The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-20
NEUs FnoM POINTS ARoUND.

invited to meet at the residence of Mr..
Henry G. Tibbitts, tomorrow (Friday)
evening. Professor Stanage will be
present.
Don't forget the citizen meeting at
Ehner's Hall, this evening. Come out,
and come determined to do whatever 10
necessary for the advancement OF the
interest OF Dayton.
The Bessie Pearl will give grand
moonlight party tomorrow (Friday1
evening. She will take passengers at
Dayton and other convenient points,
and make a trip up the river and back.
Ample arrangements for refreshments
and music have been made, and very
pleasant time is assured.
The meeting at Odd-feIlows' Hall last
night completed arrangements for organ
izing an A. O. U. w. Lodge. Officers
were chosen for the various positions,
and the name of Anchor Lodge was se-
lected.
HAMILToN.-The County Board OF
Equalization organized yesterday. The
City Board will organize on Monday.
The Office of the Collector of Internal
Revenue has been removed TO the Second
National Bank building.
In the Common Pleas Court, yester,
day, in the case Of John v. Hibner
against Charles Krohn, leave was given
by the plaintiff to withdraw his reply
filed on the day before, with leave to file
an amended reply before May 25th, the
demurrer to said reply being also with
drawn. By consent of parties, the cases
of Mary Hardin against Fergus Ander.
son, and Edwin 2. Reynolds against the
same, were consolidated, and Emma
McGregor was made a party DEFENDANT,
appearance entered, and leave to file ans
swer and cross-petltion allowed. In the
case of the Hamilton Gas Light Coke
Company against Elizabeth ?. Johnson
Judgment and costs were paid and the
case dismissed without recourse.
Johanna Weishauer was yesterday
appointed executrlx OF Joseph Weis.
hauer, deceased. Personality, vi 800; re.
ality, $4,000.
The marriage of Mr.. E. M. Potter, and
Miss Fannie N. Young takes place at
the Presbyterian church this evening.
LEXINGTON, KY.-A petition will be
presented to the City Council this even
ing asking the use of the city park
grounds for the purpose OF playing base
ball. Should leave be granted game
will shortly be played between the Lex
ington Baseball Club and similar or
ganization at Ludlow, KY, they having
sent challenge to the boys in this city.
Two deer which were sent from Texas
few months ago as present to Gen.
VIM. Preston, and were keptin his yard,
were on Monday night killed by dogs
and most of them eaten. The above.
with other depredations by dogs on
sheep, calves, colts and hogs has aroused
general desire to put an end to all the
rowing worthless ours in this vicinity.
The bar meeting held yesterday morn
ing to pass suitable resolutions of re-
spect to the memory OF the late General
Breckinridge was largely attended. Ey-
cry one present seemed deeply i'm
pressed with the solemnity OF the occa-
sion. 80 r.'T
| Never since the death of Henry Clay
was the city OF Lexington so generally
draped in mourning as 1t was yesterday,
on the occasion OF Gen. Bfeckinridg gesa
| funeral. -. f-M
A, special train, arrived yesterday op
the Frankfort railroad with persons at
tending the funeral Of General Breckin-
ridge.
Tne annual exhibition Of the Perlclsap
Society will be held in Morrison Chapel
tomorrow evening, at 1880. All are ID.
vited. f. 5se ~
MIR. John Brennan, of St. Louis, and q
\ former resident Of this city, is spending
a season with his many friends in Lex
ington.
/ city, lett yesterday morning to spend the
| summer in Ohio and Eastern Kentucky.
/ Kew. MIR. Birch, Of Indianapolis, for
merly pastor of the Second Presbyterian
| Church in this city, is on yisit TO his
old friends In Lexington.
All the public aud private schools in
.nIs city we're closed yesterday.
THE FUNERAL OF GEN. BRECKINRIDGE.
The funeral of General John q. Breck-
inridra tOok nln from Eircf
lbyterian Church at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. The city was crowded with
lpeople from all parts OF the State, LoulS-
vile and Coyington sending special
| trains. Business was entirely suspend
ed. An hour before the funeral services
the Church was filled. Rev. w. T. Y.
Bartlett conducted the services, assisted
by Rev. B. b: Wartie!!aa. The funeral
4 procession was marshaled by General
Basil Duke, in the Following order:
i Masonic and ether societies, Mayor
and City Council, the bar and personal
friends. Ex-Confederates and Mexican
soldiers, pali-bearers, ministers, the
fhearse, the family, Governor aud Seafa-
4 tors, State officers, citizens. 1t was the
largest funeral ever held in the city ex-
cept that of Henry Clay. The pall-bear-
lers were: DR.. John X. Desha, MijorJ.
r. Wiley, Major +. X. Hunt, Gen. j. II.
Robinson, Col. w. O. r. Breckenridge,
Gen. Wm. Preston, Mayor NJ. G. john
son, Hon. James B. Beck, of Lexington, /,
Gen. Geo. b. Hodge, Newport; Col. j..
lStoddarti Johnston, Frankfort; George
Bird, Indianapolis, aud Col. ellison r.
johnson, Louisville. The knights Tenn
lplar took charge OF the renains ut the
Ecemetery, VINO committed them to the
vault, there to remain to await final In
terment at Frankfort.
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The blue crane on heron Of California
is one Of the most useful of the featn-
cred tribe. In q Held or alfalfa, where
the mounds thrown up by the gophers
1 are the thiekest, may be seen the long
legged Grain, with its sharp, yellow bill ,
/ standing guard oyer some fresh earth ia
course Of distribution by the greatest
\ pest next to the squirrel known to the
farmer. Unlike the, heron of the swamps
and marshes Of Florida, its neck is
stretched to its full length while watcll-
4 ing its prey. It is generally found stahd-
ling alone in the field, as il it had de-
serted its kind; and its mission was to
act the solitary sentinel OF the meadow.
Its bill is sharp, and as the gopher With
his feet and head pushing the soil comes
| to the surface il is sent throuph him lih q