The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-20

out an injunction to stop the laying OF
the d inning swi' ch.
Miss Kate Whitney. daughter OF Capt.
Bob Whitney. Of Cincinnati, for merlN
Superintendent or the City Inirmary, is
Visiting the family Of Mr.. Washington
KdweH.
Charley Gonld, the base-bailist, has
rented Hudson's new house on Third
street, aud wIil move his family iRt9 1t
this week.
LAWRENCEBURG. IND.
A young daughter OF Henry Altreds
died last Tuesday after an illness OF
about week.
Ely g. Burkam, Esq, of New York
City, father Of Col. j. Ii. Bnrkam, is Wis
iting relatives here.
MISS jamie Fitch, the daughter
of Counselor G. B. Fitch, returned from
New York Friday, where she had been
atte ndlng college.
The entertainment and lecture given
by Prof. Blake at the Presbyterian
Church was a splendid affair, and was
deserving Of a much larger audience.
Circuit Court adjourned Saturday. A
special session will be held commencing
July 8, and Judge H0rd, of Sheibyville,
will preside, at which time, among other
important cases 20 be tried, Monroe Ter
rell will be tried Tor murder In the first
degree.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Some of our streets are scandalous.
The City Court is doing lively busi-
ness.
And the favorites got left on yester-
day.
Rev. Mr.. Shipman's lecture on educa-
tion was very good.
Rev. John Bowe, OF Middletown, o.,
was in the city yesterday.
Hon. J. 8. Poor, OF Grant County, is
attending the trOtung races here.
The wheat crop In this section is bet
ter than it has been for many years.
Strawberries are coming down, and
| raspberries are coming into market.
William F. Wolf, who received his ed
| ucation in Europe, has returned home.
Mr.. Clay got home from New York on
| Monday night, where he had been on
business.
There are twenty-one applicants for
the vacancies to be filled in the city
school by ladies.
A great many strangers are in our
| city in attendance on the trotting races
\ which began yesterday.
There will be grand moonlight pic
mic at Centennial Park, Thursday night,
for the Home of the Friendless.
Quite a sensation in the hymeneal
way occurred in this city on Tuesday.
! Early in the morning the bride pre-
pared herself, and while the rest of the
| family were at church she left home
with her intended. Ii her partner proves
i as worthy OF her as she is OF him the
! affair will never be regretted. Our best
wishes 90 with them, and may the sun
| OF life never 60 down tiH~they have
passed years of happinessJand joy.
HAMILTON. N-------
The Commercial Monthly For June is
out, and is lull OF good reading.
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy, OF Pennsylvania,
will preach Sunday morning and even
ing at the United Presbyterian Church.
Extensive preparations are being
| made by the Masonic fraternity for the
celebration on the 25th, st. Johns Day.
Mason 8. Hamilton has accepted an
|
| ance meeting at SeVen-mile on to-mor-
row evening.
Arrangements have been made with
the Street Railroad Company to have
| The car run until after the social to-
| morrow evening at Mrs. Oliver Traber's,
First Ward. Inc refreshments will be
served in the grounds surrounding tn e
house.
Last night the Council, with force of
a hundred men, went out to the canal
basin, a little after 8 O'Clock, towed all
the boats out, sank u boat load OF
stone acloss the entrance and proceed
ed to throw dam across. Thus
after five years of hard work the basin
is at last cut off. The news spread
rapidly through the town, and IT was but
y short time until thousands of citizens
were at the scene watching the work OF
cutting 1t off.
| Yesterday morning sad accident oc-
| Cured near Woodsdale, a few miles
north of the city, in which a promising
lyoung man lost his life. Yesterday
morning the Baptist Suuday-scheol went
on picnic excursion to Woodsale BY
way OF the canal. OF the party were
two young men, Harry Jones, Oldest
son of County Treasurer Ii. Ii. Jones,
| anu oeol kS 1ldUIuu, tn0 t"V UCIuR very
warmly attached to each other, and
classmates together in the Sabbath
school. 1t appears the young
men did not take passage
on the boat, but started early, thinking
to have little sport cunning until noon,
and then 60 over to the picnic and par
lake OF dinner. They Qld SO, and had
been hunting some time, when Habron
saw two birds on limb
of a tree. He hurriedly
raised his gun 10 shoot, when his friend
Harry passed in front Of the piece and
received the whole contents in his head
and neck. He was killed instantly,
dying without word or moan. George
ran Immediately tor assistance, and sue
ceeded by his cries for help to
attract the attention OF the
proprietor OF the boat in which the party
mad taken passage. When the man
mad reached the scene lie was extinct,
and nothing was left to be done Dut to
bear the sad news to the party in the
grove, short distance away.
Of the number were the
mother and sister OF the unfortunate
young man, or boy, rather, as he was
but sixteen years OF age. The afflicted