The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-03
FROM POINTS AROUND.

way, Whs' Ddher, HepuDilcan, IVui Otleu,
Democrat, 1872; Shriver, Republican, 169;
Nelson, Democrat, 153..
Council met last evening. Committee
appointed to confer with delinquent tax
payers reported that they had done
nothing and were discharged. Engineer
reported that it would cost from 81, 900 to
81, 100 to repair the Walnut street wash.
A committee consisting of Mr.. Lusk and
John Reid was appointed to confer with
interested property holders and report.
City Marshal was ordered to notify the
owners, Of the two vacant lots on each
side Of MIR. Hunters property, near the
school-house, that the same must be
filled within ten days or it would be
done by the city at the expense OF the
owners. A committee from the School
Board presented request for permits
sion to build q school-house on the Jail
lot. Referred to SPECIAL committee.
Two applications tor rights to run skiff-
ferries were referred to the Law Com
mittee.
The Baptist concert will take place
Thursday evening, and If the weather Is
at all favorable will, without doubt,
draw together large number OF Day
toms music-loving people,
DILLsBoROUGH, IND.-There was
a fine game of baseball between the
Clippers, of Cochran, and the Atlantas,
of this place. A neat score of to In
favor of the latter.
Innings. 23 Z 567
Atiantas ............1 o o 0 o 0 0 0 0-1
I The tally was made by the right-field-
er, Robert Shepherd. On account Of the
rain the game was called at the sixth
inning. A large crowd was out to wit
Mess the game.
| The Tilton Baseball Club organized
lSaturday night with the following men,
son, O.; VIM. King, p; Elias Curry, lst
cd b.; Jerry CowI, r.f.; John Godart, o.
T.; VIM. Frazer, |. I. and captain OF the
club.
Tiltons and the Atlantas will cross
bats, on the grounds OF the latter, Satur-
day, August 7, 1875. Game to be called
at O'Clock z. M.
| AYONDALE. - The Street Railroad
Committee of the Village Council will
meet this afternoon, to consider the
route for railroad to the village.
Rev. e. d. Camp, Pastor OF the Pres
lbyterian Church, left last evening Tor
the East, where he will spend his Yaca-
ltion.
] There will be meeting of the Presby.
Iterian congregation w ednesday evening,
to hear the report of the Finance Com
mittee. 1t is understood that all but
ieling the church has already been SUBJ
tscribed.
The all-absorbing topic of the village
on. Monday was the storm OF Sunday
and its damage to the new improve
ments. Forest avenue sustained the
partial loss of fine barrel culvert, and
nearly all Of the macadam on that road
west Of Mr.. Hayen's place. Gholson
avenue is badly washed, also Harvey
ble lake was formed on the south side of
East Shillito street. Several panels of q
division fence on DR.. Scudder's place
were carried away by the flood. The
Injury to private gardens, lawns, roads
and walks and new dwellings under con-
struction, will not tall short of eight
thousand dollars.
HAMILToN.-Ther were thirty-three
deaths in the city during the month Of
July.
An attempt was made Sunday night to
burglarize the residence of Mrs. Van
Hook, on Ludlow street.
, The present freshet is claimed by some
to be as great as the famous one of 1866,
which took from view that beautiful
structure, the old river bridge.
The national colors, draped in mourn
ing, hang from the Courthouse and the
Phillips House.
A petition was yesterday presented to
the Board of County Commissioners
Iry,, hnk ktat nf c. ,Ia;,
township which forms the First ward of
the city OF Hamilton be separated from
said township and be made township
of itself.
Nothing has been heard or seen of the
body of the unfortunate woman drowned
Saturday night.
. Crowds of people stood on the banks
of the river yesterday all day watching
the big water.
Council met with the Board of County
Commissioners yesterday afternoon to
discuss the expediency of cutting the
road leading to the Chestnut street or
Columbia bridge, in order that the water
might escape and thus save the bridge
from being swept away. 1t was decided
not to do SO Immediately, but If 1t was
deemed absolutely essential to the saw
ing of the bridge the same should be
done.
The iron for the street railroad is ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow, and work
Will be commenced forthwith.
A grand complimentary ball was given
in Beckett's Hall last evening in honor
of the departure Of Rev. Chas. Herman,
late pastor of the st. Johns Church, re-
Gently called to Cleveland.
The morning trains South yesterday
morning were all behind time, owing to
the severe rains north.
The premises of John Loder, the gar
dener and florist, were yesterday en-.
tirely submerged.
Since the recent "get up' in the old
Miami the First Warders seem to think
''too much of a good thing is good for
nothing" How about cutting off the
Hamilton basin now? Water is a good
thing in its place, but it's place should
not be where 1t puts in jeopardy the lives
and property of citizens when it could
otherwise be avoided.
Council met last night In regular ses-
sion, with President Allstatter in the
chair, and transacted the folio Wing busi.
ness:
The Committee on Claims reported
bills for the month OF July to the amount
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