The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-10
OUR NEXT.DO0R NEIGHBORS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. HI.


John T. RAYMOND will appear at the
Onera-house on the 3lst, in "Col. Mulberry
Sellers" and "Woolfert's Roost."
The Transcript "roosterizes' over the
probable election by the people OF al tne
city officers. When It's done we VIII JON
our brother in requesting the co,ngregatlGn
to rise and sing, Praise them ltne LEXIS,
lstorsA From Whom Few Blessings
Flow
Mr.. John Williamson has taken respon- |
sible position in the Apostolic Times ofhce;
Mr.. Williamson was formerly connected
with the Richmond (Va.l Dispatch, ana
will no doubt be quite an accession to tne
already able corps of editors OF that excel
lent paper.
We understand that our young friend,
Ernest Ellis, has been rendered position
in the new Phoenix Hotel wheE that build
ing is ready for occupancy. The nople
conduct of "Ernest' in saving some hun
dreds of dollars from the hotel when II
was burned last spring has been justly re-
membered by Col Simonds.
The Fifth Annual Report OF the Superin-
tendent Of the First Kentucky Insane Asy-
lum has Just been handed to Governor
Blackburn. The report shows that the
number of patients in the Asylum during
the wear 1879 was, white males. 265; white
females, 1873; colOred males, 80; colored fe-
males, 80. Total, 531. The total number
of patients under treatment during the
year was 6S2. and the daily average OF pa
fisuts ei2. DIR. chenault, the Superintend-
ent, reports the buildings and surround
ings "more comfortable than are enjoyed
by any class of patients anywhere in our
broad land" The Asylum was first opened
In 1924, and the first patient co!nred wo-
man named "Charity." The institution is
located near this city, and is presided ever
by one OF the best Superintendents in the
United States
CIRCLEvlLLE, o.
Lewis Palm has erected in front OF his
residence, on Watt street, the finest OIL
lamp in the city. 1t is of his own make.
and has on the top a correct weather vane;;
Some of the people liked the lamp so well
as to donate him dollar apiece, so as
to keep it up. He has been working for
Haswell.& Co, but will 60 in business him
self in Helwagner's block. on East Main
street. about the latter part of next week.
f. HPRIN0FIELD. n
The Mayor assessed Mike Canny So and
costs for brutal treatment of family on Fri
day.
Harwood. of the Gazette, begins 1880 by
Introducing ten-pound girl into his
horne.
MIR. Amos Whiteley purchased the Tee
gardan property on West High street Ior
81 500 on Thursday.
The timers are rapidly covering the
Bookwalter building, and the skaters are
hustling things at the Courthouse.
Franklin johnson has been bound over
to Court IN $500 bonds tor the burglarizihg
of the Rockway School-house AT Sintz Sta
tion.
Officer Jim Norton received in levee
saloon last night, the last of the goods
Stolen from the Rockway school-house, a
lthograph and frame.
Scurry 4 Coates have opeued tonsorial
establishment at No. 72 East Main street.
the leading establishments of our CITY, and
are deserving of success in their new field.
The Committee appointed to invite
Parneil and Dillon to our citv have mott.
fled Editor Ford, of the Irish World, bv
telegraph, of letter of invitation on the
way. Should the gentlemen accept of the
hospitalities extended them. action will be
Immediately taken to give them hum
mer. H.
The Clarke County Medical Society met
n, regular session on Thursday afternoon
and transacted much important business.
DR. Bell reported the death Of the late
John Miller, upon whom he had performed
an operation for cataract of the eve and
made full statement as to the cause Of
death
Several elegant cabooses have arrived fol
use upon the Springfield Southern. They
are models of their kind and are much ap
preciated BY the bows into whose care they
have been given. They are fitted ont with
tasty wash-stand. clothes-press and water
tank, and are set IF by comfortable easy
chair for the conductor to recline in.
The trip of Dr.. Honghton TO Quincy, O.
in search of DR.. Oberlin AID Freddie An
derson, has brought no returns II we ex
cert the supposition that trace of hin
and clue have been assumed by Hough
ton. who thinks he will find his man ir
Indiana. John T. Norris NAV possibly b.
called to the work. as the officers of tn,
Home have now determined to leave moth
ing unturned.to to bring about the recovery
of The boy. -
The latest concoctIon for the Liberation
of Sherwood and Baily from our city has
tile comes from the appearance in our city
again of the vould.be notori us duffer
John Mccormick, who, 1t is claimed, wa.
paid $50 to carry number of saws to oul
city and get them to the imprisoned men
At Tifin, Ohio, this Mccormick was ar
rested, and upon him, secreted in tele
scope cap, was found fifteen smal
saws Of several peculiar patterns
These saws were the ones placed
f. m the case Of Jack Hill for Transportation
here, but Jack imbibed on the way and hi
"haul" was taken from him. letter wa
also found OH him which read "When vor
escape meet me at the water-trough at Ur
hama" Bailey,,s escape is at least desired
he being a prominent member Of a gang o
Chicago thieves. The police are strainin
their weather eyes for John, and should b.
be run in he will find his reception any
thing but pleasant.
President Cassidy, of the Children
Home, thinks that he has been rather to-
severely handled by the press for his par
in the Anderson affair. TIE burden h
will certainly have to bear, for eveI