The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-17
NEWS FROM POINTS ABoUND.

NEWS FROM POINTS AR0UND.
WASHINGTON q. H.---The work on the
Earrow-gauge Railroad will soon be com
menced.
Gen. Fitzpatrick gave grand fox-chase
here few days ago. The success OF the
enterprise is, however, a question.
The Cadets seem likely TO prove fail
ure, as too many of the members want 70
be officers. tt.l
The two building associations are
owned.by four men OF the town.
WILMINGToN.-Rev L. F. Van CIeye
and wife, of tue M. e. Church, will oele-
brate the 25th anniversary Of their mar
ried life this evening at the Parsonage,
on Columbus street.
The following gentlemen were admit
ted to practice law at the late session Of
the District Court: Clarence e. Arnold,
Cincinnati; l.. y. Hook, Westboro, and
ED. w. ID. Moore, Wilmington
The weather has been cold for q day or
two, and some snow has fallen.
HAMILToN.-The Board of Education
will reorganize Monday night.
Eidrich, the hurdle writer who was
thrown from his horse Wednesday night,
Is reported as having died from his in.
juries at Indianapolis yesterday.
The repairs on The Baptist Church are
being pushed forward, and the church
proper will soon be ready tor use.
The Children's Home is sis better of
since the famous spelling match on the
10th of March.
The barley crop in Butler county is re-
ported to be almost complete failure.
Street Commissioner Myers has al
ready commenced work on the streets.
A new mode tor furnishing water to
the steam ffe-engines is talked about.
The plan is TO sink six or more driven
wells and connect the same in one large
plug, to which the suction hose of the
engine will be placed and the water
taken direct. i--a
PARIS, KY.-There are parties stop
ping at the Bourbon House from Vir-
GINA, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Baltimore,
| New York, and Montreal, who are pur.
chasing hogs, cattle and horses.
The veteran Captain Daniel e. Turney,
who passed through a dozen hard-fought
| battles during the late war, was recently
elected to the City Couueil.
Among the score OF candidates for City
Marshal are four whose. names begin
| with Tom. Here they are: Tom. Dillon,
| Tom. Bashford, Tom. Owsley and Tom.
| Green. There is another Tom. running
| for City Cart-driyer; Ire is colored, and
named Tom. Symmes. The above Toms
are all converts from Republieanism.
They apostatized on the expectation OF
receiving a municipal Office. From the
| best Information we get on the subject,
| Captain Tom. Green has decidedly the
most influence with the Democratic
Councilmen, who have the bestowal Of
| the office of Marshal, he having been an
| old-time Democrat.
Mr.. Samuel Richardson and Miss Anna
Martin were married at noon on Thurs
day. at the residence OF the BRIDES
mother, by the Rev. Mr.. Pointer. They
| left ON the afternoon train for trip 70
| Niagara. Falls.
John Snay and Isaac Price got into q
fight on Wednesday evening at the
kentucky Central Railroad depot. Shay
struck Price first. The parties were
quickly arrested by Marshal Manaugb.
| Col. Alex. Grant, candidate tor Regis
ter of the Land Office, was in Carlisle
| and Paris during the past week drum
ming up voters. AT Carlisle the Colonel
lost his overcoat. He intends to keep
open house in Frankfort during the ses.
sion of the Democratic Convention and
| wants his friends TO stay with him all
night. Those whom he can not put in
bed he will let sleep on the floor.
| LEXINGTON. KY.-In the City Court
Yesterday Geo. +. Ferguson was fined
$40 and costs for injuring private prop
erty. Mat. Thompson was fined III and
cost for disorderly conduct.
| Among the heterogeneous crowd that
| followed General Tom Thumb around the
streets few days since might be seen
the tall form OF Mr.. Paul Conlon, the new
Chief Of the Fire Department. Paul at
tracted more attention at times than Tom
| Thumb did.
| Ii the Texan Emigration Commissions
| ers would visit Lexington they would
| receive ready response to their Invita-
tions from a large number of intelligent
mechanics and others wishing to emf
CRATE to the Lone Star State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Frank, formerly
residents OF this city and now living il
Dennison, Texas, celebrated their silver
wedding on the evening of the 9th inst.
We clip the following account Of the in
teresting event from Texas paper,
which Will be read with pleasure by their
numerous friends in Lexington and Cia-
cinnati: "Mr. and Mrs. j. Frank cele-.
brated the completion OF twenty-five
| years of welded happiness, at their resi-
dence, corner of Sears street and Austin
avenue, Friday night, the 9La'inst. About
forty ladies and gentlemen were present
to congratulate their friends upon the
| pleasant event. A nice supper and an
|
vided, and a right enjoyable time was
had. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank received many
substantial tokens of Friendship, and the
| hearty good wishes OF ALL"
The West Lexington Presbytery is in
session at Nicholasville.
Hon. James b. Beck, the leading Ken
tucky member OF the last Congress, has
settled down in this city to practice law,
| q wiser and better man.
The Baptists are holding q Sunday
school Association at Midway.
|. Workmen are busy at work finishing
| the little new church around the corner,
ON Constitution street.
A new turnpike, called the "Jack's
| Greek Road" has been surveyed, to run
from the Richmond pike at point seven
miles from Lexington. 1t will be two
and half miles long, and will run to-
ward the Kentucky river.
| irish papers chronicle several pur-
chases of shert-horns made in that coun-
| try by Kentucky cattle raisers.
Col. w. Il. Wfthers has laid of fine
race track on his land on Broadway,
little north of the city limits.
| An interesting .parlor theatrical per-
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