The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-16

| NEWS FhOM POLN1S AHOUFDs
DAYTON, KY, Feb. 12, 1875. Z.
ED. STAR. BY finding a place In the
columns OF your valuable paper for the
following, you will confer a favor on
many citizens of Dayton, KY.
II DR.. w. G. Keith will consent to be-
come cand date for the March election,
for the office of City Clerk for the City Of
Dayton, Kentucky, he will confer favor
on his many friends, that are Interested
in the elfare Of our city, and shall re-
ceiye from his many friends their in-
fiuence and support to elect him to said
office. MANY CITIZENS.
HARRISON. O.--The distllery is being
run to its utmost capacity in view of the
proposed tax on whisky.
Robinson Garnes. Sr., an old farmer In
this locality, died on Friday last.
GREENFlELD O.-This place has raised
$25 900 Tor lhe narrow gauge.
Stock sales on Friday, the 10th of this
month.
Mr.. w. c. Agnew, Engineer-in-Chief OF
the Spring gfeld, Jackson & Pomeroy rail-
ROAD, arrived at Wayerly on the 9th inst.
MADIsoNvILLE.--The store of J. D.
| Atkins was broken into, and the safe
blown open last Sunday night The
burglars forced their way through the
door into the hall and stairway leading
to the second story, and then tore away
one OF the steps, and made a passage
into the stOre-room. They seemed to be
alter the contents OF the safe, aud not
the store, as they took no goods, unless
perhaps little pocket cutlery. They
did not get enough 10 pay them Tor their
labor, as there was but little money tnot
mole than six or seven dollars in the
safe. The store was burglarzed about
two years since, and quite stock OF
dry goods carried awaw. l think Mr..
Atkins Will. after the two gentle hints,
take measures to prevent any successful
attempt 10 get into his store In the iu-
ture, by this class of customers.
Winter remains With us; ''it sticketh
closer than u brother," and the young
Iolks who visit Brambk's skating pond
nightly are glad that it .sticks." There
will be several notices for your marriage
column before long as consequence.
LEXINGTON, Ky.-Five deaths occurred
in this city on Sunday night. Many aged
persons have died during the present
&, winner in this vicinity.
There are twenty-seven city officers to
be elected next week by the City Council.
About sixty candidales Lave entered
4 their names for these offices.
The office Of Mayor III this city is o
very important one. He is the dispenser
OF The cIty's charities, and none should
be placed in that department who Is ur-
acquainted with the duties of that office.
Tue Circuit Court commenced term
yesterday at Nich0lasvllle. Several
murder cases are ON the docket OF that
court.
The Real Estate and Insurance agents
| OF Lexington report business quite liye-
| ly in their line Vi renting, selling and i'll
suring property, both in the city and
county.
Simon Hopper, an aged and we'll
known citizen, noted for his attention 10
the sick in taking care Of them when no
, one else would, died suddenly at an
early hour yesterday morning.
II j. W. McGarvey, in his sermon on Sun
day evening, at the Broadway thristIan
Church, reeonciled the 'Book of Genesis
with the comparative young science Of
Geoogy." He quoted Martin Luther,
VINO SAID that there ought TO be space
between the first and second verses of
Genesis: "AEd that the young science
OF Geology ought not to put on old airs"
At an electlen held aJ the Main-street
| Christian Church. on Sunday morning,
the following gentlemen were elected
elders: Messrs. j. b. Morton, j. q.
Chinn and q. X. Marshal.
HAMILTON. - Yesterday morning the
thermometer stood four degrees below
1 zero. ..,}.
Councilman Ptau has gone TO st.. Louis
to be absent a week.
The citizens OF the Third Ward are
quite salisied with the way Mr. Ailstat-
ter has represented them in Council, and
will run hIm again.
The Board Ol Health met yesterday
afternoon in the Mayors office; AL the
members present except DR.. Caldwell.
The health Officer, III. G.. McMaken,
1 a hpll % hia ANIMAL rpnOrf b.f.h
received. The report shoAs the city TO
be, in u sanitary point Of view, in an ex-
cellent condition. But 1875 deaths, in-
kcuding 13 still-born, out oil population
of some thirteen thousand is u pretty
good showing lOr the Lealtnfulness OF
Hamilton.
4 Yesterday Second street, between Ba-
4 sin and Ludlow, WAS almost impasSible,
ON account oi accumulated water. ThiS
: is the old cry. VINO is to blamey
Mr.. James Il. Giffen has recovered from
his late attack of asthma.
There.will be a meeting of the U. z.
ladies at the parsonage Saturday after
noon.
There was no meeting of Council last
night for want OF a quorum.
The engine OF the S:26 A. NJ. train, on
the g., I'll. & D., road. broke down yes
lerday near Jones' Station, which made
The train an hour behind.
The hydraulic broke yesterday at the
head gates near Bender Il Bros planning
mall. Little damage was done.
There was no Common Pleas Court
yesterday.
WILMINGTON, O.-The residence Of
John HARRISON, on East Main street, was
damaged by fire yesterday morning to
the amount Of 5000. Cause, detective
fiue.
IL was very cold here yesterday, the
thermometer indicating II degrees below
zero ut daylight.
Livingston county, in the State of New
York, is made notable by the number OF
public men who were either born or have
passed most Of their lives within its
limits. The list Includes Gem w. w.
Wadsworth, an officer OF the war of 1872,
who, with his brother James WadsworIh,
was a great land owner; Gen. James ).
| WadSWOrth, a maiOr-general in the war