The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-11
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EhCm TUNES AUUONDs
[REPoRTED SPECIALLY FOR THE starr
RICHMOND, KY.-The ninth annual
exhibition OF the Madison County Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association
opened here yesterday, ana win continue
five days.
CALIFORNIA, O--0ver7 900 acres OF
corn in the Miami bottoms have been de-
stroyed by the foood.
Squire III. Van Renssellear starts
for Portland, Maine, to-day, to attend
the Supreme Council OF the A. A. Scott
ism Rite. He .wili be absent for 10sdays.
AS the water recedes, the California
daily packet, j. M. Macarthur, makes
Its time promptly. Hereafter 1t VIII
leave the various landings to the minute.
LAwRENCEBURG. IND.-Mr. r. W.
Burk, lately roadmastsr OF The o. q M.
Road and a prominent citizen here,
committed suicide yesterday afternoon
by taking morphine. The cause of the
rash act is unknown. He Died In about
two hours. sa.t.'
The reports from the country show
that five thousand acres Of corn are de-
stroyed in the bottoms, but that on the
uplands the corn promises we'll, which
will be halt crop.
GEORGETOWN, KY.-Mrs. Ann e.
Johnson, rehct OF Col. Geo. w. Johnson,
died at her residence in Georgetown,
KY, ON Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
aged sixty years. Her husband, who
was,Provisional Governor OF Kentucky
in the early part OF the war, was killed
in the battie OF Shiloh. s.She was the
daughter of Capt. Villa Vyly, and was
the mother-in-law Of Col. j. Stoddard
Johnston, Secre nary OF State. Mrs. John
son leaves very large circle OF relatives
and friends.
MOORE'S HILL, IND.-Mr. F. o.
Marshall, agent of the o. u M. Railroad
here, is mourning the death of his faith
er-in-law, ) +. ,Tapp, who died near Ko-
konl0 few days since. He was born in
Switzerland county in 1877, and had been
q resident OF Howard county for twenty
two years. Tie remains were inferred
In Burlington county. The funeral was
largely attended by the many friends OF
the deceased aud The bereaved family.
, Mr.. George SchnbePs mother is report
ed dangerously ill.
Mr.. W. P. Oxby. who has been the VIC
lescing.
: NICHOLAsv1IBE. KY John r.
Mosely, Esq, OF Barren county, formerly
of Jessamine, amember of the Executive
Committee of the State Grange, is in
this section of the country, and looking
after the Grangers interests In Central
Kentucky.
VIM. Scott, an estimate young man,
and soon OF Henry scott, died at his
fathers residence Monday morning, of a
complication OF diseases. He had Hardly
arrived to manhood, and the family will
have the sympathy OF his many iriends
end associates. afE StrtI
Marshal Smith, Esq, lost eight stacks
posed to be by some unknown person.
IL was raised and stacked on the farm OF
r. Rarick, ci6se by tkis place.
The case OF the persons mo were tried
before Esquire Ed. HORNE. on saturday,
for playiug base-baif on tiie grounds oi
B6fh04 Academy lot, was decnted Mon,
day, ii which they were held over for
iufthAr trIal
( HAfILf0ls. A session Oh Common
Pleas Court was neid yesterday, Judge
rune ON the pencns
{ Cap. TraNis, late bd6kskeeper and
clerk at Hulbrock's, is appointed patrol
man' i'm the Fourth ward. sgs.-4t5.
At meeting Of the Board of County
Commissioners yesterday it was decided
that Saturday q week, the 21st inst.
should be set apart ag the day upon
which final action will be taken on the
petition praying for the division of st.
Clair townsi2p Bills TO the amount of
$3.50 10 were passed. The Auditor was
to advertise for bids tor stone
work for bridges in dltfyrent parts of the
, Charles M. Vaiiandighan, son of the |
]ate U. l.. ValiandIgham,s spent yester-
aay - tne cny. ba.ro..nx.,..
their Vocation. Monday nIsas f ibe pty ras anf
.lence of David Connor was entered. ami
3 ni,antity of silyerware uarr,e,j- ntf ~,
,r,1esday morning N. n. Jones CIV
1.iark and DENNY Comfy Tra.s,,ragg
,yas visilaf nv 1Imrglars and suaoaadau
III srattiuc his nauts in wh;nn wa'o az
ravs If t,,e treasIry 90 far as tlsa's.on,
49, wba,, thav wa,a fr;s,ltane =, ea.,a edea.0
o iasuino lhalr I,ootv bahnsd tnan. w.
I hn,,se et .Iones and Connor are in oinse
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