Cincinnati illustrated: a pictorial guide to Cincinnati and the suburbs, Part 1

Author: Kenny, Daniel J
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Cincinnati : Robert Clarke & co.
Number of Pages: 218


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Gc 977.102 C49KEN KENNY, DANIEL J. CINCINNATI ILLUSTRATED


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CINCINNATI ILLUSTRATED:


A PICTORIAL GUIDE


TO


CINCINNATI AND THE SUBURBS.


BY D. J. KENNY.


CONTAINING, IN THE BRIEFEST FORM, DESCRIPTIONS, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED, OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND CORPORATE BODIES, THE CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS, THE GREAT CHARITIES, THE RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR ASSOCIATIONS, THE THEATERS, THE GREAT MUSIC HALL AND THE FOUNTAIN, THE PARKS AND THE CLUBS, THE FAMOUS SUBURBS AND RESI- DENCES, THE CEMETERIES, THE RIVER, THE STREET ARCHITECTURE, THE BUSI- NESS, COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES, THE RAILROADS AND RAILROAD DEPOTS, THE HILL TOP RESORTS AND INCLINED PLANES, THE REPRE- SENTATIVE BUSINESS HOUSES AND MANUFACTORIES, THE EXECU- TIVE OFFICES, AND ALL OTHER PRINCIPAL POINTS OF INTEREST TO THE VISITOR AND RESIDENT.


BLACK GOLD


ILLUSTRATED BY NEARLY THREE HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS:


CINCINNATI: ROBERT CLARKE & CO.


Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1879, by D. J. KENNY, In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.


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PREFACE.


The labor of aseertaining the facts and statisties necessary for the compilation of ILLUSTRATED CINCINNATI, has oeeupied many months of investigation into the great variety of the details which, in their aggregate, preseut a picture of the life of a great and busy eity. In the multiplieity of the topies thus examined it ean seareely be hoped that the result ean be absolutely free from errors, but no pains or expense have been spared to make them as few as possible. Recourse has beeu liad to the best available sources of information, both private and official, and the researches of a whole day have not infre- quently been compressed into a single paragraph. Such condensation, however, has been in accord with the general plan of a book, with its topies arranged in alphabetical order, and without making any pretentions to literary graees, designed to serve as a ready referenee for the visitors to Cineinnati, and a record of her social and artistie life, her commercial and manufacturing enterprise, her colleges and her sehools, her parks and her suburbs. A very large number of the most remarkable spots and elief attractions of the eity are illustrated in the aecompanying engravings, expressly prepared by the most competent artists. These eannot fail to give the visitor, or preserve for the resident, a memorial of Cineinnati as she really is.


I am happy to take this opportunity of expressing my thanks to Mr. Sydney D. Maxwell, and other gentlemen who have afforded me material assistance in the work which I now offer to the publie, in the hope that it may be found of some service to the community, and perhaps of future as well as present value, as indieating an era in the annals of Cincinnati.


GRAND HOTEL, CINCINNATI, 1879.


D. J. KENNY.


INDEX TO PART I.


CINCINNATI AND SUBURBS.


Page


Page


Page


Academy of Medicine


9


Board of Trade and Transportation


16


Coal Elevators


36


Adams Express


9 Bohemian Benevolent Association 16


College Hill 36


Advertising


9 Books of Reference . 16


College Hill Narrow-Gauge Railway 37


Aldermen


9 Bond Hill 16 College of Dental Surgery. 37


Allemania Society


9


Boundaries of Wards


16


College of Medicine and Surgery 37


Allemania Frauen


9


Boys' Protectory


18


College of Music, . 38


Alert Singing Club


9 Branch Hill


18


College of Pharmacy 38


Allen Chapel


9 Breweries


18


Colored Orphan Asylum 38


Amateur Press Association 9


Bridges


19


American Association. 9


Brighton


19


Columbia


38


American District Telegraph


Bricklayers' Union


19


Consuls. 38


Convent of the Good Shepherd. 38


American Express Company 10


Brothers of the Holy Cross 19 Convent of Notre Dame .. 38


Convent of St. Clare 38


Convent of the Poor of St. Francis. 39


Convent of the Sacred Heart 92


Convent of the Sisters of Mercy 39


Coroner's Office 39


Ancient Order of Good Fellows


11


Cabinet Makers' Union 22


Corryville 39


22 Costumers 39


A. P .. A. Maennerchor


11


California


22


Cotton Exchange 39


Cotton Trade


40


Arbeiter Ilall


Camp Washington


22 Courts of Law 40


Covington


40


40


Dayton


40


Debolt Exchange 40


Deaf and Dumb School 40


Deer Creek Valley 41


41


Depots


41


Dental College. 42


Deutscher Frauen Unstersteutzung Verein. 42


Deutscher Landwehr Verein. 4º


Deutscher Maenner 42


Bakers' Association 13


Church of New Jerusalem Library 29


Cincinnati Amateur Press Association 29


Bands


13 Cincinnati Baptist Union 29


Banks


13 Cincinnati Bar Association


Baptist Union


13 Cincinnati Board ofTrade & Transportation 29 Cincinnati Canoe Club 30


Drinking Fountains 44


Druiden Sænger-Chor 44


Druids 44


East Walnut Hills


44


Eclectic Medical Institute 44


Eden Park


44


Education, Board of 45


Bell Telephone Exchange


31


Bellevue


14


31 Cincinnati Turngemeinde 45


Elm Street Club


45


Bethel 14


Eighth Street Park


45


Bible Society, The Young Men's


14


City Commissioners 31 Expositions 45


Exposition Buildings 45


Express Company, Adams 45


Express Company, American 46


Express Company, United States 46


Express Company, Baltimore & Ohio 46


Expressmen's Aid Society 46


33 Expressmen's Mutual Benefit Association 46


Board of Firo Commissioners


15


Clerk of tho Courts


33


Board of Health, The


15


Cleves


33


Fairmont .


46


33


Farmers' College


46


36


Fatherhood of the Priests of St. Francis


46


Board of Public Works .: 16 Cuvier Club


Choirs


29


Deutscher Pionier Verein 42 42


Dispensaries


Dispensary of the Medical College of Ohio. Doctors 29


42 42


Bar Association


13


13


Cincinnati Ilospital. 30


Bartholomew Instituto


13


Cincinnati Ilomeopathic Medical Dispens'ry 30


Base Ball


13


Cincinnati Law Library 30


Baths. 13


Cincinnati News Company


30


Beer Brewers' Association


14


Cincinnati Orphan Asylum . 30


Beer Gardens


14


Cincinnati Police Relief Association 30


Beggars


1.


Cincinnati, St Louis & New Orleans Pilot Association 31


Elcetrical Society (Western Union Teleg.) 103 Elliston


B'nai B'rith 14


City and Suburban Telegraph Association and Bell Telephone Exchange


31


14 City Buildings 31 Emery Arcado


45


Bill-Posting 15


City Finanecs


31


Board of Aldermen 15


City Government


32


Board of City Commissioners


15 City Infirmary


32


Board of Control 15 City Officers


Board of Councilmen. 15 City Park


32


Board of Education 15


City Work-Ilouso


Board of Equalization


15 Clearing House


Board of Police Commissioners.


16


Clifton


30


Archery


11


Carpenters' Association


22


Art Museum Association .


11


Artists


12


Catholic Knights of America 22


Associated Press


12


Cemeteries


22


Athletics


Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph


12 Chester Driving Park


24


Aural Institute


12 Cheviot 24


Aurora ..


12


Chickering Institute.


24


Avenue


12 Children's Home


24


Avondale 12 Churches


10


Butchers' Melting Association 22


Ancient Order of Hibernians


10


Anderson's Ferry


11


Caledonian Society


Arbeiter Bund


11


Camp Dennison .


22


11


Arcade


Builders' Exchange 19


American News Company 10


American Railway Master Mechanics' Ass'n 10


Building Associations 19


American Sunday School Union


10 Burnet Woods Park 22


American Tract Soeioty


11 Canoe Club


.Cumminsville.


Carthage 22


11


Casino 22


Army


12 Chamber of Commerce 24


Delhi


25


Bakers' Union, No. 1 13


Drainage 43


Barrsville


Billiards


32


Colored Schools 38


American Eclectio Medical College 10 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 19


6


INDEX.


Page


Page |


Ferries 40


Firo Alarm Telegraph


Medical Society 74


Fire Department


47 Horse Auctions


Members of Congress 74


Firemen's Benevolent Association


48 Hopkins Park 61


Mercantile Agencies


74


Fire Insurance


48 Hod Carriers' Union


61


Mercantile Library Association 74


Floating Batlis


48


llughes High School


GI


Meteorological Bureau


74


Florists


48


Harugari Maennerchor.


61


Miami Medical College


74


Flower Mission


48


Ilumanity Women's Society.


61


Miamiville


74


Foreign Consuls


48


Ilunt's Grove . 61


Milford 74


Military Organizations


74


Forbusville


48


Infirmary 6I


Militia


74


Fountains 48


Franciscan Brothers Protectory for Boys


52


Free Dispensaries


52


Freedmen's Aid Society of the M. E. Church 52 Freemasons 52


French Mutual Benefit Association 52


75


Fresco Artists. 52


52


53


Fortune Tellers 53


Furniture Exchange


53


Inclined Planes


62


Mount Ilealthy


77


Insurance Companies


65


Inundation


65


Inwood Park ..


65


Mount Washington


77


Gas


53


German Benevolent Association


53


German Butchers' Association 53


Music Hall and Exposition Buildings


78


Jaeger Unsterstuetzungs-Verein 66


Narrow Gauge Railroads. 80


Jewish Hospital


66


Nativities


80


Jewish Synagogues


66


Natural History Society. 80


Navigation. 80


Newsboys' Union 80


Newsboys' Home.


80


German National Association 53


German Pioneer Association 53


German Printers' Association. 54


54


German Veteran Society


54


Germania Mænnerchor.


54


Gilbert Avenue 54


Glendale . . 54


Glendale Female College 54


54


Landlords' Protective Association


66


Grand Army of the Republic


55


Grand Opera House


55


Grand Valley


55


Gravelotte


55


Greenwood Hall


55


Greuti Relief Association


55


Grocers' Association


55


Gymnasium 55


Gymnastic Associations


55


Hacks


55


Hamilton


55


Hamilton County Infirmary


55


Harrison


55


Hartwell


55


Harmonic Society. 56


71


Old Woodward Club 85


IIarvard Club of Cincinnati


56


Lodging Houses


72


Orangemen


85


Hebrew Union College


Longview Asylum.


72


Orphan Asylum 85


Heptasophs


56


Loveland ..


72


Over the Rhine 85


Hessen Darmstaedter Unsterstuetzungs- Verein


56


Henck's Opera House.


56


Hibernia Hall


F6


Ilill Top Resorts


56


Machinists and Blacksmiths' Union


72


Peddlers


87


Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio


56


Madisonville


72 Peterboroughlı


87


Highland House.


56


Mail Boat and Packet Lines


72 Periodicals.


87


Ilildise Bund


56 Mainville


73


Pharmacy College.


87


Homeopathic Free Dispensary


56 Maennerchior Society


Ilorticultural Society


56 Manufactures


73 Philharmonic Society 87


Hotels


57 Markets


73 Philosophical Society. 87


Hospitals.


59 Masonic.


73 Pilot Association 87


Ilouse of Refuge


60 Mechanical Engineers 73 Pioneer Association. 87


Home of the Friendless


61 Mechanics' Institute


73 Plainville 88


75 75


Increase of Population 61


Independent Benevolent Association of Harmonia 61


Montefiore Mutual Benefit Society Montgomery Station


75


Independent Order of B'nai B'rith 61


Independent Order of Foresters 61


Mount Airy


75 75


Industrial Occupations


Independent Pilots' Association


62


Mount Ilarrison


77


Gambrinus Relief Association 53


Garden of Eden 53


77


Iron Moulders' Union


65


Musical Club


77


Music College


78


German Carpenters and Cabinetmakers' Re- lief Society 53


German Coopers' Association


53


German Frauen and Yung Frauen Verein . 53 German General Protestant Orphan Asylum 53 Germau Immigration aud Aid Society 53


German Literary Club 53


Knights of America


Knights of Honor 66


Knights of Loyola 66


Knights of Pythias


66


Newport Bridge.


82


Knights of St. Crispin


66


New Post-office and Custom House


83


Knights of St. James 66


Newtown.


83


Night Schools 83


Normal schools


83


Lady Teachers' Association


66


Norwood


83


Government Buildings


54


Lane Theological Seminary.


G6


Nurseries. . 83


Latonia Springs 66


Laundries


Law Library Association


Lawrenceburg


66


Obstetrical Society 83


Law School


C6


Occupations 83


66 Odd Fellows 83


67


Odd Fellows' Ifall 83


Licenses


69


Odd Fellows' Maennerchor 84


Licking River.


69


Odd Fellows' Protective Association 84


Life Insurance


69


Ohio College of Dental Surgery 84


Ohio Mechanics' Institute .. 84


Lineoln Park


70


Ohio River 84


Linwood .


Literary Club


Ohio State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals


85


Lockland.


Omnibus Lines 83


Hebrew General Relief Association


56


56


Lookout House


72


Orpheus. 85


Herwegh Maennerchor


56


Ludlow.


72


Ludlow Grove


72


Passionist Fathers 87


Lynd Institute.


72 Parks.


87


Paupers


87


Madeira


72 Pendleton


87


Knights of St. Martin 66


Ladies' Union Bethel Aid Society


66


North Bend


83


Number of Dwellings 83


Oakley


83


83


Levee.


Libraries.


News Companies


80


Newspapers


80


Newport.


82


German Protestant Relief Association.


Jones Station 66


Justices of the Peace


66


Monuments


75


Independent Order of Good Templars. 62


Mount Auburn


Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 62


Mount Auburn Young Ladies' Institute 62


77


Mount Pleasant


77 77


Mount St. Mary's Seminary


Mt. St. Vincent Academy.


Gardeners' Union Relief Association 53


Italian Mutual Aid Society 65


Iron Trade 65


Page 73


Ilonse of the Guardian Angel 6I


Medical College of Ohio


47 Ilome of the Women's Christian Assoc'n .. 61 61


Fosters Crossing


48


Improved Order of Red Men 61


Millercek


Millcreek Valley


75


Mount Adams


Friendly Sons of St. Patrick


Friends of Pleasure ..


Good Samaritan Hospital


66 66 Observatory.


Lineoln Club


Little Sisters of the Poor


73 Phocuix Club. 87


7


Page


Plasterers' Union


88


Seminary of Mount St. Mary


94


Tributaries of the Ohio 100


Pleasant Ridge 88


Sewerage


94


Turner Hall 100


Police Court. 88


Sharon 91


Police Forec.


88 Sharonville 95


Police Relief Association


88


Sharpsburg 95


Polish Relief Association


88


Signal Service Bureau


95


Typographical Union


100


Polktown


88


Population.


88


Society for the Suppression of Vice 95


89


Pork Packers' Association


89


Sodality of the Holy Family


95


Unity Club .101


University of Cincinnati 101


United Order of Red Men 101


Public Halls.


90


Southbend


95


Publie Library.


90


South Covington


95


Pulte Medieal College


90


Southside .


95


Physio-Medical College.


90 Southern Railroad


95


Southern Railroad Bridge


Voters


102


Queen City Club 90


Railroads 91


Spring Grove


96


Warsaw


102


Railroad Depots. 91 Spring Grove Avenue


96


Washington Park 102


Railroad Ticket Offices


91


Spring Grove Cemetery


96


Water Supply


.103


Railroad Ticket Brokerage. 91


Steamboats


96


Water-Works Park


.103


Reading.


91


Stock Yards.


96


Wesleyan College


.103


Red Bank


91


Stone-Cutters' Union


96


West Fairmount 103


Relief Union.


92


Stone-Masons' Society


96


West End Club .103


103


Restaurants


92 Street Railroads


96


Western Union Telegraph


103


Studios


Westwood. 97


104


Superior Court


97


Wholesale Grocers' Association 104


Supreme Court


97


Widows' Home 104


Sacred Heart, Convent of 92


Safe Deposit Company 92


Sanitarium 92 Summer Resorts


St. Aloysius Sodality 92 Sunday Sehool Union of the M. E. Church 97


St. Ann's Benevolent Association 92 Suspension Bridge 19


St. Bernard 92 Symmes Station 98


St. Cecilia Maennerchor


93


St. Francis Xavier Association


93


Tailors' Union 98


93


Tailors' Relief Union 98


Work-house .105


St. Francis Xavier Orphan Society 93 Trautmans. 98


St. Xavier Total Abstinence Society


93


Teachers' Association


98


St. Joseph's College


93


Telegraph Companies


98


St. Mary's Hospital


93


Telephone Exchange


98


St. Peters Benevolent Society 93 Theaters


Schools


94


Theological Seminaries


99


Young Men's Christian Association


.106


School Board


94


Topography of Cineinnati ..


99


Young Men's Library Association ..


106


School of Design


94


Trade, Commerce and Manufactures.


100


Sedamsville


94


Tramps


100


Zoological Gardens


106


.


Page


Page


Undertakers' Society 100


Post-offiee


Union Bethel 100


Priee's Hill


89 90


Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Association 95 Sons of Temperanee 95


Union of American Hebrew Congregations101


United Railroads Stoek Yard Co 101


Vine Street Opera House


.102


Spring Dale 96


Spring Garden 96


Walnut Hills 102


Remington. .


92 Stone-Masons' Union


96


Riverside


92


Suburbs


97


Winton Plaee .101


Suburban Railroads 97


Women's Art Association of Cincinnati: .104


108


Women's Christian Association 105 Women's Christian Temperanec Union .105


Woodburn 105


Woodward Alumnal Association 105


Woodward Club .105


Woodward High School 105


St. Xavier College


St. Xavier Conference


93 Tanners' Association . 98 Workingmen's Hall 105


Workingmen's Benevolent Union Associa- tion


.105


Wyoming


.105


98


Young Men's Bible Society. 106


Turngemeinde 100


Tuseulum 100


Tyler Davidson Fountain 100


Sisters of the Good Shepherd 95


Society of Natural History 95


Probate Court


96


Western Tract Society


River Packets


92


INDEX


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INDEX TO PART II.


BUSINESS HOUSES AND MANUFACTORIES.


Page


Allison, Smith & Johnson 148


Amazon Insurance Company 149


Anchor White Lead Co 150


Architectural Iron and Jail Works


151


Atlantic & Great Western Railroad


152


Baldwin, D. H., & Co 153


Belding Bros. & Co 110


Benziger Bros. 111


Bradford Mill Co 154


Bromwell Manufacturing Co


155


Burkhardt, A. E., & Co ..


156, 157


Caldwell & Co 158


Camargo Manufacturing Co


159


Loth, M.


Chatfield & Woods 160


Church, John, & Co 112


Cincinnati Cooperage Works 113


Cincinnati Spice Mills ..


161


Clarke, Robert, & Co


162


DeCamp, Levoy & Co 140


Duhme & Co 114, 115


Enterprise Insurance Company .


163


Erkenbrecker, A., & Co. 116


Evans, C. B., Mantel and Grate Co 117


Fairbanks, Morse & Co


120


Favorite Stove Works 118, 119


Foerster, D


121


Nonotuck Silk Co.


144, 145


Phoenix Insurance Co.


183


Page


Rankin, C. S., & Co


184


Reis Bros. & Co.


185


Schultzc, F., & Co 130


Sharp, Joseph


186


Simpson & Gault 187


Snider & Hoole


188


Snyder, Louis, Sons


189


Stevens, Geo. E., & Co 190


Stewart, Chas.


191


Strobridge & Co


192


Teasdale's Dye-House


131


The George Fox Starch Manufacturing Co 193


Utz, L. H.


194


Van, John, & Co


195


Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co.


132, 133, 134


Warren, J. T., & Co 196


Wayne, Jr., J. L 197


Werk & Son


.135, 136


Werk & Co


203


Western Methodist Book Concern 198, 19


Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co 200


Wilstach, Baldwin & Co


201


Witt & Brown


202


Woolley, R., & Sons.


138


Worthington, A. F., & Co


139


Freshman & Bros


164


Page


Greenwald, I. & E.


141


Pickering, T. & A.


129


Post & Co. ..


.146, 147


Hall's Safe and Lock Co 165


Hecla Iron and Mining Co 166, 167, 168


Holland, John


169


Jeffras, Sceley & Co 170


Kirkup, W., & Son 171


Knost Bros. & Co 172


Krebs Lithographing Co 122


Krohn, Feiss & Co.


173


Lane & Bodley Co 142, 143


Lawson, F. H., & Co


174


175


Lunkenheimer, F


123


Miami Oil and Soap Works 124


Miller, F., & Co. 176


Mosler, Bahmann & Co 177


Mowry Car and Wheel Works 125


Mudge, H. B. 126


McDonald, Alex., & Co .. 178


McGowan, John H., & Co. 127


McHenry & Co.


179


MeIlvain & Spiegel


180


McNeale & Urban


181


Nelson's Business College 204


Newhall, Geo. D., & Co


128


Wilson Bros.


137


Nicolai, John V.


182


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KENNY'S CINCINNATI ILLUSTRATED.


ACADEMY OF MEDICINE .- An association of regular physi- cians, organized in Mareh, 1867. Its object is the reading of essays, reporting of interesting cases, and the discussion of topies of interest to the medical profession. Until three or four years ago, the Academy numbered about 120 members, among them the most ennnent physicians of the city and county, and its sphere of usefulness was great. Four years ago, however,- dissension arose among the learned doctors on a point of medical ethics, and there was a split. A number of the most prominent members seceded, and formed a new society -the Cincinnati Medical Society. This weakened the Academy somewhat in the extent and ability of its diseussions, but there are still many shining medical lights on its rolls, and its transac- tions are of great interest, and widely quoted in the medical literature of the day, although its reports are rigidly excluded from the daily press. The Academy mects every Monday even- ing at the Dental College, on College street, between Sixth and Seventh streets. Dr. George E. Walton is the President, and Dr. F Kebler. Secretary. The entrance fee and yearly dues are merely nominal.


ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY (See Express Companies).


ADVERTISING appears a very simple affair, but it is really a difficult art, and is becoming yearly more difficult. It is still possible, with a comparatively small sum, judiciously expended, to produce an almost startling result. On the other hand, there are few things more easy than to fool away $1,000 in advertise- ments without prodneing any result at all. A man who could spend say $50,000 a year in advertising anything broadcast would probably make his fortune. But these are the Napoleons of Advertisement, and need not be catered for here. The ordi- nary advertiser must be careful so to lay out every dollar that it shall insure at the least a fair hundred cents' worth of publicity. To this end, he has three points to consider: First, the nature of the things advertised; second, the special public to which the advertisement may be advantageously addressed; and third, the particular organs best calculated to reach that special pub- lic. The subject is too large to be exhaustively discussed here, and indeed would require a volume to itself. But a glance at the list of leading Cincinnati newspapers will give as good an idea of the organs to choose in each case as can be given by anything but actual experience. One special desideratmn of the skillful advertiser is what is termed " display," and to get the best effect from the space he pays for; herein lies the art which experts best understand. There is an adage which runs, " Display your advertisement to catch the eye, and word it to catch the understanding." To condense an advertisement, and make every costly word count, is an art. To slap the reader in the face, as it were, as the eye turns upon a page of meaningless business announcements, is an art which but few possess. Every community, however, holds such a Genius, and most cities of metropolitan pretensions several, whose talents in this direction should be utilized by advertisers. It is said to be a constant surprise to publishers that men of good business ability and habits, who regularly expend large sums of money in the newspapers, give the matter so little thought and attention. It is not at all uncommon for a concern whose business in other respects is carefully taken care of, with a watchful econ- omy practiced in all its departments, almost neglecting its great expense in newspaper advertising, giving it only hurried and careless attention, or handing it over to some young clerk-


almost any one being thought good enough to take control of perhaps the largest expense the house is subject to; this negli- gence is terribly expensive. With the most pains-taking care, the proper person, possessing ability and experience in prepar- ing advertisements, should be found, and the department of ad- vertising of all large houses delegated under instructions to his control. This is the secret, and nothing will be found to pay so large a measure of profit.


ALDERMEN (See Board of Aldermen).


ALLEMANIA SOCIETY .- This prosperous club, now numbering 220 members, of the Jewish faith, was founded in December, 1849, with but few members and limited accommodations. The first club house was at the corner of Sixth and Main streets, but as it became larger and stronger, a house of greater dimensions was required. In 1863 the Melodeon building, at the corner of Fourth and Walnut streets was leased, repaired, and ornamented at a cost of $28,000, and the club occupied it until the begin- ing of the present year, when it removed to the elegant Springer building on the northwest corner of Fourth and Central Ave- nue. The present quarters are admirably arranged for the purposes of the club. There are supper rooms, billiard rooms, ball rooms, drawing rooms, for both ladies and gentlemen, and a large hall in the third story for the entertainments given by the club. The ladies of the members' families are privileged visitors at all hours of the day, and find the club a pleasant resort at all seasons. Weekly amateur dramatic and musical performances are given, and a grand masquerade ball onee a year. The initia- tion fec is $35; monthly subscription, $3. The president of the club is Mr. Henry Lauer.


ALLEMANIA FRAUEN. - The Ladies' Allemania Society, a musical association of Ladies, holding weekly afternoon mect- ings in Arbeiter Hall. Membership abont 60.


ALERT SINGING CLUB .- Mcets every Tuesday evening, at the Hall, on the northwest corner of Wade Street and Central Avenue. It numbers about forty members, and is a purely social organization.


ALLEN CHAPEL .-- Situated on the southeast corner of Sixth and Broadway. The present church edifice was formerly known as the Jewish Synagogue, and was built about thirty years ago by members of the Jewish faith. The building is a large one, with considerable pretensions to architectural beauty. It was purchased in 1868 by a Methodist Colored Congregation, and christened Allen Chapel, that having been the name of their old church building, which gave way to the march of improvement in Deer Creek Valley. The congregation worshiping there, numbers now some 300 communicants, and is presided over by the Rev. P. A. Johnson. Services twice cach Sunday, morning and evening ; Sabbath School in the morning.


AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION (See Cincinnati Amateur Press Association ).


AMERICAN ASSOCIATION .- A sceret order that holds its meetings every Friday evening, at Odd Fellows' Hall, corner of Fourth and Home streets. The membership is large. Its object is mutual benefit.


AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPHI .- The office of this compa- ny is at No. 167 Vine street, in the building occupied by the Western Union Telegraph Company. The officers are Geo. L. Phillips, President and Treasurer ; L. C. Weir, Vice-President;


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