The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-07

lo'cInck. Those who have never heard
Mr.. Vance preach should not fail to at
tend.
The songs of the robin and wild mock
ing bird; the voice OF the industrious
plowman, and the Glowing oil the distant
herds" have suddenly transformed the
country into paradise.
There is little war going on between
the Cincinnati & Portsmouth Railroad
Company and the N, r. & Z. Turnpike
Company as to the right of way along
the slope OF the great sand banks from
the Salem Turnpike, near the California
Bridge, to Lick Run, near California,
Ohio: AS there are no private or public
records OF the boundaries of the turnpike
road bed, 1t is hard to say where the
railroad is encroaching.
HAMILTON.
The January term of the Common
Pleas Court will adjourn sine die to-
day.
The Emerson Club will meet this even
ing at the residence of Mr.. Flenner, in
the Second Ward.
A short session of Common Pleas
Court was held yesterday, with Judge
Hume on the bench.
Rev. Miller, of XenIa, talented young
divine, will fill the pulpit of the United
Presbyterian Churcn tomorrow morning
and evening.
Tomorrow evening the Rev. Thomas
Allen, returned missionary, will aG-
dress SuDday-school meeting in the
Baptist Church.
Quite an exciting runaway occurred
yesterday afternoon in the First Ward
The horse was caught before any seri-
GUS Damage was done.
The Board of Education at their last
meeting passed bills as follows: To
Campbell u Co., for insurance, ST 10;
FRED. Heser, for repairs on fence, $50;
ID. Dllge, for brushes, bro0ms, &C., $4.
An attempt was yesterday made by
the prisoners in the County Jail to es-
cape. They had sawed the iron bars in
The doorway which leads to the back
yard and were in the act of getting
through when discovered by colored
man who was engaged In whltewashing
In the yard, and who informed the Sher-
III IN time to put stop to further pro-
Iceedings. j. N. Beard, who had been
committed for petit larceny, confessed
to having in his possession caseknife
with which he did the saving.
Yesterday afternoon q lady from
West Chester lost her pocketbook in
going from Fittons corner to DIR. Myers
drug store. AS soon as she entered the
drug store she discovered her loss, and
Immediately returned to look for it.
Mrs. Schwartz and her daughter, who
were standing in their door adjoining
Fitton's store, noticed young man
pick up something lying on the pave
mert and walk hurriedly away. They
gave a description of the person, who
/ proved to be Mr.. Hendrickson. officer
Christopher was notified, who traced
the person to Richardson's boarding.
house and recovered the lost property.
| LEXINGTON. KY.
Gaines was sent on for further trial
yesterday.
The baby show has been postponed
until the 2Oth and 21st.
The cholera has again come among
the hogs in this section.
Prof. Swing delivers lecture here
soon on "Modern Novels"
/ P. G. Mcguire bought on Thursday
lot on Second street at $40 30 per foot.
Mrs. Jas. Downing, OF this county,
died on Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock
Of cancer in the breast.
The steps made to the Opera-h0use
| W0Io oSa AAOu w VIC NlIy SOunCll dL lIB
meeting last night as "man-trap." An
appropriate name.
A new track has been made from the
corner OF Fourth street and the Ken
lucky Central Railroad into the Asylum.
This will save an expense of about $l2
day to the State.
The poet-priest and orator delivers
lecture in Cynthiana on the 11th inst.
| II will QInn laptnfp m MaWovi1In por
Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati
before he returns to his Southern home.
The political wind blows trouble with
a hurricane soon to follow. Look out,
candidates. you will be destroy ed in the
abyss OF your own gulf. "Blow, winds,
blows" thou art not 80 unkind as to
blow blower into the Legislature.
Mr.. Vaughn, Baptist minister, died
in DanVille few days since at the ad-
vanced age of ninety-three years. He
had labored hard in the ministry for
many years, and only ceased when he
had become SO old and intrm as not to
be able to get about.
CAMP DENNIsoN.
Prof. Tucker, the great illusionist,
who Is now the Oldest American Magi-
clan, aud was formerly pupil of Signor
BlitZ, gave an entertainment at the
school house hall of this place, last eve
ming. The audience, though small, was
well pleased with the performance,
which consisted Of many new and re-
markable feats. His knife and pistol
feats are really wonderful. de will give
his last entertainment this evening,
with an entire change Of programme, al
halt past 7 O'Clock, and 1t is noped that
he will have larger audience, for he is
tcertainly deserving OF better treatment
at the hands Of the people Of Camp Den-
nison.