The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-21

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guest Of his friend, J. Mccarthy, of Isabelle
| street.
The Republicans hold their Convention
to select delegates to the State Convention
at Alexandria tomorrow.
: Telephone connection is to be made al
once between Cincinnati and the First Ma
tional Bank and the Post-office news stand
this city. =
A little two-year-old son OF F. Saloshine,
the secondhand dealer on Monmouth
street, near Harris, fell into tub Of hot
water on Tuesday last and was so severely
scalded that he died yesterday from the
effects.
Parties residing in the lower part of the
, city are loud in their complaints, and
seemingly with good reason, on account oil
the street lamps in that neighborhood not
being lighted more than three nights in the
week. Will the gentleman who has charge
OF them rise and explain?
Last evening while the $40 passenger
train going South was going down the grade
Just after crossing the bridge on the New
port side, the locomotive in the rear of the
train checked up suddenly and snapped of
two OF the couplings. The engine in the
lead put on full head of steam to keep out
OF the way of the detached car, but it was
TOO late. The Pullman sleeping-car came
numbering against her with such force that
nearly all the plate-glass was broken, and
the passengers thought for time that an
car had to be brought from Cincinnati, de-
laying the train over four hours.
| DAYTON. o.
Harry Reyer, for indecent exposure of
his person on Market street yesterday
afternoon, was locked up by Officer
Ritzler.
The "Colville Opera Troupe made their
appearances last hight at Music Hall before
@ large audience. The opera of "Robinson
Crusoe' was burlesqued in fine style.
The police made descent on a house of
prostitution on Ludlow street, near Wash
ington, last night, arresting the proprie-
tress, Maggie Lease three OF the inmates,
and two male visitors.
The directors car of the G., Fl. I'd.
Railroad passed through the city last night
at y o'clock, en- route to Toledo, containing
K. M. Shoemaker, PRESIDENT f. H. Short,
Secretary, and the directors of the road.
The object of their trip is not known.
His Honor, the Mayor, disposed of the
following cases Thursday morning, viz:
Henry Thompson, drunk. and VIM. H.
Gnswold, begging, were discharged, with
the Injunction to leave the city. They
lett. VIM. Bell, for getting drunk, was
lined 81 05, and confined in the City Pris-
on. Samuel M Calvin, for same offense,
was fined Sc 55. John MCGOWAN. drunk,
and using abusive and obscene language,
was compelled to disgorge $40 Is before he
could sniff the free air of heaven, with
| the gentle admonition to "go and sin no
more" Mary Hutchinson, an old offender,
was sent to the Work-house for ten DAYS,
and made to pay fine of $40 Is for getting
gloriously drunk.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Last week a search was made of our iail
and its furniture. Four cold chisels were
discovered in mattress.
We anticipate speedy removal of the
cattle market from Cheapside The case
will be brought before the Council at it's
next meeting, and doubtless it will receive
proper consideration.
We suggest to the worthy Centennial
Committee that the gentlemen of our city
and community, not belonging to other or
ganizations equip themselves as pioneers
and march at the head OF the procession.
The Centennial Committee has gone to
work in earnest. If the citizens of Lexiog-
ton will give the proper announcement.
the second OF April will be the happiest, the
most interesting, and by far the most profit
able DAY our present, population has ever
seen.
Next under consideration is a fox-bunt-
ing club or association. As these animals
are becoming numerous and destructive to
poultry and young lambs the desire natur-
ally comes up to rid the community of the
nuisance. Let the young men of the coun-
try and town Immediately engage in this
enterprise, and both profit and pleasure will
be derived.
SPRINGFIELD. o.
Frank Mitchell has been expelled from
the privileges of the Public Library for
mutilating books.
Master J. Harry Shannon, the boy orator,
treads the boards of the Opera house Thurs
day evening, March 9th.
Henry Palmer was brought into the Nav
or's sanctum previous to the Allen exam
ination and fined "a 80 for healthy drunk.
John Aanot, one of the five boys of the
Central engine-house, is confined to his
home, suffering from the effect of severe
cold.
The Board of Education have voted to
discontinue the night school after the close
of the present month. Poor attendance is
the cause.
The Prohibitionists hold their convention |
at the City Hall on Thursday afternoon,
April 1st, at which they will nominate |
county ticket.
Leafv Steiner was given a chance ON
Thursday for turning over a new leaf. |
Upon promising the Court that she would |
make dash for the better, she was dis
charged,
Gilmore's Band, who appear March 2sth,
are to- give us LISTS Rhapsodie Hongroise''
and THE Awakening of the Lion" and
series of descriptive airs entitled "Gil-
mnro'S Tour of the Nations"
The rumor in circulation on Thursday
night in relation to a sad accident that had |
befallen our champion cornetist, Professor
Aldrch, was hunted down by our young
man and found to be base fabric.
Mr.. Lon Green, the proprietor of the
lamp store, whose arrest we
made mention on the charge of selling un-
inspected OIL appeared before the Mayor
yesterday, and was discharged for want of
evidence to convict.
The Law and Order meeting at the Gen.
ter-street NJ. Il. Church on Thursday even
ing was poorly attended. From what bust
ness that % was transacted, nobody need
look for anything extremely startling at
present If the members OF the Association
are not aroused from their slumbers soon,
their cause will surely fade.
By an accident in the dropping out of a
of one of the American Ex-
press wagons Mr. Ben. r. Hill, driver
was thrown violently to the ground on /
near Main street, on Thursday