The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
Couington.

The Busy Bee tea party at the Main
street Methodist church last night was a
success. ....
Charles E. Turner and John Carlisle,
charged with larceny of a lot of sacks
from McCay's, were each sent to the
Work-house for three month, by Mayor
Athey. George Cream, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was dismissed. VIM.
Mcdonald, an old offender, for a drunk
and dfsorderly, was fined $14; in default
of which he was sent to Jail. The cas- es
of Frank Meyers, John Decker and Henry
Burkerster were yesterday afternoon
continued until the prosecuting witness,
Crochet, was able to appear.
About five O'clock last evening, at the
tobacco factory of Noonan, Seniors & Co.,
one of the knives of the fine-cut machine
came in contact with what is called the
throat-plate, causing tremendous rack
ct, and breaking the knife into atoms.
Judging from the appearance of Mr..
Lewis, one Of the employees, there was a
pretty bad scare. Fortunately no one
was hurt.
A quiet Washington's birthday.
Deputy Marshal John A. Goodson and
James Sandiord left last night for st.
Louis.
There is talk of a called meeting OF
Council.
The Owen county Democracy yester-
Attorney General, and Hon. ID. Howard
Smith for Auditor. No other instruc.
tions.
DR.. G. D. Foote is suffering from cry.
sipelas.
August Haven, Esq, will shortly re-
move from Tenth and Scott to Fourth
and Russell streets.
Colonel A. l.. Greer returned yester-
day from Charleston, W. Va.
Our, streets are in bad condition.
Jack England, Joe Harris and Alex.
Maloney are driving brisk trade in the
orange business.
At a meeting of the creditors of r. A..
McDannold, yesterday, l.. j. Blakely
was elected assignee.
Tae Digby case goes to the jury to-day.
The popular opinion is that there will
either be an acquittal or disagreement.
ular.
Mr.. Strainbridge, OF the Madison-s treet
planning mill, has been swindled by man
who came to him and offered to put up o
clock giving the weather, day, month
and year with as much precision as a
calendar almanac, besides giving the
regular time. He got Mr.. Strainbridge's
card for insertion in every clock he put
up, charged him fifty cents for the adver-
tisement, and then left. He has not been
seen since.
Judge Erastus Foote, brother of Hon.
z. d. FoOte, died in Milwaukee last
Tuesday.
Col. Jim Thompson celebrated Wash
ington's Birthday. Unluckily, however,
he met with an accident by falling over
the curbstOne.
Herrick & Co. are running line of
suspension bridges from Ludlow to the
Suspension bridge. -
A lamp-post was destroyed at the cor
ner OF Second and Bullock streets by the
steam tire-engiue Kenton, Saturday
night.
On Saturday night burglars attempted
to enter the house of Mr.. Bockmann, a
dairyman on the Lexington pike.
w. w. Mosher started on another two
months business trip yesterday.
Judge Phelps holds Quarterly Court to-
morrow.
Ex-Leutenant of Police John Butts
was out yesterday.
A meeting was held in Arnold's Hall
Sunday to organize lodge of the
Knights of Honor.
Jerry johnson proposes to sue consta-
Dle FRANK beSCe LOT $lU,U0u damages lOf
false arrest and imprisonment.
Gasoline won't burn on Second, be-
tween Madison and Russell.
Mitchell g. Trantor have stopped to re-
pair. Will start again the latter part Of
this week.
NeCport.
The ferryboats with considerable diff.
Guilty made their trips this morning, as
the river Is still full OF ice.
Crack Thornton, we understand, is 60
ing to place another sign upon Mr. HUI
gle's front Office.