The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-09
FROM POINTS AROUND.

F - OAN 10 ANU NDs
IREPoRTED SPECIALLY FOR THE STAR.
FRANKFORT, KY.-Oyer 1000 per
sons Witnessed the game OF baseball OF
FRIDAY afternoon, between the Capitalt
and Lexingt0ns. S198 26 was taken in a
the gates.
NICHOLASyILLE, KY.--The jubile,
and forty hours' deyotions will begin to
morrow morning In st. Luke,s Church.
The poor workmen on the Southern
Kailroad are actually starving for food
They tell most kpitiful tales of want.
PARIS, KY.-Spencer Menifee, who
killed John Snodgrass near CenterYille
several weeks ago, and has been at large
since that time, was arrested in Scott
county on Monday night at Cranes toll.
gate, on the Stamping Ground pike, by
marshal M. V. Sinclair, of Georgetown,
and was taken to Bourbon Wednesday
and delivered to the authorities.
!. A son Of Mr.. Socrates Bowies, OF Bour.
bon, who with Mr.. Bert Letton started
to Virginia few days ago with mules,
was drowned while attempting to cross
one OF the swollen streams in the Big
Sandy country.
iCYNTHIANA, KY. - The Criminal
Court OF Harrison county adjourned on
the 9th inst. at noon, for the purpose OF
allowing the Sheriff time to summons
another panel in the Ridgely case. A
PANEL OF thirty-six had been exhausted
and but three jurors accepted, up to the
time OF adjournment. Public sympathy
has been SO unhesitatingly expressed in
ha ha a;
BILE to find twelve men in the county who
have not formed and expressed an opin-
Ion In the case.
CARDINGTON, O.-The continued
rain has done considerable damage to
wheat and corn in this vicinity.
We have as fine Fire Department as
can be found IN any place OF its size in
the State. j. s. Peck is its Chiet; Il. r.
Mills, Assistant,
Jacob Kues, 0fthfs town, is in Germany.
paying visit to his sister, whom he had
not seen for twenty-three years. He is
expected to return home in September.
~. Il. Kingman is putting up a splen-
did brick building, to be used as a feed
and sale stable when completed.
fotatoes are selling at fifty cents per
bushel here.
Business is very dull.
AyONDALE.-The parsonage of Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church was ran
sacked by burglars recently. The pas
tor, Mr.. Short, being absent, the loss is
unknown. /.
The residence of Mr.. William Sellew
was entered by burglars evening before
last. The rascals were nut to flight he.
fore they obtained anything of value.
The handsome new residences of r. IT.
fayton and Harrison Leib, on South
crescent avenue, are completed and
READY ior occupaacf. Tom Mullen is |
the happy cohtrRc sea:.
mere Will be ,xaetIng of the congre-
gatien of the Presbyterian Church on |
next Wednesday evening, to hear the re- |
ports OF the Committees on Finance and |
building. This society has been in. |
creas!ng In membership SO rapidly that |
an enlargement OF the church has become |
necessary.
The interestin the street railroad prof. |
ect is daily on the Increase, and it is be- |
ing generally discussed on all sides. We |
are Informed by the knowing ones that q |
railroad will be built, and that, too, very
soon.
The Committees on Public Improve.
ments and Street Railroads of the Vii.
lage Council have both been hard at
work this week. The former committee
hasn't left stone unturned, while the
latter has become familiar with the topog-
raphy Of the village.
BELLEVUE, KY.--In the Mayor's
Court on Saturday night the following
cases came up for hearing: Patrick
Mullin and John Wendroth were brought
up for selling beer contrary to law on
August I'd, it being election
lay. The defendants said they were
lot ready for trial as they had not had
lime to employ a lawyer. Their cases
we're continued until Saturday, 14lh
nst.
Messrs. Hahn and Trapp were charged !
with obstructing Fairfield avenue. by
iigging, grading and taking the metal OF :
he road, and failing to leave said road {
n as good condition as they found it. A
ury was impaneled to try the case. 6
hr. Hahn pleaded ''not guilty." and
Frapp p.eaded 'guilty," owing, it is said. :
o some misunderstanding between him =
md Hahn. The Board of Trustees were =
Examined as witnesses for the Town,
md each one testified to the condition n
II the road, and said they never gave i
,ermission to have said road cut down.
A0hh CAaimcu tudI tuo lOWu udu no Ju. | I
isdiction over the road, inasmuch as it
vas not owned by the Town at the time n
york was commenced, and said that he +
ot permission from the Turnpike Com /,
any, and also the Commissioners OF the i,
cad. VIM. Summers and George Wen
roth also testineI that the road was n
ot owned by the Town at the time as +
oil was still collected at the old bridge
fter the grading Of the road was com a
lenced. His Honor summed UP the ey- a.
tence and the jury retired. Aboutmfd- .,
ight they reported they could not agree. ~
tier which they were discharged. The y
ase will be tried again next Saturday. '"
Eth inst. 4.
There was lively little scene at the ~
reek on Saturday evening between C. te
.ahn and J. Tarpp, OF Dayton. 1t seems d
lat these parties have got at variance
18th each other in regard to the dividing q,
the money received for building Tay- H.
'r-creek bridge. Trap was landing re
barge load of rock at the M
eek in front of Mr.. Hahh,s property. ~
his Hahn would not allow. and io,iti j.,
Ilk ensued. whereupon Hahn drew his ~
'volver and threatened to use it. A =,
'owd gathered and got the parties. SEN =,
'ated just In time TO save blood shed -
The road over the creek is now dry ana .,
and everybody is happy ex- q
MT In a m ~