The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-19
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FRANKFORT, KY.-Offcial retusns
have been received at Frankfort from
every county in the State, and McCrea-
ry's majority is SO, 139.
WINCHESTER, KY.-The STAR, is
now furnished here by Master Chas. G..
Gribbons, who will promptly deliver the
papers:on the arrival Of the tram, $3.50 z.
MoORE's HILL, TND.-Mr. George
schabers mother-in-law, Mrs. Stratton,
died OF dropsy yesterday.
Mr.. w. z. Oxley, who was reported
suffering with q carbuncle q few days
ago, has since died.
College opens one week from Monday
next. Then times will not be SO dull In
cur town as heretofore.
Mr.. Draper is building an addition to
his store room.
AvoNDALE.-The Village Engineeris
making up the assessment for Burnet
avenue, which is now fully completed.
The Directors of Route No. 10 meet
this afternoon. A street railroad to
Ayondale may be regarded as a GER
tainty.
Complaints come to us daily with re-
gard to the horrid condition of Hunt
street. Gentlemen, hunt up the peoples
authority, viz. The Street Commissioner
and talk at him little.
NICHOLAsyILLE, KY.-Rev. j. b.
Thorpe, Of Frankfort, was elected by the
Board of Trustees, on Saturday, Princi-
pal OF the Jessamine Female Institute at
this place, vice c. e. Young, resigned.
The following persons compose the
Grand Jury at the present term Of the
Jessamine Circuit Court: Willis b.
Smith, foreman; John A. Rohrer, James
Woodward, Morton Funk, Franklin Tay-
lor, Nat. Lafon, e. Newman, James
Mars. VIM. Overstreet, ID. w. Ascline,
U. a. Perry, j. A. Brooks, A. j. Dennis,
Ed. Hulett, A. Kirby and L. b. Taylor.
CARDINGToN, O.-The Cardington
Silver Cornet Band have reorganized and
are making splendid progress under the
instruction Of their efficient teacher, Mr..
Samuel Hull, of Middletown. They have
accepted an invitation to 90 on the ex-
cursion to Cleveland on Saturday next.
The Prohibitionists held county con-
vention at Temperance Hall last Satur-
day, and nominated a iull county ticket.
1n the evening they held mass meeting
in the Grove, which was largely attend
ed. Speeches were delivered by J..
Ordell candidate for Governor, and Rev.
Fl. A. Thompson, candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor.
DAYTON, KY.-The City Council
killed the project for extending the time
for the payment of taxes. John Gillard
did it with his little hatchet.
The Street Railroad Company is laying
the track around the Newport break,
and by tomorrow we shall 60 through
without change.
The School Board has elected as as.
sistants in the public schools, Miss Liz
zie Legg, Miss Fannie Treseise, Miss
lizzie Qufnby and Miss Hux. These
have all served in the schools very satis-
factorily, and are known to be efficient
teachers. Now il the people Will fm-
press upon the Board the necessity OF
making in the future as few changes as
possible, our schools will soon be in good
shape. Not much can be expected II Che
teachers are to be changed at the end Of
every year to suit somebody's whim.
CALIFORNIA, O.-The citizens of
California, o., will hold a consultation
meeting at the old School.house, next
Saturday evening, in reference to the
propriety and necessity of giving the
united support OF our village to our pres
ent accommodation packet, j. NJ. McAr-
thur. Those who are friendly to the
packet and interested in the growth of
the village are earnestly invited to at
tend.
Mrs. Catharina Bonney, the we'll
known missionary to China, Is now de-
Ivering to her subscribers her book en-
titled Treasury of Historical Clean
ings," being collection OF "reminiscences
Of the Van Rensselaer, family, of which
she is member. She is now stopping
with Mr.. Il. II. Van Rensselaer,, Of our
village.
The stove foundry will start in few
days.
CLEvEs.-Yesterday Squire James
Carlin was notified by telegraph, by par
ties residing in Madison, Ind, that
during the night previous some horses
had been stolen in that vicinity, and that
the thieves, with the animals, were sup
posed to be making for Cincinnati. Upon
this information a sharp lookout was
kept on the different roads leading
through this place when, just before
midnight, the 'Squire's vigilance was re-
warded by the discovery of the thieves
with their booty, consisting of two horses
and mule, and as the description of the
stolen animals eorresponded with those
In the hands of the parties Who were
overhauled on suspicion, TREY were &C.
cordingly placed under arrest and the
animals detained in the custody Of the
authorities OF this place. The parties
arrested were two men and a boy, all OF
whom, it is said, confessed after time
thatthe propertyfound in their poss ession
was stolen. This is the second batch of
arrests of horse thieves in this place
within few days past. ~.
HAMILTON.-George and VIM. Ear.
heart have returned from Putin Bay.
Judge Gilmore paid a flying visit to
his Hamilton friends yesterday.
John Vanderveer, for some time dan.
gerously i'll Of dropsy, was reported dy-
Ing last night.
Dr.. Beauchamp, though quite sick, was
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