The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-10


nomenon and Force of Nature-as an
Illumination and as Spir- |
itual Endowment" Other eminent di- |
vines and popular speakers, whose |
names and subjects will be announced in |
due time, have been secured for a fuli
course of ten lectures, which will be de-
liperd at the Presbyterian Church on
alternate Tuesday evenings. This is a
step in the right direction, and our Pres
byterian friends should receive that en-
which the enterprise de-
serves. The price Of admission is only
$1.50 for the entire season, price which
places them within the reach OF all, even
in these hard times.
COyINGTON.-In the Chancery Court
yesterday Hon. r. A. Avery and Hon.
George q. Perkins were appointed ex-
aminers to examine W. s. Green and Il.
II. Gray, applicants for license to prac.
tice law.
Mr.. Lewis Collins was admitted to
practice in the United States District
Court yesterday.
Articles of incorporation were filed
Yesterday by the Willow Run Distillery
Company, OF Covington. I'll. A. Vessels,
j. c. Schnell. Joseph F. Mills and Chas.
l.. Mills are the incorporators. Capital
stock $I0O, 900, divided into 100 shares.
The ladies OF Trinity Church last night
inaugurated a fair at Odd-feliows' Hall.
In the United States Court yesterday
Judgment was rendered for the defend
ant in the case oil Samuel Forbish
against A. b. Palmerton, on appeal from
the Campbell Circuit Court. William
Likens was found guilty of selling liquor
without paying the internal revenue tax.
A verdict of not guilty was found in the
case of I'll. Rose and others, charged
with selling liquor without license,
fn accordance with instructions
given to that effect by the Judge.
In the case of Lane & Bod!ey against
Knapp, the allegations of fraudulent
transfer of property were sustained,
and the court ordered the sale OF the
land. A judgment Of $453 was given In
Gutterman against Mary A. Lee.
Phipps, O'Connell s. Co. recovered ST.
722 29, and damages to the sum OF $50, by
Judgment against J.. II. Hatcher. In the
suit of the same against X. +. Hatcher,
a Judgment for $3.50 70 was rendered. In
another case of the same against W. j..
and j. w. Mayor, a judgement for $743 81
was rendered. Lockard, Ireland u Co.
recovered $755 61 by judgment against
Caleb May & Co.
The City Council met last night, pres
I ient all but Croninger, Carpenter, and
Bracker. Bills amounting to $6,S72 50
were allowed. Orders were made ior
the rene wal of $53, 900 of notes OF the city
maturing this month in the various
banks of the city. Appropriations were
made to pay the interest and $4,000 to
| take up notes to that amount i'll the
| Northern Bank. The time of payment
of taxes was extended to January 1st
| without penalty.
The places for holding elections were
| directed 10 be as follows: First ward,
| tobacco warehouse; Second ward, Green.
up-street Euglne-house; Third ward,
Reeds, ON sixth street; Fourth ward,
| Slxth-street Engine-house; Fifth ward,
| Freers lumber yard; sixth ward, corner
Of Pleasant and Greenup streets; Sew
| enth ward, Sixth-street Market-hOuse;
Eighth ward, Smiths carpenter shop;
Ninth ward, Lee street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets.
| An ordinance was adopted setting the
bond TO be required of the next Treas
urer at $100, 900, and the salary at 81, 200
| with 5000 allowance for extra services.
In the Mayors Court this morning
| Win. Meyers was fined So for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. Dick Sta
pleton was mulcted $4 for the same Of
tense.
Orders have been given to arrest al
vagrants in the city. Officer Mike Bolar
this morning cabbaged the first victim
John Turner, and lodged him In Jail
\ phe slate at the MarshaPs office will
probably be full of names of yagrants.
4 The locomotives ON the Central rail
road were draped In black yesterday il
remembrance of the late engineer, W
Thomas.
NEWPORT.-The Ben Jonson Ora
matte Club give an entertainment a
Odd-fellows' Hall this evening.
Mr.. Newton Smith left this .mornin
for Washington to accept position il
the Treasury Department.
l Capt. John A. Williamson, Presiden
OF the Newport, Coyington u Cincinnati
Street Railroad Company, yesterda
paid into the City Treasury the sum 0
1920 Tor taxes due on the cars OF tn
road.
The Board of Councilmen met las
night, with all the members present, an,
Mayor Berry in the chair.
Il A resolution to improve Jefferson
street, from Washington avenue to Over
ton street, was adopted. This stree
runs along the front of the manufactor.
now erecting by the Dueber Watch-cas
Manufacturing Company.
A resolution was adopted instructin
the. Committee on improvements, in con
Junction with the President, Street Com
missioner and City Engineer, to hay
that break on Main or East Front stree
repaired at a cost not to exceed $700.
II A special election was ordered 70
Thursday, December 20, to fill the vacan
cy made in the representation from tn
Second ward by the resignation of MI
, W. II. Jones, now of Columbus, o.
Two ordinances establishing two ney
routes of street railroad from the Raj
road bridge to the Post-ofice, and fror
! the same point up Saratoga and dow
, Monmouth streets, the most souther
, lpoint being Ringgold street, were pre-
sented by Mr.. 0'Hara. These passed t
, the first reading, when ON motion of MI
Boyd, they were laid on the table.
Mr.. Boyd presented an ordinance az
cepting the offer Of the Newport an
Cincinnati Street Railroad Company, t
construct "branch" from the corner Q
! Madison and Taylor to Byzantine an
Saratoga streets, and back. Considers
Bile excitement was raised by this ordl
! nance. The President declared the or