The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-06
FROM POINTS AROUND.

lREPoRTED SPECIALLY FOR TUE STAR.
PARIS, KY,-Mr George Q. Lockhart
the Democratic candidate for Represen
-tatiye from Bourbon county, was elected
by 1872 majority over A. M. swope, tn,
opposition candidate.
A poll was opened at the election OF
Monday to take the sense of the voters
upon the ten per cent. law now in force
in this State; 434 votes were polled fol
the law and 496 against 1t,
Hon. Garrett Davis late suburban
residence, with twenty-five acres, was
bought Tor the Edgar Institute for SIS, 900
Mr. Il. 4. Davis giving $4,000 to the Insti
tute. Mrs. w. L. Redmon's fine bricl
residence on High street, with one and 6
hall acres, sold to Garth Female College
for $lb 900.
FRANKFORT, KY.-The election was
surprisingly quiet.
The colored people mostly voted the
Democratic ticket at the election held in
this city last Monday.
Dick Larue, of the Cincinnati Com.
mercial, was in the city last Saturday.
The Capital Baseball Club, of This
city, have secured the services of the
Club, of Cincinnati, and hereafter they
will play In that nine.
II has rained here every day for three
weeks, and the farmers complain that
the wheat crop is entirely destroyed,
which, of course, will make flour higher
than has been known for years.
Attorney General Rodman returned
from Canada last week, where he has
been for the last week or ten days on a
business trip.
Now that the election is over, every.
thing 10 quiet.
Hon. w. l.. Jett beat his two compel.
1tors over 5OO votes for Police Judge, all
OF them being Democrats.
We are under obligations to Colonel
Pryor. the local of the "Yeoman," for IA
v0rs.
Hon, w. l.. Jete, the Police Judge
elect, was serenaded last Monday night
by a large party of his friends.
! We will ask If 1t is not a violation
OF the city ordinance for whisky to be
sold on Sunday Ifs6, where was the
Chief of Police last Sunday morning at
~ O'Clock. We would also ask police
man Philips who sold him whisky last
Sunday week on the east corner of
Lewis and Market.
DAYTON, KY.-Last evenings enter
ltainment at the Baptist Church drew to .
,gether as appreciative and cultivated an
audience as was ever assembled at a
concert in this city. The spirit of ap.
probation with which such an assem-
'blage greeted the exercises was high
erltribute to theirexcellence thanwould
be any mere words of praise. The rem
0enng OF the 'choruses showed thor
lpughness OF training and perception of
their difficult parts that are not fre-
anenuy characteristic OF amateur per-
1ormances. "Jehoyah's lPraise,u the
opening chorus, and 'sGlory be to God on
High" from Mozarts Twelfth Mass.
music generally let alone except by pro-
1esslonals. were both sung, mot only
Wlthout single jar, but with a pur-
lty of phrasing and an evenness
and finish in The sustained and difficult
roulades that is not even expected in the
amateur concert room. The base and
tenor parts were especially full and fine.
The difficult and beautiful sacred solo,
"Gonsider the Lilies" was so well sung
by Miss Amelia Tieman that nothing
but repetition of it later in the even
ing would satisfy the audience. "Oh,
Ye Tears" by Charlie Thomas, a.HeWa
Rejected" by Miss Carrie Spillman, and
'tRippling Waters" a quartette, also
elicited general praise. Too much credit
can not be given Mr.. E. w. Starbird, Di-
rector, and Mrs. Starbird, who presided
at the organ, for their untiring efforts to
make the entertainment the success that
1t was. The committee did their part
well, and everything was as near beyond
criticism as the most ardent could have
expected.
EATON, O.-Right Rev. Archbishop
Purcell, OF Cincinnati, administered the
rites of confirmation to some ninety-fiye
OF St. Patrick's Church here on
last. The attendance was
large and the ceremonies were very in
teresting.
Judge Hume, OF Hamilton, occupied
the Common Pleas Bench on Wednes-
day, closing up the business laid over
from the June term.
The Editor of the Democrat is out
again, alter two weeks OF severe Illness.
The races at Richmond, Ind, are being
well patr0nized along the line from
Hamilton up; all owing, however, to the
efforts OF our young friend, j r. McCord, |
Of Camden, for cheap "railroad excur-
sions."
The Republicans nominated, on Satur-
day last, the following ticket: DR.. SaylOr, |
Of Winchester, tor the Legislature; 3. 5.
Dix, OF Eaton, for County Treasurer;
Dr.. o. Tilson, of West Alexandria, tor
Clerk, and Mr.. Oldialher, of Lewisburg,
for Auditor. The Democrats have not,
as yet, made their nominations.
The Doty House has become the Jack |
son House, and has been furnished and
RENTED entirely new by j. Z. jackson,
late proprietor Of the Phillips House at |
Dayton. G. r. Lockwood, late proprie-
tor of the Doty, steps In, and Clint. Hus- |
Ion, Esq, ''steps down and ou% Of the |
Eagle.
J 10. II. Aims, son Of Hon. Judge II.
Aims, the artist, is home here on short |
leave of absence from one OF the best
photographic houses in your city, to re-
cuperate.
Ben. Hubbard, jr, the genial and en-
ergetic attache of the Messrs. Bart & |
alckox, of Cincinnati, looked in at the
Eagle for the first time in two years.
LEXINGTON, KY.-The Georgetown
races, which begin on the 18th, promise
10 be quite interesting. Some noted
racers are entered and fine sport may be
expected.
Last Wednesday was the first id forty.