The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-26
NEWS FROM POINTS AROUND.

first and only village In the United States
where lion hunting has been successfully
INDUCED in.
Evening before last, while DR.. A. q.
Jones was visiting patient in Avon
dale afflicted badly with the new maIady,
'.street railroad on the BRAIN" his horse
and buggy were stolen, from which no
tidings were received up to late hour
last night The Doctor says that IL the
gentleman (?) who has thus deprived
him will return the horse, he is welcome
to the buggy. This is the first case OF
horse-stealing that has ever occurred iRi
this village. Where are the police?
WASHINGTON C. H.-A young man
named Moxy attempted suicide. 1t is
supposed to be love affair, as he was
heard to say, "no one cares for mesnow."
Next Tuesday is stock sale day.
= The incorporation petition Of our Gas
Light Company was taken to Columbus
ON Monday.
The Register, speaking of the Council
men whose time expires this spring, says
they should be reelected. Let the peo-
pie look we'll at their work and see how.
they have served us in the past before
voting for their reelection.
PARIS, KY.-The whooping cough ia
prevailing in this vicinity.
Since the late spelling fever begun
the Parisians have been using some hard
words in their conversation.
Petty .thieving is going on in and
around Paris as much as in Lexington.
Night raids are constantly made upon
chicken coops and hog pens.
A mass meeting of the Republicans OF
Paris will be held tomorrow evening at
the Council Chamber for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the City
Council.
There are nine candidates for Cover b
nor. General Williams stands at the
head of the list: 25l delegates are pledged
to vote for him in the Convention.
The personal popularity OF General
Williams astonishes his competitors for
the Governors chair. Notwithstanding
the newspapers appear to be against
him, he is out-stripping his mighty op-
ponents in the race in every direction.
Mrs. General Williams is a very influ-
entail lady in Kentucky society. This
will insure the Generals election. The
Kentuckans are great admirers OF SUI
perior women.
LEXINGTON, KY.-Some Of the older
citizens are opposed to the Water-works
enterprise, fearing it might slightly in
crease their annual tax bills.
Mr.. s. l.. Shivel has disposed OF his in
terest,in the Ashland House to his late
partner, Mr.. j. W. Alexander.
Mr.. Z. Hak and Mr.. Stephen Solar, two
prominent business men OF Newport,
are stopping at the Ashland House.
DR.. Sharp has been elected member
of the Spotless Mems Society.
Mr.. w. Il. Plunket, an old and re-
spected citizen, died on Wednesday
evening.
The old fogy opponents of the Water.
works project should be taught that
water is lie itself. Not only do we want
water, but a convenient drinking foun.
tain. The amount of good from plen-
tiful supply Of water and fountain can
not be estimated in dollars.
The price OF flour has fallen to 50 10 per
cwt., and the loayes Of bread made by
our stingy bakers are the same weight
as when flour was 81 so per cwt. When
one goes to. sell -four to those bakers
they ask if the price OF wheat has come
down, but when you go to buy bread
from them they cry out flour has raised.
The many friends OF Mrs. G. F. Cannon
will be pleased to hear of that lady's en-
tire recovery from dangerous attack of
neuralgia.
The fire at the Fayette House on We'd
nesday night would probably have been
more disastrous had there been high
wind at the time. Mr.. w. H. Lusby, the
owner of the burned building, had an in
surance OF $4,000. Mr.. L. McGowan, the
lessee OF the hotel, had an insurance OF
$1,000 on his furniture.
In the Recorders Court yesterday
VIM. Tuttle was fined 50 and costs for
disorderly conduct, and Ran johnson
was fined $40 and costs for breach OF
the peaces
HAMILToN.-Sheriff Allen yesterday
took Charles Spinger to the Peniten-
tiary.
Jarvis Hargitt, Clerk of the Common
Pleas Court, and Colonel James e. Neal
left last night for Dayton, where they
will remain over until this morning,
when they will join Treasurer Yeakie
and Sheriff Allen, and with them 60 to
Columbus.
The Committee appointed by the Board
of Education to examine the books OF
the Secretary of the Board and those in
the Auditors office, to see ii the cause
OF the discrepancy between the same
can be discovered, commenced work on
the books yesterday morning and will
continue on them to-day.
Mr.. Frank Jones is reported rather
worse.
Yesterday morning, Edward Foley,
young man OF about "a years of age, in
the employ of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
81 Dayton railroad company, was run
over by car in the grayel-pit near the
old Dodsworth distillery, and SO badly
injured that he died in the afternoon. It
seems he went down with the SWITCH
engine and some cars, and was endeav-
oring to stop car, which was in motion
and without a brake, that had been cut
loose, by running in front Of 1t and
placing his shoulder against it.
While thus running and endeayoring
to check the car, which was on down
grade, his foot slipped and he fell on the
track and one of the wheels run over his
body just at the hips, crushing them and
injuring his intestines. DR.. Beauchamp
was Immediately called and had him
moved to his clearinghouse, but his in
juries were such as to render all human
aid useless, and the doctor could do
nothing but administer a few opiates
with the hope OF easing his pain, with
which the poor fellow was in terrible
agony. Foley was a young single man,
and those present said his father and
mo ther were living, but whether in Fort
Wayne or Toledo tney didn't know.
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The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Ex-
ecutive Committee have asked the New
Jersey Conference for the appointment
of Rev. e. Ii. Stokes as resident pastor
OF their settlement.