The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-20
FROM DAYTON.
Correspondence Of the star.

correspondence OF Lne oCdrs
DAYTON, o., Nov. 10Th.
DR.. LORDS lectures are drawing large
audiences, subjects hosen being thoss
interesting to others besides the lecture
goers. His "Raphael' pronounced by
the Doctor RaJaae) was listened to with
delight. "Galileo" was also found to be
a subject admitting many well-turned
flashes Of eloquence and anecdotaI wit
He promises to review "Queen Eliza
beth" on Monday evening next, and the
auditorium will, no doubt, be filled tc
overhowmg with the many admirers Of
the Doctor.
Last Thursday evening materialfzed
spirits held sway and walked the boards
at Music Hall. Whether they were
spirits Of earth or "goblins damnedn was
conundrum that five or six hundred
persons were unable to guess. At any
rate police officer hand. cuffed the me-
dunn in true professional fashion and
the coat upon the mediums back came
of by aid Of some unseen agency in spite
of the letters.
Wise men shook gray heads, foolish
youth uttered little screams of mingled
horror and wonder and incredulity as
half dozen arms and even a family
shadowed face appeared in the atmos.
pheric space above and around the foot.
lights. The lights were allowed to glare
in undisturbed lustre throughOut the
house as we'll as upon the stage, and no
hOcus-pOcus of mysterious darkness was
resorted to. The audience was made up
Of believers, unbelievers In state OF
calm indifference, unbeiievers in a state
OF scofing vehemence, OF folks curious
and folks terrifed--ia fact the usual
audience one finds at such entertain
ments, with an addition of the we'll
known faces OF long-standing Dayton
families, of Knickerb0ckerIsh respecta-
bility, who, being interspersed here and
there, gave more tone to the gathering
than Is usually the case.
The Camilla Urso concert troupe are
to be here tonight, and great things are
promised. Dayton can stand one Ca
milla or so, but il the tickets call Tor so
many greenbacks one will suffice. For
future entertainment behold Theodore
Tilton down on the cards tor the 7th of
December; subject, ''rhe Problem Of
Life.n
tramp, Tramp, tramp, tne boys are
marching, but the news that the old
stone jail down on Main and Sixth
streets is to.be turned into work-house
with all possible haste, is compelling
them to only give passing glance at
this picturesque city Of ours and mean
der toward the black roofs and high pro-
tecting hills of our Queen mother-in-
laws. Hard work and plain fare are
promised in abundance to the houseless
wanderer, and, although your corre-
spondent fears twill but serve as a
irightful scarecrow, still tits hoped few
OF the moneyless pilgrims will find
shelter and q lesson beneath its towers.
A new goose ordinanceis is taking effect
here, and all geese will be prohibited
from promenading at random the sacred
precincts of the Dayton avenues. A
town maliciously deplores
the future silence OF the city; to which
we answer feelingly that the ordinance
will at least prevent boredom at the
hands Of those unlucky villagers. lit is a
strange sight to hvers in large places to
roam about the wide sunny streets,
whose gutterways, grown over with sofs