The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-08
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Robert W. Martini. a Kentucky Cen
tral Railroad man, MED his pettlon IN
bankruptcy. Liabilities, $o00; assets,
none.
Marriage licenses were issued since
our last report as follows: John w.
Harris and Mary Galbraith, Nathan b.
Coleman and Mary e. Woods.
Tennison, of the Star Baseball Club,
arrived this morning. The club will
practice this evening, the grounds being
in fine condition, as they were rolled
1tu.day.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee met this morning at the law
office Of Duncan g. Roberts to call
Eounty Convention to choose delegates
TO the State Convention.
MAYORS CouRT-Ja Jan1es Alexander,
disorderly, conLlnued; Henry Slaughter,
breach Of the peace, So; JAS. Crockett,
Bame, $28; John Bean, vag, ten days, ex-
scution suspended to-leave town.
Mr.Geo. M. Clark employed by the School
Board to audit the account OF the late
City Treasurer Hawes with the School
Board, made a report last night, from
which we take the following: Balance
due the School Board: s. N. Hawes,
Treasurer, $sO55 2O;W. G. Stone, Clerk,
R0UZ 10; SpeCldt tA1hO OViAoOVAoh3 po1H w,
total, S9, 400 10.
SCHOOL BoARD.--The Convention ON
Salaries reported fayoraDly to the fol-
lowing schedules OF saiaries: Superin-
tehdent, $1,000; Principal OF the High
School. $l,9O0; male assistants. $l,250;
female assistants, S750; Principals OF
district schools, $1,000. The other sala-
ries to remain without reduction. The
report was laid over. The resignation
OF DR.. Kearns was accepted, and Mr.
q, A. Zwick electedt to fill the vacancy.
Adjourned..
WATER-WoRKs BOARD The Treas
nreTs report was reaa and shows a
balance on hand Of $l,05579 Tie En-
giheer's report was received and filed.
Coal TO the amount of ABS bushels was
used last month. An average OF $4,000
gallons Of water were pumped each day.
Ibe report states: ''The three new
pump cylinders ordered are about lin.
ished, and will have to put. them in as
soon as possible. Four of our gang
pumps ought to be bored out by ali
lmeans, as they are in avery bad contti-
tion to keep packing in them, and unless
they are IL Will be almost impossible to
supply the increasing demand for water
during the summer months. Our rotary
pumps we had repaired short time ago,
worked as well as when they were first
put in until few days ago, when they
began working sand and bent the rods,
and will have to be taken out and
Strengthened or new ones put in." On
motion, the four pump eylinders were or
dered to be taken out and bored. Super
tntendent Glore reports $40 OF old water
rents collected. Lewisburg mains will
be flushed tonight, and the Madison
street main and collateral branches on
next Monday night. Adjourned.
NEWPORT.
Capitalists are about to purchase the
Gaylord Iron Works.
The Water-works Trustees last night
allowed claims amounting to $405 81.
Twelve men enlisted in Cincinnati in
the last two days and were sent to this
post.
Tie Ben Jonson Dramatic Club drew
q crowded house at Odd-fellows' Hall
last night.
Twentv-one mechanics will be sent
here from Columbus next week TO repair
the Barracks.
Billy Emerson, always q favorite
with Newport audience; will be on
hand this evening with the Tibbatts
Minstrels.
Marriage licenses were issued during
the week as follows: Peter Thornton
and Mrs. III. L. b.. Carter, Thos. Gilogly
md Miss Anna Wood.
Corporal Cotton arrived this morning
at the Barracks, and left on the 1880
srain for Columbus, with detachment
Or thirty -four men, white and colored.
The soldiers at the Garrison are not
ia "A tnr yi,,n hatr Al -
they are required to wait until it pleases
the paymaster to come here and pay
them. A number OF them are now with
out uniforms.
BOARD OF EDUcATIoN.-The Newport
Coal Company was awarded the CON
tract ior Raymond City coal at 9L cents
per bushel. Tne Committee ON Finance
made the following report OF possible
expenditures for the ensuing year: For
supplies, repairs, and interest, $1,000;
interest on bonds, $2,920; insurance on
building, 5000; census, $3.50; sinking
fund, $4,000; deficit ON last year, So, 600;
total, SO, TO; salaries of superintendent,
Principal, teachers, janitors, Treasurer,
and Secretary, $4,000. Board ad.
journed.
The following appointments were
made for the election on Monday:
First Ward-Judges, James L. Berry
and Samuel Moore; Sheriff, Thomas
Hayes; Clerk, q. b. Buchan.
Second Ward-J Judges, John Cloherty
and Stephen Solar; Sheriff, j. w. Whit
ten; Clerk, Geo. Bowers.
Third Ward-Judges, Henry Huser Il
q. Flannelly; Sheriff, Jonas Soaring;
CLERK, j. f. Davis.
Fourth Ward-Judges, Henry Buddy
ana Jacob Feirth; Sheriff, John Glas-
boA;, Clerk, G. Philips.
Fifth Ward-Judgos, Frank Brazier
md John Andres; Sneriff, Charles Mer-
tens; Clerk, Henry Meyers.
Sixth Ward-Judges, Richard Barrett
and Henry Droege; Sheriff, Ii. Corcoran,
Clerk, John Tocher.
- LEXINGTON. Ky.
Captain John Boyd's pet ordinance
fnamely, the Drummer) did not pass,
but an amendment has been offered ID
exempt wholesale "Drummers,D and ii
Is likely that the thing viii Become .
law.
Major John Young, the belligerenl
Councilman from the First Ward, came
very near locking horns with Captain
Bush over an animated debate on the
records Of the Fire Company in Counci
Thursday evening.