The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-09

lcIne ana surgery laSJ Saturday.
Valentine day is anXiously awaited by
the young people.
T1pPECANoE Cry, O.-The protracted
meeting has closed. Rev. G. II. Gowdy,
the pastor, informs us there were seven
teen accessions to the Church, and near.
ly as many concessions. The meetings
were under the auspices of the M. L.
Church.
j. II. Horizons "sherman's March to
the Sea" will be reproduced at Pigua on
the 22d inst, with sham battle in the
afternoon i'll the streets by Piqua, Gov.
ington, o., and Tippecanoe soldiers, rep.
resenting Union and Rebel armies. A
grand time is expected. Mr.. Cannon
manager OF the Opera-house, advises all
to secure seats early.
Little Jake Booker has new trans.
portation line from here to Dayton Wis
Gingham, Vandaia and Chambersburg,
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
ltpays.
There are no murders, street or dog
fights, or roheries, to chronicle this
week.
In the pistol pigeon match Saturday,
Frazer Countz, as is usual with him. car
red off eight of the twelve BIRDS. He al
ways does, though, so no one was disap
pointed. John Clark's howitzer hit one,
didn't get one. Fred Huber, our genial
butcher, drew first blood.
LEXINGTON, KY.-The severe cold OF
the past lew days has had depressing
effect on retail business, owing 10 the alb.
sence OF the country people.
The Louisville church people have
adopted the GU tom of publicly announc.
ing the business as we'll as the residence
of new members.
The price OF hemp advanced to IS, yes.
l~terday morning.
The Lexington Dispatch has not pub.
lished a paragraph of the great Brooklyn
| scandal.
On saturday night, little girl aged Il
years, daughter OF b. b. Crenshaw, re.
siding on the Frankfort pike, was burnt
to death, caused by her clothes taking
| fire from a stove.
! DR.. j. NJ. Bush, aged 6S years, died at
his residence in this city, at So O'Clock,
| yesterday morning. DIR. Bush was one
| il not the most eminent surgeons, in Cen.
tral Kentucky. lie was a pupil of the
late Dr.. BENZ. Dudley, aphysician of high
altainments.
Yesterday being County Court day the
| usual auction sale of fat cattle and
mules was held. The offerings were
much larger and buyers more numerous
than the previous Court day.
Mrs. Pauline b. Jones, an aged lady,
| died suddenly on Saturday night at the
residence Of b. T. Watkins, in this city.
The old Courthouse received a scori.
ating.from the lawyers and thorough
scrubbing by the janitors last Saturday.
Yesterday tue loaiers and loiterers were
excluded. This necessary arrangement
makes the old black mole more endur-
able.
Yesterday Barfield & Spencer sold 81
shares of Lexington and Richmond turn.
pike stock at S35 a share.
| HAMILTON Socially the city is ex.
ceedingiy dull, not ii breeze stirring suit
| tcient to have an item upon.
"Coming events cast their shadows
| before" The gentleman famous for the
grand showing he made at the late elec-
| ton with his 1880 German votes in hix
pocket" is quite irate over the recent
appointment, by Mayor Lawder, of David
Riley, as City Marshal. He charges
David with being in active sympathy
| with the crusaders. The gentleman IL
certainly beside himself, as Mr.. Riley
| was at that time proprietor Of the Phoenix
| saloon, and was made the subject OF
special prayer by the praying bands, and
| it was at this point that the ladies made
their first and only night attack during
the crusade. The evening referred to is
doubtless still fresh in the memory OF
several of the gentlemen who were routed
| On the occasion.
sunday night the wife OF Martin Hab-
erbosch, not feeling we'll, took some med
| icine and retired. Yesterday morning
she was found dead in her bed. The hus-
band, who was sleeping beside her, did
| not know at what hour she died. When
| he awoke in the morning he found her
cold and stiff. 1t is supposed she died
of heart disease.
| Yesterday the Commissioners held
session, and alter passing several small
bills, q petition was read, signed by l30
residents of the western portion OF Mil
| ford township, asking that the township
| be divided into two. voting precincts.
The petition was taken under advise
| ment.
There are twenty-six prisoners al pres
ent in the county jail.
At II special meeting of Council, David
Il. Riley was appointed Marshal of the
city in the place OF David Linger, de-
ceased.
Council met last night in regular ses-
sion, and in the absence OF the President
Wee e-President Schleip took the Chair,
and the following business was trans
acted: The Mayor reported the fines
and license collected during The month
of January, 1875, to be as follows: Fines,
$500; licenses, SIS 80; total, Sl7 30. On
motion, the report was received.
The Committee on Printing reported a
petition from the printers asking that
Council reconsider their resolution in
relation TO letting the public printing,
and so amend the same as to receive bids
on posters per 100, anu blanks per quire.
On motion, the petition was received,
Recommendation adopted, and bids un.
der the amended resolution to be handed
in by next Monday evening.
A petition was received asking that a
gas-light be erected on Ross street, (which
was received and referred to the Com.
mittee on Gas.
A resolution was adopted employing
Col. Moore and I'll. l.. Morey to assist the
city in the case Of Samuel Davis against
the city, in which plaintiff claims $l0,0oc
ii damages for fall over the abutment OF
!, the bridge over the railroad on Third
= street, Eastward. Marshal ID. L. Riley
submitted communication iii which he
; asked Council TO confirm John G. Long
fellow. Wm. Lin Ter, Chris. Heller, John
: johnson and Pat Daugherty as Deputies,
!. whom he had appointed as such.
ON motion, the appointments were laid
Oh the table until his bond was mp
proved. His bond in the sum of 5000