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Capt. James II. Todvine stin moilrns
his lost watch. Perhaps he may get it
on South Main street. 4
Cynthiana sustains two weekly news.
papers, the Democrat and News, and
three hotels. ~, "
The business men OF CyntHiana dis
Fplay their economy and Wisdom in hay-
Ing their stores covered with tin roofing.
In this way they save O considerable
amount annually in getting reduction !
in their insurance premiums. ey
PARIS, KY.-The members of the Mu-
tual Baseball Club are to have new uni
forms.
The members of the Bourbon Social
Club have already commenced to make
extensive preparations for three grand
hops during the fair.
A. M. Swope, Esq, is the Republican
candidate for Representative in the Leg
islature. Both he and tho Democratic
nominee, Mr.. LOckhart are bachelors,
and will be beaten If a competent man
will run independent. They are too
young to be intrusted with The responsi. Z
bility of lawmakers. 81
The dancing class Of Prof. Mueller is
IN fourishing condition, and adds very
much to the life of the place.
DR.. VIM. Kenney has returned from
Ohio, bringing with him his beautiful
and accomplished daughter, who mas
boen attending the female college in
Brown county.
Davenport & Dunhum's European Cir.
Gus is billed for this place on July d.
Plcnics are the order OF the day at
present. On Saturday, July ., the Paris
Harmonic Society give one AZ the Fair
Grounds. 1t promises to be an elegant
affair. 9N9
Mr.. Isaac Cunningham, one Of the
Spotless Men, gave an tlier Of those ele-
giant entertainments to the Society, at !
l'his residence on High street, OH Thurs
day evening.
Major George Alexander is spoken OF
as the next President of the Spotless
Mems Society.
LEXINGTON, KY.-The fishing party
consisting OF General Councilman uns-
ton, Judge Hunt, Capt. j. Lawrence
Jones and II. A. Thornton, Esq, re-
turned ON Saturday morning looking as
| il they had boen under repairs. General
Huston was the "boy OF the Gro sd."
Judge S. s. Goodloc, on Saturday, an
nounced himself as candidate for the
first Representative from the city of Lex
ington in the General Assembly.
Mr.. S. T.. Cnristy, OF California, who
was mentioned Il few days since as ell
route to Clark county TO see his rela-
| tions, has returned to our city and is ell
ljoying himself with friends and attend
ing our stock sales and purchasing fine
| stock for shipment to California.
The following is from the American
Citizen:
"It has been suggested that public
meeting be called Tor the purpose uf de-
yising ways and means to rid the city
court room of the loafers, both men and
women, that eongregate there from time
to time. We regard the suggestion as
| timely, and hope some good citizen
lwilltakethe initiatorY step in the mat-
ter, and let US have a meeting at an ear
| Iy day.v 49,
The Woodward Weekly says on last
| Friday night, as Mr.. S. L. Hampton was
returning home from town, about II
o'clock, be was knocked off his horse
and robbed short distance this side OF
the toll-gate en the ShryOck's Ferry
pike. The first intimation he had Of the
matter was the report OF pistol right ut
his side.
He dropped to the ground insensible,
but recovered consciousness before the
| robbers left him. lie saw there were
two of them turning him over and search
| ing him, and he asked them not to kill
him. They took from him 81 SO, all the
money lie had, his. pocKet-kn.te, sc.
Some time after they left him he made
ulo WOJ w thS Opil-SNt0s LIZ tuUuSub LII
had been shot, but it was found he had
not been shot but knocked in the back of
the head with some blunt instrument,
and sharp-p0inied stone with which
| he had been hit was found where hc had
been knocked off his horse. A very
ugly wound was made in his head, and
we persume it will be some days before
he Will be able to 60 about. There is no
clue to the identification of the assas-
sins, and we presume they will never be
known.
| HAMILTON.-In the Probate Court
the Will Of Hugh Il. Price was adm ited
to probate ana Ann Price, his vile, to
| whom the teslat0r bequeaths his estate,
was appointed executrix.
Two hundreds and sixty-six new
buildings have been erected in Butler
county during the past year, at total
cost or $1S5, 255. Ofthese Hanover town
ship has 7; Riley, 5; Union, 19; Lemon,
8; Oxford, i; st. Clair, IS; Milford, 12;
| Liberty, 8; Wayne, IL; Ross, ID; Fai;-
field, 20;. Morgan, -; Madison, l3; Mid
dletown, 33; Oxford, L; Hamilton, 81.
| The County Board of Equalization is,
doing good work in revising the Asses.
sor'sreturns. Most Of the changes will
be made on personal property.
The canal lessees want to be paid for,
removing the Eleyenth-street basin.
Hamilton will celebrate the Fourth on
the fifth. The Patriotic Order Of Sons Of
America will have a procession in the.
forenoon and celebration in the Court
house yard In the afternoon. The Ham,
lilton Leiderkranz will celebrate in their
usual way at the Fair grounds, and
there will be grand illumination, firing.
Of cannon and grand ball at the Opera
house in the evening.
Senator o. p. Morton, of Indiana, is
the guest Of MIR. Beckell, Esq.
/ A. large field Of barley was cut near
Seven Mile last Friday.
John Teasdale, the man who charged
himself in Salamanca, N. ", with hav-,
ling thrown open the switch that smashed
1.-THE Atlantic & Great Western train,
when caught by Detective Mitchell
proved his presence in small New York
town on the night of the accident. De-
tective Mitchell returned home last
might.
The Board OF Agriculture have an.
pointed Peter Murphy, Luke Brady and
II. d. Evans a Committee to wait on the
County Commissioners In regard TO
purchasing the ground east OF the Fair
grounds for q race track. Some changes
were made in the premiums offered in
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