The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-06

on Bylaws was appointed, cOnsis ting of
VIM. HassoB, Chas. Nc Arthur, j ohm
Bowman and John {. Ramsey. The
committee will report at an adjourned
meeting next Wednesday evening.
HAMILTON,
Thomas III. Corcoran, of Cincinnati,
paid the city a visit yesterday.
Constable Cooeh yesterday reeaptured
Wrenn, the MiddleLown burglar, and
safely lodged him in jail.
James h. Campbell has been appoiuted
receiver in the case of Chatfeld &
Woods against the Hydraulic Com Japy.
Bond $12 900.
The funeral of the late Peter Jacobs
will be held tomorrow at Q O'Clock from
the Presbytel ian Church. he will be
buried with Masonic honors.
The arguments in the Basin cases
were concluded yesterday afternoon,
and the jury charged and retired, but up
to a late hour had returned no verdict.
The different Lodges In the County of
the l. o. o. +. are requested to meet at
Hamilton Lodge, No. 81, on the corner
of Third and High streets, at O'Clock
tomorrow, from which place they will
proceed to the funeral OF their late
brother Peter Jacobs.
Yesterday morning the Toledo ex-
press and mail train due here at $40
from Cincinnati, was wrecked just this
side OF Schenck's Station by the break
ing OF rail. Two OF the passenger
coaches jumped the track and turned
over, both OF which were well filed with
passengers, and, strange as it may
seem, not II person was injured. One Of
the news-boys dropped his papers on the
stove, which caused the cry OF fire, and
added considerable to the alarm and ex-
cltement Of the occasion.
LEXINGTON. KY.
The snow is melting, and horses will
not be sorry.
Chief of the Fire Department, Paul
Conlon, drew the donkey at the fair.
The net proceeds of the fair for the
benefit OF Charity Hospital are $1,000
and few cents.
AT the meeting Of Council Thursday
evening petition from citizens praying
Tor public pumps was read. Mr.. Dennis
Mulligan then took up the subject and adj
vocated the erection OF pumps made from
trees with holes bored through them.
bounced him, as it were, and denounced
his idea as being old iogyism, and stated
that the modern pumps were much
cheaper and more servlceable. While
Captain Treacy had the, floor Mulligan
kept on talking and failed to get his
mouth closed before the close Of the
meeting. The Peoples Gas-light Com
pany's petition was again laid over.
The sweet-scented move may be charged
to Major Johnson. Council did nothing
towards erecting public scales. Cap
tain Bush, i'll an easy manner, asked If
there could be a soup-house erected,
when Mulligan and Cleary, who already
had their mouths. open, said that the
town" was full of soup-houses. Ad-
journed.
LUDLOW. KY.
There are only four of Herr Ocshner's
mules visible. How is this thus, mine
Herr?
Will Laws intends moving to, Tate
vile, ON the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road, in the spring.
Some of the wags on the ferry-boat
say that Ex-Mayor Dalton as an Engi-
neer is not u success.
There are, we understand, five set
speeches to be delivered on the Bovine
Bill at the next meeting of our city
dads, Brighten up, boys; do.
"Thats my decision," said the emf
nent I? statesman from the Third Ward,
and his sold partner" felt that his Par
qualifications, We're ruth
lessly snubbed. Twas sad.
"The sources Of our pure milk are
making gigantic strides for liberty" ,"said
an enthusiastic admirer OF everyth
that Is pure, except-well, never mind |
that, Christmas and New Years are
over, and "thap may pan out purer in |
the near future.
cold Wilkins Micawber' is to be
found as usual at the corner store, ex.
pounding the, news (?) to those who |
know no better than himself. What a |
wretched state of ignorance, some WISE
acres oft fall into by needing the wag-
gerry and Vagary of an ancient futile |
tongue.
WEST CONVICTION, KY.
The grand New Years bail Of Nj. G. D.
A. at Centennial Hall was a. grand |
affair, and strictly. in keeping with the |
previous efforts of the above named club, |
which is composed of young gentlemen |
whose only aim is to have q series OF |
those happy recreations TO drive the |
dull monoLony Of winter village lie |
away, and we are happy to state they |
are succeeding most admirably. The |
music was good, and the supper as
usual, all that the most epiourean could /
desire, il. Well, the ball would also /
be a financial success, but of all strange
freaks of man or pen tnestrangest is cit
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