The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-23
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IREroRrED SPECIALLY For run STAR

will be open to the public this week.
The Lebanon Short-line railway will
pass through Avondale.
The work on Route No. 13 has not as
yet been resumed, notwithstanding the
dissolution of the injunction.
Thanksgiving is to be observed in the
Avon Hail at IL O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Bfod-
beck, OF Grace Methodist Episcopa
Church, will preach the sermon.
The Village Lyceum announce q mis-
cellaneous entertainment at Avon Hall
on Thursday evening. IT Is to be hoped
the Lyceum will be liberaliy patronized.
1t begins the season with good balance
on hand, and first-class talent will be
secured.
CHAMPIONSHIPS evening the young
ladies OF the Baptist church give an
oyster supper in the lecture roofs OF the
church.
The funeral OF John A. Miller, the
victim. of the scaffold accident, took
place yesterday from the Presbyterian
church; Rev. DR.. Anderson conducted
the services.
The County Commissioners were en-
gagged yesterday in examining the
vouchers in the Auditors Office.
Adam Utterick has been engaged to
write the Hamilton news for the Cincin-
natl Volksblatt.
Council met last night, President ALL
statter in the chair. The Committee on
Gas reported that they mad made a care
ful examination Of all the lamp-posts
and their location, and recommended
the discontinuance Of 50 posts, wi dich will
be d saving OF 1880 per annum. These
to- be discontinued on and after the
1st Of December, 1876; by this reduction
the taxes will be lessened to 10 mills tor
the coming year. They claim the bills
are too high as now rendered. Received
and adopted. A resolution was offered
condemning the Gas Company and the
gas furnished by them; also, the price
charged, and instructing the Clerk to
advertise for bids TOR the erection OF
aas-works. The Water-works subject
was not brought up as anticipated.
LEXINGTON, KY.-A portion of the
colored people Of Lexington have q great
liking to attend Court. Yesterday morn
ing both the Circuit and Recorders
Court were crowded with these illers.
In the latter Court yesterday the score
of cases tried for minor offenses were all
against c0lored men, with the exception
tOf one, and that was q poor Iris hman,
who was found sleeping at a late hour
ON Third street, near the Lunatic Asy-
lum.,
Mr.. o. B. Rothacker, late editorof the
Dispatch, now occupies a prominent
position ON the Louisville Ledger. The
absence Of Editor Rothacker is loss to
the newspaper interests OF Lexington.
The truth is, our people never did ap.
,preciate live newspaper until the STAR
appeared among them. ..A
MIR. ) ohm Duncan, editor OF the Farm
ers' Home, now published at Louisville,
arrived in the city on Saturday evening
on .short visit. While visiting friend
Sunday evening, on East Main street, he
was called upon by Prof. Geo.W. Rauck,
who claims a little literary reputation,
Prof. Rauck invited Mr.. Duncan to take
walk. While going along they got int 0
a difficulty about some criticisms that
appeared in the Home Journal upon the
OHara productions OF Prof. Rauck, who
who proposed to Mr.. Duncan to sign q
paper or retraction. Mr.. Duncan de.
clining, Prof. Rauck raised his cane and
dealt Mr.. Duncan blow on the side oi
! the head. After tussling a short time
prot. Ratck walked off with the bravo oil
Ia Donnybrook fighter. 70 strike an un
armed man on a Sunday afternoon is un-
worthy the character OF Kentucky his
ytorian.
! Our City Fathers for the control oil
matters tor the ensuing year will be
elected about the middle OF January. Ii
will be the first opportunity enjoyed by
our people Of voting for Councilmen in
three years. The feeling outside OF poll.
ticians and offlce-holders is that there be
\ free fight, allowing all to run that de.
sire. Let us have no more packed juries
on us, as an entire change will be oil
service.
Our pork packers are still busy at worL
Strengthening, and the poorer Glasses are
having good time eating spare ribs and
back bones. The success of the porl
houses sufficiently demonstrates the fact
that energy and enterprise in our city
meet their reward. Who will be the
next party to start an enterprise in tht
way Of manufacturing to give employ
ment to the poor, and serve TO keep cap
ital at home?
: CovINGT0N. A little girl named
Woodson, while playing in front of TIE
Scott-street school yesterday afternoon
fell and fractured her shoulder-blade
j 4 M
She was taken to her home on Scot
street. above Eighth, when medical ait
was called.
Some man, whose name we did no
learn, was yesterday brought in on til,
Kentucky Central II. II. from near Paris
where be had been at York on the South
ern railroad, and by q fall from a wagol
broke his leg, He was taken to ST. Eliza
beth's Hospital, where his fractured liml
was dressed by DR.. Kearns.
Mr.. l.. Z. Stone, OF Dayton, KY, yes
terday filed his petition In bankruptcy
Liabilities. 81 900; assets, $15, ,470.
Gen. S. @. Burbridge, formerly of thi
city, is to be married in Washington
City on the 1st Of next month.
The Iron Moulders' Union No. 20 Civ
their annual ball at Odd-feIlows' Hal
tomorrow night.
The banks will be closed on Thanks
giving day.
Deputy United States Marshal Har
Tington yesterday sold the property o
MIR. John w. Garrison, on Main street
to satisfy a claim OF the GoYernmen
amounting TO over $l2,0 900. -,
The case OF John I. Martin, charge(
in the indictment with manslaughter D
James G. Camnitz, on the first, day o
June last, was yesterday concluded II
the Criminal Court. About three o'cloc
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