The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-22
the laying Of the cornerstone for the
new Town Hall ON the 24th inst.


number of Cincinnatians and Ohioans
here. John Andrews, master carpenters;
DR.. Josephs has settled here for the
health of his family; E. ID. Leedam, naer-
chant, Is doinga large business; M. 8.
Pickelheimer, lawyer, has his son In the
lightning-rod business. All these and
others are enterprising men. There Is
one saw-mill, one planing-mill, and one
furniture factory here, and the locality
and resources would amply justify other
manufacturing investments. ,
The southern halt OF Ripley county is
settled mostly with people from the
Eastern States, but in the northern half
the Germans have the preponderance,
and they have saloon at nearly every
cross roads, but in the south end there
are no saloons.
Our wheat will be a. partial failure.
The hay crop is fine; corn looks well;
oats and potatoes are bidding fair for
an extra yield. The acreage in cultiva-
tion is very large. Hr., aR
There will be concert held in the M.
e. Church Wednesday and Thursday
evenings next. Part Of the Cincinnati
Glee Club will be present and partici-
pate in the exercises. The proceeds are
to be applied to the benefit OF the church
building.
HAMILTON.-Coro Spencer and a
jury yesterday afternoon concluded the
inquest on the body Of James Kirkup,
the fireman killed by the railroad acci-
dent Sunday night. The testimony Of
eight or ten employees OF the road was
taken relating to facts already public,
from which it appears that the switch
was probably opened by some unknown
person. Nothing positive in the way Of
evidence, however, offered, and the jury
rendered the verdict that Kirkup came
to his death "by being scalded with hot
water and steam coming from the boiler
of the engine which was thrown from the
track by misplaced switch, or from
some other cause unknown to the jury.n
In the case of Samuel Davis vs.. the
city for $40, ,00U damages for broken leg
in falling over the abutments for the
Third-street bridge, yesterday returned
verdict in favor OF plaintiff for 5,041 68.
The defendant gave notice Of appeal.
The g., H. g. d. Railroad depot was
struck by lightning about 10 O'Clock last
night. No material damage.
The annual commencement exercises
of the High School will take place at the
| Opera-house tonight.
Samuel L'Homlnedieu and James E.
Campbell have filed suit against N. G..
Curtis for the recovery of $1,000, being
balance due Oh the purchase OF 1872 shares
of stock OF the Hamilton Printing Com
pany, transferred by them to defendant.
David Mumma was yesterday appoint
ed guardian Of Edward Marts, and Lewis
Alexander executor OF Henry Alexan-
der, by the Probate Court.
| The fire department has purchased 1860
! feet Of Akron hose.
| LEXINGTON, KY.-Our farmers are
cutting rye and wheat. Cutting will BIZ.
gin in Southern Kentucky this week.
Officers McMurtry and Shannon, ar
rested five colored boys, on Sunday, on
suspicion Of stealing a pocket-book con-
tanning SIS, which was found in the
possession OF one of them named Earnest
Bell, q servant at Dr.. Tarlton's.
| jerome Frazer, the Mayors clerk, is
busy issuing dog tags and licenses.
Tie boys are preparing their lassos to
commence operations tomorrow in
catching roaming dogs.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Q. f. Cannon have re-
turned from their trip to the Eagle Hills
much improved by their journey. Aud
| Mrs. Maggie B. Cassell has returned
from her Northern trip.
On Thursday morning tAe pupils in St.
GATHERINGS Academy will hold their an
nual exhibition. ,l
| On Saturday night young colored
man named Lloyd Lee was severely cut
in the neck while attending social
gathering at a house, on G. georgetown
street near the railway track.
A meeting Of the male members of the
lCatholie congregations of this city was
held ON Sunday evening, Rev. j. IL. Bek-
kers in the chair, for the purpose of hold
ling grand picnic at Woodlands on Mon
day. July 9th, to raise funds for the
lCharity Hospital located in this city.
A general invitation is extended to our
benevolent citizens to attend this plea.
sureable undertaking.
The visiting season has set in. On Sat-
!. urday Misses Nellie Davis and Sallie
lJacopy arrived from Paris to spend a
Misses Irene Pepper and Maggie Bell
iPinkerton, of Connersville, Ind, are
visiting the family Of Mr.. j ohm w. Pat
terson.
Yesterday morning carpenter named
. Geo. Sercey, while working on A. 7.
tParkers new building on West Main
street, fell from the scaffoldipg,. fracture
, ling his hip and leg. This is the same
building where Mr.. John Howe was in-
Ijured BY falling from the roof few
weeks ago.
The first number OF the Sunday issue
| of the Dispatch appeared last Sunday
morning. We hope the new enterprise
} will be successful. Good newspapers
J are needed in Central Kentucky to teach
: our people that there is something new
under the sun.
Rev. L. b. voolfolk delivered dis.
: course in his church on Sunday which
} was original and remarkable, wherein
! he compared the prevailing vices and
: sorrows OF the people OF our times to a
} gang Of little foxes awho nibble at the
vines, not appearing to do much mis-
chief, but are really destroying them by
} severing the connection between the
trunk and the EARTH" The leader of the
. gang was called Slow, and represented
iaziness and idleness, who was followed
, by Leyity and Vanity, Ayarice, World.
illness and Discomfort, ending with the
grand dram Fox, who brought up the
lrear. The speaker rebuked s'the idle
} young man that spends his time chew
] ling tobacco ON the street corners; to.
bacco begetting idleness, and laziness
Ibegetting the use Of tobacco.v And the
idle girl who "spends her time reading
lbad novels and trashy fiction, such as
dime novels. the New York Weekly ana
) New York Ledger" The discourse was
lengthy, and very much interested the
large congregation, attracted to the