The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-16

and grow fat are invited by the genial
proprietor, Mr.. Philip Stepp, to be present
Fine music will be in attendance.
Rev. Granville Moody has returned from
the city and will entertain his auditors to-
morrow with brief elucidation of the fol-
lowing text, upon which he will speak both
morning and evening: Job xiv-14-'If a
man die shall he live again." also, Hebrews
xi-13-"These all died in the faith,' &c.
The members of our efficient Police force
are agitated because an erroneous report is
in circulation referring personally to one
of them, and who he is or where he lives
they're not prepared to state but ask that
boldness and truthfulness may be used
when reference is made to their honorable
body.
LEXINGTON. KY.
On Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Nc
Clelland returned from Grab Orchard
Springs.
Bridgewater has been released from the
State Prison, having served out his time like
little man.
The Teachers State Association is now in
session at Danville. A great many of the
best educators known to the State are pres
ent.
The new market building is progressing
slowly, but we suppose surely. More hands
and little more vim would make the scene
: more lively.
Peter and Thomas Anderson, of Fleming
, County, have had their preliminary trial
for the killing OF O. w. Price. The Bail of
Thomas was fixed at $1,000 and that of
Peter at 81 900, which they gave, and are
: released. The evidence deduced makes it a
hard case for the defense.
Thursday evening a horse attached to a
spring wagon and owned by one Mr.. West,
of this County, took fright and ran off Mr..
West leaped from the wagon at the corner
Of Short and Broadway, striking upon the
! soon recovered consciousness, though he
narrowly escaped broken skull.
Rumor has it that petition is going the
, rounds for signers and will be presented to
: the next Legislature, asking that body to
deny the Magistrates of the County the
, power to give $40, 900 for the establishment
people are ready for them, for they never
supposed all the old fogies and croakers
dead.
The Legislative Commission appointed to
select location for the Agricultural and
, Mechanical College have decided in favor
, of Lexington. Only one other bid was
offered, and that came from Bowling Green.
Our people are greatly enthused over the
result. A spirit of go-aheaditiveness seems
recently to have struck Old Lexington,
which we hope will last at least until We
get new Courthouse and Water-works.
Information has been received from Mr..
Gum, so well and SO favorably known to
pa,t tl,nt thn, nnf
ing the stockholders of the Kentucky Cen.
! tral Railroad will be in Lexington to-day,
: and asks that meeting be called to receive
them, as it is deemed not only by Mr..
Gum, but by all practical thinking bust.
g ness men, to be of the utmost Importance
, to make Lexington the starting point Of
the proposed southern extension Of said
road.
SPRINGFIELD. o.
The Public Library will be open for in
. spection to-day. The circulation of books
will begin on Monday.
General Manager Caldwell, of the Pan
+ handle, and party caught slight glimpse
: of the Champion City on Friday, while On
q their way to Put-inBay.
a Clint. Frazier, whose hearing was an
J. nounced for Friday night had the SAME
2 continued until Monday Gil account of the
t absence from the city Of Attorney Pringle
John Thomas, the proprietor of the Rail
road House, appeared before His Honor on
n Friday and pleaded guilty to an affidavit
charging violation of Sunday ordinance
! SIS and costs sayeth His Honor.
The Oates brothers and Tarrisman, the
tramps held for the attempted wrecking Of
: trains upon the c., c., c. u l., were dis
charged from custody on Thursday night
d no evidence being brought forth to convict
them.
o Quite delegation of politicians took the
Narrow Guage for the South Charleston
3 Republican meeting last night. Among
the speakers announced were o. s. Martin,
General Kiefer. Judge Dial and Hon.
Oglevee.
Postmaster Shipman's list of appoint
ments for carrier service, as forwarded to
= Washington, is as follows: Captain J. r.
i Ambrose, James s. Bryant, f. T. Ridenour
}, Captain Calvin Reed, and Edward Conaway
= (colored).
T. Justice Lowman, of Bethel Township
filed in Court here on Friday the trans
N cript of a bastardy case of which Sarah
: Prophet and Eli Sutton are the interested
: parties. Sutton is charged with seducinl
Sarah under promise of marriage, by which
l. she was delivered OF bastard child on the
6 14th of May last. Sutton compromised al
that time for 5000, but failed to come tt
II time according to contract. He was bound
d over to answer in the sum Of $4O0.
1t now looks as if we are to be supplied
e with long-needed want--a Water-works
l. The Committee appointed in this interest
have already examined several proposed
4 sites. The Taylor and Benson Mill sites,
a east OF the city, are favorably spoken Of
y Engineer Moler says fifty feet of head
can be obtained by these two sites. 1t i;
n their intention to measure this volume OF
G water and its fall, and find out if enough
power can be obtained to force sufficient
q water from the creek to the elevator named
: to supply the CITY. Springfield is reported
four hundred feet higher than Lake Erie
This is certainly high paragraph.
o Board of Counoilmen.