The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-23

got to quarreling over game OF cards
about midnight, and after drawing their
weapons, one q knife, the other brass
knuckles, concludee to settle the dis
pute by resort to the prize ring.
Stamper selected Buck Luken as second,
and Fowler cnose Charley Wolf. The
belligerent party then, with a large
crowd, proceeded to the sand-bar. A
ring was staked off, and in due time the
chaps went lit and fought two rounds,
each one getting knock.dOwn, when
an amicable adjustment was made, and
the mill" ended.
az LEXINGTON, KY. old. ,g
seventy-two additions. at Paris, to
the colored church. d.
Miss Ellen Geary won the prayer-book
given by the |. l.. A. IN a..
Mr.. Owens, editor of the Jessamine
Journal, is lying very i'll. .p# sr
j. Soule Smith has finished the revis.
loh OF the city ordinances. .... 4
Don't forget the big show tonight,
"Ihe Phantoms OF the Nile"
Mr.. McGrath gave the name Iceberg
to the colt by Calvin dam Sarony.
Jas. M. Graves has resigned his posi-
ton as Councilman from Ward No.. 2.
Frankfort has shipped twenty-one car
loads more OF whisky, in the last few
days.
The Journeymen of Frankfort will
give grand ball on the night of the
9th.
Captain Ben. McMurtry arrested the
negro, Friday night, who had stolen the
meat OF w. Harp, ...t..
M. III. Saniord's Brown Prince won the
plate for three-year- olds at Newmarket,
England, on Friday.
Messrs. John and NJ. Hays and Ed.
Hou!ihan started for Madison, Ind, this
morning, to be gone several days.
A petition has been sent into the Citv
Council from the citizens OF the Second
Ward TO elect W. w. Bruce to I'LL the
vacancy made by Mr.. James M. Graves.
The entertainment at the Kentucky
University, Friday evening, was very
creditable to the young men who got it
up, but had they spoken louder it would
have been more so. Mr.. L. 9. Lynp's
Grafton, "Age of Gold" was decidedly
the gem OF the occasion. One thing is
needed badly among the audience-qul-
ct. Friday evening the noise at times
was so great that persons who wanted
to hear could not, and thus the enter
tainment, instead OF being interesting,
proved bore and burden. Young men
of The College, see to this.
HAMILTON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace WooGrough spent
Saturday in the city.
Mrs. Bartn Carr, who has been quite
III with Rheumatism, is convalescing.
In the case of Mrs. Cox against Gill
bert Cox the Court allowed the plaintiff
5000. .......y.... r..
The Board Of; County Commissioners
met Saturday. Bills to the amount of
5000 ~ were passed.
The funeral of the late Rev. VIM. Law
der took place yesterday afternoon, and
was very largely attended. 81.
The funeral of Mrs. Homer Peck,
whose death occurred Saturday evening,
took place this morning from her late
residence in the First Ward. p
A number OF the Light Infantry boys
went to Middletown Saturday to attend
an entertainment under the auspices OF
the Tytus Greys Of that village.
The ladies of the M. e. Church will
give one Of their pleasant entertain.
menus ana Soclals at the residence OF
Mrs. o. X. Parish, Third street, to-mor-
row evening.
The Committee of Arrangements ap-
pointed by the Pioneer Association held
meeting Saturday afternoon. Hon. l..
d. Campbell was elected Grand Marshal
on the occasion Of the reunion or ceIe.
bration which is to take place on the 10Th
OF May.
.ry CALIFORNIA, OHIO.
The first pie mic at Parker's Grove is
to be held May 10, by the Catholic
Church OF our village.
Rev.Mr.V Vance preached to a respecta-
BILE and attentive audience last night.
The presence Of new faces was en-
couraging.
The great question now under discus
sion in our village is-Shall we have
one, two, or no stove foundry? The sus-
pense will be ended iu a few days.
BEHIND THE COUNTER,
UHOW strange it seems that Won are