The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-08
ADDITIONAL sCHUAsAS NE WIS.

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the following officers: John Morris, NJ.
W.; w. b. Warren, G. F.; w. +. Wilson,
o.; j. c. Bender, Recorder; Jas. Wood
SHE, Receiver; S. II. shell, p. M. W.;
j. FL. Duncan, Watchfhan: John L. Mar
tin, Trustee.
The Criminal Court tranacted no busi-
ness of Importance this morning.
The new Marshal, Mr.. Dave Lock, took
charge of the police force this morning.
He has not yet appointed his deputy.
Thomas Trunnell was before the Grim
inal Court yesterday, charged with dis
turbing religious services. Verdict of
"not guilty"
The Kramer murder case was decided
yesterday by a verdict Of guilty and sem
tence OF twenty-one years in the peni-
tentiary. A motion tor new trial was
filed. ,t
The following indictments were re-
ported by the Grand jury yesterday:
Ernest Clark, grand larceny; Richard
Davis, carrying concealed deadly weap-
ons; Geore Stricken, carrying concealed
deadly weapons; Minnie Matthews,
Maggie Stricken and Louisa Risch, un-
lawfully injuring and destroying prop
erty; Charles Heitz, selling liquor to
minors.
Miss Lizzie Robson, a young woman
living near Twelve Mile, this county,
was found dead and horribly burned in
the fireplace of her fathers house on
Wednesday by the family who had been
absent short time. She was subject to
epileplic fits and it is supposed that sbe
fell into the fire while under the infiu-
ence of one.
The old C@pcil. stepped gracefully
down and out last night and the new one
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nounced the final 0ration.
The following are the Standing Com
mittees of the new Council: Ways and
Means, Hawthorne, Jones, Ebert; Law,
Schultz, Hart6n, Carr; improvements,
Ebert, Hawthorne, Air, Schultz, Tippen-
hauer, Pagan; Public Buildings, Payne,
Ebert, Tfppenhauer; Propositions and
Grievances, Boyd, Carr, Betz; Markets,
Betz, Air, Phillips; Public Landings,
Phillips, Schultze, Boyd; Fire Depart
ment, Tippenhauer. Harton, Best; Ii
cense, Carr, Phillips, Boyd; Claims,
Jones, Pagan, Ebert; Gas, Harlon,
Jones, Hawthorne; Railroads and
Bridges, Air, Jones, Phillips.
Council last night passed an ordinance
providing for the levy of tax OF 81 90 on
each $lO0 for 1875, payable semi-annu-
ally.
Uncle JOnte Horsfall was last evening
elected Sargeant-at-Arms of the City
Council.
The new Police Commissioners are
Messrs. A. S. Berry, NJ. H. Healy and
H. Wiebe.
Board of Equalization-P. H, WILSON,,
Geo. Pagan and ii. A. Shriver.
A committee has been appointed to
confer with the Criminal Court regard
ing better plan for holding sessions OF
Court.
Gaylord's pipe foundry will reopen
soon.
.Tworecruits werereceived from Cleve-
land yesterday.
Geo-Langsdale, an emp,oye at Levy's
mill, had his leg broken yesterday by the
fall of some lumber. a
The new arrangement of the machinery
on the ferry boat Bessie Pearl is not sat
isfactOry. Unlike other ferry-boats on
the river, the cabin is forward and the
engines behind, with the furnace doors
opening toward the stern. 1t is found by
test to be difficult to create sufficient
draft to keep up steam. This arrange
ment of the engines also renders it diff
cult to manage the boat.
The Grand Jury adjourned yesterday
on account of the illness OF Chas. Raipe,
one Of the jurors.
Four OF the jurors in the Kramer case
favored hanging.
Judge Boyd has decided the gas con-
troversy in favor of the company. After
setting forth the points in the case he
says: "Without stating the reasons that
have led me to my conclusion, content
myself by stating it, which is that the
Covington Gas-light Company charge
and that the city of Newport pay for all
the gas supplied by the former and con-
sumed by the latter in the public lamps
on the streets and in the public build
ings owned by the city, frOh the 1st OF
January, 1874, until the 29thNt Septem-
Der, 1874, at the rate of one dollar and
fifty cents for each one thousand cubic
ieet of gas thus supplied and consumed"
COvINGTON.
The city has been unusually quiet for
the past few days. The Institution of
the new police force is truely good
thing.
The Marshaps slate this morning con-
tains the name OF Deputy Sheriff Estep,
charged with vagrancy, with Deputy
Marshal John Goodson, as the arresting
officer. Undoubtedly some wag has been
playing Il joke on our new police.
No Mayors Court.
Mrs. Alena Scharr fell on the pavement
yesterday dislocating and breaking her
arm.
The Hudson-Cleary wedding is an
nounced Tor Feb. 4tb.
MIR. Jansen slipped on the pavement
on Main street, yesterday, and falling
broke his leg.
Clothing thieves visited Mr.. P. p.
McVeigh's clothes line about ten dollars
worth on Wednesday night.
Detectives Moody and Francis have
their cards out and are ready for work.
Mr.. Ross Kendall was yesterday mar
ried to Miss Georgia Williams.
: The Standing Committees Of the City
Council for the ensuing year, as an
nounced by President Shinkle In Coun.
on last night, are as follows: The vacan-
cies appearing Oil the lists to be klled
with the name of the member yet to be
elected from the First Ward: Internal
improvements, Messrs. Gray, Ashbrook,
Deg!ow, Holmes, Geisbaur; Ways and
Means, AshDrook, Deglow, Stuart; Prop
ositlons and Grievances, Geisbauer,
Whittle, Rose; Law, Stuart, Glore, Gray;
Claims, Glore, Hall Bracker; Printing
aud Stationery, Kearney, Muth, Romer;
Gas, stuart, Ashbrook, Hall; Markets,
Rose. MoDann0ld, Myers; Parks, Brack-
or, Muth, kearncy; Health, ---, Nc
Dsnnold, whitslei Railroads and Bridges,
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