The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-18
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ing his name and small colored glass globes
beneath.
The Gibson House was covered with flags
of all nations E3g &&a
Two electric lights were displayed from
the Public Library Building.
Burkhardt, the hal ter, on Fourth street,
also had an electric light in front of his
store.
At the St. Nicholas large harp and star
made OF gas gets presented handsome
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Large tri-coIored glass globes Lit up the
Volksblatt Office.
The Gazette Building. showed up well
with Chinese lanterns dBengal lights
The finest illumination in the city was
that presented by the Gas Company at their
building, corner of Fourth and Plum
streets. A spread eagle made out of gas
Jets was stretched across the street. In its
talons streamer was held, with the letters
". ). R. r." upon it, all in gas gets. The
display could be seen from the extreme east
end of Fourth street.
Long rows of Chinese lanterns were
hung in front Of the Farmers and Mechan-
les Dining Rooms on Sixth street. Vine
street. from Fourth to Fifth, was strung
with Chinese lanterns.
The Cincinnati Type Foundry burned in
front Of its building an electric light OF
4, 900 candle power. "
| Arches of red, white and blue gas lamps
were displayed at the Enquirer Office.
Cotored lights we're burnedin front of all
the drug stores and added immensely to
the other illuminations.
The Diamond Distillery and the distillery
of Walsh & Kellogg, on Gest street, west OF
Millcreek, were illuminated with calcium
| lights, which could be seen from a great
distance.
Crane. Breed & Co.'S Hearse and Coffin
Works were lighted up from top to bottom
| with gas and calcium lights, and beauti
fully decorated with small faga
The Blymyer Manufacturing Company's
works were illuminated from top to bot.
tom and the Eagle White Lead works was
covered with flags and lanterns. Eighth
street from Mclean avenue to Central awe
nue. presented o handsome appearance
nearly every house was illuminated and
many of them decorated with flags
evergreens and Chinese lanterns
The streets were crowded with spectators
and colored lights and fire works were dis
played at intervals. The entire distance
a ong Central avenue from Eighth
street to Fourth nearly every building was
Illuminated or decorated and presented al
attractive appearance.
At Sullivans gas fitting store a ga.
transparency read "North and South
United by G. s. R. R"
On the corner of Fourth street and Cen
tral avenue two gas stems supporting fif
tern porcelain shades, were substituted fol
the street lanterns.
The Cuvier Club, Meader's, Knost's
Vests, Mitchell & Rammelsberg's ant
Reid's Hotel, presented fine displays O.
decorations. lanterns and transparencies.
| All the business houses along Fourth
street from Vine to Walnut made some
sort of display in the way of lights and dec
orations.
The ALBANY Building on Vine and Ba
ker, was decorated from top to bottom ant
lights were shining from roof to basement
The lawyers in the Hammond Buildin
this morning stretched q banner across til
street with the Inscription 'The Lawyer
of the North Greeting the Lawyers of th
South"
| THE BANQUET ARRANGEMENTS.
In order that eur visitors may hear tn
great organ of the Music Hall, that instru
ment will be played in the intervals be
tween the performances Of the band, Pro
fessor Carter officiating. There has beer
an immense pressure for places, and Mr.
Roth was urged last night to set one hun
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