The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-07
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

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@ WHAT care how fair the roses bloom
Unless pluck the rosesr
Or what care how fragrant their perfume
To other peoples noses
lido not care that all the fields about
With green are covered over,
Unless in hoyish Glee can so out
And wallow in the clover.
do not care that fishes in the lake
Are biting like darnation
When my rod and tackle can not take
And get some recreation.
A fine programme is announced for the
Organ Concert this afternoon.
Prosecuting Attorney Drew got his
new McNeale & Urban safe this morning.
The Freight Agents Association yes
terdav elected Mr.. II. W. Brown President
and A. II. Pape Secretary for the ensuing
year.
The supply of $40 four per cent. bond
certificates gave out yesterday at the u D.
Sub-Treasury in the city, all OF them hay
ing been sold.
A grand social will be given at the
Fifth Presbyterian Church, corner of John
and Clark streets, this evening for the bene-
fit of the Ladies' Aid Society.
An illustrated lecture on the Cata-
combs at Rome Will be given by the Rev.
A. NJ. Worcester at the First Baptist
Church tomorrow evening.
Captain Boyton is attracting large
crowds at the geological Garden every day.
His performances in the water are well
worth visit TO the Garden to witness
The Southern Ohio Holiness Associa-
ton will hold a two days meeting in the
NJ. L. Church at Monroe, Butler County,
Ohio, Saturday and Sunday, May 18th and
18th.
A petition has been prepared for trans
mission to the General Assembly asking the
rejection Of the House Bill which restricts
the sale of railroad tickets, so as to do away
with the scalpcrs business.
The Board of Trade and Transportation
at a called meeting yesterday Afternoon
adopted resolution dlsapproving of the
action of the Legislature in the contem
plated change of the law governing tht
present Board of Public Works.
The alarm from Box 2S6 at o'clocl
last evening was false. The alarm from
Box % at $50 p III. was caused by a small
fire in the restaurant in the Miami Depot
1t originated from defective tlue, and wa
extinguished with but slight damage.
Nl meeting of prominent Catholics o
this city will be held at the FloreHtin(
Hotel tomorrow evening, at 7;30 O'Clock
to take into consideration the organization
in this city OF branch of the Socict!
known as the Catholic Knights Of America
An election of officers of the German
Protestant Cemetery Association was. helc
last night with the following result; II
w. Meyer, President; g. H. Berger Secre
tary L. c. Brandt Treasurer, and c. l.
Fettwcis. c. f. Bultman and Johann Lut
Trustees.
SThc Common Council Committee ap
pointed recently to investigate the affairs o
the Fire Department held session yester
day afternoon, and authorized the Chair
man, Mr.. Julius Refs, 10 make a report t.
his Board oxonerating Ex-Chief Enocl
Megrue.
Graham Workman, aged twcnty-on
years. son of J. w. Workman, Clerk of tn,
U. S. Court at Evansville Ind, died sud
denly Monday, of heart disease. Mr.. ]. W
Workman is well known in this city, an
his many friends will sympathize with hir
in his bereavement.
A meeting of party of Boston gentle
men, who have organized for the purpos
OF culonizing the Cumberland Plateau an
country tributary TO the Southern Raj
road will hold conference with the bus
ness men of the city at the Board of Trad