The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-10

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bloody nose. 1t was all about dog-fght.
Big excitement, but no arrests
Marshals Lock and Stamper went to Day
ton this morning about o'clock and ar
rested Buck Atkinson at his boardng-house
and brought him to this CITY, Buck has
been wanted by the police for about two
months to answer the charge of breaking
into the saloon of Mrs. Reidinger, ON Mon
mouth street, and stealing lot of meat.
Atkinson's pards got two years in the Peni-
tentiary for the same otfense.
Cry Council. ordinance to regulate
the holding of markets WIS passed
Chas. Spinks was awarded the contract for
furnishing the Jail yard with rip-rap stone,
at 30 cents per perch.
A communication calling the attention of
Council to nuisance on Front street. was
referred to the Committee ON Propositions
and Grievances.
The sum Of $4,000 was ordered to be kept
out of the first collected June taxes.
WEST CONVICTION, KY.
The entertainment given by the Home
Circle Dramatic Club for the benefit of the
Union Protestant Church, netted them
$40.
The Home Circle Dramatic Club will go
on an excursion to Parlor Grove, Tuesday,
June 4th, on the beautiful steamer Ellen M.
Mccoy.
The defeat of Bernard Grady for County
Jailer at the Convention yesterday, was
both surprise and disappointment to his
many friends here.
The City Council met last evening and
after wrangling over Douglas street and the
River Road for about three hours adjourned
without transacting any important busi-
ness.
COLUMBIA. o.
Mr. Charles Snyder, of Dubuque, Iowa,
is visiting his relatives here
The residence of Mr. McVey, on Railroad
avenue, has been greatly improved by hay
ing been repainted.
The Murphies of Pcndeton, East Walnut
Hills, Fulton and Columbia will give a
grand picnic at Loveland o., on the 4th of
July. Although quite distance ahead,
they are preparing to make this one of the
most enjoyable affairs of the kind of this
season.
Already two of Mr.. W. D. Meads new
houses on New street or Mead avenue,
which would be more appropriate name,
are occupied. One by Mrs Foster, formerly
residing on Railroad avenue, and the other
by Mrs Holmes, from the city. Mr.. Mead
also has two more unoccupled dwellings,
one OF which is in course of completion
and any one desiring to locate in one of the
prettiest suburbs of Cincinnati should
apply to him at once.
Notwithstanding the threatening ap-
pcarance of the weather last Tuesday even
ing the congregational Church was filled
with the elite of this pleasant suburb, to
witness theentertainment, which was as an
ucipated success. 1t would be useless to
endeavor to comment in detail on each per-
son who took part, as they all did exceed
ingly we'll The programme consisted of
music-vocal and instrumental-table
readings, recitations, etc. The amount re-
allied over and above expenses was about
$50, which will go toward replenishing the
somewhat small stock of books in the Sun
day-school library.
OXFORD. o.
Miss Jennie Lovett is visiting in Craw-
fordsville, Indiana
The panorama at the NJ E. Church last
evening was a fine affair.
The choir Of the M. E. Church will give a
social some time next week.
Harry Wetmore is lying very sick at the
residence of his grandfather.
Miss Pussie Smith has so far recovered
from her late illness as to be on our streets
again
A petition las been presented to Council
asking that Elm street be continued out to
South Exterior street.
Miss Helen Peabody, Principal of the
Western Female Seminary has returned
from her visit to Chicago.
LEXINGTON. XIV
John Carr, for drunkenness, was fined So
and cost in the Recorders Court yesterday.
Messrs. Grinstead and Welch are putting
up one of L. B. Woolfolks improved re-
frigerators.
Pools will be sold, during the races, at the
Phoenix and St. Nicholas Hotels and at
Harry Schoenbergers saloon. Col. Worley
will sell at the latter place.
The Democratic Executive Committee of |
this county will meet on the 18th inst and |
the, County Clerkship will be finally, and
we hope satisfactorily, settled.
The First Baptist Church held their regu-
lar church meeting last evening. Consider
able discussion was had as to the position of |
5he choir 1t was finally settled that they
should occupy the gallery. This seemed
10 meet with the appreciation of the major
ly present.
HAMILTON.
David Howells left last night for New
Ork
The recent rains have caused the wheat in
some portions of the country to rust.
Mrs James A. Mclean, of this CITY, is
listing relatives at Bloomington, Iowa.
There will be services Sunday morning
md evening next at the United Prcsbyte-
ian Church
Joseph Ross, who was committed for as
ault, was yesterday admitted to bail in the
um of 5000.
Prof Swing, of Chicago, with his daugh-
er, passed through the city yesterday en-
cute to Oxford.
The Board of County Commissioners were
n session yesterday. Bills to the amount
If $211 73 were passed.
The improvements in the Treasury build
ng are progressing finely under the di-
ection of Bender d. Bros.
The original Balm & Philip Phillips Pan
rama of the Pilgrims Progress will be ex-
libited tonight at the Opera-house.
Mrs. Jane c. Andrews, of Oregon, delivers
wo lectures next week, on Thursday and