The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-21
FROM POINTS AROUND.


TREPoRTED SPECIALLY FOR THE STAR
DAYTON, KY.-The moonlight excul
sion to New Richmond last night on th
steamer J. M. Macarthur was well pa
ronized, and the company was a yer
pleasant one. The trip according to Pre-
gramme occupied till O'Clock this morn
ing. These excursions have been wei
managed, and give the utmost satisfac
tion. They grow more popular viii
every repetition. Another is alread,
announced for the 9th.
The School Board will meet this even
ing and wrestle with the questions O
''Gittip good teachers for low wagers, :
and putting eight hundred and fifty chill
dren in one building to be instructed b,
four teachers. 1t is matter of regret
that MIR. Jencks is too i'll to attend th'
meetings at this time. as his absence
leaves the Board very close, with a shade
in favor of ignorance, incompetence ant
general cussedness.
ROND HILL, O,-The other evenin,
the '.Social Four" gave moonlight hoI
at Bond Hill, with Prof. Harris Band, o
Carthage, o., in attendance. The hoI
was well attended by people from the
city and from different parts, and the
old as well as the young did not leave
the scene Of amusement till an early
hour in the morn.
GREENFIELD, O.-The carpenters
will soon go to work upon the Town Hall
General RUFUS Putnam was in town 0
few days ago, trying to get young men tc
play "Big Ingun" at the coming Pioneer
Fair.
The noncompoop of the Scioto Gazette
shot OF his biggest gun at The STAR 8
correspondent, lew days ago. IL tizzled
and did no damage.
The eighteenth annual Fair of the
Greenfield Union Agricultural Society
will be held on the sOciety's grounds, at
this place, October ID, IA, 10 and 10.
LAWRENCEBURG. An unprovoked
and cowardly assault upon an old and
fefenseless man was made yesterday by
, young man of twenty or thereabouts,
resulting in severe injuries to the victim
Ind general feeling of indignation
emong our citizens toward the assailant.
The victim was Squire Crosby, an old
Ind respected resident, and the assail-
tnt Sam. Young, we'll known about town.
Mr.. Crosby was walking along Center
ytreet, near Short, when he was met by
Young, who was partially intoxicAted.
Young, without saying a word or be-
ing accosted by Mr.. Crosby, drew o
heavy bottle from his pocket, and. strik-
Ing the old man on the head, felled him
10 the ground, and passing on, left him.
A general feeling OF Indignation prevails
regardlngGhe circumstance, and the au.
thorities will, it is hoped, act promptly
IN bringing the offender to justice.
A lively little row occurred between
Billy Burton and James Taylor yester.
nay, resulting in some choking and nose
smashing. The row occurred over mis-
understanding regarding the ownership
Df some household goods. No arrests.
BELLEVUE, KY.-The case of Mary
Booker came up for hearing last night,
before Squire Tedrol. She was charged
BY Mrs. knight with using threatening
language and trespass. Alter the exam
tnation Ola number Of witnesses, the
Court decided to bind her over TO Keep
me psace-bonds $sQ. Both parttss ne
73ad affsis. LkwilI be- remembered that
in the lalter part Of last week 3 number
Df Qux dah-i0viMx gentlemen put . food.
gate On thesIme4th 81 the oalbert Of Tays
10r creek bridge, for the purpose n 9. |
curing good haul Of fish v hen therffpef |
should fall. Everything promised wen !
up till yesterday afternoon, when the |
rtver fell.and the large cat fish were roik |
Ing and sporting right In front Of TIN |
gate. The hshermen were ell there, autl |
about to hire half DOZEN Wagons TO haul
the >hsh away. But, alAsf all their hopes
were blasted. the rain came down In tor |
lehee, The wateEP .r0se,- burnt the fAtes
In pieces and carried all the treasure
Into the Ohio, while those danb.stricken |
men stood on the bridge with tears in |
their eyes watching the sad disaster.
M les Lizzie. spaly, the organist and
beautiful singer OF the Church Of the /
naUred Heart, OF BellevueSlert this morn.
Ing on a trip to Europe. The choir wish |
her great. pleasure during her absence.
HAMILTON.-A letter addressed to
Jeffras, SeeIey & Co., Cincinnati, is held
for postage in the Post-oftice at this
place.
Skillman, the man arrested some tina
ago by deputy Sam Rollins, is about Is
suit for ialse imprisonmeht,
The youngest child of James II. Sites
as buried yesterday afternO n.
Ihe delegates and others in atte nd
aEce at the Senatorial Convention yes-
Lerday reached home last night. !.
Peter Dechant. of Franklin, Warren :
county, received the nomination for rs
State Senator at Monroe yesterday. loo
The facilities between Hamilton and
the Queen City, In regard to the trans
mission OF letters, are not on the light
alng order, as letters mailed at 8 A. Nj. t
ire not delivered till about noon. This u
ImackS of old stage coach times,
The COlOred folks picnicstO- morrow IN