The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06


Whittlesey, were all sworn in as special
policemen yesterday.
The Jail at Burlington was destroyed
by fire on Monday night. The fire is
supposed to have been the work of q
lupatic who was confined in the jail.
The four prisoners who were inside were
released before the flames reached them.
A request has been sent Mr.. ). d. Gro
ninger that he become candidate for
the position In Council vacated by Mr..
Shinkle on becoming President.
The brewers have commenced cutting
the ice, which on the ponds is about IN
inches thick.
Services are to be held every evening
in the First Presbyterian Church during
the week.
Hon. j. W. Stevenson left for Wash.
ington yesterday.
Fifteen hundred feet of hose Tor the
use OF the Fire Department arrived yes.
terday.
e. Mrs. Margaret Darmody, all old resi-
dent of this city, died on Monday night,
96 years Of age.
Miss Matilda Moser, aged 1S, daughter
q young lady highly respected and ad-
mired by her large circle of acquaint-
ances, was drowned last night while
skating on what is known as the "Ship-
ping Pen Pond" near the terminus Of
the Covington street railroad. An OPEN
ing in the ice had been made during the
day by parties obtaining ice for packing,
and no notice having been given of the
tact, the young lady, while skating back
ward, unc0nsoiously skated into the
opening, and in spite OF every effort to
save her, was drowned. Her cOmpafl-
ion,, Mr. Allen Meaken, also went into
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from drowning. The body of Miss Moser
was recovered about an hour later, and
an inquest held. The. utmost sympathy
is felt for the family of the young lady i'll
their deep atiliction. .
NEWPORT.
In the Criminal Court this morning,
Colonel Cooper displayed his eloquence
in the opening argument in the case of
Henry Kramer, ON trial for the murder
of his brother. When we left the Court
room Colonel Cooper had not yet closed
his argument. Judge Cleary, for the
Commonwealth, will close the argument,
and it is thought the case will be given
to the jury this evening.
No City Court to-day.
Councilman Schultz, of the Third
Ward, is reported better.
The new Council has important busi-
ness to transact tomorrow evening.
Is Rebholz Deputy Marshal or not? is
the question.
Ice was cut yesterday from the Thorn
ton ice.pond with a thickness Of three
inches.
During the quarter ending December
81, 1874, the Newport Post-0tiice sent 2OG
money orders, representing 1920 ~.
Money orders to the number of $5,29S 80
were cashed.
The following were installed officers of
Eureka Lodge, No. I X. ofP., at its meet
ing January 2, 1876: G. C., James Pagan;
V. c., George j. Whites Prelate, j. G..
Bender: X. of II. and s., WA. Cotter;
NJ. f., II. f. Schrader; Nj. E., Geo. Few
lass; nj. A., Samuel d. Sheperd; l. G.,
A. +, Clark; y. g., S. +. Schell; Trustee,
JAS. Richards.
The alarm OF fire from box last night
at 0 O'clock was on account of the burn
ing of chimney OF dwelling occupied
by Mrs. A. L. Gilmore ON Front street,
between Columbia and Todd. >.
| The testimony was all given in the
Kramer murder case yesterday. It was
| to the effect that the brothers were in the
city on the day of the murder, and that
August, the murdered man was very
quarrelsome. After arriving home, at
| the supper-table. they began to quarrel.
August struck his brothar over the head
and arm with a broom-handle, then left
| him and ran over to Mrs. Tussey's house
| and asked for -butcher-knife. He SAID
his brother would not fight fair and he
| wanted to knife him. Mrs. Tussey would
not give.him one. He then ran down the
| lane with rocks and an open pen-khife
| in his hand. Henry, seeing him coming,
| fired ON him, first from the corner of the
stable, afterward from the house, the
shot taking effect ON him III the. neck.
Henry then ran off through the fields, but
afterward returned to get his money,
when the officers. who had by that time
arrived on the scene, arrested him. The
| defensed introduced important evidence
tending to show that August Kramer had
openly Toasted that he had seduced the
wife of his. brother Henry. The argu-
ments are being made this morning, and
the case will probably go to the jury
about noon.
Ten recruits for the United States
Army arrived at the barracks yesterday
ed their second examination.
Lieutenant Riley, of the garrison,
whose family has, for some time, been in
Cincinnati, has removed to Newport.
The rattle which was announced for
| the benefit of the widow of the late
Councilman Edward Connolly, has been
postponed until Thursday, January IA.
Joseph Evans, formerly a saloon keep
er near Swii's Rolling Mills, went to
Europe Iast summer, and, as has just
been learned, committed suicide in Liv-
erpool. No cause is assigned for the ac-
| tiOn.
The following officers of Minnehaha
Lodge, No. 10, Improved Order of Red
| Men, have been duly installed: S. j.,
W. Ii. Searles; s. S., j. Vickers; J. s.,
f. Quinlan: q. of r., Il. II. Meyers; P. s.,
j. i. Toilette; X. of W., John Link;
Trustees, S. Shell, j: 7. Toilette, c. Ii.
Conn.
The Council Chamber is being reno
waited.
The Lexington correspondent of Gin
'cinnati paper nominates Colonel r. w.
Nelson, of Newport, for the Office Of
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.
LUDLOW.
Something should be done by the Gin
cinnati authorities to abate that nui-
sance at the foot Of Fifth street.-The
broken culyert." 1t is, and has been for
some time terror to parties whose bus
mess compels them to cross on the ferry
late on dark evenings.
All operations are suspended on the
incline plane until "La Belle Revere"
rot nynr har cnrao