The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-07

a grand concert by the choir next Tues
day, April 18th, at Blacks Opera-house.
1t will consist of recitations, etc.
LEXINGTON. NE.
There is fair prospect for consider.
able gas war in this city.
No serious damage from Saturday
nights storm so far as we can learn.
The cost of entertaining the Legisla.
tive Committee by the City Council was
$175.
Mr.. Jack Shehan desires to say that
the Sunday News will be resumed from
and after Sunday next.
The Southern Baptist Convention will
be held in this city some time in May.
No exact date fixed as yet.
The regular term of the Common Pleas
Court with Judge Buckner on the
bench, commenced in this city last Mon
day.
Sunshine and business seem almost to
be synonymous terms, and We have both
now, and plenty OF pretty faces in the
bargain.
Mr.. Eugene Fogle. whom Gov. Black
burn pardoned few days since, left
Monday morning for Texas to try to re-
cuperate his health. He is threatened
with with consumption.
Mr.. George Jasper died of consump-
ton at his residence on Third street in
this city yesterday morning at o'clock.
To-day would have been his fiftieth
birthday. He leaves wife and five
children to mourn his loss. His funeral
will take place from the Presbyterian
Church. To the bereaved family we
tender our heartfelt sympathy.
Tomorrow (Thursday) night Janau-
schek, supported by Harry Meredith, at
the Opera-house in Schiller's sublime
tragedy entitled "Mary Stuart" Friday
night Shakspeare's Macbeth" will be
presented. These plays bid fair to be a
great theatrical treat. The press speaks
in the highest terms Of her every
where.
The race track is in splended condi-
ton and there are great many very
fine and promising horses in training.
Over one hundred horses are already
stabbed on the grounds, and more are
still coming in and will continue until
the beginning of the May races, when
the best races for many years will be ex-
pected.
The game of football that is to come
off here next Friday is looked forward to
with good deal of interest. If rumor
is correct the University boys will have
look to their laurels. The game will
take place at 4 o'clock in Stoll's lot, on
Fourth street. An admission fee Of %
cents will be charged gentlemen. Ladies
will be admitted free.
Bulger, the funeral dog, is dead.
There is not man, woman or child that
ever visited the cemetery that does not
remember this wonderful dog. He had
a habit of following all funerals, thus
winning for himself the name of the fu-
neral dog. 1t was his habit to con
fine himself most of his time tx
Main street and whenever funeral came
along to follow it to the cemetery. H,
was found lying near the Covington de
pot Monday morning. There was not {
mark nor scratch on him, nor any evi
dence of him being poisoned. A grea
many people in this city were very mucl
attached to this peculiar dog, as evincet
by his picture adorning a great many
public places, and will be sorry to hea
of his death.
} One year from the date of its destruc
ton the Phoenix Hotel, phenix-like
arises from its ashes-new, grand ant
beautiful compliment to its architect
a credit to its workmen and an ornamen
to the city. And to say that Col. Sim
} monds as its proprietor is the right ma
, in the right place is only giving hin
credit for what he has 80 faithfully won
Another week or two and we will see tn
Phoenix Hotel in all of her glory, glitter
t ing all over in her architectural magnif
+ cence and beauty, with all Of her room
elegantly furnished and bill of fare f
for the gods.
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