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


IREPoRTED SPECIALLY FoR THE STAR
RIDGEyILLE, IND.-Improvement
Oh our stleets and sidewalks are being
pushed rapidly forward. Our very eff
fcient Marshal has a large force engaged
bowlderins the cutters aud graveling
the streets and putting Them in the best
OF order for winter. A great deal OF
money has been expended on Walnut
street, and IL is now getting to be one OF
t g finest drives in Eastern Indiana.
The taxpayers Of the town like to see
improvements correspond with the
money expended. They have not here
tolore been equal.
HAMILTON, o. Robert Kennedy
SUNDAY night had seven SOulhdowpi
sheep killed by dogs.
The funeral Of Louis Snider took place
this afternoon from his late residence in
the Third ward.
The motion for O new trial in the case
oil Jas. h. Slonaker vs.. tue c., Ii. d ID.
railroad was Overrulsd by the iUouHt.
Fire in the stoves Of the c., Ill. 81 D..
depot early in the morning Is what the
travelling public want just now.
The managers OF the Childrens Home
will spread a free lunch on the occasion
OF the formal opening OF the new"HOme"
on Thursday evening next.
Yesterday the motion tor new trial
in the Ruler case was overruled. Rufer
was then called before the bench, when
Judge Hume, alter few remarks, asked
the prisoner if he had any Thing to say
why the Court should not pass sentence
upon him? The prisoner replied in the
negative, when he was sentenced to the
Penitentiary for life.
Travel on the street cars increases
each day.
There was no Council last night, for
want OF a quorum.
Twenty five dollars were last night
stolen from the mOney-drawer of Wat
kins' shoe-store, on High street.
Hon. Sam. Hunt addressed meeting
oil the Democracy in the Courthouse
Park last night.
COvINGTON.-Mayor Athey yester-
day held To bail Andrew Stanton in the
sum OF $500 to appear Tomorrow and
answer the charge of cutting his wife
with intent to kill.
Mr.. John Il. Lewis, q prominent iron
manufacturer, called his creditors to-
gether yesterday and announcing his in
solvency, handed over schedules of his
liabilities and assets. The former will
reach nearly $4,000, the latter about half
that sum. Among his creditors are duo.
Kearney, Micnael IL Co., Robt. II. Ball,
Mitchell, Tranter u Co., VIM. Ernst,
Licking Iron Works, Northern Bank,
First National and the German National
Banks.
The tobacco warehouse of Senour,
Simrall g NOonan was burglarized sun
lay to the extent OF ) 100. No arrests.
Rev. Father Teutenberg united in
marriage MIR. Joseph Prefer and Miss
Catherine Kuhr, neice oil the late Father
kuhr, at the Mother Vi Gou Church, this
morning.
Tue Ludlow ferry franchise, leased by
W. q. Mccoy from the Ludlow heirs, ,and
The lease transferred to W. &. Mccoy,
IN December, 1873, Was transferred back
TO w. G. Mccoy yesterday by assign
ment OF the unexpiredl term OF the
lease.
The contract for the building OF the
new bridge pier has been divided be-
tween the tw0scities. j. Gray, oil Gov :
ingLon, does the iron work, and Frauk
lmeson and q. j. Limrick, OF Newport,
lhe stone work.
MIR. Anderson Bussall, of Cleves, o.,
and Mass Jennie Clark, of BrOokville,
Ind, were made one till death DO them
part, by the Rev. p. B. Wiles, of the
First Christian Church yesterday. At
Ter the ceremony there was . Buss-aIl
around.
Charles Butler, of Ethiopian descent,
and colOred cOncubine who has as
tumed his name, but according to her
Dwn statement before His Honor this
morning was never legally sPiiced-tue
laid Charles being charged with disor-
herly conduct, for whicn he was fined 81
Rnt costs. The Judge also warned them
"that if they were not married by II
o'clock on next Sunday they would again
uon.D
Ed. Shacklford, VIM. Strauss and VIM.
Hanes, ior being drunk, were eacn fined
81 and cost.
In ormaliou was this morning left at
the MarshaPs Office, with instructions to
arrest one John Moore upon the charge
vi bgamy. 1t appears that John has a
wife living in Cincinnati, and, in the
face OF this fact, went TO Georgetown,
KY, about six weeks ago, and there
married another woman named Mari
eta Pohner, with WHOM he lived but a
short time. He Is a giass- blower by
trade, and is supposed TO have come to
this city.
NEWPoRT.-Mayor Berry pafticipa-
ted in the celebration of the second au-
niversary OF the First Battalion Knights
Of Pythias.
The magistrates oil the county voted IA
for and against the subscription of
1900, 900 to the capital stock of the ro-
posed Big Sandy railroad, the mega
lives being Esqu,res Spillman, Hutchin-
son. Rebhoz and McIlvea. The people
will vote OH the same question, October
B0,h.
Major II. c. Cushing, en- route to the
Pacific coast in charge Of detachment
OF troops, reported AT the Garrison yes
terday.
The Directors of the Covington & New
port Bridge Company met at the City
Clerks office yesterday morning. The
proceedings of the meeting are given in
The CoyingtOn news.
General Swift has arrived from Wash
layton and reported al headquarters.
The foreign commerce of New York
last week was: general imports, s6,292,-
24O; produce exports, S4,62O, ,232; aud
specie exports, $3.50, $40. The total inn
,ort, IF ,,,ar.handisa Qfuca tho frof nf