The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-15
NEWS FROM POINTS ARouSD.


room of the church.
City Clerk I'll. III. Jones yesterday noti-
fled the National Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company that the American Fire Alarm
Company had commenced suit against
the city for the use OF the National Alarm,
which they claim is an Infringement upon
their system.
Mr.. James e. Furry and Miss Sarah c.
Beaver were married yesterday by Rev.
DR.. Davidson.
The Courthouse and park are receiv-
ing general cleaning up.
MI. j. f. Meley is lying seriously i'll af
his residence ON Third street.
Yesterday State School Commissioner
Smart appointed Isaac Graham to ex-
anime the books and vouchers OF tine
Board oil Education.
XENIA, O.-George Bradley, Esq, pro-
prietor or the St. George Hotel, mas re.
turned from the East, and has purchased
a large amount of machinery, and Will
soon establish a paper collar manufact,
ry, which will give employment 10 fifty
hands, and probably more. Other man.
uiacturing establishments are now he-
ing considered, so that we may soon ex-
pect this to become an active manulae-
turing city.
The ChiefE Engineer of the D. d S. e. N.
G. x. W. co. will organize his force on
4 llQdJ, buC lOLu lHSls, ub lDdf lOu, dlu
Immediately proceed to locate the route
OF the road.
The City Council will reorganize Oh
the 10th instant, three members retiring,
and the new ones assuming their respon.
sibilities.
The new City Marshal was sworn into
office yesterday, and is now giving n.
strucJlons to the people as TO their du-
ties and what will be required. 1t would
he well if he would call at the yard OF
the City Marble-wGrks on the Sabbath
day and arrest most wicked, rude and
worthless set OF boys, who make that i
place OF resort on the Sabbath and EN-
gage III all kinds of bad conduct, very
UGH annoying all the people OF that To-
cality.
CYNTHIANA, KY.-Some of the most
prominent horse-men here, among whom
are w. w. .Smith, of the Smith House,
owner OF good iour-year-oid. called
lie Grand" worth a thousand dollars;
W. Ii. Wilson, owner of john Bright"
L. j. Megibben, John s. Lail, owner OF
the celebrated horse. "D!ck Taylor;"
Geo. A. Scott, owner of "ldle STAR" and
Mr.. Ii. ID. Frisbee, are about to start a
troJting association, and have secured
ground Tor Il mie-track, forty feet wlue,
and egg-shaped, on W. ii. WILSON'S
place, near the. X. 9. railroad, about 80v
yards south of town. 1t will be known
as ..Abdallah Park" Work on it will
begin next week.
Snow fell here at noon yesterday.
LEXINGTON, KY.-Master Thos. Shan
nahan has been app iinted assistant
agent tor The STAR IN Lexington.
A spelling contest, with an admission
fee OF % cents, is advertised TO take
place at Masonic Hall Tomorrow even
ling, for the benefit of the Hiii-street
| Methodist Church. M
Two large dead dogs in state Of dc.
| composition are lying in the alley al
joining the residence OF DR.. Snarp, ON
Hill street. The Doctor has several
times called the attention of the officers
to the nuisance, Which is endangerIng
The health Of the neighborhood.
number of persons who were pre-.
vented by the Spotiess Mems Society
from entering that select circle, because
they would not 90 through the ordeal Of
contriti0n, confession, and satisfaction,
have organized society of thti. vwt,
styling themselves the Spotted Mems
Club IL is strictly secret, and five dol
lars enrolment lee is required OF every
member.
A horse show will be held at Athens
next Saturday at II A. NJ.
The Fayette Council OF Grangers will
meet next Saturday morning.
Ihe alarm OF 1re athalt-pusL six O'Clock
yesterday morning was caused by the
burning OF portion OF the root of shed
Kitchen at the residence OF Mr. j. Z. Cor
bin, No. IS South Upper street. .Tne Fire
department were quickly OH hand and
eXtingMshe the flames before any great
damage was dLGc. ,.... ~ ....
General Tom Thumb drove out yester-
d:IV in 'niS 1itilp f..irfi.,op sdr.s,,n .,,,..
dwarf ponies, and was followed aruund
town by large crowd OF all kinds, sizes
and colors OF people. lie was advertised
TO give an entertainment with his coiii-
rade, Commodore Mutt, at the Oncra-
house last night.
Capt. Ben McMurtry, while out prac-
tising lor the Hlppouroine show, To be
held III the Courthouse yard next Satur-
day afternoon, fell from the bare back Of
a bovine mule on Vine street, few
days ago. The Captain tried his best
not to let the accident be known, but his
comrade Jerome Napoleon Frazer, let
the secret cut.
A hgSt occurred yesterday morning ON
Broadway, near Short street, between
Sam Johnston, colored, and a white man
named Jack Morgan. During the scuffie
it is charged upon Vim. Weatherhead
that he handed hnile ON organ, by
WHICH JUnnSon received cut III the
shoulder, and Morgan was hit with a
stone thrown by Johnson. The.trio were
Immediately brought before Judge Null
ligan, who continued Morgan's examin-
alton, and held Weatherhead to appear
before the Grand Jury in bail OF $l5o, as
accessory to the cutting. Johnson was
discharged.
in the. City Court yesterday John Nc.
Gahey' was lined 50 and costs ior dis
charging firearms within the city limits.
and John Mcbride, for being dl3luk aud
annoying, was assessed W and costs.
Judge Mulligan has christened Officer
Eustis Garret the pretty policeman, and
Officer Hiram Climes the fancy police
man.
The proprietors of the Phoenix and st.
Nicholas Hotel and Geo. w. Norton,
Esq, were granted permission to drain
their premises into the branch creek tuas
runs through the city. Recently Col. W.
w. Bruce, owning the east corner Of
Water and Upper streets, made applica-
tion for similar privileges but was re-
fused.
CLEvEs.-The Temperance entertaju-
ment last night was an enjoyable affair.
The audience was large and apprecla-
tive. The people OF Cleves and vicinity
have not tOrgOttpn 1hn onoA rac,,I,a- -