The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-12
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NICHOLASyILLE. KY.-A nulnber 3

wv iSoNtAS otpNh Wth Vi
county have organized an Association,
and propose TO hold a Fair at N .chol,s-
willie on Saturday, the 21st of August
next, for the exhibition OF horses. Com.
petition open to all the world. The FaiI
is to be conducted on the same plan al
the Worlds Fair in Woodlord county.
Two negroes confined rs in the Clark.
county Jail broke the lock OF their cel
ON Monday night aud escaped. The IN
security OF the jails in Kentucky is be.
coming proverbial, and unless something
Is done, criminals, Sliko lovers, MAJ
laugh at
HAMILTON. Two small boys Satur
day afternoon passed twenty-five cent
beer stamp upon Glen. Holbrook fol
twenty-five cents worth OF, shooting
crackers.
The Democratic Central Committee
meet this afternoon to makeup the ticket
for the primaries.
The Methodist Church give an enter.
tainment and excursion next Thursday
evening.
The rumor that the Board Of Trade
bad agreed at secret meeting on Fri.
day night to trade The Second Warsl
School-bouse for Peter SchYab's pro-.
CIV nuo AC tldQC bCSu
talked OF but not consumnated.
The tax levy for Hamilton township is
a quarter Of a mill. ~
Gus. Anderson, in Jail for the murder
of VIM. Wirtz, was visited by his two
sisters yesterday.
There is a levy of half mill on the tax
duplicate for Water-works purposes
that is claimed to be illegal.
Adam Duyeldin, who was moving on
Rankin's farm, three miles west OF Ham
ilton, had his foot cut off by the sickle,
Saturday afternoon, while trying 10 tiS
1t in order to make it work properly.
LEXINGTON, KY. The Southern Rail
road Commissioners OH Saturday paid
Mrs. NJ. p. Logan IS 800, and Dr.. George
o. Graves, Administrator of the estate
of the late Chief Justice Robertson, $4,0jC
for right OF way for the road.
Mrs. T. Croney entertained, last
Thursday evening, few OF her particu
lar friends very nicely at her residence
on Short street, OH the occasion of her
eighty-fOurth anniversary. Mrs. u. will
be recollected as the sister 0. Mr.. ID. A.
Sayre (now deccased) Her friend, en-
ii ,yed the entertainment, and OH retire.
ing expressed their eij)yment OF the
evening and their b4st wishes Tor many
returns OF her natal day.
The recent act OF the City Council in
requiring persons opening stores to pay
their store license III advance before they
sell nickei's worth OF goods is very
oppressive. A poor widow woman wish
ing 10 open IA litile shop for the sale Of
pins and needles, tapes, ETC., dare not
open her door until she first walks up TO
the Captains c1fice and blanks doWn
twenty dollars forthe priyil sc OF trying
to make. an honest LIVELIHOOD "Oh,-
Democracy OF despots, Republic Of ty-
rants"
At regular meeting of the spotless
Mems Society, held ON Saturday eyea-
ing, it was resolved that every IN .mbsr
be requested to continue his yearly SUI
scribtlon to The STAR.
The heavy rain OH Saturday morning
was great blessing to our citizens by
washing the dirt from the streets and
cutters.
Up to noon on Saturday 1872 dog tags
were sold by the Mayor, and 4.9 dcgs
were received aud killed at the pound
Dogs under three months old will not
be received at the pound. A few lays
since boy brought basket OF pups
there and demanded % cents apiece for
them. which was refused.
The election OF Chief of Police will
5.h Of August next. No candidates have
yet been announced Tor that position.
e The Lexington merchants are bur-
dened with store licenses, high rates OF
interest, eXtfayagant rents and gas
bills. They have a class of credit Gus.
toners who promise to pay every six
months, and sometimes neverpay. Some
OF these slow customers will take their
ready cash and go to Cincinnati wnen
making large purchases. These are a
few reasons why the trade'of Lexington
does not grow with her population.
Tue present City Council OF Lpxington
are body OF small salary grabbefs, 10
drawing 80 a piece from The Treasury
every time they meet. Years past, ilp
the piping times Of peace, no comreusa--
tlon was asked OF received by Coulc.l Il.
men, who gave their time for the public.
good. The bad example shown by these
honorable gentlemen has extended tc
our Piepoudie magistrates, who voted
themselves 70 u day waiie attending the
Court of Claims, when the general
statutes allow them only.$3
The city Democracy are in qa illra.y
what to do about getting Candidate 90.
run the race for Representative. How
would Jerome Frazer do?
The annual retreat of the Sisters 1t
engaged in teaching the Paro-
chial schools In this city, Coyington,
Newport, Paris and Frankfort, COM
menced last evening and will continue
eight days. The retreat is a week OF
fasting and prayer, with religious il-
stiuc.ion.
MIR. w. w. Bruce will close his hemp
factory this week. There is only one
more hemp factory now in operation in
the city. The closing of these estaklis..-
ments will throw six hundred men out Of
work, all Of whom are colored.
The many friends Of Mr.. II. C. Met
calte, who has been seriously i'll for sew
eral days past, wHl be glad to learn that
he is much better.
Rev. j. s. Shipman, Rector of Christ
Church, in this city, and Bishop elect of
the diocese OF Fond du Lac, Wisconsin,
las been on a visit to his new diocess,
and was we'll pleased with the pros
poets. He says that it is growing copl-
nunity, With.a present strength about
equal to KeSshcky, but will develop
With much more rapidity. He has not
'igni1ied his intention as yet to accept
he position and his friends here are
confident that they will be able TO retain
lin.
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