The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-15
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condition.
The annual collection at Grace N. X.
Church TO assist in the erection of churches
in the far West was taken up yesterday,
and amounted to $50.
9hessrs. A. and J. Stretch, two worthy
young gentlemen, have opened a first-class
restaurant in the building corner of York
and southgate streets
Timothy Maher, engineer on the ferry
boat Belle, was taken SUDDENLY ill with
heart disease last night and his condition
this morning was growing worse.
At special meeting of the Newport and
Covington Bridge Directors Saturday night.
the salary of President Mcdonald was
liked at 81 80 per annum. Good for
| Reuben.
Two well-known legal gentlemen of Gov
ington were obliged u come here yesterday
to purchase a couple of postage-stamps. This
is pushing the Sunday question to
extremes
| The rattle for the benefit of Mike Flynn
has been postponed until the first SATURDAY.
In April. Mr.. Flvnn is brother OF Po-
liceman Flynn, and has been all invalid for
the past eighteen months
The examination of the pupils of St
Johns German Protestant Church took
place yesterday, and class of fifty-six
were successful. The confirmation serv-
ices will be held at the church next Sun
day.
Rev Charles Medallion, of the Cathedral.
Mobile, Ala. is in the city, the guest of
Mr.. ana Mrs. Connolly, of 70 Byzantine
street. The reverend gentleman is a dis
tinguished orator and well versed in the
history of Ireland.
A number of the boys who attend the
evening exercises at Grace NJ. Il. Church
have become so unruly and boisterous dur
ing the service that the pastor has been
compelled to have warrants issued for the
arrest of several of them.
| A bill was passed in the Legislature last
week giving the Alexandria Turnpike Com.
telephone poles between this CITY and
Alexandria. The Company will commence
operations immediately.
The boilers at Swifts rolling-mill, who
struck for better quality of iron to work,
held meeting yesterday and agreed to go
to work, the proprietor agreeing to com.
pensate them when. inferior ore has to be
worked They went to work this morning.
| A buggy containing Mr.. Mathew Kraus
capsized on the Alexandria Pike, near W.
L. Meyers place, yesterday afternoon, and
hurled that gentleman against fence,
bruising him up quite severely. The horse
ran of and completely demolished the
buggy.
Walter Scott, a young man residing at /.
Bellevue street. while walking down Vine
street. Cincinnati, late Saturday night,
slipped on banana peel and fell violently
on his arm causing compound fracture Of
the limb. DR.. Pythian is attending the
injured man.
A man named Link Short, hailing from
Palestine, Ohio, was attacked by a crowd o
roughs last Saturday night on the lower
end of Ringgold street and badly battered
! up and left on the ground in an insensible
condition. After recovering somewhat hi
made his way to DR.. Benefits Office OF
York street. and the physician upon exam
ination found bad scalp wound and hi
right shoulder dslocated. and the man ,
. total wreck generally. Short it is said, hat
been drinking freely and commenced sauc
ing the boys
Rev. Mr.. Mnllenix preached to larg
audience at Grace M. e. Church last even
: ing on the subject Our Free Schools" H,
spoke at considerable length and was lis
tened to with marked attention through
out. The reverend gentleman made th
following points during his remarks:
L We should give our sympathy to thos
engaged in the work of instruction.
l. Because they desire it.
2. Because of their employment
3. Because of the aid they give to Christ
ianity.
II. Should support our common schools
l. Because we should be interested In th
welfare Of humanity
2. Because general education will TEN
; to increase the wealth of the country.
: 8. Because popular intelligence, cor
trolled by sound moral sentiments is essen
tial to the national security and perpetuity