The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-16

to friend before bis sudden disappear
ance that he was going to Pixies 3eak
before long.
A very enthusiastic railroad meeting
was held at the Mayors Office Saturday
afternoon. ..,... -. ,.....
THE STAR is received with great plea
sure by its patrons of this place. All
orders will receive prompt attention IL
left at the office of the Highland Chief.
Only one case of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct and one fight during the
past week.
Five colored Baptist converts were
baptized on Sunday last.
PARIS, KY.-George Doeber lost his
entire stock by the late fire.
The weather is damp and but few
people in town.
LEXINGTON, KY.--Gn the Recorders
Court yesterday Callie Graham was
fined SO and costs, Carrie Williams, Min
ME Harris, Mary Price, Mary Shea, $40
and costs, and Andrew Simmons 50 and
costs, for disorderly conduct; Leroy
Waits, 50 and costs, drunk and annoy
ing; Martin Hilliard, $95 and costs,
breach of the peace, the costs In this case
amounting to $40. In the case OF the
Commonwealth of Kentucky against Car
rie jackson, the defendant was held for
further trial before the Fayette Circuit
Court in the sum of S150, for default OF
which she is committed TO the jail. De-
fendant is charged with burglary.
A respectable lady walked quietly into
crowded saloon a few evenings ago
and stood at the head of table, unOb-
served at first, where number of young
men were enjoying social game Of
cards. One of the party looked up and
saw her gazing at him, when all at once
the cards Tell from his hands as if he
was paralyzed, and rising up. he walked
straight. out, the lady mutely following
him. The pantomime proceedings pro-
duced considerable sensation upon the
| older and more thoughtful portion of the
hilarious company.
| Mr.. Charles w. Craig, an old and WELL
| known citizen, died on Sunday at the
| Central Hotel, in this city. He was bet
ter known over large part OF Kentucky
as Uncle Charley Craig.
| 1t is in contemplation to hold an indig-
nation meeting in this city some day
this week, by the more respectable men,
bers of the Democratic party, for the
purpose of expressing their disapproba-
| ton of the nominating conventions held
last Saturday. From all sources comes
the complaint of trickery and unfair do
| ings at these meetings.
| At the early mass in ST. PauPs Church,
on Sunday morning, sixty children re.
| ceived their first communion. Immedi-
ately after the high mass at ten 0'clock
sixty-three persons were confirmed by
| Right Rev. Bishop Toebbe, who also
preached on the occasion.
A goodly number assembled on Sun.
day evening, at the Broadway Christian
| Church, to hear the lecture on "The
| Unity Of the Human Race" by Elder j.
| w. McGarvey, who discussed the lengthy
| subject in historical and mastery man
ner, which was listened to by an intelli-
gent and attentive audience. The ladies
OF this congregation, like their Main
street sisters, have organized a society
for visiting the poor, the sick, and
strangers. 4s4ls- s.s ID ". u. ,sa N
: The turbulent Democratic meetings
held on Saturday afternoon were the
J subject of much talk ON the streets and
in the drug stores ON Sunday. And yes
terday the subject of the rights and
wrongs Of the successful aud unsuccess-
full factions were kept up and thoroughly
discussed by the unterritied. ,..s.
St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated
tomorrow in fine style by our Irish feI-
low-citizens. During the day several re-
ligious societies from Frankfort and this
city will parade the streets. A grand
J banquet will be given in the evening at
Masonic Hall. None.but members of the
societies and their invited guests
will be admitted. The Irish peo.
lple of Lexington comprise about one
: fourth of the white population Of the
city. Several of them are very wealthy,
and many count their pieces Of real
estate by the half dozen. Yet, with this
J worldly prosperity they are not satisfied,
} Unlike their more numerous but less tor.
tunate bretheren in Louisville, Coving
ton and Newport, they have the finger 0
scorn pointed at them for drawing Sl ,O0
, a year for educational purposes. Th,
} Industrious Irish people in the thre,
: cities above named do not ask or receive
: any such charitable gifts, which do NOR,
to lessen the stal dard OF human natur,
than to elevate it.
, There will be music in the State Demo
: cratic ConYention. Two sets OF dele
: gates will present themselves from Fay
ette and other counties. 1t is likely tha
, two Democratic State Conventions viii
, be held at Frankfort, and two sets o
| candidates will be put in the field.