The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-06
NEWS FKOM POINTS AROUND.

LAWRENCEBURG, IND.-Iae funeral or
Joseph Hayes. Esq, aged 50 years. was
very largely attended, and an appropri-
ate discourse by Rev. b. W. Chidlaw in
the NJ. E. Church. Mr.. Hayes was the
last of the old pioneers. He was born in
Chester county, Pa, and came to the
Miami Valley in 1871. He walked, when
fifteen years old, from his home to Red
| Stone, an old fort ON the Monongahela,
thence in canoe to the mouth OF the
Great Miami River, the home Of his
grandparents, who had settled there in
1897. He left eighty-seven grand, great
grand and great-great-grand children.
HAMLToN.-David Liugler, City Mar
shal, died yesterday of rheumatism.
Joseph Hughes, Esq, returned from
New York yesterday afternoon, none the
worse for his trip.
David L. Reilly is talked OF as suita-
BILE person to ill the office of Marshal,
made vacant by the death Of Mr.. Lingler.
No better appointment could be made.
The thermometer stood ut zero yester.
day morning.
A petition was in circulation yester-
| day among the members Of the Bar, ask
| ing Gov. Alien to appoint Col. ii. III. Rob-
inson State Librarian.
| The GuidOn of yesterday contains an
| Interesting communication from Trus-
| tee of the Children's Home, which should
be read by our County C0mmissi0nel 9.
A Martha Washington ter party is the
talked OF event in Methodist circles. 1t
is to- be on the evening of the 22d of Feb
ruary. ..
LEXINGTON, KY.-The local editor of
the Press calls the correspondent of The
STAR q lunatic. The wishy-washy items
that appear daily in that paper are like
a of d hnx Nv tfhnh al ton hn.rr,rr1rad
Major D. D. Laudeman had his Sum
day-go-ro-meeting trOwsers taken from
his house few days ago under the fol-
lowing circumstances. A colored boy
went to his residence and told Mrs. l..
that the Major went out hunting and re-
turned to his Office with his pantaloons
badly torn. The best pair in the house
with fine pair OF knit suspenders wefe
given to the messenger and that was the
last seen Of the boy or the go-to-meet-
ings. The Major d d not send any one to
his mouse and regrets the loss of the fine
suspenders more than the garment.
The prospective completion of the
Southern and the probable building Of
the Chicago q Charleston railroads are
having favorable influence ON business
and real estate in this city and vicinity.
The demand for dwellings is OH the in
crease.
The lecture ON the Eastern Church by
Rev. Father Shipman will not be deliv-
cred until next Tuesday evening at
Christ's Church.
Our little Piepoudre Court, presided
over by Recorder Mulligan, cost the city
S337 to carry on last month.
Next Monday evening Dr. J.Jay VilIers,
the American humorist, will deliver the
fifth of a course OF lectures before the
Lexington Library Association. at the
Opera-h0uSe.
The season of Lent, with its forty days
fasting, commences next Wednesday.
During that time no marriages are SOL
emnized among Catholics. It behooves
those contemplating matrimony to be in
readiness by next Tuesday.
Yesterday morning the thermometer at
the Ashland Observatory indicated three
degrees above zero.
Our information about the fire hose
was obtained from the men who handled
it and from member OF the City Coun-
ell. What better authority could lu-
natic reporter want.