The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-15

each. Katie Brent, for drunk, was
Henderson is being tri d, but was not
concluded In time for us TO give the re-
suit. sr
The people Of Falmouth yesterday vo-
ted $25. 600 in aid OF the Pound Gap rail
road which with the $28,000 OF private
subscriptions amounts TO $51, 900.
A meeting of the graduates of the Gov
ington High Scool will probably be call
ed Tor to meet Saturday for the purpose
of organizing an alumni.
Mr.. Jas. A. Reed has traded his prop
erty at the corner OF Scott and Robbins
street for the farm of Mrs. N. e. Morse in
this county. -
The decision of the Court of Appeals
as to tax sales is that the penalty can
not be collected unless the assessment
and collection laws have been complied
with; that 1t Is not compliance with
law to assess property as belonging to
an estate, but as belonging to the owner
or owners at the time the assessment Is
made.
The February term Of the Criminal
Court ended Saturday. James Rhin0ck
was given two years in the penitentiary
for grand larceny. An appeal was taken
in the case of Halleck and Washington.
The case of Richard Henderson for petit
larceny was transferred to the Mayors
Court. The cases OF John Brown and
Mary Johnson were continued 10 special
term.
The Court refused to allow the petition
of Mrs. jenkins, Of West Third street,
to put her husband under bonds to keep
the peace, as he is already under bonds
in the. Mayors Court. Barney Jordan
was fined $50 for assault. N.B. Stephens,
j. X. Lett and IL. ii. Meyers were sworn
as Jury Commissioners. VIM. and Rob-
ert Page, VIM. Allen and Ephraim Dun
can were allowed bail in the sum of 1900
each. Thomas V. Hall and Letitia Scott
were eacn given. year in the Peniten-
tiary; William McWilliams, two years I;
George Haleck and Frank Washington,
| five years each, and VIM. ii. Rhinck two
years. The last claimed that he was
sent to the Penitcntiary to prevent him
from testifying against Huber, in the
United States Court, charged with de-
| trauding the Government. He and Hal
leck were given until w edneSday to send
up copy Of The record.
Milt Hamilton has called meeting of
the voters of Kenton county at Indepen-
dence, on the 18th Of March, to appoint
delegates to the State Convention which
meets at Frankfort on May 9th.
The Quarterly Court commences at In
dependence to-day.
Perciyal and his guests will start for
Frankfort Tuesday morning.
The amount Of Jury fees during the
past term Of the Criminal Court was
| y776 So
Criminal Court at Falmouth to-day.
Mr.. Michael Murphey. living on West
Third street, has lost little child from
pneumonia.
SAT-, 7,992 40 were the revenue receipts
during the past week. The New York
firm Of l.. II. Beecher & Co. paid SAT, 900
tax on Friday.
Collector JOHN g.. Nixon Is improving.
MIR. John Davins0n left for trip to the
East to-day.
People living on Ninth, Tenth, Elev.
enth and Russell streets complain that
their gas is put out before daylight.
James BurbriGge, son Of the Colonel,
| is in the city.
Mr.. ID. =, Cass, OF Fourth street, Is re-
covering from the pneumonia.
The A. o. IL. goes to Louisville on st.
| Patrick's day.
The Kent0n Building Association has
resolved to pay all shareholders who de-
sire it the amount they shall have paiu
| in in dues up to March 1st, and q bonus
| of sixty dollars in full OF each share, and
| to release any borrower upon payment
of amount OF loan with one years dues,
lessa years interest at, six per cent.
Rhinock thinks Ford is the man who
| robbed Foreman.
| There were two fires yesterday.
The alarm from box 43 called the Ell.
gInes to the house Of w. }. Martin, an
| eXpressnan, on Stevens street, which
was almost totally destroyed. Most of
the furniture, however, was saved.
The alarm from box 81 was caused by
a fire in the root of the house Of the faith
er of Matt Hunt, the fireman. Loss tri-
| fling. Tue telegraph failed to work prop
erly. Chief Hartley's wagon was turned
over by q broken wheel at the corner OF
Sixth and Madison streets.
Fire John Maurer had his silver watch
stolen during the fire yesterday.
A gentleman walking along Tenth
street between Washington and Russell
had bucketfull of slop thrown over
him from The door of one OF the houses,