The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-08
COvINGToN.
The Bessie Pearl will be sold.


ent interior stations along the Southern
railroad. He will be absent about two
weeks.
The School Board met last night. Mr..
Virgins was elected Clerk. Nothing OF
Importance was done during the meet
ing except the appointment of the stand.
ing committees.
Something is surely wrong in Coving-
ton, we noticed eight or ten men at
work cleaning Scott street to-day. Wei
almost regret seeing this, for street |
cleaners in Coyington are like birds, 1t |
Ii so very easy to scare them away.
Mrs. Hawley, who is lying at the
point of death with consumption and
expressed wish to see her husband.
George Hawley, who is confined In the |
Insane Asylum at Frankfort. will pro-
bably have her wish gratified through
the Kindness of Sheriff Percival.
It would not be bad idea IL Coving- |
ton employed an interpreter for the
Mayors Court. This morning q case
was heard, the defendant being unable |
to speak or understand the language of
the Court. The prosecuting witness,
who is German, was required to serve
as interpreter.
Olive Lodge, No. s3, Knights of Honor,
Installed the following officers last
night: 9. H. Scruggins, D.; j. II. Hays,
". D.; VIM. Kirkley. Guide; +. Stein \
helm. Reporter; j. B. LLOYD, f. B.; w.
X. Howard, Treasurer; w. S. Patrick,
Guardian; p. II. Collins, Sentinel. g..
Il. Ebbert, q. ID. D., was the installing
officer.
Mademoiselle Cordelia, the celebrated
bareback rider, over whom Uncle John
Robinson and p. T. Barnum had SUCH
great law suit, is living very quietly in
Covington. Apropos, the way Uncle
John was beaten is peculiar. MI. Nor
rissey, of p. T. Barnum's show, quietly
stepped over to Coyington and married
Mademoiselle Cordelia while the euit
was pending, which LETT Uncle John NO
one to sue.
The following marriage licenses were
issued since our last report: John A.
Maxwell and Jane Robinson, Jos. Wal
mer and Mary Soelas, Fred. Hackhausi
and Della Bridges, FL. e. Thornton and
Anna l.. Mann, VIM. Horstall and Ali
media Grail, j. E. Williams and Latitia
A. Stephenson, Frank Herckenfeld and
Kate Scbrage, Edmund Dulaney and
Harriet kumsey, Allen Towsmen and
Cerdelia Higgins.
In the Mayors Court this morning
Robert Ship was fined 81 for drunken-
ness. Aldrich Breen and Jos. Wonder
ueiut, bWO l6ubOuo1 8Oo AheN - EsAASNAsJ
and entertained large crowd for Some
time by their pugilistic deeds. The OIL
Ger. however, pounced ON them and
yanked them in. Breep paid So tor his
fun and Vonderhide $6. Rachel Gailby,
yagrant, who has been living on the
City Treasury, was sent to Castle Con-
nelly for ten days.
NEWPORT.
The trains on the Short-,ine for the
last few days have been transporting
nothing bub peanuts and cotton.
The City Treasurer, Captain Bowers,
says the eople have not come to time
with their taxes, and the consequence is
long list OF delinquencies will appear.
Train No. s. of the Short-line railroad,
came in on time yesterday. al l2:4t
o'clock, with q company OF colored
troops from Galveston, fexas, bound foi
Columbus, OHIO.
Asuan named Kent, alias Smith, was
arrested by Steve Solar for attempting
to pass counterfeit $40 note. He was
taken to Covington, where he is alleged
to have committed q burglary.
We may expect duh times during the
Grand Jury session. The scarcity Of
many an old familiar face on our streets
can not be we'll accounted for unless
that augnstbody has some claims against
them.
The Solitaire Dancing Association
gave fancy dress party last night al
Odd-lellows' Hall. None but members
except u few invited guests, were pres
eat. The affair proved SUCCESS In ev
cry way.
In the Criminal Court yesterday JAS
Robinson, indicted for grand larceny
W n,
found guilty Of nuisance; Il. L. Thorn
ton, jr., refusing to take the oathsbefort
the Grand Jury, was remanded to Jail.
The demands of the School Board or
the. City Treasurer for funds for tht
teachers salaries have been ALWAYS
promptly recognized; but the men who
travel all night, the guardians OF oui
city, have to wait three months tor theil
pay.
Judge Geisler's Court-Ed. Selley, Pc
McGovern and John Casey, charged
with drunkenness, were sent out O
town. Lizzie jackson, Peter Sharp and
Theresa Freeman ali coloredl }, for dis
orderly conduct, were each fined 50 ant
cost.
Marriage licenses for the last weel
were issued to the following: VIM. Ii
HaYlin and Ella Webster, Ernst +. Ges
perd ana hate heefer, y. Y. Stokes ant
Louie Cheney, John Brown and Lin,
Waiter, Harvey Mitchell and Emm,
Abrams.
The colored preacher of the Baptis
Church, on Robert street, has been mott
fed that he must report all births, death
and marriages to the City Marshal. +
has been brought to the notice OF som,
o. our city officials that there is too mucl
n}st-hiding going on for q Christian @ om
munity to tolerate.
IT our citizens would elect men b
Office who do business here, we coul,
hope for better legislation. How can
man that leaves the wharf at six o,clocl
In the morning and don't return unit
late in the evening be trusted with tn
affairs OF cur city, or even the manage
ment OF a single department?
The house OF j. A. Kirkpatrick, corne
OF Mayo and Roberts streets, was en-
tered night before last by burglars. VIII
being alarmed by the waking Of a mem
Der OF the family, were required TO leave
They succeeded, however, in carryin
cff d chinchilla overcoat worth $40 and
woolen cap belonging to DR.. A.. Holck, o