The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-06
FROM POINTS AROUND.


IREpoRTEp SPECIALLY FOR THE srAR.l
AvONDALE. The colored citizens
are arranging for the establishment Of a
Baptist Church in this village.
Mrs. Olivia M. Moore, mother Of Mrs.
Robert A. Johnston, died very suddenly,
at her residence In Batavia, Clermoht
county, Ohio, on the 4th inst.
Mr.. Robert Mitchell, has contracted
for the erection OF two handsome dwell
tngs on East Clinton avenue. Tom Null
len is the happy contractor. f.l
The Woodward avenue improvement
is progressing finely. This avenue, when
completed, will afford direct road to
WoOdburn.
RICHMOND, IND.-Ed. Lashly's sa-
loon was partially demolished Monday
evening by a lot Of roughs, who had taken
offense at EDS conduct toward them.
He received them with the contents Of a
revolver, but, undaunted, they broke ey-
cry glass, broke in the front OF the house,
riddled the bar, spilled the liquors, and
would have annihilated him had he not
found temporary refuge in the neighbor-
ing store until he could escape to Cam
bridge.
Yesterday Israel Will
fans was appointed administrators of the
estate OF E. G. Dyer, deceased.
New Suits-William Caldwell against
Joshua Kemp; amount claimed, $4O0.
John Cloch, jr., against A. s. Jones; pc
tition in error.
The County Fair opened yesterday.
The prospects are good for a fine display
in all departments with the exception Of
fruit and cattle. rI N
Arguments in the Rufer trial are in
progress, and it is expected the Prose-
cutting Attorney will close his argum ent
onibehalf of the State this evening, when
the, case will 90 to the jury. :, se4..
A case OF smallpox IN the Third ward
was yesterday reported to the, Health
Office. 'fc
The Ladies' Book Club meets Saturday
afternoon at Mrs. Daniel Millikins;Third
ward.
The State Convention or. Camp of the
P. U. s. of A. met here yesterday. The
following officers were elected to serve
during the ensuing year:
State Pass President-Col. j. e. Price,
OF Cincinnati. ..s
State President-John s. Reeder, OF
Hamilton.
Slate Vice President-Co Colonel W. B.
Mason, OF Marietta. o. .-g
State Master of Forms and Ceremo-
nies-Capt. James A. Gibner, of Cincln-
natl.
State secretary-E. F. Layman, of Gin
clnnati.
State Treasurer-Albert Music, Camp
Q, Cincinnati. ... .......,
State Marshal-A. W. Carroll, Eaton,
Ohio. ,. .....
State sergeant-at-Arms-J. B.W ethel,
Dayton, U.
State chaplain-C. M. Clapp, Of Ham,
ilton.
LEXINGTON, KY.-The committees
appointed by the City Council and the
County Court to confer upon the Big
Sandy railroad meet on Thursday morn
Ing at II A. NJ, in the Office of Col. W.
PC. Breckinridge.
The trotting races were not very sue
cessful this year. i!- t.r..s
A little boy named Harry Douglass
wns run oyer BY a.hack on West Main
street last Monday aid badly hurt.
We are having another touch of the
epizootic, but as yet, it has not assumed
ayiOlent form. Horses in nearly all the
A new organization for winter amuse-
ment, called the Star Skating Club, was
lately formed by tie following. GENTLE
men: Chief Justice Morris, Judge Roy
slty, Ex-Policeman f.. Moore, John G.
Young, Henry Metcalfe, Squire Gibson,
Capt. Thompson, of the Ph9nix, George
Metcalfe, Judge Stevenson, Major d. D.
Landeman, Gen. Huston and e. Young.
Gov. McCreary knows who his friends
sre. Last Thursday Henry Duvall, son
Of Hon. Alvin Duvali, was tried in the
City Court before Judge Gibbons and a
Jury, and fined $40 and ten days impris-
pnment for carrying concealed weapons.
Two days alter the defendant produced
the Governors pardon, remitting the inn
prisonment.,
The citizens in the vicinity of Cox
street aud the Frankfort pike say that
In forty years thirty dollars worth of
public improvements was done in that
vicinity, and no public men ever heed
their petitions. When the Democratic
leaders want votes that is the first place
.hey run to, with all sorts or promises
and even blarney.
The University paper publishes the
names of distant places where students
come from, but never gives the number
sent from those places.
"A large number ol colored people, male
and female, attended the Recorder's ..
Court on Monday morning to witness
The trial of ftwenty -seven ot their brethren
who were arrested on Saturday evening
for disorterly conduct at a ball near the
trestle work, on Cox street., several OF
the arrested party were workmen on
The Cincinnati Southern railroad, who
came into town on Saturday evening to
have q little fun.
Miss Saliie Yocum, formerly of Camp
bell county, died, at her mothers resi-
dence in this city on Monday d. n.,.s.
Twenty-six persons, men and women,
were sent from the City Court to the
Work-house on Monday, TOR offenses
against the city laws, 4o
: Messrs. j.. III, Prather and j. G.SWeet
have Joined the reportorial pr0te ssIon,
and the irrepressible Bob has Left it. !,
The fiscal year OF the first Lunatic Asy-
luin ended September 80, and the tardy
officials are at work making out their re-
ports to the GOVernor.
A good deal was said last year about
sadmanagement at the Lupatic Asylum
because the Steward had to, buy u th0u-
rand bushels OF potatoes, that crop being
ihort at the Asylum, farm, owing to the
thought, This year the Stewart has
Iome to sell, all The crops on the farm
leing very abundant. u ssS.a TN ss 49,.
Mr.. Frank Wolf and Miss Kate Can.
Ain O w q ra uarried at five oiaiock TuAs.