The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-02

, Vance have gone 10 Xenia to attend the
funeral of Judge ]. ]. Winaps. ~
DIR, ]. B. Scott received a telegram yester.
day, which called him TO the bedside of his
mother, who is lying dangerously ill.
A number of young ladies from the La
dies Seminary at Oxford, were in the city
yesterday, and had their photos taken,
The May Musical Festival of the Hamil.
ton and MiddletOwn Singing Societies will
oe held at the Fair Grounds on Saturday
May 3lst.
Tickets for the Home Dramatic Erter-
tainment may be obtained of Jacob Ben
GERS John Schwartz, Godfrey Doeller or
Chas. Grebner. Admission fifty cents.
A mass convention of Republicans will
convene in Becketps Hall Saturday, Nav
18th, to elect five delegates to the Republi-
can State Convention, to be held in Cincin-
natl May 2Sth.
The number of men emploved bv the
prominent manufacturing establishments
OF Hamilton are as follows: Long & Ais.
latter l25; Bentel, Margedant & Co, 35;
owen, Lane d Dyer40; Lohn & Rentscbler,
40. w O0fo ~ "A"A we'll
LEXINGTON. KY.
The pool selling at N. T. Cheeks pool
room last night was lively.
Combing wool is quoted at % cents, short
clothing wool at Is to 20 cents
Don't forget the excursion to Cincinnati
and Geological Garden on Friday, May 23d
Fair for round trip, ~.
| Our city fathers wished to 20 to Fra, tx
fort, to be present at the Convention, ,op-
sequently the called meeting Wedne sdoy
night.
The Insurance Company liable + or the
damage done to J. Y. Smiths hous bv fire
last Saturday night, are rapidly repairng
the same.
| Rev. Lansing Burrows has be en- called
and has accepted the pastorate @ + the First
Baptist Church of this city. His services
will begin June 18th.
Let us have Water-works and we will
soon have busy town, thr fty and happy
people. Without it, let / rs ioin hands
preach the funeral and pro- iounce the ben
ediction Of Lexington.
We understand that Col. H. P. Ransom,
for the past fifteen years Secretary and Gen.
eral Ticket Agent of tho Kentucky Central
faiiroad, has resigned ais position. His in
tenhons as to the futu re are not known.
Two prisoners, W th ball and chain,
passed through the ity Wednesday-F NJ.
turner for LouisvilI e, on change Of venue,
charsed with the murder of one Samuel
Judd IN Grant Coz mty; the other, George
Hawkins colored goes to Frankfort one
year on charge IF grand larceny.
The Council la st night, at called meet
ing passed res olution to borrow s., 500 at
six per cent. in order to pay the salaries of
| the city officer s for the month of April.
The total am cunt of accounts audited is
S., $50 %.
Sheriff D. F.. NJ. Brewer, of Owslev Coun-
ty, accomp' med by three guards, passed
through our city Wednesday, ell route for
frankfort, with two prisoners One John
simmons, charged with ambushing and
| shooting a man by the name OF Pinkney
Clark Simmons WAS under sentence for
| two years. in the penitentiary. The other,
| Brtton Garrett, had taken bacon enough to
make fo'i him case of grand larceny. He
goes for two years.
nELLEvUE- kV.
CRY CoUNCIL.-Council met last night in
| regulf.r session and transacted the follow
ing b nsiness:
A communication was received from Mr..
Hob son asking permission to run his fence
out to the curb-stone to protect his shade
trees. Referred to the Improvement Com
miytee.
The Clerk reported that So, GOO would be
the probable cost of the town s expenses for
the ensuing year without improving streets.
Report received
The Treasurer's report was read and or
dered filed.
The Superintendent of Schools report was
received. which showed total attendance
at school, of two hundred and six scholars
at the close of the mouth.
| Eanrun parly inc nFT ]
dressed the Board in brief speech as attor-
ney for W. +. Williamson, who is in arrears
for four or five years back taxes The mat
ter was referred to the Law Committee with
power to call special meeting to con-
slider it.
Charles Nagel moved that the Surveyor
be instructed to survey Berry avenue in
order to improve it from Fairfield avenue
to Center street. Carried, Ratliff alone
voting nay.
Mr.. Bruce Morton, of Newport, was elect
ed Surveyor for the ensuing year.
Nagel moved that an order be drawn on
the treasurer for the salaries of the teach
ers for April.
| resolution was adopted ordering the
| Marshal to give Messrs. Lewis, Hahn and
| Seymour fifteen day s. notice to move their
| respective fences, ETC., back to the proper
line, as they now stand about three feet on
| the sidewalk of Farchld avenue.
Near the close of Council Mr. johnson,
the President arose and rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect at the latter part OF
next week, as he is about to go into bust
ness in Louisville The resignation was
laid over to the next regular meeting. A
special meeting of Council will be held, |
when it will be determined whether
member of the Board can be elected as
President or special election take place.
Adjourned.
AURORA, IND.
Mayor Green delivers an address on mu-
nicipal affairs of the city of Aurora Satur-
day evening, the Sd inst, on Chambers and
Stevenson's corner
The pleasure Seekers gave a social hon |
last evening at Mueller's Hall. Socially it |
was grand success. The Pleasure Seekers |
are noted for giving No. dances.
Eight candidates are running for Citv |
Clerk, seven for City Marshal, two for City |
Assessor, three for City Councilman in each |
ward-three wards in alone for City
Treasurer, and one for City Mayor
LAWRENCEBURG, IND.
Tuesday (the 9th inst.) will settle who
are the new city officials.
There are more divorce cases in Court this
Court before.
Tomorrow evening there will be grand
opening of the Lawrenceburg Zoo-Zoo.
9ounker's Orchestra furnishe es the music.
Next Monday evening 18th inst. the
Foundry Boys" give grand ball at Fail
bushes Hail. 1t being the night previous