The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-27
CALLED MEETING or EHH- BOARD OF
HEALTH.

Whittle, McDannold, Holmes and Brack-
er. The minutes OF the last meeting
were approved. Mr.. Gray presented the
following, which was adopted:
Resolved, By the Board Of Health of |
the City of Covington, that the President
Of said Board be authorized to admit |
transient cases Of smallpox into our
Pest-house, only upon the guarantee by
some responsible person or persons that
shall be paid to the city Of Covington,
which shall be evidenced by the ac-
counts reported to the Board of Health |
by the Health Officer of said city.
The following, presented by Mr.. Gray,
was adopted:
Whereas, 1t has been officially report
ed by the Health Officer OF this city that
some party or parties brought a person
(seriously i'll from smallpox from the
city OF Newport, where said person had
contracted said disease, and deposited
said invalid upon the public hig hway, in
the midst Of our population, greatly en-
dangering the life of the person afflicted,
and the health and lives Of our citizens
by exposing them to contact with
loathsome and pestilent disease; there
fore,
Be 1t resolved by the Board of Health
of the City of Covington, That immedl-
ate steps be taken, under advice of the
City Attorney, to ascertain the facts,
and If found to be as reported, to take
steps for the immediate and vigorous
prosecution Of the party or parties SO OF
Tending.
The Republicans Of this city will hold
q meeting at Odd-fellows' Hall to-mor-
row evening to nominate candidates for
the-seVeraf city Offices to be voted tor at
the January election.
ED. STAR: We have lately been SUBJ
jeeted to considerable abuse at the POST
Office corner. number Of vagrants and
loalerS have made it a habit to surround
the doors of the Post-ofioe and discuss
the topics of the. day in such disgusting
and obscene Language as to cause the
passef-by to blush with shame. They
stand there and squirt their dirty tohac.
co juice in every direction, and ogle at
the ladies as they 90 TO and from the
Post-ofice department. We seem 70 be
unable to get any aid from the police In
removing these nuisapces and therefore
take recourse to your columns, so that
the police authorities may see this and
try to be little more assiduous in driy-
ing these loaters away.
ONE OF MANY SUFFERERS.
NEWPORT Lutten shot him
self accidentally through the hand at The
house OF Mrs. King, on Cabot street.
The exodus from that portion OF Sara
jtoga street by the eolored citizens is
the subject OF conversation among sew.
eral neighbors residing on that street
Probably the departure OF the troops
from the Government buildings had
something to do with the transaction.
This morning we witnessed the I'M
usual occurrence ofa little boy cleaning
! the street-lamps. Our citizens enjoy
only few hours Of light, SO that 1t ID
necessary, once in while, to do some
| thing to keep up appearances. The
lamps ON Saratoga street now lool
clear.
There is poor family living on Sara
toga street, between Mayo and Ring
gold. The father was buried Christmas
morning. The mother and two children
are now laid up with q loathsome dis
ease, There is four months back pay
due this family from the Short-line rail
road, and no prospect yet OF help from
A that company while the family is mHcf
in need. They will eventually be com
PEELED TO call upon the neighbors for as
4 sistance.
A,dozen lads, averaging about feur
teen years, are becoming nuisance t,
the neighborhood OF Madison aud Sara
toga streets. They proceed TO saloon
in those parts and obtaining SOM
whisky In bottles, take posse essien OF all
empty freight car, and there yell and
carouse like bacchanalians. This hal
been going on for some time. Why dom
the railroad officers drive them of?
James Fennei got into an altercatioT
with saloon-keeper named Patrict
4 al Innk pdnxf MI Ssr I.A
ter's saloon near the coruer OF Madison
and Saratoga streets. Tne latter became
angry, stepped from behind the counter,
| drew a pistol and fired, woundiug Fen.
mel In the head. 0iaeer Gonklin arrested
Bradley aud charged him with shooting
with. intent to kin. His case Will comt
up before Squire Buchanan this after
noon.
1 One-ffth of the city revenue Is paid Il
snstain our public schools. Now the
School Board demands another addi
tlonal tax OF fifteen cents OH the on
hundred dollars to keep up the instilu
itions. New sehool-houses, clocks, musi,
teachers, German professors, &C., viii
soon Deggar our community u permltteu
| TO 20 on.
The insults to which passengers of-th,
Newport Street Railroad are subjected
have become proverbial. Yesterday 1
lwelLknown gentleman, while Offering
his fare, was insulted so grossly that be
once expressed his intention of throw
ing the ungentlemanly driver over tn,
lbrldge into the LICKING. The disgrace
lul conduct Of the driver was witnessed
by Number oil people. Here is som
matter for the Times man.
| A smallpox patient was taken from
the house OF Airs. Kiedinger, on Mon
mouth street, and sentto tue pesL-hous
in Uovington, where the party was re
fused admittance. They then returne,
to Newport and again pressed thei
favors, but the landlord or 1andlad,
whom they had left refused them th
Ihospitaiities OF the house.
Judge Geisler this morning disposed
Of the following cases: Henry Coleman
drunk and disorderly, IS and costs
Frank Strang, abusing family, IS ant
costs; James Fennel and Geo. Fennel
drunk and disorderly, continued TO 2Stl
inst.
/ Married in Tahiti.
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