The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-19
NEWS FROM POINTS ARoUSD.

NEWS FROM POINTS AR0UND.
NICHOLAsvILLE, KY.-Mr. M0reau
Brown, all esteemed citizen, died at his
residence at an early hour on Thursday
morning. His funeral was held yester-
day afternoon.
HARRIsON.-A boy, aged about six
teen years, was arrested here this morn
ing, charged with trying to rob the cash
drawer OF Mr.. VIM. Milholland. He wss
caught in the act, trying to open the
drawer, which contained about $1,000.
He was taken to the County Jail in Gin.
cinnati this morning. He refused 70 give
his name.
HARRODSBURG, KY.-The Centen- Z
nial Anniversary of the Baptist Church
was largely attended. Addresses were
made by distinguished ministers of the
church, prominent among whom was DR..
Vaughn, now over ninety years old. The
first Baptist sermon in Kentucky was
preached at Harrodsburg ninety-nine
years ago. The celebration was very
successful.
HAMILTON.-The case Of Mr.. Elias
Webb against the County Commission
ers has been decided in favor OF the
Commissioners.
Messrs. Beauchamp and Watkins are
about to start weekly paper.
Messrs. Duret, Howell, Morris, Phil
lips, Pau and Campbell have gone to
Lebanon to attend the conclave of the
Knights Templar.
The earthquake shock was felt by q
large number of citizens yesterday.
A number OF new palace cars, for use
on the c., II. & l.. road, passed through
the city this morning.
A young woman, employed in the pa
per mills, died on Thursday night, hav.
ing given birth to child two days pre-.
vious.
DAYTON, KY.-The entertainment at
the residence of William Laws, ESQ.,,
last evening, for the benefit OF the Meth
odist Church, was very largely patron
lied, and was, in all respects, most
pleasant affair. Mr.. and Mrs. Laws,
and family, had made ample .prepara-
to see that every one of the large COM
pany thoroughly enjoyed oil that
was going on. The music was good, the
reading superb, the tableaux dazzeling,
the cream hard frozen, and everybody
immensely happy. II there was any
thing else to be desired, it was not made
manifest on the occasion.
The old toll-gate keeper still sits on
the fence at Taylor-creek bridge and
lights up the vicinity with, his smiling
countenance.
The next is to be concert for the BEN
eft of the Baptist Church.
Judge Gunnison has opened real es-
tate and law office in Dayton. He is a
man OF fine business capacity and long
experience, and will be able to greatly
advance the interests of the city. He IT,
lawyer Of ability and standing in the
profession, and will be an acquisition to
the Newport bar of which its Oldest
and best member may well be proud.
LEXINGTON, KY.-A shooting tour
nament took place yesterday afternoon
on the grounds. of Major Johu r. Wiley,
on the Leestown pike.
The, police force appeared yesterday In
neat uniform, similar to those worn by
police oficerg generally. ~
A number OF young ladies' from the
Female College at Midway passed
through the city yesterday, en- route for
their homes in Cynthiana and Covington.
An old and intellectual-looking scis-
Lsors grinder, seated in little old W agon
drawn by an old OK that looked as old az
his owner, attracted quite crowd as he,
stopped on Main street yesterday. The
old man, while grinding knives ana sois.
sors, delivered lecture on good man
ners to the idle crowd around him, and
would occasionally raise his long whip
to keep the boys from pressing too close
to his little OK. -
The Court of Claims OF Fayette county
appropriated 500 TO the Lexington Or
phan Asylum.
The closing exercises Of St. Paups
School took place yesterday.
MIR. John i. Miller arrived home ON
Thursday evening. looking remarkably
well, after tour through California.
Mrs. Martha Porter died at her resi-.
dence on Limestone street late on
Thursday evening.
this city, appears In a mild form, and
parents need not be unnec sssarily
alarmed, only one or two deaths having
taken place.
| 1t will be useless for the citizens OF
Lexington to close their eyes 10 the fact
that numbers Of their countrymen in the
mountainous section of the State are in
the deepest want. The drought OF last
lyear has brought them upon the verge Of
famine, and they have sent forth a cry
for help all over the State. That cry we
can not afford to ignore.
The Court of Claims OF Fayette county
Aue uSSiu0u W pcCouu tuo eUOFtB Oh Inc
| city of Coyington to vacate the order Of
the Kenton Circuit Court, dismissing
the suit Of the old company against the
| Bowler heirs. The vote by which this
decision was made was unanimous. Mr..
Thomas Mitchell and Mr.. G.. B. Kinkead
appeared and spoke in opposition to the
compromise, and Mr.. Wesley Spencer,
the representative Of Fayette county in
the Board Of Directors or the old com
pany, defended the compromise and cast
his vote in it's favor.
A. child OF P. J. DAILY, Esq, while play
| ing last evening, fell from second-story
window and was so badly injured that it
died almost instantly. d
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