The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-23
LEXINGTON. KY,

| LEXINGTON. KY.
P. Doren leaves for Ireland shortly.
Two hundred forest trees are to be set
out in the college lawn.
The election contest in Woodford
wakes warmer and warmer.
We have not seen anything OF spring
yet in this part Of the West.
The Boston Philharmonic Club was
here last night and played to a large
| audience.
The case of Scott Edward, the negro
| desperado, has been sent to the Grand
Jury of the Circuit Court.
The Living Art Statues Troupe was
at the Opera-house Wednesday night,
and such show never visited the city
before.
| l.. Suddeth, Of Clark, has sold the
Spring Hill residence for $1,000, and
also one hundred and sixteen acres at
$40 per acre.
The dogs In our town are the greatest
| nuisance we have. You can count ten
| and twelve at time almost on any
street. Let the dogs be attended to.
The March term OF the Madison Circuit
Court began on last Monday, and ls set
| for six days. There are 81 criminal, 70
ordinary and liz equity cases on the
docket.
Alfred Nolan, who robbed the Louis
vile Depot on Monday night last and
gave Officer Dick Mosner such a Druising
on Tuesday night, had his examining
trial on W ednesday and the case was
sent to the Grand Jury.
There is rule In the police govern.
ment not allowing policemen to walk
| together, which ought to be repealed i'm
mediately, for there are negroes in the
city that would easily escape any one
policeman and not hall try. This should
be seen to.
Mr.. Michael McCarty is very busily
| engaged fixing the crossings of our
streets. Michael is the best man that
could be found for such business. He is
big and strong, tall and heavy, and also
the Honorable Mayor of Irishtown, the
capital Of Lexington.
HAMILTON.
Mrs. Weller was the recipient last
| night OF many beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Kate Hunt is visiting the city,
the guest of her friend, Miss Howells.
The Book Club meets tomorrow after
noon at Mrs. Beardsley's, Second street.
Geo. Rupp and Miss Stempel, daughter
of Rev. Stempel, were married last eve
ming at the ST. Johns Church.
The United Presbyterian Church So
cial will be held next Thursday at the
| residence of Mrs. L. V. Howells.
A horse attached to the grocery wagon
OF Mr.. Eye, ran away yesterday and
| made a complete wreck OF the wagon.
Mrs. Weller was last night favored
| with one of the largest and most appreci-
alive audiences ever gathered in the
Opera Hall.
Samuel Easter was yesterday thrown
| from his spring wagon and seriously, if
not dangerously injured. The horse be-
| came frightened at passing locomotive,
near the Canai-street crossing. DR.. Cor
bin was called and gave the required as
sistance.
A Hamilton baby carried of a prize at
the late Cincinnati baby show. The
name is Thomas l.. North. 1t was ex-
hibited in Glass A, and is said to be as
fat as butter. The mother OF the prize
baby is daughter OF Mrs. Knox, who
lives on Canal street.
Yesterday morning William Dingfel-
der, clerk at the lumber yard, while
| driving over the Second-street crossing
| in a buggy, narrowly escaped being run
over by freight train which was pass
ing. He jumped from the buggy and
caught the horse in time TO prevent a
serious accident.
CAMP DENNISON.
Mr.. Frederick ID. p. Bush, the young
Shakspearean scholar. gave an enter
tainment at the rooms OF the Amity
Club of this place last evening, such as
| the people of CampDennison have never
before witnessed. MIR. Bush opened the
performance with selections from "Ham-
let," "Richard ILL.," "Macbeth," and
"Othello," which were rendered in a
manner that kept the audience en-
tranced. In conclusion. the "nonsensi-
cal absurdity" of "Romeo Jafier Jen-
kins" was presented, with Mr.. B. in
the title role, supported by the Macready
Dramatic Combination of Cincinnati.
Mr.. b. is a great rival of Lefingwell. in
this role, and to say that his persona
tion Of "Romeo Jafier Jenkins" is as
good as that distinguished gentleman is
not doing him too much honor.