The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-03
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GREENFIELD, ,O.--The NarrowGaugt
undergoes great many changes. One
day we have him, and the next day we
| don't. The jackson conference ended
without doing much damage. The Di
rectors meet again next Thursday al
| Waverly, when it is expected something
definite will be done.
The Changers are going to have a biz
reunion and picnic here on the 21st. All
| the lodges In four counties have been in.
| yited. Master ElAs will deliver the ora.
ton. Four bands OF music have been
secured. All kinds of public gatherings
are success here excepting 4th of July
celebrations; we have quit trying on
that day.
A crusade, or something else, is need
ed badly. Doggeries and drunkenness
on the increase.
LUDLOW, KY.-The prospectus of @
new weekly journal is in preparation
here and will appear in few days. So
far everything connected with the enter
prise has been kept strictly private.
Some dastardly thieving scoundrels
tried to effect an entrance at the resi-.
dence of Miss Carpenter, on Linden
street, last Wednesday night, but were
frightened off by the alarmed inmates of
the house without securing any booty
or doing any further damage than caus-
ing bad scare. Miss Carpenter says
she recognized the voice as one she
heard before.
In our last correspondence we unin-
|tentioually omitted announcing our
school vacation and the very flourishing
accounts parents received of their chill
dren from their excellent teachers. Miss
FairclOugh was elected Principal at the
last meeting of the School Board, dis
tinction the lady richly deserved.
HAMILTON.-Rev. L. Fl. Badger will
preach ut Christ Church tomorrow.
The Street Railroad Company have not
yet decided whether to cross the Suspen-
sion bridge with one or two tracks.
In the case OF Ed. Shaffer, indicted for
the robbery of August Breidinger, the
jury returned a verdict of "not guilty."
and the prosecutor entered noIle
proSeQui in the Indictment against Breid-
lngsr Tor the robbery of John Owens.
At meeting held at the Board of
Trade last night, a Committee consist
ing of W. q. Margedant. George Gray,
Ezra Casse, Henry Ritchie, E. G. Dyer,
Jcfss M. Long and Charles McBeth was
a. YoiM.ed to secure representation
rom each one of the various lines of
manufactures, peculiar to Hamilton, in
the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.
Catharine Elfers has been appointed
executrix of John Elfers, deceased, and
James Schenok executor OF Margaret
Schenck.
The colored Masonic picnic was not
largely attended yesterday owing to the
unfavorable weather, but the festival in
the evening was success in every way,
Elder Tolliver delivered the address in
the evening which was intended for the
afternoon.
The recent heavy rains washed away
about forty feet Of the c.. Fl. & I. bridge
over Little Williams creek, west OF Con-
nersviile. Tuesday afternoon farmer
boy, twelve years old, saw the gap just
in time to stop the accommodation train
coming east and saved it from going
over the edge. He was rewarded BY
Superintendent Williams by a present
of $40 and an offer of situation when
ever he wanted to take it.
LEXINGTON. KY.--Peter 81. Clark, a
colored citizen OF Cincinnati, Iectured
in the Lexington Courthouse on Thurs
day evening on education and other sub
jects pertaining to the well-being Of the
colored people of this country.
The late DR.. Bryant had his life in
sured for $1,000 In the New York Life
Insurance Company, which amount was
paid yesterday to his widow.
Tae celebration of Independence Dav
by our coIored people was appointed to