The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-03
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A four weeks term of the Court of
Common Pleas commences in this city
next Monday.
The regular quarterly Sunday-school
meeting of the III. X. Church South will
be held tomorrow afternoon.
On and after Monday next the public
schools will have two sessions day.
The City Council met .on Thursday
evening, and transacted the regular busi-
ness of that body. The members were
silent on the Water-works question,
which is the most important one agitat-
ing the public mind. they fixed the rate
Of taxation for 1875 at two per cent.
This. city is oyerrun with itinerant
book agents.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary T. Wood
took place from her late residence on
Constitution street yesterday afternoon.
The jury in the lunacy case of Clifton
F. Grim could not agree and were dis
charged.
WILMINGTON, O.-The jury failed to
agree, standing six to six, In the case of
the State of Ohio against James Bowe-
man, who was indicted for grand larceny.
This is the case where Boweman, col
ored man, elOped with white girl,
named Hattie Rudduck, some time last
fall, and who, it is charged, induced her
from her sister. The case occupied
about three days, and resulted as above
stated. The State was represented by
A. w. & r. E. DOan, and the defense by
II. G.. Slone and Il. j. West.
The Common Pleas Court closes to-
day Saturday.
W. B. Teliair, Esq, is an independent
candidate for Common Pleas Judge.
MILLERsBURG, KY.-After ten days
hard study the spoilers assembled at the
Baptist Church to enter the contest for
the prize. Captains, j. G.. Smedley and
Mrs. j. G. Allen. Gentlemen number
ing IS; ladies', IA. Alter hot contest
the gentlemen were handsomely defeated,
leaving Mrs. G. w. Bryan, of This place,
ana Miss Rosa Bryan, OF the Female IIl-
slitute, the only contestants. For the
next fifteen minutes The eklrmishing was
sharp, but finally Mrs. Bryan left out an
l. and went down amid deafening ap-
plause. Mrs. Miles Mckee and Miss
Jones no better.
More STARS are taken here than all
other daily papers.
Not much farming done-too much
rain.
A series of temperance lectures will
commence tomorrow night. April I'd and
Sd, Grogan; 4th, q. W. Balm; 9th, Rey.
l.
7Ih, Gen. Green Clay Smith, and to con-
clude on Friday with an entertainment
by Social and Literary Club for the ben
etit of Piera Lodge No. 236.
Major Dick Jones, oil Kansas City, has
returned for short stay at his old home.
FRANKLIN, O.-The residence of e. B.
Thierkieid vas discovered to be ON fire
early Sunday morning, but the flames
were quenched before much damage vas
done.
The ball for the benefit of st. Mary's
Church was a success.
Two young men, one from Lebanon,
raised "a wumpus and a wow" on last
Wednesday, on Sixth street. The Mar
shall arrested them, and the Mayor in.
vited them to contribute So each to the
funds OF the corporation.
The social and reception at the Y. NJ.
Q. A. rooms, Tuesday evening, was
pleasant affair, though greatly disturbed
by the "good" little boys. 1t is a wonder
that such conduct is permitted. 1t is a
mistaken kindness to allow such unruly
actions.
The First National Bank are putting
in order the corner room in Odd-fellowS
building for their own use.
First-class boarding-houses are needed
here.
A good hotel building would be pay
ing Investment.
Many of our folks will attend the great
Temperance fair.
The Middletown Journal reports on stre-
liable" authority, that the Franklin Ad-
vertiser is about to suspend. Go away
from home to get the news. So far from
suspending, our paperis growing in pub
lie favor and will flourish, without
thought Of "letting up"
HAMILToN.-There are only nine can
didates in the field for the Office Of
Mayor.
Mr.. Adam Utterick, the German teach
er lately discharged by the Board of Ed
ucation, is likely to give that body some
trouble.
Representative Jacob Kemp has re-
celved a commission as Notary Public.
The Emmett Dramatic Club has been
invited to give an entertainment at the
Soldiers Home, Dayton, and will accept
the invitation at an early day.
The march of improvement seems to
have taken it's flight up Ludlow street,
Fourth Ward.
Patrick Gordon has not with drawn as
candidate for Mayor, as is being cir
culated.
The Children's Home has been white
washed and cleaned up-not any too
soon.
Mr.. John Gilmore contemplates leav-
ing the city for the summer. His peach
orchard needs looking alter.
Peter Becker, OF the First Ward, is a
for Township Treasurer.
The voters Of the Third Ward held a
caucus last night and decided to run
James I. Imley and John w. Benning-
hofer as candidates Tor members OF the
School Board; the first named for the
one year term and the latter for two
years.
TROY, O.-Local politics have been
making some stir in Troy. The Repub-
licans nominated fair ticket for town
and township officers, and the Democrats,
under that delusive name s'The Peo-
ple," also nominated full ticket, with
a decided leaning towards the anti-cru-
sade side. And the probabilities are
that the Republicans will deem their
duty done by the nominations and let the
Peoples ticket have the benefit of their
future inaction.
A new brick building containing three
store-rooms will be erected at once on
the west corner of the Public Square.
The old fire traps that have for years dis
graced that corner are being removed
and demolished.
Street cleaning is the order of the day,
and makes change for the better.
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