The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-11
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terday.
Squire Francis fined Theodore Bo-
berg $40 and costs for beating his wife.
The Assessor, as announced Yesterday,
began the listing OF property IN the FIRST,
Sixth and Seventh wards.
Charles Mercer was buried at O'Clock,
from his late residence, No. 1866 Kip
street. The funeral was largely attended.
Mr.. Frederick Klepper left yesterday
for Europe, and will return in about
two months with at least 5000 singing
birds.
Ed. Cleary, yagrant, was the only
case brought before His Honor. He was
fined $8, but the execution Of the sent
ence was suspended.
The wedding of Frank. Icanield and
Kate Schrage, which we announced a
fram St. Joseph's Church, corner Of
Twelfth and Greenup streets.
EJohn Herold, an old man, was over
come by the cold yesterday and fell
from his wagon, on Pike street, between
Riddle and Main. His injuries were 80
severe that he had to be carried home.
The confiscated whisky from the es-
Establishments of Messrs. Krueskamp,
Behnitker, Steinrede & Macke was sold
at auction yesterday by United States
Marshal Harrington.
NEWPORT.
Bruce Morton, City Engineer, is down
with rheumatism,
The largest roller at Swiftss Iron and
Steel Works is broken.
The labors OF the present Grand Jury
are nearly at an end.
A. hook and ladder company will be
the next acquisition to our Fire Depart
ment.
In the Criminal Court, Noah Rouse
was sentenced to one years imprisen-
ment in the Penitentiary ier perjury.
Business on the Shert-line was brisk
today. Three trains loaded with cotton,
legs, etc., arrived this morning en- route
for Cincinnati.
The school at Four-Mile, on the Alex
Rndria pike. closed tor one week, as
nearly all the children wefs afflicted
with either the measles or whooping-
cough.
We have every reason to hope that the
soldiers stationed at Louisville will be
removed to this post, and the former
Headquarters Of the South permanently
located here.
AS the reduction Of salary in every
branch of the city government is certain,
1t would not only be wise but very judi
cious to leave the salaries Of the Fire
department. as they now are.
John Barnett and Alonzo Emerson,
arrested the other day for breaking the
panel of door at Knights bowling al
ley on Monmouth street, were each fined
% and costs by Judge Geisler.
Some seamps, few days ago. broke
into the residence OF Mrs. Harrington,
on Washington avenue, between Taylor
and byzantine streets, but did not sue
eeed in carrying Off anything, except q
steak and two bottles Of ale, which they
found in the cellar.
Joseph Hoff, living out ON the Water
works road, has now lost all his splen-
did crop Of cabbages. They dig them out
Of the ground at night and carry off as
many as they can shoulder. The farm
plaints of different kinds to make about
petty thieving.
A story was told us to-day about
little business transaction few miles
cut in the country, between farmer
and hired man. The farmer, when
asked to pay up, very politely knocked
his man down. A law suit, we are told, !,
will be the result. We withhold the
names for the present.
LEXINGTON, KY.
Fl. p. Wnitteker, Esq, of Goyington, is
in the city.
The funeral Of Mr.. Richard Owens, an
old citizen OF this place, took place Sum
day.
Thirteen new converts were immersed
at the Colored Baptist Church, on Main
street, Sunday.
The net profits realized from the pro-
eeeds OF the fair for the beasdt Of the
Charity Hospital amount to over $500.
The Press has deserted the STAR in
sticking up for the right kind of men As
municipal officers. What the people
want Is Council composed OF such
men as will have the interest OF the city
at heart regardless Of politics.
The young colored girl known as Crazy
Amanda has at last been sent to the
Asylum. In the past few weeks, while
Iaboring under these wild ballucina-
tions, she has cut several disgraeefui
figures upon the crowded streets.
A wedding took place about five miles
from this city one day last week. The
high contracting parties were Miss
Jennie Clements, q buxom country lass
of only thirteen summers, and Mr.. Geo.
Sissel, an ambitious swain not yet out
of his teens. Cupid's dart, 1t seems, has
been We'll aimed in the past month.
Rev. l.. b. Wolfork is to deliver a
lecture in Cincinnati, next week, on the
nControl Of the Weather" Mr.Wolfork
declares that he has made discoveries
that will enable mankind to control the
weather as easy as steam engine, and