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COyINGTON.

COYINGTON.
The streets in the southeastern part
of the city are seldom lighted.
In the Mayors. Court came Joseph
Rice under two charges. For carrying
concealed weapons he was fined $23 and
costs and tor being drunk and disorder
ly he was fined $S including costs. VIM.
Murphy one dollar for drunk.
The ferry-boat will probably begin
to run to-day.
Mr.. j. l.. Corbin leaves for Philadel-
phia tonight on legal business.
Councilman Hall enlivened matters in
the Council Chamber last evening by re-
iusing to obey the mandate of the Presi-
dent in deciding him out of order in at
tempting to speak on the private watch
man ordinance, and ordering him to sit
down. lie was put under arrest by the
President, and finally succumbed under
advice of friends. He claimed that other
members had been allowed the privilege
refus~ him.
Mr.. Carlisle made a lengthy argument
in the railroad case yesterday, and was
allowed time this morning to finish.
| The award of contracts for improve
ments on Ninth street, were made last
| night to Pat. Burk; for Short street, to
John Feeders, and for Center street, to
James johnson.
The bonds of Commissioner Glore, As
SCISSOR Whiting and Weigher Mcnamara
| were last night accepted by Council.
The salary of Overseer or the Poor was
last night fixed at $40 per week, and the
term of office made subject to the will Of
Council.
MIR. Croninger was last night put on
Council Committees ON Grades, Health,
Work-house and Jail, and serves.
A n Q M q a n. hxy
Council regarding special patrolmen,
which seems destructive to the detective
system. 1t only allows them to make
arrests on account of depredations upon
the property or person of those applying
to Council for their appointment, except
by orders of the Chief; requires that
they shall wear their badge of Office in
full view, and that they shall only be ap-
pointed by Council after recommenda-
tion is granted by the Marshal. 49,.
An ordinance was offered last night to
discontinue Lower Market after March
1st, but was tabled by vote of 8 to 8.
The Council committee on the McGow-
an pump question is in favor OF giving
notes of the city Tor the claims as they
fall due.
The Council committee on the Hem
ingray glass works controversy favors
compromise on the following terms: That
the Judgment be rendered in favor OF the
city for all the ground sued for lying
north of Front street; that the defend
ants have the use OF the ground or beach
north of Front street, beginning 100 feet
westot Madison street, thence west to
the west line OF lot No. 800, ,-Old Plat, ex-
tended for thirty years at $lOa year, pay
costs, or each party to pay half the costs;
the defendants to throw such cinders,
ashes and refuse from their glass works,
as they may have to spare, upon such
beach to till out for landing; and that
the defendants surrender peaceable pos
session at the end of the thirty years.
The City Treasurer is authorized to
pay $5,475 interest OH the city debt on the
lst of February.
In Council last night a resolution was
passed to pay TO the City National Bank
$lO,O ,OSO 55, amount Of ten income bonds,
and interest OH same since January 1,
1879.
The magistrates books are to be ex
amined.
A committee has been appointed to
examine the Main street landing, and
report what is required to put it in good
order.
An ordinance was passed by Council |
last night, granting the right of way to !
E. +. Abbott, to connect between Fourth |
street and Second street through Market |
street and the alley running north to !
Second street, when he shall have COM
pleteu his street railway.
Mr.. w. P. Mclaughlin has been ap-
pointed Notary Public.
NEWPORT.
A temperance lecture is to take place |
ut the Taylor-street NJ. f.. Church to-
night.
Kramer is enlarging his soup-house.
Another lamp on bellevue street, be-
;ween Moss and Isabella, would be Il ju-
licious improvement, and would un-
loubtedly be very muche appreciated by
he citizens in that vicinity.
The musical Ten visited Covington on
! serenading expedition last night.
A new German. Lodge of A. D. u. W.
vas organized night before last by Dep
ily Grand Master Goebel, of Covington,
with the following officers; John Wake
nan, L. NJ. W.; John A. Zuber, NJ. W.;
ler, OverseeI August Walsemyer, Re-
;order; L. Kieybolte, Finsncier; Frdo-
in Murst, Receiver; Frederick Erschel,
1uide; John Bassart, Watchman.
Council met i'll Committee of the
Whole last night, but the hole was SO
mall that no reporters could get in to
ind out what they did.
Captain j. A. Houghey left Newport
to-day with a detachment ofl
oldiers for Fort Madison, Iowa, where
le Will receive party Of military pris.
ners which be will conduct to the. mill
ary prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
as.
A couple of captured deserters at
empted to get away yesterday. One was
ound In the wash-b0iler at the hospital,
nd the other at large on the streets.
Mrs. Mary II. Bennett. on Wednesday y
btained q divorce from her liege lord.