The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-20

tne drainage oil the ponds. resolution
was passed instrueting the Committee OF
Fire Department to pump out one of th,
ponds as an experiment.
Two notes were ordered to be given to tn,
School Board for 80, 1874 each, for six month";
without interest, in settlement for the bal
ance due the city to the School Board.
The report of Ex-Treasurer Powers wa
received.
The Bell Telephone Exchange was grant
ca permission to erect poles, provided th,
fire Department is furnished free instru
ment
A petition was presented to the Counci
from Oliver Root, Geo. X. Fearons, Jas. A
Scarlett W. F. Fuller, w. X. Boal, H
Gunkel, W. N. Air and 8. B. Brown. Th,
petition states that they are the incorpor
htors OF the Newport and Bellevue Gas
light and Coke Company, and that thev de
SIRE to erect gas-works in or near the city O.
Newport for the manufacture of gas from
coal to supply the citizens of Newport
Dayton and Bellevue. The petition wind.
up by asking the Council upon what cund
ton they will allow the incorporators to lay
pipes through tile streets and alleys, and
That they will furnish a superior quality
of gas to the citizens, not exceeding 50 per
thousand feet. Referred TO the Committee
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| HAMILTON.
| Culla Smith was in Cincinnati yester.
day.
The graduating exercises of the Hamilton
| High School take place tonight in Dixon's
opera Hall. The programme is q choice
one, and the exercises will be interesting
throughout. Every parent and citizen
should be present.
|
| The funeral of James Barden took place
Yesterday afternoon (Friday) at o'clock,
from the residence of William O'Brien. on
Eighth street, between High and Dayton
streets Services by Rev. DR.. Moody.
flace OF lnterment, Greenwood Cemetery.
WEST CONVICTION
One thousand two hundred people, as
near as we can come to it, were on board
the U. P. Schenck last Wednesday, bound
ing off to Parker's Grove to the picnic given
by the !. o. o. f. American Eagle Lodge of
Ludlow, Ky. We say to their credit that
they had the most social picric of the
season. 1t being a fine day it seemed as
everybody went in for fun. The last land
ing was made at 10 o'clock p. M, at the foot
OF Walnut street, and everybody seemed
as fresh as in the morning. Now tbey
should give another picnic before the season
is over.
The saddest accident that ever happened
in West Covington occurred Wednesday to
the eight-year-old stepdaughter OF Mr..
Gus. Purvis of John street She was sent
OFT at o'clock in the morning for the COW.
Not returning in reasonable time the hills
were searched i'll vain until O'Clock y. m,,
when Mr. Cleve Tupman proposed to drag
the cistern, and to their horror she was
pulled out. The cstern is an opening in
the path without box to protect the hole.
LEXINGTON. ky.
There will be a Fourth-of-July picnic at
st. Pau's Church for the benefit of the
City Infrmary.
From present indications we may reason
ably expect the Big Sandy Railroad com
pleted at no very distant period.
The debris will soon have been cleared
from the Phoenix lot No complete ar
rangements have been made for rebuilding.
Ben. Deering, editor of the Transcript,
has gone to Bowling Green to attend the
Press Convention. A wicked friend at our
elbow suggests that he stay there.
We are having most remarkable weather
for June. The days are more like those in
March, being unusually cool, and making
fires feel very pleasant in the early hours Of
morning.
Howard Gratz, editor of the Gazette, has
received more abuse than any other editor
in Lexington, and by attending strictly to
his own business he edits the best newspa!
per in the city.
1t is said by those who are in position
to know that the condition of the State
Penitentiary is horrible-tllat many of the
convicts are dying for want of proper sus-
tehance. And this is Kentucky!
John Bush, who is sentenced to be hung
August 22d, is making preparations for
death. Several ministers have visited him,
and the poor nigger," as they call him in
the South, seems to fully realize his terri
BILE condition.
The walls of the Phoenix Hotel have been
pulled down, and the work of cleaning the
old bricks and removing the debris is
actively going on. Laborers are paid the
immense sum of thirty-fve cents per 1000
for cleaning the brick!
Both the Circuit and Criminal Court
Judges in the district where Judge Hargis
lives are Republicans, although the district
usually gives from 500 to 2, 900 Democratic
This don't look much like
vindication of Hargs.
Wolf & Trost's string band are discours-
ing music to Danvlle people this week.
This band is one of the best in the West.
They are constantly employed and never
idle. There is no necessity for incurrine
great expense in sending elsewhere for mu
sicians when home talent is so available.
In the year 1877 an unknown man was
murdered in Casey County, but by whom
At that time none could, or would tell |
lnn tIrr II, J
the crime, and yesterday, in charge of the |
Sheriff of that county found his way to
Frankfort to remain for the balance of his |
life.
That railroad pool is an eyesore to the
business men of Lexington. They hold |
meetings and resolve and appoint commit
ees and plish-nothing. All the
ime the railroaders are laughing in their
leeves and wondering, as one of them SAYS, |
What the d--n fools are going to do about |
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SPRINGFIELD. o.
Our new Courthouse is the only thing at
PRESENT upon the move. Well, what has
truck US?
Miss Cynthia E. Morris, of Lebanon, o.,
$ with us, the guest Of her sister, Mrs. w.
Z. Patterson, of West Mulberry street.
George Btner's name dis-graced the slate
t Spring street last night. George was suf-
ering from tho effects of his last picnic.
Our burg was represented at the gather
Dg of the Ohio State Editorial Association
y the following: P. z. Mast, Farm and
,ireside; B. O. Elfritz, Transcript, and t.
}. Harwood, Gazette.
An excursion party occupying ten
caches put in here on Thursday morning,
hey came up from Dayton to assist the st,
oseph German Society in making merry at
heir picnic on the Fair Grounds.