The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-23

OUR NEXT.DOOR NEIGHBORS.
Pickings by Star Reporters in Neigh
boring Cities and Towns.
LEXINGTON. KY.

Mr.. A. Hartstlne mas gone East 10 pul-
chase new goods.
The Republicans of Jessamine have in
tructed for Grant.
Anna Dickinson will appear in this
:ity some time in April.
Cheapside was the scene of quite a
lively stock trade last Saturday.
Lecture Thursday night week by Mr..
John @. Young on the mistakes of In
gersoll."
TIE great railroad man, Mr.. Hunting
Ton, is in Kentucky looking after railroad
connections.
The grading of the first 81 miles of
The Biz Sandy Railroad has been award
ed to Warner, Tables & Co.
Our streets are crowded with beauti-
full ladies' The pretty weather Of the last
few days has brought them out.
Colonel Paul Conlon looks like he had
oeen in prize fight since being assault
ed by the prisoners Friday night.
The Grand Jury of the Madison Cir
cult Court has indicted James H. Arnold
for the murder of Hou. Robert E. Little.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage will lecture
at the Opera-house, this city, about the
LIST of April. Subject, Bright Side of
Things"
There is a new disease among horses
in some localities that is proving fatal
and battles the best medical skill and
treatment.
The remains of Miss Annie Mighan,
who died 50 suddenly few weeks ago,
will be taken from the city vault next
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock and
buried in the Catholic Cemetery.
Mr.. r. L. Hornbrook surprised his
friends and family by suddenly appear
ing among them last Wednesday night
from Denver, Colorado. After a brief
visit he will return. He expresses him
self as being very much pleased.
Mr.. T. S. Logwood has removed bis
stock of goods to the store lately occu-
pied by A. T. Parker. He will very
soon enlar.e and enhance his stock.
Mr.. Logwood is thrifty merchant and
a fine business man and is the prince of
good fellows.
What a sad spectacle our graveyard
presents. A piece of waste land, per-
mitted to grow up in weeds, uncared for
and left to 20 to ruin. The graves, many
of which are entirely unmarked, many
of which are sunken, and the tombstones
Of others broken, scattered or gone
DR.. Richard Taylorjs home again from
Williamstown, where he went with view
of locating, if pleased. Should the good
people of Grant County be so fortunate
as to secure DIR. Taylor as a physician,
and one of her fellow citizens, they will
find him doctor of learning and integ-
rity, a social and kind-hearted gentle
man. He has our best wishes for his
success.
HAMILTON.
Leo Snider is talked of as candidate
for Council from the Third Ward.
The telephone is in working order be-
tween Hamilton and Cincinnati, and its
cost to talk is five cents a minute.
James A. Jackson, of the Twos, left ont
lhe 5:15 train last night for IndianapoI
lis, where he was called to the sick bedt
of his sister.
The remains of William 8. Wood, son
of J. G. and Sallie A. Wood, of Cincin-
natl, arrived last night, and were taken
to Greenwood Cemetery for interment.
A plug hat six feet high made of GAL
vanized iron left this city last night for
Middletewn, to be used by one of the
proprietors of the Phoenix Hat and Fur
Company of that city.
Tomorrow night the brave boys of
Company g are expected to pan out a
good vote for James E. Neal, who will
probably be elected Lieutenant Colonel
of the Fourth Regiment.
Peter Hettrick and joseph Cannon
were arrested on warrant for pulling off
boards from fence near Joe DuelIman's
grocery. Fred. Egry will give them a
hearing tomorrow night.
The 9:30 train on the c., FL. & D. yes
terday morning came near running over
Jew Miller just below the depot. They
were going at rapid rate and only blew
the whistle in time to let the old man
clear the track.
They are driven with orders at the
Variety Iron Works, and are working a
small army of men. Among the work
men who read the STAR regularly we
notice the following: Tony Smith, Frank
Schultz, Jake Wehr, J. H. Davis, John
Hammond, Ed. Rohl, Chris. Weiss, AL.
Young, John Whitacre, Henry Korell
and George Lauer.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. - Chief of
Fire Department Ritchie reported that
he had discharged James Conroy and
appointed Edward Patton in his place.
City Treasurer Jones made bis report
for the fiscal year ending March 18th,
1880, which corresponds with the report
Of City Clerk Milliken.
A petition was received from several
tax payers in the Third Ward asking
Council to extend the gas main east out
High street from Seventh to Tenth.