The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-08
NEWS FROM Pol.xTs ARoUND.

/ NEU0 FhOm fOI-"Ao AAVONOs
| HAMILToN.--The will of the late j. III.
Brown was admitted to probate yester4
| day. George N. Phillips Is the executor.
The will of Elizabeth Smith was also ad-
fnitted to probate, and James b. Smith
appointed executor.
The Rev. Mrs. Crosby will preach to-
morrow evening iR the Uniyersalist
Church.
A. young lad about fourteen years Of
age, and son of Q. SchrRmm, yesterday
was stricken down by an apoplectio
stroke.
A public meeting or the citizens Of the
First ward has been called at the ward
Engine-house tonight at seven o'clock,
TO exchange views on the question of
cutting the Hamilton Basin off at Eley-
enth street.
Deputy Marshal Bayless, of the Fourth
ward, yesterday arrested two thieves at
c., I'll. Il ID. Railroad Depot for robbing
q German. When they were taken be-
tore the Mayor one gave his name rs
Henry Ward Beecher.
The old distillery was sold by Sohn-
gen Xi Co., executors, to M. ID. Schneli Il
Co., OF Cincinnati. The new frm will
commence at once the Improvements OF
the works, preparatory to re-opening
business. 7fl .#
XENIA, O.-Messrs. Edmondsoii Bros.
are meeting with good success in their
new enterprise OF getting up City Di-
rectory. Many business men in different
localities OF the county will patronize
the work, If called upon by the proprie-
tors or agents.
The WORK Of the new addition Of the
Courthouse has commenced, AND the
contracts, as let, require that il shall be
completed early next fall. This will be
a great advantage to the new county
officers, that will be elected to fill the
different positions next fall.
The Greene County Sabbath-school AS
sociatiOn is not very active this season.
We trust the officers of the Association
will manifest a little more zeal and 60
to work in earnest, as many localities
need q revival in the cause.
A AConvention will soon be, called to
nominate candidate for State Senator.
Quite number have been named in con-
nection with the Office. Col. r. p. Find
ley, editor OF the Gazette, is the most
prominent and competent, and if elected
will render valuable services, as he has
had much experience in public affairs.
He IL an excellent orator, and will al
ways be found on the right side in every
good work.
The engineer of the d. q S. e. N. q. r.
w. SOs has Uccu lH6ti uCtCu W piOCCtu
with the survey OF the route. The peo-
pie anxiously look forward to the com-
pietion Of the road.
LEXINGTON, KY Weekday prayer
meetings and religious exercises 50 hap
PLY beguni in this city by the Evangelists,
Messrs. Bliss and Whittle, have not
ceased. During the past week, meet
ings were held every evening in the new
Christian Church and in the Second
Presbyterian Church, the latter being
conducted by persons attending the
Presbytery OF Ebenezer.
In st. Peters Catholic Church, devo.
tional exercises, with sermon, Will
continue eyeryeyening during the month
of May. sb n-6F
Mr.. >. Noble received yesterday 81, loo
from the Southern railroad, for right Of
way through his land. Tie Commission
ers settled with General d. s. Goodlos
for right of way through his property.
The reason for compelling the sto-e-
keepers to take down their swinging
signs, was for fear these sign-boards
might fall upon some passer-by, who
might lose his Life in consequence. The
same precaution should consequently be
taken with regard to dogs. No one in
this city has been killed by sign-boards
falling on thems but unhappily persons
have lost their lives from the bite of
these animals. The city is now swaEm-
ing with them, to the danger and annoy
ance of all. as.1a4 p5e
The Lexington Baseball Club, which
recently organized by electing O. l..
Bradley, President; A. Campbell, Vice
President; H.W. White and John Cafty,
Secretaries, and .. HI. Davidson, Treas-
urer, played their first practice game
yesterday afternoon. -
The Nelson County Record says that
Mr.. Samuel CLARK, a large peach grower
Of this county, left at their office last
Saturday several peach blooms that had
not been injured by the frost. He says
none Of his trees are much injured and
that he will have good crop. From the
same paper we learn. that the fruit gem
orally in Nelson county, promises a taiE
yieid, the crops are looking fine and the
late wheat is not inj ured. l g
Now that our City Fathers have re.
lleyed us OF the signs, We suggest that
an ordinance be. passed at their next
regular meeting to also relieve us OF the!
great and growing nuisance, OF owners
OF property hanging their gates, 90 as to
open out upon the pavement. Our pave,
ments are now much too narrow, and
the aboniinaDle nuisance Of large backs
yard gates always swinging wide open,
- WA oatSuistOu3 0SPSCAtkhy VI q udFA
night, to cause some person TO get badly
hurt. A move iii this direction will be
considered in ORDER @fsss r-ie
sReports from Kansas say that the
sgrassheppers are eating up everything
green IN that State. The Lexington
corresp ondent of THE GIN NEfNNlTI STAR
can not be TOO thanRfui when he reflee 8
upon the fact that he is far away from
the dangerous locality" s.s, ssa..e,s
patch. The popularity Of THE STAR in
this eityis fsst swallowing up what Is
left OF the Dispatch, Lais.. go. s5s,
bssga MaaSnfs. xa1s g4
\ At the annual meeting for the election
OF officers Of the A. A. Scottish Rite Ma
sonic bodies, held at the Masonic Tems