both deftly
wrapped in brown paper
Tableau No. 2-Tom Pepperit discovers
that his lunch has mysteriously disap-
peared from his overcoat pocket, and he
diligently dilates on the prevalence OF pick
pockets.
Miss Brisket meditates: "Oh, amt it
awful. I've had my hand in horrid mans
pocket"
Tom Pepperit swears, and then their lives
drift onward serenely as before.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
Building Permits.

The following permits for buildings and
Improvements have been issued during the
past week;
Fred. Tischbein, to build one and a half
story frame, north side Lower River Road,
east of Mt. Hope Road; cost 81, 900.
H. Rathkop. to build addition to one
story frame, No. 43 Plum street; cost $3.50.
VIM Kurzler, to repair two-story frame,
west side Terrence Road, north of Eastern
avenue; cost 5000.
Herman Nolte, to repair brick stable, No.
208 Livingston street; cost $50.
j. D. Pugh, to repair three-story brick
house, No. 252 West Fourth street; cost
5000.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

Electric Currents.

Snow in Worcester, Mass, yesterday.
Glenn Van Zandt, notorious horse-thief,
has been captured in Illinois.
In the George murder case at Morris, Ill,
the jury returned q verdict of not guilty.
E. D. White died yesterday in San Fran
cisco, aged one hundred and eleven years.
Over $11 900 was stolen from the money
drawer of Gerrett Scott in Utica, N. Y,
yesterday.
Bowmen, under sentence to be hanged at
Montreal on the 9th instant, escaped from
Sherbrooke Jail.
Two Umatilla Indians are to be hanged
January I'd at Walla Walla, Oregon, for
numbering settlers.
Mrs. J. w. Travers. recently married, was
seriously injured by the upsetting of coal
oil lamp at Baltimore.
The Austin (Texas) stage was stopped by
highwaymen near Marion, the passengers
robbed and the mail ritled,
Hon. H. P. Gage, charged with embezzling
| SAC, 600 from the defunct Hancock Savings
Bank, at Findlay, O., has absconded.
John Yancey, proprietor of coal mine at
Bridgeport O., was fatally injured by a
mass of soap-stone falling on him.
Daniel Shook and A. L. Niles, at Circle
Vile, Ohio, went to law about a calf. The
suit has Just been decided, with costs OF
about $400.
Mr.. Ross returned to Philadelphia, after
visit to the boy claimed to be his son at
Towanda, Pa. The child mentioned is not
the missing Charley.
JOS Everton of Sabina, Clinton County,
Ohio, was accidentally killed at the new
grain elevator, in Wilmington, by a heavy
timber falling on him.
The prisoners in the County Jail at Craw-
fordsville, Ind, attacked and wounded
Sheriff Bailey when he took in their supper.
fNone of them escaped.
The South Side Touring mills, at Logans-
port, Ind, commonly known as the City
Mills, were totally destroyed by fire of in
cendiary origin. Loss $4,000.
The Grand Jury indicted Charles P. Stick.
ney, Horatio N. Howard, colored, insurance
agent, and John A. Coffey, lawyer, for EN-
bezzlement a. Fall River, Mass.
Claims amounting to 81, ,450 for sheep
killed and injured by dogs in Greene
County, O., have been presented to the
County Commissioners for payment
VIM. Rea, a prominent farmer, went 10
Decatur, ILL.,, by a freight train, and as he
stepped from the caboose TO the ground,
exclaimed MY Godr' and fell, dying in
ten minutes. He was struck with apo
plexy.
The President has pardoned Frederic w.
Broaders, formerly clerk in the Boston Post
office, who was sentenced October 23d, 1876,
to four years at the East Cambridge Jail for
embezzling valuable letters.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
County Enfirm ary.

The Directors of the Hamilton County
Infrmary held their monthly meeting yes
terday afternoon, all the members present.
Superintendent Ritt presented his report
of inmates for November as follows:
Number remaining November st"...."........... 1872
Number admitted during the month. h............. %
Total .............................. 215
Number discharged.
Number remaining December lst................ 210
The Superintendent also reported receipts
for the month from the sale of coal and
calves amounting to $26 GS
A report of the persons admitted during
The month was then made.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

Just look in and you will see that the
store is crowded all the time. An immense
stock of Clothing has arrived and is now
open at 1O1 West Fifth street. 1t is the
stock of q large wholesale house that failed,
and entire stock will be sold 25 per cent.
less than cost, as the estate must positively
be settled up within the next six days
Have only space to mention few of the
great bargains Mems Overcoats, So Is,
worth SO; Mems Beaver Overcoats, SIS 9S,
worth $17; buy S. 98 Overcoat, and if you
don't think it is worth $17 we hereby agree
to refund the money; Mems Cloth Pants,
81 Is, worth IS; Mems Cloth Goats, 81 49,,
worth SO. All the goods in this immense
stock Just as cheap as above, at 101 West
Fifth, between Vine and Race streets, four
doors from Vine street. Cincinnati. Remem-
ber. this great sale must close in six days.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
COvINGTON ORDINANCES.


AN ORDINANCE ordering the removal of stag
nant water &c, from certain Lots ON Lee street.
CECTION 1.--BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
y Council Of Covington, that the owners of the
Lots on the east side of Lee street, beginning at
the north line of Thirteenth street. extending
along the east line of Lee street northwardly 76
feet, supposed tG he owned by R. Brinkner, -Jno.
Fedders and F. Kehler, be t;d td ara hereby ordered
to fill said Lots, SO that all stagnant water and
putrid substances shall be removed from same.
This order shall be complied with within sixty
days alter the publication once a week for four
weeks in the Cincinnati Star, being newspaper
of general circulation in this city.
Should this ordinance not be complied with
within sixty days after the passage thereof the
City Engineer may report the same to Council,
or advertise for sealed proposals for doing same at
the cost and expense OF the owners of the Lots
who have not complied with the requirements of
this ordinance. agreeably to the provisions of the
City Charter and the amendments thereto, and
will assess tax therefor, to be lien upon the
Lots upon which the work is done.
Passed and approved November l4th, 1878.
JOS. HERMES,
Chairman Committee on Printing.
Attest GEO. H. DAWSON. City Clerk.
no22-4tF
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
MUSIC BY THE LITTLE FOLKS.
A Great Event this Afternoon and
Evening at Music Hall.

EVen1nS ut MuShC HHhAl'
Cincinnati is preparing to be the City of
Music in the future as well as the present,
and nothing can be done in this direction
as effective as is found in the musical train
ing of the children of our public schools.
The singing of the children at our Festivals
have always been events of great interest,
and much more so must be the concerts at
Music Hall to be given to-day by fifteen
hundred of these fresh young voices. The
proceeds go to swell the Exposition fund,
which is an additional inducement for every
Cincinnatian to lend his influence and aid.
There are two classes of concerts. That
in the afternoon is forpupils of the Grade
District School and the Gaines Colored High
School, The ages of these pupils will aver
age about twelve years. The evening con-
cert will be by pupils from the Normal, the
Intermediate and High Schools, whose ages
will average about fifteen years. Eminent
professional talent has also been engaged
for the organ and for solos and duets.
The programme for the afternoon is fine
one, but as it will be in the course of per-
formance before the paper reaches its read
ers, we omit it and publish that for this
evening. You can not afford to miss the
occasion.
EVENING PROGRAMME.
Organ, Finale !emmens
4. W. swan, Organist of the College of Music.
Chorus ION Thee, Each Morning '.."....... Haydn
Chorus "Be Happy While We May" ".."... Giardini
Solo, it Was Drt am '............-.......C .Cowie
Miss Ruth Jones.
Solo, "slumber Sweetly, Angel Dear" "..........Abt
Miss Louisa Rollwagen.
Solo, Violin and Piano, "Adagio Bolero"
Prof Tosso and Mr.. Pierce Grant.
Vocal Trio, 81 Waited for the Lord" .Mendelssohn
Semi-chorus Normal School,
Chorus "O'er the Waters Gliding '.......... Mozart
Chorus Hunters Chorus ......"...........,.Webe
Organ, Variations on the Star span gled Ban
"a W. Swan.
Chorus "Land of Our Fathers
Solo, "Pretty Birds Lambert
Miss Louise RollWagen.
Chorus, sin Light Tripping Measure" Rossini
Semichorus 1.-TWO Roses Werner
Solo Violin ObligatO "Serenade" bert
Miss Ruth Jones' Prof. Tosso and Mr.. P4erce
Grant.
Semi-chorus Come Fairies"
Chorus, America carey
On all the linesof the Consolidated Street
Railroad Company cars will run to and
from Music Hall without extra charge.
Railroads centering in the city are carrying
at half-fare rates. At the Hall the Lyle
Crews, in uniform will serve as ushers.
Every ga. Jet in the great hall will burn in
the evening
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

DIsTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,
- Southern District of Ohio.-In Bankrupcy-
No. 2,07O.-In the matter of Peter Biedinger, Jr,
bankrupt The creditors of said bankrupt are no.
tilted that he has filed his petition in this Court,
praying for final discharge from all his debts
provable under the Bankrupt Act and the Acts
amendatory thereof, and said creditors are re-
quired to appear at a Court of Bankruptcy to be
held before me at my office, No. East Third
street, Cincinnati, on the 14th day OF December,
1878, at 10 O'Clock a. M, and show cause, if any
they have, why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
Dated at Cincinnati, November Dist, 1878.
FLAMEN BALL,
no22-3tF Register in Bankruptcy.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06
GOING TO THE Bad.
The Most of the Characters Here
Mentioned.

Two runaway boys from Middletown, o.,
named Willie Heide and John Volkwise
were sent to the House of Refuge for a
week hsmorning.
Ed. johnson and Chas. Lppert, the two
men who were arrested OH the charge of
burglarizing a tailor shop on Dudley street.
and sending seven of the twenty-five coats
taken to indianapolis, were held to an
swer this morning. Bail $500 each.
Cbas Fetch, cutter at the shop of
Nicoll. the tailor. will be tried December
1lth, charged with the larceny of scraps
from the shop.
John Ryan, stone-cutter from Walnut
Hills, stole pair of shoes from a store on
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

T EGAL-MARTHA JOHNSON, oFNEWPORT.
i Campbell County, Kentucky, will take notice
that Walker Johnson, on March 18th, 1878, fled
his petition in the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County of Hamilton Ohio, charging the
contract and also with adultery with one Price
Logan, and with other persons unknown to the
plaintiff, and praying that he may be divorced
will stand tor hearing at the next term of Court.
WALKER JOHNSON,
BY S. N. Maxwell, his Attorney.
November 18th, 1878 nol5.6tF
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

new YORK Notes.
NEW York, Dec. 6.-Yesterday arrange
ments were completed for the match game
of billiards between Jacob Shaefer, of Bos-
ton, and George W. Slosson, of Chicago, for
1000, 8 ball, French caroms. 1000 points
up, and the match to be played in this city
on December GOTH
Columbia College will not challenge Har-
ward for an SCARED race this season. 1t is
reported that they will challenge the Cor
nell, Harvard and Yale to row and
6-oared race
Daniel O'Leary has travelled $1,000 miles,
and in public exhibitions and matches he
has walked II, 1874 miles, Weston has trav'
eled 10000 miles since 1867, and in public
exhibitions and matches he has walked OF
skipped 124, 600 miles.
National Baseball League.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 6.-The National League
of professional baseball players adjourned
yesterday to meet in Cincinnati next year.
Mr.. w. A. Hubert was unanimously re-
elected President, and The Spalding league
ball was adopted.