The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-02
LEXINGTON. KY.

the gate OF tue Clty Park' Inc Identity
of the mlscreant parents is unknown.
A comedy company from New York
will give a performance at the Opera
house on October lS; also, Barlow ,6Wil-
son, Primrose &c Vests Minstrels will
appear here on Monday night, October 3.
Saturday night, about O'Clock, while
a Mr.. MeMekln was on his way to this
city from Georgetown, and when about
four mil from that place he was stopped
by anegro who demanded his 'mOney or
his liie." MeMeAin drew his revolver,
when the negro shot at him three times,
but failing to hit him, McMekln emptied
his pistol but did not stay to see II any
OF the shots took effect.
BELLEVUE. KY.
The Workingmen hold a meeting TO-
night for the purpose of organizing.
Several speeches will be delivered.
The next Murphy meeting will be held
on Thursday evening, and not this eve
ming, as was stated in Yesterdays pa
per.
There will be a meeting this evening
| at the residence of Mr.. Pillars for the
purpose of forming u Union Mite So
cieIy. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
DAYTON. KY.
Mr.. Mat. Lyons will ON Friday next
lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Mamie
Laws, the accomplished daughter OF W.
+. Laws, Esq.
| The Excelsior Musical and Literary
Club will give an entert ainment on the
evening OF the 27Lh inst. for the benefit
Of The widow and family Of the late Mr..
| Fraas.
l aRhnnlc
with a fair attendance. Eighty-tive pu-
pills were enrolled at the upper school
and two hundred and filty-sight at the
Farfield-avenue school.
The circulating library of Mrs. G. AL
eXander is becoming quite popular
among our hterature-loving citizens. 40
cents month enGltles the subscriber to
any number Of books he or she may read
| i'll thaJ time.
Anthony Waters saloon was the scene
| Sunday night of u dIsgracetul fight.
Waters was considerably under the in
! fluenee of Kentucky sour mash all day,
and appeared to be the disturbing ele-
ment. He undertook to kick Conrad
| Grammar out of his saloon, but the lat
ter understood his business too we'll,
and succeeded in knocking the vender
of sour N ash off his pins three times in
succession. Waters then tackled Val.
Batch, and succeeded in getting the lat
ter to the door, when he dealt him ter
rifle blow that landed him clear in the
gutter. Batch SWore out a warrant aud
| had Waters arrested.
HAMILTON.
The Hawthorne Club met last night at
the residence of Jervis Hargitt.
Tomorrow evening Allen Andrews
Twill address the Democracy at the Nor
ris Sehool-bOuse.
Mrs. Davidson, widow of thelate Rev.
DIE Davidson, contemplates leaving for
the West next week, and will probably
be absent year.
Hon. Tom Ewing addressed a large
meeting at the Courthouse last night.
1t was decidedly the largest and most
Eenthusiastic of the campaign.
The WomeRs Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society Will meet Saturday
afternoon in the lecture-room OF the
! United Presbyterian Church.
An extra passenger train will be run
on the Junction Road from College Cor
ner to Hamilton during the continuance
OF the Fair, which opened YESTERDAY. 1t
will leave the former place at 1880 A. NJ.
CALIFORNIA, OHIO.
The train on Cincinnati a. Portsm outh
Narrow Gauge Railroad connects this
evening with tue 4:lO train on the Little
Miami Railroad at Columbia Station,
and VIII run to Mt. Carmel, Olio. Regu-
lar trains next Thursday.
LAWRENCEBURG, IND.
T. w. Wade, Esq, has severed kis
connection with the Rossville distillery.
| Presiding Elder Atkinson, of this
District, has concludedato locate here,
much TO the qualification of Lawrence
j burgers.
Old lady Hunter. while visiting 'at
the residence of Colonel BurkaIn, Sat
urday, fell from porch and susLai ned
quite serious injuries.
Elder A. D. Flagg, of Hamilton, o.,
delivered two very able discourses,
Sunday, and one last evening, on what
constitutes ''moral Character
The celebrated Miller mill contest is
up for adjudication in Court. The OBJ.
iject OF the suit is to throw the widow
out OF her share, on account of never
having been divorced from the cele-
brated Jim Chamberlain, her former
husband.
EATON. O.
"UndePthe Gas-lighL" Fad success
full and-brilliant opening at the new Op-
era-house last week. The receipts tor
the four nights entertainment amounted
: to over $500. The rendition of Laura
Courtlana," the belle OF society and
heroine, by Miss May Grouse, more
than grati1ied the sangune anticipa-
tions OF her many friends. And not
less were the efforts of Miss A. L. Pal
: mer, as "Pearl Courtland." Words are
: inadequate to tell what delightful
little actress Miss Lola Alexander has
proven herself to be. Her conception oil
the laughable character oil ''Peach Bios
4 som, girl who never was brought up,''
was admirable. Miss Sue Stephens, as
| "Old Judas" could not be eXceled in
this diab0lical character. Miss Cert.
Campbell and Miss Lizzie Lasrh were
equally happy and sHcce siu ul In their re.
. spectiye characters. The eleven differ.
ent characters, represented by the tai.
! ented young gentlemen OF the club, were
, well portrayed. The twenty different
scenerles and the drop curtain are
splendid works OF art, which reflect
great credit upon j. E. Lesley, one Of
Cincinnatps most gifted scenic artists
MIR. l.. is now engaged in irescoing
the ceiling and side walls. Wheu they
: are tiuIshed Eaton will have one OF the
Qdyest little Opera-hOuses In the SLuter