The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-07
THE CINCINNATI STAR:

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considerable taste.
Perhaps never in the history OF the
city was there so much interest mani
tested in o municipal election as on Mon
day last. There were nine candidates
In the field for tie Office Of Mayor, not
one of whom claimed any relationship
with either the Democratic or Republi-
can party. The latter party, however,
looked upon Davidson as their man, and
his election seemed next to certainty
up to the last, and his defeat is owing to
the refusal OF Lawder to Withdraw when
his chances We're known to be very small.
There seems to be general satisfaction.
however, at the result What is bad
might have been worse, and what is g.od
might have been better, is some consola-
ti0n.
The following is the official vote 40
briefly stated as possible:
For Mayor-Lawder, Sc; Mechley, 12;
Flickinger, 35; Maginnis. 754; Gordon,
kin, %; Hughes, TIA. Maginnis' major
ity, 40.
Marshal-Hine, 757; Riley, S67; Boosea
SEQ; Klein, 2s7; Heyler, So; Adams, SO.
Riley's majority, 20.
City Solicitor-Noilan 7So; Sites, 655;
Hamilton, 800. Hamilton's majority, 49,,
Street Commissioner - Myers, L0aT;
McHale, II; Becker, 292; Bisdorf, 0343
Getz, 16. Myers majority, 1o3.
Civil EngIneer-Dresher, sl4; Weaver,
92S; Vanderyeer, Sol; Peacock, 493.
Weayer's majority, 367.
Chief of Fire Department-T til num-
ber of votes polled by Jacob H. Long,
233; Fredericks, 42O; Olier, 106; Henry
Long, 210; Bowerman, 1S0; Lane, 454;
Shuler, SOS; Shulers majority, 15l.
Board Of Water-w orks--Total vote
polled by Weber, 1888; Krause, 455.
stageman, 2s5; scattered, 1; Weber'S
Gouncil--Beeler's majority In the First
| Ward, SO; Benningholen's majority in
the Second Ward, AZ; Allstatters ma
jority in the Third Ward, 4Si; Graham's
majority in the Fourth Ward, 225.
FRANKLIN, O.-The election passed of
| quietly. A lively interest was manifest
ed by the friends of the different candi-
| dates. Lockwood was reelected Mayor
by small majority, and Daetetler to
the Marshalship. Council will have
| three new faces.
Hon. T. M. Wales was nominated for
Assembly in this district.
| Tuesday evening Eli Perkins lectured
| to good house.
The scarlet fever is on the decline.
Spring fever has put in an appearance,
but that don't help the doctors.
LExINGToN.-Capt. Lusby is remodel
ing the Fayette House, which was dam
aged by fire two weeks ago. He intends
| to make it three stories high and add
nine more rooms to the building.
Ex-Squire John w. Harcourt intends
| to run Tor Magistrate in the Eighth Dis
trict at the ensuing May election. The
Ex-Squire has held nalf dozen OF offices
in Madison county.
General Williams, seemingly the COM
ing man for Governor, is running ON two
war records. The brave General is a
Mexican war veteran.
| The fence with its covering of circus
| bills on the Main Street front of the
Courthouse affords amusement to the
wags OF the city who want Capt. Ben
McMurtry and Mr.. Jerome Frazer to
establish hippodrome inside.
In Judge Mulligan's Court yesterday
John Brady was fined So and costs for
lying drunk. Amanda Williams was
fined 80 for obscenity. 7. X. Morgan and
Thornton Cox were each fined 50 and
| costs, charged with q breach of the
| peace.
Mr.. James Fl. Prather, the getter-up
OF the new city directory, has been quite
successful in obtaining subscribers to
his much needed enterprise.
I Hon. John I. Stevenson, County Judge
| OF Fayette county, has disgraced the
| City of Lexington by illegally renting
the Courthouse lot and allowing a high
fence to be built on the Main street
| front OF the Courtyard for the paltry
sum Of $40. This fence is to be used for
| posting circus bills directly in front of
| the main entrance to the temple of
| justice. Judge Stevenson has no more
legal right TO thus mar the peoples prop
erty than rector of church would
| have to lease the front fence OF the sacred
| editice for doubtful moral purposes.
The Irish element in the ranks OF the
Kentucky Democracy has grown so
| large OF late years that many of the
| wiser leaders of that ruling nartv are
| considering the wisdom of placing one
of that element on the State ticket at
the coming May Convention. The name
of Col. James Hanna, of Lexington, is
| favorably looked upon in connection
with the Office of Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction. Tbis would be master
stroke OF policy, as Colonel Hanna is the
idol of the Irish in Central Kentucky.
The revival in the Baptist Church be-
gun by MesSrs. Bliss and Whittie is still
| in progress, and is daily attended by
| large numbers of our citizens with appa-
| rently as much enthusiasm as in the be-
| ginning OF the holy season. Nearly fifty
converts have been recently added to
the congregation, which is the largest
one Of the Evangelical denominations in
Lexington. ~
The remains of Thomas Cronin, whose
death was mentioned in Yesterdays
STAR, was the first interment in the new
| Catholic cemetery. Mr.. J. I. Danahy
helped to dig the grave, and has the dis
tinetion Of having turned the first sod in
the new cemetery. No more burials will
be made in the old graveyard on Third
street.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
Church will give concert at the Sayre
| Institute next Saturday evening for tine
| purpose of raising more funds to COM
plete the furnishing of the parsonage Of
the church. M
Next Monday will be County Court
day, and large gathering Of country
| people is looked tor, as well as fine
| display Of fat cattle, horses, mules, etc.
A little nine-year old SON OF Mr.. w.
W. Boyd fell from tree ct his fathers
residence on Saturday afternoon and
dislocated his shoulder.
Messrs. Hugh Clancy, of Millersburg.
KY, and Daniel Potter, of Jackson,
Miss, were sworn in as attorneys in the
Common Pleas Court yesterday, The