The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-08

broken and his BODY Dadiy bruised yes
terday by runaway horse, which took
fright at beer-wagon on the suspension
bridge. sss
The Committee on Centennial Repre-
sentation have appointed Aleck Gordon,
of the Niles Tool Company, to make in
qulry in Philadelphia as to procuring
suitable building, VIM. Ridly and Ezra Il
Cope to ascertain and report as to who
will exhibit and how much space will bo
required, and e. G.. Dyer, Charles e.
McBeth and W. q. Marzedant for pre-
pairing plan for advertising Hamilton
as a manufacturing place and her inter- :,
est in the Centennial.
The Board Of County Commissioners
yesterday viewed the Liberty township
turnpike to see whether they would turn
the same over to the county or not. :.
LEXINGTON, KY.-The building OF
the Southern railroad will probably in.
crease the number OF stores and revive
business generally in this city, One Of
our leading Councilmen, fearing the in
fuence of lively competition in his
business, favored the charging of every
grocery keeper a tax OF 500 year,
seven II they had only box of soap to
SELL"
The day Of high prices has passed with
the people OF Lexington. The store
license should be done away with, then
our merchants could sell their goods as
cheap as their competitors do in Louis
vile aud Cincinnati. Many people now
send to these cities to supply their wants
at from 20 to 80 per cent. lower than they
could get the same articles in Lexing-
ton.
The Colored Baptists of Lexington are
holding fair at the corner of Short and
Market streets. Another society of COL
ored church people are holding nightly
meetings at q place of worship on Wal.
nut street. These meetings are kept up
until midnight, with loud manifestations
OF piety, much to the annoyance OF the
neighborhood. The leading brothers
| should admonish their hearers that the
good Lord is not deaf, aud is not to be
easily moved with noisy enthusiasm.
Dear brethren, restrain your fervent
piety, for sick peoples sake.
The gubernatorial candidates are
stumping the State together.
| The Northern Bank has declared q
semi-annual dividend of five per cent.
| Politics and orthodox fence building
have entirely too much to do with public
matters in Central Kentucky.
The Irish Literary Society ia the name
OF q new organization ct which Alex.
Hogarity is President, P. Roach, Vice
President; j. p. Banahan, Secretary,
and Edward Bowling, Treasurer.
| The collections OF Internal Revenue in
the Seventh district, during the last
three months, amounted to $685., ,951 30.
or this amount $4,000 WAS collected
from tax Oh spirits.
On Tuesday evening Republican
open-air meeting was held in Goodloe.
town. At which speeches Wore made by
Messrs. r. z. Stoll, A. Ii. Adams, l.. p,
Tarlton and Gabriel Burdett.
| A dividend of six per cent. was de-
clared yesterday by the Lexington Gas
Company out OF the profits of the last
six months. ~ -. J, Z. !. s..s. 80
The wheat crop In this section will be
light and the grain small and inferior.
MIR. q. Il. Smith, son of DR.. Jos. Smith,
lresiding on Main street, during the
storm ON Tuesday sat near a window
reading, when the lightning flashed close
| to his lace and stunned him SO that he
| fell to the ground. Fortunately, he ia
not seriously hurt.
| We have been requested to make the
statement that Mr.. Gum, Engineer OF
| the Southern railroad, will be here on
Saturday to meet the Directors Of the
Leestown pike company in order to set
lie the question OF damages with them.
| Work is now going on in this county,
| and n party of men are now on the prop r
lerty Of MIR Messick awaiting settle
ment of the points i'll dispute before they
begin. 4tr $50
CHILLICOTHE, O.-W. W. Bond has
taken charge OF the outside business Of
the Chillicothe Advertiser.
After ten years Of talk, but with no
movement meaning business, this town
| is at last to have an Opera-house. Dr..
Clough has purchased the old Second
| Presby terian Church, corner Paint and
Filth streets, and will convert it into q
public hall suitable for musical and the
atrical entertainments and other public
assemblages. The old and dilapidatei-
looking building is now used by the Sill
Guards as an armory. The walls are in
good condition. John +. Cook, the ar
chitcct, is now engaged in making the
drawings for the necessary changes. 1t
is the intention to make the appoints
ments complete in every respect. In
| the design Tor the stage Mr.. Crook has
the assistance OF suggestions from Mr..
Leslie, who was for seventeen years oon-
nected with the old National Theater Of
Cincinnati. The house, as designed,
will seat a thousand people. The cost
of the enterprise to DIR. Clough Will not
exceed $l2, 900. IL will be ready for busi-
ness by next fall.
Mr.. Isaac Mace, the first child born OF
white parents in toe territory now com!
posing Ross county, died here last SAT-
urday, in his 77th year.
The Emmitt House is to be remodeled
shortly by removing the heavy columns
(which support the roof, aud by building
fine balcony along the whole front, and
replacing the stone pillars by iron coll
umns. The present windows and doors
will give place to plate glass OF modern
style. n,
Mrs. Angeline Hanks, married wo.
man, living in the east end OF Ross
county, has brought suit against Judson
Peacher for slander, charging that, be
told Rev. ichard Lemaster, the Meth,
odist preacher ON the Richmond circuit,
and to others, that she was lewd wo.
man, and relating circumstances cre-
ating the impression that she had been
guilty Of adultery with q doctor of Chiiss
| licothe, and with some man at one ofthe
Circleville hotels, and that she had WIS.,
| tied houses of ill fame in this place. She
| claims $4,000 damages.
Elizabeth Taylor and Callie Stone
both claim to be the mother of Mary