The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-14
NEVIS FROM POINTS AROUND.


ers Will not be allowed compensation for
teams in the street cleaning department..
All hauling to be done by the fire de-
partment teams.
Monday next the old Board of Educa-
tion steps down and out and the new
one will be organized. Itis thought that
Matthias will he reelected as President
OF the Board, S. b. Delacourt Secretary,
and either W Weller or DR.. Markt as Treas
urer.
Yesterday the U. S. Marshal served
Mayor Maginnis and the President of the
City Council with copies OF summons in
the case OF John IL. Gamewell, James NJ.
Gardiner, Henry l.. Burns and p. Thorn
ton, partners as Gamewell Il Co., of New
York. This is a suit against the city for
the use OF the Telegraph Fire Alarm,
which they claim is an Infringement on
their system.
The Board of County Commissioners
were in session yesterday. Bills to the
amount OF $-97 were passed. Several
petitions asking Tor new bridges were
presented by residents in various por-
tions of the county.
XENIA. O.-Mr. McFadden, an aged
and respected citizen, is dangerously i'll
with small poX.
The wheat of Greene county will
scarcely produce halfa crop this season,
and much depends upon the weather
whether. we may even expect that
amount. Many OF the farmers are plow-
ing up their wheat fields and intend
planting other crops. This failure will
have a bad effect Oh business, as this is
considered an excellent locality for
wheat.
5. NJ. Allison, Esq, is q member of the
Centennial Comiulttee OF OHIO, and he
intends to make extensive preparations
for the Grand Exposition OF 1876. The
people Of this county manifest much
interest in this affair, and, doubtless,
many will attend it.
We have thirteen churches in this
city, mostly supplied with pastors.
They are generally in fourishlng coiI-
diLion, but occasionally Achan gets in
the camp and creates Christian war
fare, as is the case at the present time
with one of them. He (Achan) goes
from family to family endeavoring to
make this warfare between people, pas
tors, SaDbath-schools, &C., bat when the
proper spirit exists such dissension5
soon cease.
Tie Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion is nov i'll very good condition; a
very large library is connected with it;
large aud commodiOus reading-roOn,
| Gals Of the day, and our people are much
pleased with the institution.
LEXINGTON, KY.-In the City Court
yesterday Judge Mulligan disposed of
the following cases: Ben. Brown, j. W.
Walden, Thos. Portwood. James L. Bur-
nett, John keene, Jonn Clark, were fined
20 and costs each Tor dsOrderly conducts;
Chas. OGara was fined $40 and costs
p. "A Patsy Rpliyar fin
81 and costs for lying drunk.
| a lad 10 years old, named James Sail,
whose parents reside in Cincinnati, tell
| from horse on The Richmond pike OIL
Monday, and broke his arm. He is cared
for at st. Joseph's Hospital.
Joseph Schmidlin, Il resident OF this
city for fifteen years, died yesterday
morning OF consumption at st. Joseph's
Hospital. Ills remains were taken charge
of by his brethren OF the Order OF Knights
OF Pythias.
Public opinion, which we aim to re.
fleet, does not favor the taxing of the
itinerant merchants. To tax them would
simply be taxing the whole community.
MIR. Councilman MulIigan is in favor Of
a high tax on drummers.
Messrs. Whittle and Bliss are expect
ed TO return to Lexington tomorrow and
remain one week. They seem 10 have
accomplished more good here than at tAe
other places visited by them.
MIR. John l.. Rush, of Youngstown, o..
yesterday purchased OF Capt. rreacy the
last lroJting mare Lady Eatson.
Miss Annie GrissIm, a school teacher
in Frankfort, at II. spelling match mis-.
spelled only two words out of 3,000 DR..
IL. A. NJ. Henderson, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, missed thirty-one in
the same number OF words.
Scott county papers report severe
losses to sheep raisers from sheep
killing dogs, and recommend the organ
iZation OF d body OF farmers to exter-
inmate these destructive worthless ami
mails.
Richard Self had preliminary exami-
nation before Judge Stevenson, on the
charge Of assauiting ami intumaniy
beating Patrick GIibbons, near this
city month since, and was held to an.
swer the charge in $3.50 bail before the
May Circuit Court.
Ihe Circuit and Criminal Courts
throughout the State are rigidly en-
forcing by fine and imprisonment the
law against the neiarious practice OF
carrying concealed weapons.
Ranck's history of Lexington is by no
means complete. In Its chapter on news
papers it overlooks the Lexington Ad.
yertiser, published i'll 1862.