The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-17

George Durgins, janitor OF the SCOTT
street Meth0dist Church and OF the Gov
ington National Bank, died Saturday
night of smallpox.
The Jury, in the case Of Col. W. g.
Terrell, at 8 O'CLOCK, Saturday afternoon,
returned verdict of guilty Of voluntary
manslaughter, and assessed the punish
penitentiary. A motion for new trial
was made, based upon the ground-1st,
that the verdict was obtained by lot; I'd.
that the COURT misinstructed the jury;
3D., that the verdict was contrary to the
evidence. The new trial was granted
and fixed for the next term. n5.
The Clinton Hotel was sold at auction
last Saturday to Mr.. A. Bley, of Cincin-
natl, at $33, 900.
The choir Of the First Presbyteria
Church yesterday received Q valuable
addition In the person OF Mrs. H. B..
Spades, finely cultivated artistic,
trained by Signor Errani, Of New York.
The following gentlemen have been
elected officers Of the Catholic Boneyo-
lent Society connected with the Cathe-
dral: President, ]. B. Doyt; Vice Presi-
dent, w. O'Brien; Recording Secretary,
NJ. Cullen; Corresponding Secretary,
Peter McCloskey; Treasurer, James Mo-
loney; Chaplain, Father John A. Nc
Gill. :
The Anti-Treat Society, whose cardi-
nal principal is, each to pay for his own
drinks, organized on Saturday night by
electing the following officers: Presi-
dent, J. II, Funk; Vice President, Chas.
Kaiber; Secretary, Joseph Meyer; Treas
urer, John Hempel.
UNITED STATES CoURT.-Charles was
on Saturday found guilty of defraudihg
the revenue, was fined $500 with an addi-
tional penalty OF three months impris-
onment.
Taylor Riley, charged with similar
offense, was fined 81 900 with six months
imprisonment.
g. G. Nash, convicted of violating the
revenue laws and burning bonded
warehouse, was sentenced to pay, q fine
Of $500, with six montRs' imprisonment.
The juries in the cases OF Louis
Schwese and David Williams, charged
with buying soldiers. clothing, contrary
to law, disagreed, and the prisoners
were remanded to Jail.
A nolle prosequi was entered In the
case OF Wilson Mathena and others,
charged with the Maysville Post-0fice
robbery.
NessYors.
While the procession Of the St. Mar.
tins Society was crossing the Suspen
sion Bridge Sunday, the staff which held
their banner in position was broken.
/ The st. Martins Society again turned
out in procession this morning ant
marched to Cincinnati, where they par
ticipated in the meeting of the German
Catholic Central Convention.
In the City Court this morning Christ
lSeenoff, for drunk, was fined 81 ant
costs. Simon Pemons, drunk and disor
derly, was fined W, including costs.
The widow OF MIR. Hoffman, who diel
not long since, received the first payment
out of the Bismarck Bund, of which hel
husband was a member.
The fire to-day at a few minutes before
- o. 'clock was on the roof OF a frame
building oh Hickey street, between
Mayo and Ringyold, owned by Il ed
Speckman. The Fifemen we're on nanC
with their usual promptness and extin
guIshed it with few buckets of water
without the aid of their engines. Loss
small.
The Musical Ten, Roehps Band, anl
the Barracks Band, participated in the
grand. procession OF yesterday in Cincin
natl.
The Catholic Societies Of Newpor
were commanded by the following Mar
| shais in the Cincinnati procession: 81
Martins Society, Charles RSgge, Mar
shal; Frank Huck and John Hubig, AS
sistant Marshals. St. Joseph Society
Joseph Weingartner, Marshal; A. Vein
gartner and Ferdinand Taphe, Assistant
Marshals.
The jury reported as to their inability
to make out cases against prostitutes
owing to u lack OF information, and com.
plain OF the negligence ofthe proper cit,
officers, in allowing the cars and locomo
tives OF the Louisville Short-line road. tt
blockade the streets, and run at great
er rate of speed inside the city limits
than is allowed by ordinance. G.. It
Hayman, II. A.. Schriyer and Tobias
Widrlg we're appointed Jury Commits
sioners.
The trial of Jas. A. Glenn, for killing
Joseph Spring, trespasser on his prop.
erty, closed Saturday eyening.by a yer
dict OF not guilty.
Adam Schweitzer killed turtle
weighing one hundred and nine pounds
yesterday.
The Office of the Cincinnati Ferrybo
Company was robbed OF lot Of tickets
Saturday night.
7 AAoeC OohOos q COAoICu Sill3 WdS pOu
fenced 10 the Penitentiary for one yeal
.for grand larceny, on Saturday.
The census as completed shows the
population Of Newport to be 1882 In
1857 families.
{, -Whitsunday was celebrated at st.
Paups church in the usual impressive
way. The contribution Of emblems and
notices by the ,Sunday-school scholars
was an appropriate and beautiful cere
mony. All or the contributions were
good both inapoint of design and execu
lion.
The horse that was SO badly cut by {
knife by a butcher in Frenchtowr
named VIM. Krans, died yesterday from
Its wounds.
/ St. Martins Benevolent Society picnic
at jones' Hill to-day.
Andy Miller, the colored man whit
escaped from Jail in Shelby county, ant
was captured. ats the Short-line depot
has been taken back.
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