The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-16

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Lenroy Cox, Mr.. George Alien and man,
others.
| LEXINGTON. KY.
Fred. Hornsey is improving rapidly ant
will soon be out.
Mr.. J. H. Baker is at the coalfelds on tn,
Southern Railroad.
Robert Talbutt left on Monday for Colo
rado. Success Bob.
Three fist and skull fights in Lexington
Saturday and Sunday.
Ben. Deering, editor of Transcript, Is con
| fined to his room with severe cold.
Monday was County Court day. Consid
cradle stock changed hands at fair prices.
The Walnut Hills school property wa,
sold on Monday at public auction for s., 500
and bought by colored benevolent asso
citation for an agricultural school.
Mr.. J. c. Wickliff is making an effort tc
organize q company of State militia in this
city.
The G. s. R. r. is issupplying our city with
lumber and slaves from the Southern coun.
ties.
The colored preacher Bell is in Lexing
ton, we are told, hunting more recruits fol-
Kansas.
Corn is gradually advancing in price. II
can be sold at So per brl. 1t is quite scarce
at that.
Messrs. Bush and Muliigan may have
yelled at Yellmantown Monday night, but
Deering was sick
Mr.. R. H. Fleming has sold and the Gin
cinnati Southern Railroad is now deliver
ing sixty thousand bushels of coal to the
Asylum.
Mr.. Bob Martin has resigned his position
as Baggage-master at the X. G. Z. r. Depot.
He is going South, and has our best wishes
for his success
Yesterday (Monday) was great horse day
in Lexington Many fine stations were in
the city, but owing to the rain and mud
they were not taken from the stables.
SPRINGFIELD. o.
x-Marshal Mast has been appointed by
Marshal Hayward as Deputy Goodenough,
One of the light-fingered gentry relieved
Jacob Holl of silver watch while in at
tendance at the stall sale on Tuesday morn
ing.
The Palmer Guards performed to a weak
house on Monday evening. The same
should have been we'll patronized, for it
was in reality an excellent-bad show.
The annual sale of stalls on Tuesday
morning in the market was well attended.
The affair was marked with spirited bid
ding the receipts OF which as total towers
up handsomely.
Drs. Mclaughlin and Russell dressed the
hand OF George r. Peters on Tuesday morn
ing. Peters, who is in the employ of the
Narrow-gauge. while engaged in coupling
cars at Jeffersonvlle had his hand caught
and badly crushed.
The meeting called for last Monday
night by our colored citizens and an
nounced for City Hall had to be postponed
on account of the hall being engaged for an
Easter ball. They announce meeting
upon the same night of next week.
McCreight, the shootist, is now confined
TO his home, suffering, it is supposed, from
the effects of guilty conscience. 1t is
said that he would be unable to attend the
to-day. DR.. Teegarden is fast
recovering, although not able yet to be out
OF bed.
On Tuesday evening about o'clock two
parties entered Frieds' jewelry store on
Main street and asked to look at some
gents chains. They were handed out for
and during the same one ofthem
"a charm OF a peculiar pattern-suddenly
disappeared. The clerk present, young
man named Carmen, accused them of the
taking OF it, when they both assumed the
air of innocence, but Notwithstanding that
chain, by a neat sleght-of-hand, found its
way back in the box. The parties then
made themselves scarce, thereby escaping
arrest.
A large number of friends and admirers
" Mayor f. s. Wallace assembled on Mon
lay evening at the headquarters on Lime
tone street and greeted our new Mayor |
With prayer service and bible presenta-
ion. The presentation of the bible, |
handsome one was placed in the hands of |
Rev. Firey, who did it in capital style,
Mayor Wallace making beautiful reply, |
IN extraordinary one, it may be said, for |
me laboriDg under such emotion. After |
he presentation Rev. futile offered prayer. |
Then all hands lent their assistance in sing |
ng "Blest Be the Tie that Binds" Then |
anne the benedictioH. For the benefit of |
he rnmor aaoat we will state that this
presentation was not made by the ladies
mt BY the gentlemen present.
The following law-breakers interviewed
he terror" on Tuesday; John Spang, for
Iiolating SUNDAY saloon ordinance lost his
'reath when His Honor said sos and costs,
shieh amounted to $44 90, very healthy |
'ile. After the trial John held a Jubilee, |
nd almost left space enough to get under
he hammer again.
Julius Gratz paid S. and costs for an as
ault and battery, and 81 and costs for
sing profane language.
Obert swartz. for permitting nuisance,
las fined 81 and costs, the total of which
'as $l3 35; not heavy enough, by a jug
nl. This business has been carried on for
lonths, and small-fry fines are no example
,r those determined to be contrary upon
lch things as this