The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

Circuit Court convened to-day, with Judge J.
D, Hunt presiding.
Major johnson says the old Council ought not
To eject the city officers.
The best compromise, says Mayor Frazer,
would be u caucus of the two Councils.
Important arrivals at the Ashland Hotel yester
day: G. L. Spencer, Louisville, KY; J. W. Big
geTstaff White Hall, KY; Captain j. Moore, Dan
vile, KY; Rev. Jos. Wehmer, Pennsylvania; l.: #.
Ware, Georgetown, KY; Major Conrad Australia;
W. t. johnson, Springfield, o.; Gen. James Will
ming, Prussia.
Now for that caucus. Why was not this question
involving an intricacy or complication OF law de-
fined prior to this date? Equity and justice de
mand that the new Council nominate and elect
the city officers TO serve during the ensuing year.
Otherwise the voice Of the people in choosing a
new council will prove abortive. Bravo, Major,
We coincide.
At the exhibition of the Edison phonograph
Saturday last at the Opera-house, Prof. Wilbur
Smith, of the Kentucky University, was called on
to examine into its merits. The gentlt man in
formed the audience by its repeature that Lexing-
ton was founded in March, 1779 Its one hun
dredth anniversary should be marked with an an
proprate demonstration worthy OF its Progress ana
renoWn.
DAYTON. KY.
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Zimmerman is seriously
i'll.
Mr. II. j. Goetze, the druggist, is confined to his
room fIom illness.
Seven new members were baptized at the Bap-
tist Church last night.
The many friends of Mr.. A. C. Williams will re-
gret to learn that he is dead.
Several converts were taken into full member
ship at the NJ E. Church yesterday.
The NJ E. Sunday-school Board meets tonight
at IN O'Clock. Aliinterested in the welfare OF the
school are invited
HAMILTON.
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office to day.
The ordinance of baptism was administered
upon two converts at the Baptist Church last
night.
Andrew Joyce was Saturday appointed guar
dian of Hannah Holmes, an imbecile, aged eighty
eight
John @ Baker, of Jacksonburg, has received the
appointment OF County School Examiner, vice
Ellis resigned.
There are over two hundred and fifty invitations
out for the Reutti-Mason wedding to come off next
Wednesday.
The funeral of the infant daughter of L. A. and
Katie V. Hull will take place tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock from the family residence on
Front street, First Ward.
For the accommodation of those desirous of at
tending the opera this week the No. 81 train on
c., H. d. d. Road will leave Cincinnati at mid
night. This will be good news to many in this
city.
A suspicious character giving the name of
Charles Dean was arrested Saturday by Officer
Helvey. He was pcddling chromOs and PERSONAL
ing mute He is supposed to be the same char
acter who was doing the Queen City last week.
The City Band serenaded George Deifenbach,
Sr on the anniversary of his forty-eighth birth
day, which occurred on last Friday A number
of relatives and friends were present in the eve
ming, and all were treated to sumptuous supper
John p shaffer, of Middletown Saturday filed
a petition against Charles c. Barnitz, of the same
place. asking ST., 900 damages. 1t seems that last
August Barnitz gave Shaffer check for $40 rs to
be cashed. 1t was ella med by Barnitz that the
same was raised from 81 rs to the above amount
Plaintiff was indicted, but at the instigation OF
Barnitz the case was afterwards dismissed.
LUDLOW. KY.
The Imperial Mnstres are rehearsing for an
other OF their popular entertainments in the near
future.
The School Board will meet this evening, when
business of much Importance to all having chill
dren attending the school will be discussed.
John Williams will hereafter run vegetable
wagon. Johnny is an honest handwriting me-
chanic, out of work, and should be patronized by
the citizens in his new venture to make a living
He will be found accommodating.
The Galaxy OPERA the al-absorbing topic in
musical circles here, will no doubt be the grandest
treat to the people of Ludlow ever attempted on
our local stage The operetta entitled '"rhe Ad-
mirals Daughter has been selected for the occa-
sion, and the distinguished ladies and gentlemen
in the cast give ample proof that on next Tuesday
night Armory Hall will hold the largest and mot
city. Mrs ]. L. Bowman, Miss Fannie
Fairclough and DR.. C. E. Jones, of this city, and
Mr.. Tarvin, of Cincinnati, will render the leading
roles. Miss Emma Kallenback will play, accompa-
niments on the piano. Never before In the history
of the Club has there been so much time and at
tention devoted to the preparation and production
of any musical or dramatic effort of the Club, and
consequently the management feel justified in
saying as they did to us, that they had built up
the temple of the Drama in this city to the satis-
faction of all; and on the above evening they in
tend to crown all their previous entertainments
with great musical treat.
SPRINGFIELD. O.
Candle Mass was celebrated in all of our Catholic
Churches on Sunday.
Hon. Geo. X. Nash, of Columbus, will address
the Republican Club tonight
VIM. N. Whitley was on Saturday afternoon ap-
pointed Receiver of the S., J. & P. Railroad by
Judge Hume.
D. T. West has severed his connection with the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and he desires it announced
that he is in no manner connected with the Sun
day Morning News. This announcement will
surely ruin both papers.
The fano Price V. Rice suit, which has taken
up six days in the Common Pleas Court, was given
to the jury this forenoon (Monday) All of our
readers are familarwth its details as this is the
close of the third trial. No new developments
have been brought to light.
MARRIAGE LICENSE REGIsTER.-The following
marriage licenses have been issued since our last
report: James G. Worthington and Minerva Cut
right, James c. Waldon and Eliza Wagner, Joseph
Joiner and Mary Schmidt, Francis N. Reed and
Letitia Tanger. One ordered not published.
Died, in this city, last Saturday morning about
half-past IL O'clock j. K. Morton, MD, aged for
ty-five years. His death occurred most suddenly,
being pronounced apoplexy and happening while
he was standing at the bedside of Mrs. Grooms,
who resides on High street one of his patients
He had only been in the house 10 minutes, and
had just prescribed medicine for the sick woman
when he fell to the floor and in five minutes after
he was a corpse. Coroner Delphi held an inquest
in accordance with the above facts. Deceased was
one OF the most prominent physicians in this CITY,
The rooms occupied by B. f. Jennings and wife,
over Crohers store, were entered by sneak thief
on Friday afternoon and money and jewelry to the
value of S225 taken. A young man who rooms in
the building by the name OF VIM. ThaQs is under
arrest. When Thalls was searched, after his ar-
rest, some surgical knives were found on him.
which he confessed to have taken from DR.. Bry-
ants Office, which is upon the same floor As the.
only way of ingress was by the front balcony and
as he would have to pass through the Doctors
office to reach it, suspicion points strongly toward
him as the one who committed the robbery.
VIM. Reid, an employe of the Knife and Bar
Works. made the third attempt to take his own
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