The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-12
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FRANKFORT, KY.-Preparations are
making in Frankfort for procession,
ETC., at the Inauguration of Governor
McCreary, and also q ball at the Capital
Hotel. The new Governor is exceeding
ly popular in Frankfort, wnere he has
spent many winters as member OF the
Legislature, and the citizens wish to 40
him especial honor when he comes to
take up his official residence among
them.
NICHOLASvILLE, KY.-The tunnel
ON the Cincinnati Southern Railway,
near Mt. Freedom, in this county, which
was being made two feet higher and four
feet wider, was completed yesterday.
Marriage licenses were issued, Tues
day, to John Crutcher and Kate Wilmore,
and John Sagerser and Lou. Walker.
The wheat crop is being threshed rap
idly by the farmers, and it is not SO
much injured as it was supposed to be-,
The funeral of young William Scott
was largely attended. A discourse was
delivered by Rev. d. p. Young, at the
Presbyterian Church, and the burial at
the Cemetery. -
CYNTHIANA, KY.--Landl is valued
entirely too low In the Blue Grass coun-
try. While in the Clerks Office yester-
day. we hesrd a prominent Official de-
clare that he could increase the value of
property in Harrison county one million
dollars and not oyervalue any ones
property dollar. This Is an important
matter that should be looked into.
the Constitution was very light In Har-
rlsons county. Only about ], 900 voted
tor II, while over 1000 were recorded
against the measure.
In the Criminal Court. James Good
paster was sent osthe Penitenriary for
aiding two prisoners to escape from the
County jail. One of them was a brother
OF Goodpaster, the name OF the other is
Fightmaster. Both OF them are still at
large. John W. Chandler was 0nvicted
Of horse stealing, and his punishment
fixed at two years In the Penitentiafy.
Jack King, a colored boy, was convicted
OF barn-burping aQd sent to The Peni-
tentiary for eighteen months. David
Gruelle, for committing q breach OF the
peace, was tined $50 and costs.
LEXINGTON. KY. = The Lexington
and. Frankfort ladies have become e.
tranged over the contrasting games Of
baseball played between the rival boys
Of the two cities.
The local papers are kept busy chron-
lcling the arrival and departure Of "ac-
Domplished and handsome" ladies visit
Ing our city. The Kentucky ladies are
Rll handsome and accomplished, there
fore, we think it a work Of supereroga-
tion to style any one Of them by these
high terms.
Mr.. VIM. Walford lett yesterday for
England.
It is estimated that there are four hun
dred vacant houses in this city. The
landlords are driving away our indus
trious population by exacting from them
unreasonably high rents.
MIR. John 9. Young is building the ad-
ditions to Sayre Institute.
Mr.. John b. Payne, jr., and son. have
returned after months stay at the Hot
Springs in Arkansas.
The following about expositions is
from the Kentucky Gazette: "These an
nual traps for catching the dollars Of un-
wary country people are spreading their
Inducements abroad with lavish hand.
The contributors are furnishing up their
old engines and other traps, and they
will soon be open to the gaze OF admir-
ing green -horns IRON the country. lfit
was not for this species of custom they
would close their dors on large deficit,
20 be no more opened. ills no wonder
that country towns languish and that
country merchants contract into miser-
able shop keepers when those who
should be their customers are tolled of
by the blowing of penny-trumpets to
spend their eash-ill the large cities at
the call of the managers of these
expositions. 1t is now three or four
years hand-running that these exposi-
itions have spread their sails and pla.
carded town and country and newspa.
pers with hand bills that would be Q
credit to Barnum or any other shoW.
man." The Gazette eviuently docs not
appreciate expositiens.
A colored man named Alex. Parker
was up before Judge Stevenson on Tues
day, charged with robbing the garden ol
Judge Robinson's farm, and was com
lnitted in default Of $50 bail.
HAMILTON. - Mr.. Haney, of Chilli
cothe, contractor for the street railroad
is in the city, and work will be com
menced as soon as the iron is receivet
from Cincinnati.
James e. Campbell and wife left las
night for Chicago, to be absent shor
time. f
The work of repairing the big reservoi
10 going forward, but will not be com
pIeJed tor month or more.
A telegram was yesterday received b.
Sheriff Allen from Laporte, Indiana
stating that a man had been ARRESTED
there who claimed to be the murderer 0
Tom. McGehan. Prosecuting Lttorne,
Vallandigham Immediately teiegraphei
to the Mayor OF the. above place to holt
the prisoner until an officer arrived from
Hamilton. Later in the day d secont
dispatch was received saying the maj
was very drunk when the assertion wa
made, and that 1t seemed useless to pa!
any attention to 1t. M
William Arnold, resident of Hamil
ton, died in Columbus yesterday from
stroke OF paralysis. His remains will b.
brought here f0t burial.
The Democrats OF the Fourth war,
will meet sunday evening In the Second
ward Eugine4house for the purpose Q
organizing an Allen Club II
Excursion tickets over the Atlanti,
& Great Western railroad to New Yorl
and return are for sale az Philip Craft
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