The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-01
THE DAILY STAR
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.
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The Democracy of this city will hold
primary meetings in the various wards this
afternoon to nominate an Assessor from
each precinct of the respective wards.
The contract for the building of the
Old Mems and Widows Home, on walnut
Hills, was yesterday awarded to }. w. Cot
Seral & Son. The aggregate cost will be
about $62 600.
The Vine-street Opera-house holds the
lead in the novelty theater business by long
odds. The management seems to know
lust how TO please the boys and keep big
houses right along.
One of John Robinson's snakes got
loose from its box in the shed on Poplar
street yesterday, and after getting as far as
Linn street, near Livingston, it was run
over by a street-car and killed.
At the regular Temperance meeting
this evening at Pilgrim Building, corner OF
Fifth and Lock, there will be very inter
esting time, participated in by Rev. DR..
White and Rev. Il. +. Hawley. All are
cordially invited.
The Democratic City Executive Com
mittee last night resolved that any Demo-
rrat who votes or works against Democrat
next Monday is to be disqualified from rep
resentstion at Conventions or in Executive
Committees for one year
The Cincinnati Ladies Home Mission
lry Society have filed petition in the
Court OF Common Pleas asking permission
70 sell certain property on Clark street,
west of Freeman in order To liquidate the
debt on the Mclean NJ. L. Church. .
The Beard Of Managers of the Chill
tren's Home Fair held a meeting yesterday,
and, after considerable discussion, finally
liked the rate CT admission to the fair as
follows: Fog general admission, 25 cents
season tickets not transferable, so cents.
The following gentlemen We're elected
rs nominating committee by the members
Of the Gymnasium at their annual meet
ing held for that purpose last night: Judge
Force, Chairman; Isaac Jones, Frank Ro-
thier, Archie HIGHWAY and Victor Flech-
ter.
Messrs Jackson & Co., of III Race
street. are preparing an official Cincinnati
Railway Guide tobe distributed gratuitous-
ly on all railroads leading out of this city
II will contain condensed time tables of all
the roads, and be issued monthly with full
corrections up to the time of each issue.
AT the Southern Railway Trustees
meeting yesterday weekly cash balance of
e527, 77s y was reported. Bids were opened
for the construction OF tresle work across
Millcreek Valley for a connection with the
B. & O. track. Tomorrow the Sinking
Fund Commission will report on the most
favorable route.
About O'clock last night Il rear room
OF the building No. 43l West Fifth street
was discovered TO be on fire The room not
being occupied and evidence that coal oil
had been split on the toor It is supposed
that al attempt had been made to burn the
buildinG. The Fourteens responded on a
silent alarm and soon knocked the flames.
a grand complimentary benefit has
been rendered by the West End Jubilee
singers to Harry Learur, recently a mem
Ger Of the police force Mr. I.earup had to
resign, owing to a protracted illness. The
benefit will take place at Jonas Hail. cor
ner OF Clark and Linn streets, Easter Sun
day evening. The Hudepohl Comedy Com
bination will be in attendance.
At Temperance meeting held at No
200 Vine street last night the following gen
tiemen were appointed a committee to call
upon the yarious prominent candidates in
the coming election and request of them
written replies as to their position on the
temperance question, and also as to whether
they will, il elected, use their influence
sog an enforcement of the temperance laws:
Joseph Rudolph, John Asker, Benjamin
Thurston, George Mullinger and T. B.
Folger.