The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-26

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Parnell and Dillon, who came to speah
to the people and solicit aid for the dis
tressed poor'in Ireland, were welcomed by
L. B. Minahan, Esq, of this city. in ar
eloquent speech, which called forth cheer
after cheer from the vast throng of people
! that had assembled to get glimpse of the
famous Irish patriot and to hear the ad-
dress of welcome. An attempt was made
to clean the streets of few thousand tons
of mud that has been permitted
to accumulate but the attempt
was only partial success, there being nc
time to haul it away. The procession,
Numbering about 6,000, not counting the
boys, and composed entirely of home or.
CARNATIONS, made an elegant display, and
were viewed by immense crowds of people
from pavements, windows and balconies.
In the first carriage rode Mayor Wallace,
Mr.. Parnel, f. f. McGrew and Mr.. Will
Ion, ID. f. Minahan, James A. eastman and
others
LEXINGTON. KY.
Col. ID. Nicholas announces himself as
a candidate for reelection to the office OF
Sheriff. f
The furniture sale.at the Ashland House
still goes on and will until the entire equi.
page isldisposed Of
The next term of the Fayette Circuit
Court begins on Monday, the I'd of Febru-
ary. The docket calls for 80 cases.
The Phoenix Company report work pro-
pressing rapidly and satisfactorily. They
hope to have the hotel ready for an open
ing by the LIST of May. e 4.
The J. J. Deitz stock of shoes and boots
has not been sold yet, nor do we think the
goods will be exposed at retail public sale
the object being to sell them in bulk.
! Colonel Morrison, Chief of the Big Sandy
Railroad Surveying Company, passed
through the city on Saturday. Destination
Mount Sterling. Active work will begin
shortly. 4, ...,,. .-.a f..
President Clements, Attorney Alexander
Ferguson and the Trustees of the great
Southern Road passed through the city
Saturday evening at o'clock, en- route for
Chattanooga.
On Saturday, the 31st, the John T. Ray
mond Company pays. Lexington visit
Ihis is one of the,mOstirenowned of all the
travelling companies known. We antici
pate full house. ..
, Lexington can now, boast of the best
.Market-house in the. State, and. almost
equal to any In the United States. The
day is not far distant in the future, when.
Lexington will be railroad center and
VIII clamor loudly foi the State Capital.
Madam Rumor now has it that since the,
Phoenix Company refuses to- sell to Mr..
huntington the desired space from the,
lower end of the lot on which to erect de-
pot, he. MIR. Huntington) has said that on
the Combs lot shall arise another mighty
hotel, -
The Ashland House has fallen into the
hands OF Mr.. II. X. Boswell & Son, now
proprietors OF the Southern Hotel of this
city. They have purchased all the best
equipage sold at the sale, and will be ready
to reopen the doors of the famous old
hotel to the public on the Isl of February.
The Frayne & Tiffany combination, bet
ter known as "Si Slocum," will appear at
the 0pefa-house, this city, on Wednesday
night, 28th inst in one of their world re-
nowned plays Nowords OF ours could add
to the we'll merited praise of this troupe.
The press has universally acknowledged
them first-class. Let us give them full
house.
On Thursday last after very short Ill
ness Miss Annie Meighan, daughter of Mr..
Thomas Meighan, most worthy, highly,
and estimable lady, died of con-
gestive chills. Her funeral took place on
Sunday evening from st. Paups Church, on
Short street. Thus hath passed away one
OF Lexington's pure and unassuming ladies'
whose hands neither Stunned nor feared
toll for the good of those she loved, while
her heart was ever ready to respond to the
needy or oppressed. She will, indeed be
greatly missed. ..,e
If our city fathers have the time to give
little thought to the welfare of the CITY,
we would call their especial attention to
the pavement on Third street, between
Limestone and Upper. 1t is almost impas-
sable in rainy weather. Also a visit
by that clever and judicious body, to that
portion of the city known as Yelman
Town, would reveal the fact to them, that
1rainage or sewerage in that Councillor
,aken locality is indispensable to health
md the general good Of the city. Without
t, we can not see why it should not be a
splendid place to foster disease and invite
,he ravages of first-class epidemic.
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