The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-24

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an illness of several months. Death
caused from the removal of tumor a
few weeks previous.
Martin Rice died Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock with consumption, aged Is,
| and was buried this afternoon. The
burial services were held at the German
Catholic Church. Father Carl conduct
ed the services.
A man by the name Of Jacob Themel-
hon stole horse belonging to Matthias
Brookley few weeks ago and was ar
rested by Constable Cooch, of this place,
yesterday morning, near Eaton, Ohio.
Themelhon had not been out of the Peni-
tentiary more than two weeks before he
committed the theft, which will give
him chance to visit the same place
again. He will probably have hear
ing before Mayor Armstrong to-day.
LEXINGTON. IKE.
| Monday will be County Court in Win
chester.
Crab Orchard Springs will be opened
May LIST.
Mrs. J. H. Gilman, of Mt. Sterling, is
10S years old.
Thomas L. Logwood has gone to Phil
adelphia on business
The Union Express Company has an
office in Karton's block.
There is to be an excursion to Cincin-
natl very soon. Round trip ticket, 50.
Mr.. Shillen, the artist, has sent pho
tograph and the history Of Bulger the
funeral dog to Harper's Weekly.
Raftsmen have made good use of the
late boom in the Kentucky River, and
floated down great many logs. "
The Legislature has changed the time
of holding Court in Woodford County
from the fourth to the first Monday in
each month.
Mr.. H. g. Maynord died at the South
ern Hotel Wednesday night. He was a
horse trainer for Mr.. Burnham, Of New
York, who has stable of racers at the
Association Course.
| As everybody feels an interest in the
progress Of the work at the new Phoenix
Hotel, the building is constantly
crowded, thereby impeding the progress
of the work. Give. the workmen a
chance, ana the doors will soon be
thrown open for inspection.
Mr.. John Voolfolk, of Mississippi,
who purchased the old Duncan prop
erty, corner of Limestone and Win
chester streets, is going to tear the old
building away and erect in its place a
handsome new residence. There is not
a more beautiful situation in Lexington.
Boys, you will soon have the privilege
of fishing in the Kentucky or Dix Rivers,
as the time allowed by the game law for
fishing in these streams from the LIST of
May to the lst Of September.
Our Opera-house is very 500 n to under
60 thorough renovating, to be newly
painted, new scenery, and other improve
ments, which are very badly needed, as
the visitors to the Oper,-house are tired
of the old scenery, and especially the old
drop curtain. The whole building has a
very uninviting appearance.
The several lodges of Old-fellows Of
this city will turn out next Monday to
celebrate the anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the Order in the United
States. A lecture will be delivered at
the Opera-house by Rev. j. W. Venable.
Wolf g. Trost's Band will furnish the
music. The public arc invited to at,
tend.
froperty-holders and taxpayers are
hereby notified that the following resolu
tions were adopted by the Mayor and
Council at a called meeting held April
goth, 1880:
:The Assessor having completed and
returned to the Board of Mayor and
Councilmen his list of the taxable prop
erty, real and personal, including therein
all occupations and things subject tt
special rates of taxation, as prescribed in
Section 13 of the City Charter; therefort
"Resolved, That said book Of assess
ment shall be subject to examination by
all the inhabitants Of the city, to the
end that any one feeling aggrieved by
: excess OF valuation may make applica
! ton to the Mayor and Councilmen a
! their meeting, to be held on the 10tt
day of May, for correction thereof
and if no application shall be made al
! that meeting no change will be mad,
therein. G. N. JOHNSON, Mayor"
LEXINGTON, April 23d, 1880.
= To the Editor of the Star:
DEAR SIR-Feeling that an injustic
had been done us through the column
. of your paper, under the caption 0
u Lexington News" inserted, no doubt
through error Of your correspondent
e would respectfully request that a con
i tradiction be made, as the house wa
e never in more fourishing condition
n than at present, and if there is to be an
k change made your correspondent know
Il more than we do as its proprietors
: Please giss this as conspicuous a plac
G as you did your article of the 22d inst.