The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The Board of Councilmen meet to-mor-
row afternoon.
THREE bolts Of cloth were stolen last even
ing from J. Grain, on East Fifth street.
II. H. s PINApoRK at Heuck's Opera
house. First presentation of the piece in
this city.
EDWARD KANPE, younger brother of julie
Kampe, of the Gibson House, died few
days since from consumption.
REV. ]. r. CALLAGHAN, editor of the Cath
olic Telegraph, has been made Doctor of
Theology by the Pope, at the instance of
Archbishop Purcell.
C.N. MORRIS printing establishment, cor
ner of Race and Longworth streets, was Wis
tied by burglars night before last and
robbed OF a lot of stationery.
MARGARET KLIEr, an old German woman,
was found dead in her house at Wineburg,
near California, Monday night. Squire
Crane held all inquest and rendered ver-
dict OF death by paralysis.
AT a meeting of the Finance Committee
Of Common Council last night the ten i'm
provement bonds issued to pay for the inn
proyement of Madison street, were awarded
to Albert Meter at his bid of $1453 7S.
THE Democratic working voters of the
Twenty-third Ward met last night at J.
Fred. Spaeth's Hall on Harrison avenue,
and adopted a series of resolutions in favor
OF anolishing the Board of Public Works.
THERE was not as large an audience at
Pixies Opera house last NIGHT to see the Liv-
ing Chess Tournament as was expected.
The game was not brilliant one, the whites
being defeated. The tableaux were excel
lent
LoTTA at the Grand draws fine houses
every night Her la Cigale" is one of her
very brightest characters. Matinee and
last appearance in La Cigale," Saturday
afternoon. Next week zip" and "Mu-
sette."
THOMAS McGEcHIN, for many years a
prominent wholesale groceryman, was
buried from the Fifth Presbyterian Church
to-day. He was resident of West Seventh
street. and had nearly reached his seventy
fifth year.
THE committee appointed by the Board
OF Officers of the Board of Trade have
called meeting for 3 O clock this afternoon
to be held at the Board of Trade rooms for
the purpose of discussing the question of
Postal Savings Banks.
A LAWYER from New York was in the city
yesterday looking for heirs to the estate of
Sir Richard Francis Townley, of England
al $4,000, 600. The oldest heirs are now
residing i'll Cincinnati.
A RIFLE match by telegraph came off
yesterday between the Cincinnati and the
Denver (Colorado) Teams. Cincinnati
scored an average of go out of possible rs,
which was very good, considering the in
clemency of the weather.
Mr.. w. E. HATHAWAY has perfected ar
rangements for the Inauguration of free
Sunday afternoon religious exercises, the
object being TO provide entertainment and
religious instruction for the masses. The
first entertainment will be given next Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, at Robinson's S
Opera house.
THE Lincoln Club met last night at the
Grand Hotel to hear the report of the Com
mittee to draft constitution and bylaws
The committee reported progress and asked
for further time. Col. Gilmour's offer of a
room free of charge was accepted. Ad-
ourned to next Wednesday night
The Seventh-street Congregational Church,
which has been exercised for several weeks
over the action of one of its members, Mr..
j. X. Abbott, against whom charges were
brought met last evening at the request of
Mr. Abbott, but refused to reconsider their
former resolution to suspend him for one
year.
TnR Active Manufacturing Company,
formed for the purpose OF manufacturing
and selling specialties used in the construc-
ton of vehicles and sewing machines for
stitching heavy and bulky textile fabrics,
etc, filed articles of incorporation with Re-
corder Bruner to-day. The amount of the
capital stock is S30,000 divided into 500
shares. The incorporates are Samuel It.
Griffith, Edwin Alden, Henry J. Page, Geo.
Monteitb and ID. A. Southworth.
A MEETING of the Saloon-keepers Asso-
citation was held yesterday afternoon to
consider the propriety of accepting an in
vitation from Cleveland, requesting all re-
sponsblc liquor dealers to meet in conven-
ton in that city on Tuesday, March 4th,
for the purpose OF founding central or
ganization of retail liquor dealers for better
protection and advancement OF mutual in
terest. After considerable discussion il
was resolved not to respond to the call is
sued, but TO use every possible effort to
have the convention held in this city.
THE condition of little Hattie Holberg
who was so cruelty outraged day before
yesterday, is still very critical. The
fiend who perpetrated the horrible out
rage is now supposed to be painter named
Henry Hulse. A man answering his de
scription was seen in company with the lit
tie girls a short time before the terrible
deed was committed. Huse is described a
about twenty-four years of age, five fee
seven ncnes in height, weighs one hundred
and fifty pounds, mas bushy dark brown
hair, and has sore on the right side of tn,
neck, back of the ear. The efforts of th
police to capture Hulse have proved fulfil
up to the present time.
Exposition Commissioners.