The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-20
WITS IRON PoIyrs ARoUsD.

NEWS IRON POINTS AROUED.
HAMILToN.-In consequence of the
late fire the meeting of the Baptist con-
gregation will for the present be held In
the rooms Of the Young Mems Christian
Association on High street.
| Mrs. Horace Woodruff Is at present
visiting her father, Mr.. William Beckett.
Samuel Davidson, President Of the I.
NJ. & M. Insurance Company, is TO be
seen on the street again, after rather
| severe spell of sickness.
The church social and supper in prep
aration by the ladies of the United Pres
byterian Church, to come off tomorrow
evening, promises to be the event Of the
season in the social line.
The alarm Of fire last evening about 7
o'clock was caused by the burning of u
chimney in the Fourth Ward.
On Monday night valuable horse was
stolen from the stable OF Robert L. Scott,
| OF Collinsville.
Theobald, the undertaken, who received
the severe beating on Friday evening at
| the hands OF some unknown person, is
still confined to his bed.
The morning paper reporter don't seem
to like the idea Of putting down new
floors in the Clerks and Recorders
offices.
The Literary Institute held meeting
last night in their hall in the new Bank
building. The exercises consisted Of
recitation by Edward Shaffer and read
ing by Misses Fannie Young and Fannie
Howell. The growing feature of the ex-
ercises of the evening was the panto-
mime entitled, ''The Statue Blancha or
The Lovers Strategem."
A young son of William Beckett, Esq,
met with serious accident last evening
while skating on the reservoir. In turn
i.,o inGI ha foil and IL, tha foil 1isln-
Gated his shoulder. DR.. Falconer was
called ana gave the required aid.
Monday morning, when the firemen
went to the cistern on Second street, not
q square from where the church stands
which was on fire, they found the top
covered with ice nine inches thick.
caused by the water escaping from the
hydrant at the old SECOND Ward Engine
house. Neglect of this kind is ineXcus-
able, and it is to be hoped will not occur
often. Who's to blame?
LEXINGTON, KY.-Praye yer-meetings are
now being held III this city. Last even
ing one was held at the Second Presby-
terian church. These religious exer-
cises will be continued this evening at
the First Presbyterian church. Thurs
day evening at the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, and Friday evening at
buc S6UbGuDdtf Ls C1uL Cus CClNlSCb
commence at IA O'Clock.
Hon. w. 8. Parsons, of Ireland, lee
tured to respectable sized audience at
the Opera-house, on Monday evening.
His subject was "George Stephenson,
the inventor Of railroads"
Mr.. Parsons is announced to lecture
tomorrow evening, ON "Bound to VIM"
which is said to be his best.
The Lexington correspondent Of the
Courier-Journal says, the Gazette of this
city is filled with solid advertisements.
He might have added that the Daily
Press has three columns of directory
matter to I'LL up.
The STAR contains more local news
than all the Lexington papers combined,
is delivered to the citizens OF this city
every evening for ten cents per week.
Candidates for the Legislature are
coming up in the distance. A corre-
spondent calls'upOn j. Fletcher Johnson,
ESQ.,, to allow his name to come into the
list of aspirants.
An effort will be made to induce Mr..
Paul Conlon to come out as q candidate
tor the General Assembly.
A convention OF the United Workmen
is announced to meet in this city this
evening.
The Christian Church on Constitution
street, is rapidly approaching compile
tion. This makes the third editice of
that thrifty denomination built in this
city. Two of them have been erected
during the last decade.
A large number of delegates from
Northern Kentucky arrived yesterday
to attend the Convention of the Order of
United Workmen, TO be held in this city
tomorrow.
Such high toned patriotic gentlemen
as compose the City Council should not
deign to charge the poor citizens three
dollars apiece for every night they meet.
Members of the School Board do not re-
ceive nything for their services.
Every lover of society should give at
least one year i'm ten of his time toward
promoting the welfare of his neighbors.
One of the local papers of this city
complains of a "dearth OF news" Ii they
would give their readers synopsis Of
the manipulations OF the city's finances
from time to time there would be no ex-
cuse for such want of news.
A Democratic County Convention was
held on Monday at Georgetown. A
speech was made on the occasion by a
demagogue from Fayette county, against
III. A. NJ. Henderson, ID. D., Superintend-
ent of Public Institution of Kentucky.
DR.. Henderson has acquired a national
reputation for his abilities, his moral
and intellectual worth, and 3. N. Gre
ham, of that county, is trying to work up
popular prejudice against DR.. Hender-
son for the interest of some backwoods
clodhopper, in anticipation of the August
election.