The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-23

Athey, Washington's birthday would have
not been observed at all, save the closing
of thy hsPost-office. At IL o'clock he ordered
the Chief of the Fire Department to ring
all the fire bells for twenty minutes In
laudation of the little hatchet
A social and literary entertainment will
be gwen at Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow
evening, under the auspices of the ladies
of Amaranth Lodge. No. "a, Knights and
Ladies of Honor. At the conclusion OF the
entertainment there will be social dance
and an elegant supper. Go, bv all means,
if possible.
The McNiokle heirs have served the city
with written notice that they will hold the
city responsible for all damage done to
their property by the operations on the
river bank in front of the old Scott-street
Rail mill. They claim that the dumping
done there was under contract with the
city, and in part for the protection OF their
property from washing away.
REAL EsTATE--J. L. Hackathorn, Of Gov
ington, to Emma Jane Collins, of Kenton
County, lot 25 by SO, west side Greenup
street, 25 feet south of Pleasant street,
Covington; 81 100.
T. Heineman and wife to G.. Haar, both
of Covington, lot 45 by 100. northwest cor
ner Patton and Nancy streets, Covington;
$3.50.
AID FOR IRELAND.-Received at the Ca
thedral since last publication: From Father
Lambelin, Mt. Sterling, $1S6 40; from
Maysville, an additional $40 so; from
Corpus Christi, Newport, $51 95; from
Carlisle, $31 45; from Georgetown, 500,
and from Father Byrne, Scott County, be-
sides, $11.
An additional $S15 goes forward to-day
from the Cathedral to the relief of famine
stricken Ireland: $500 to the Most Rev. DIR.
Mccormack Bishop of Achonry. County
Sligo; $3.50 to Sister Mary Patrick o. Brien,
Convent of Mercy, Doone, County Linz
erick; $50 to Very Rev. P. Kelly, P. P,
Strokestown, Roscommon, and SIS to Rev.
John Dee, P. P, Ballyneale, County Tip
perary, for personal friends.
The congregation of st. Aloysius Church,
this CITY, yesterday organized Church
Saving Society. 1t is a Society whose OBJ
iect is to save money to the individual
people of the parish, and lend money to
the Church without interest, and its effect
will be to transfer debts of the Church
from outsiders to members of the congre-
CATION. The plan is somewhat like that of
a Building Association, and the pay
ments on shares are twenty-five cents
each per week, with the privilege
of borrowing out when $50 shall have
been paid in. The handsome amount of
5000 in shares was taken yesterday-the
first meeting-and the following officers
were elected: President Frank Rabe; Vice
President. Philip Senger; First Secretary,
Joseph Endress; Second Secretary, Joseph
Wehrmann Treasurer, Theodore Brinker;
Directors Bernard Bramlage, B. Stagen-
borg A. Freiberg Henry Egbers, B. Often
and H. Spreckelmeier. The Society meets
every Wednesday evening. ..I
SUNDAY LAW MEETINa.-The Sunday Law
Meeting was held at ,Odd-fellows' Hall last
| night according to previous announcement.
Governor Stevenson occupied the chair at
the opening, and D. G. Collins, ESQ.,, served
as Secretary. On the platform behind him
sat the Revs. Summey, Tunison. Taylor
Bent, Felix, Hewes Bartholomew.
| Jefferson and one or two others,
besides such lay citizens as VIM. Ernst,
Henry Ranshaw, Hayden Kendall, John
F. Fisk, N. B. Stephens, J. D. Hearne, J. l..
Hackathorn, H. B. Bailey, J. Walker, ]. L.
Henderson, David Cree, &c. Senator
Berry, of Newport, occupied back seat in
the hall quite modestly.
| Addresses were delivered by Governor
Stevenson and Rev. w. II. Felix. after
which series of resolutions embodying
the well known features of the Sunday
Law agitation, and calling upon the Grim
inal Judge and the Grand Jury to see to
its enforcement were passed.
The Chair then suggested that the object
OF the meeting was an expression upon the
amendment exempting Kenton County
from the proposed new law.
Mr.. Stephens thereupon offered resolu-
ton condemning the Berry amendment
and Mr.. Hearne an amendment that there
ought to be no exemption OF any county
at all
Both were adopted, and the meeting ad-
journed at o'clock with benediction.
The rail department at Swifts resumed
operations this morning. E.
The Post-office closed at 10 this morning,
but will reopen at 5 this evening.
A new Building Association was organ
lied Saturday night at Turner Hall.
The rite of baptism will be administered
at the Christian Church Wednesday night.
| Two unsuccessful attempts were made
Saturday night to burglarize the drug store
Of Joseph Foth, on Madison street.
Hutch King and Shell Black INDUCED in
little do-as-you-please set-to yesterday
afternoon at Front and Washington ave.
nue.. Hutch was badly worsted.
VIM. Cottingham, arrested on warrant
sworn out by Robert JONES on charge OF
breach of the peace, will have trial in
Squire Maphets Court tomorrow after
noon. 1..
The bill to abolish the Board of Police
Commissioners in this town will come up
this week, but will in all probability be de-
feated, as the Committee has reported
against it. .t.s.r.
Tie bill now before the Legislature to
abolish the Weigher and Measurer and
combine the duties on the Market-master,
has been 'favorably reported on by the
House Committee. rU
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will
have grand reunion and entertainment
at Odd Fellows Hall on the evening OF
March 17th for the benefit of the suffering
people of Ireland. i,r.z
Last week the residence of M. H. Lewis
/ uos hu rolarizad of lot Of silverware Vas.