The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-20

in fight They both lodged behind the
bars
ENTERTAINERs.-Emers Society, Miss
Ella Brown; Irving Society, Miss Puss VIII
son.
The street sprfnklers were out yesterday
leaving their little drops on our dusty
streets
DO all the stores whose proprietors
agreed to close promptly at seven, close at
that hour?
w. A. L. Kirk, formerly of this place but
now of Chattanooga, Tenn, is here ON a
short visit.
Miss Antonia Wilmer has returned to her
home in this city. after a three years alb
sence in Cincinnati.
The Old Folks Association met again last
night at the Mayors Office, but transacted
no business of special interest.
Hibner Bros. are now the sole agents for
Philip Best's celebrated Milwaukee lager,
and always keep it on tap at the Globe.
The jolly Quartette are making prepare
tons for serenade after Lent When
they let themselves loose, then look out.
On Saturday evening, April Sd, the Ba-
kers Union will give social ball at Beck
ett's Hall, which promises to be very fine.
Jacob Rester tells us that coal will
lover IN price materially after the lst of
next month. This will be pleasant news
to many.
Street Commissioner Krebs is improving
the streets of our city by putting in new
crossings. repaving the WORKOUT portions
and fixing up cutters, etc.
Billy Watson leads In introducing the
clipper cut this season, having already
moved" the heads of five individuals as a
sample of his inlmitable "cut."
Last night we had the pleasure of listen
ing to some splendid music from Walnut
Hills by telephone. Quite number of
Hamilton people enjoyed the treat"
Miss Carrie Frederick, of the Fourth
Ward, died Thursday afternoon of con-
sumption at the age of twenty years. The
funeral takes place Sunday afternoon.
VIM. G. Frechtling leaves for New York
City tonight to purchase his spring stock
OF dry goods, groceries and queensware
When he returns lookout for mammoth
stock.
At the Council meeting next Monday
night petition will be presented asking
that honorable body to extend the gas
main east on High street, from Seventh to
Tenth.
The Hon. ]. ]. Burns, tine School Com
missioner of Ohio will attend the meeting
of the Southwestern Ohio Teachers Asso-
ciation to be held at Hamilton ON the 10th
of April.
Mr.. Chas. Hunter, of Springfield, was in
the city this morning. He had the pleas
ure of shaking hands with number of old
friends before leaving on the $50 train to
resume his labors in the Champion City.
The funeral of James A. Clark, A. NJ,
the late Principal of the schools Of New
London, Ohio, will take place tomorrow
Superintendent L. ID. Brown and James w.
Overpeck, of the Hamilton Schools, will
attend the burial.
The Hughes Cultivator Company are con-
stantly busy filling orders for their cultiva-
tor to all parts of the South and West.
They are also doing lively business with
their patent hoe, for which they filled
orders to Alabama, South Carolina and
Georgia this morning. In short time they
hope to have facilities sufficiently large to
supply the world.
A man by the name of Thomas Bartlett,
who has for several weeks past been work
ing for Stephan Cones getting out a work
entitled "Biogra phical Sketch of Texas"
died about four o'clock this morning in
cell at the Station House. His parents
live in Covington, KY, and he has friends
and relatives in this city. The remains
will probably be taken to Covington for
burial.
In TUESDAYS issue of the News there ap-
peared an article as overbearing as it was
scurrilols, in reference to the amusements
whicii our people have been enjoying dur
ing the past amusement season.
The item in question says: 1.-THE pro-
nounced hits of the season in the matter of
troupes were John T. Raymond, the two
Uncle Toms Cabin c mbinations, Helen
Potter and Kate Claxton." 'efhese were
all good troupes with the exception OF the
Uncle Toms Cabin Companies, who drew
largely from the lower classes"
The last paragraph has drawn forth not
little comment from many of our citi-
zens, especially the laboring classes, for
whom this item must certainly have been
intended. as they wereits heaviest patrons.
Both OF these plays were patronized bv
the very best element of Hamilton society,
including their whole audiences, which
were mostly composed OF laboring men,
whom the News calls the lower classes.
TIE author of the article in question may
consider himself as belonging to the "up-
per ten," but the probability is that he is
no more honorable than the laboring men
who patronized "Uncle Tom." or the po-
licemen whom he places Oh the same level
with bootblacks..