The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-17
COvINGTON.


the Mcdonald property, corner of Fifth
and Madison streets.
The work on the new pier for the Gov
ington and Newport Suspension Bridge
has been discontinued.
The Niemeyer brewery was sold to
Messrs. Steinrede, Herzog, G. A. w chm.
ing and H. Wehning for $56,501.
In the Circuit Court the jury in the
Culbertson will case was discharged
and the case continued. Mary Meek was
declared an idiot.
Trautwein, the Third street saloon
keeper, has disappeared. His saloon
was closed by the constable, and will be
sold to satisfy his creditors.
DR.. Muller's sermon last night on the
Bible in the Public Schools drew an inn
mense audience of every denomination
to the Greenup-street Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
Charles Bending, for the larceny Of a
horse and harness, was held over to the
Criminal Court in the sum of $100, and
Sam Kent, for larceny and burglary, in
the sum of 5000 on each charge.
Chicken thieves are out again. They
visited Hillman's place on Russell
street, above Thirteenth, and stole fine
Spanish rooster. Hayes yard was also
despoiled Of number of chickens.
In the Mayors Court, Ambrose Murry
and VIM. Brock, who attempted to eyade4
paying toll at the bridge, were each fined
$3. Chas. Cline and Arthur Badman
each paid $4 Tor little drunk. That was
not 80 bad-man.
james g. Kyle & Bro, proprietors of
the Coyington rail-mill, made an assign
nlent to Samuel 9. Tatum in favor Of
r1,Ir.
sold. This is the first assignment made
during the year in this city.
NEWPORT.
The Chancery Court convened to-day.
The pay car on the Snort-line is to be
in to-day. So say the boys.
The Lone Star Dancing Association
give their grand masquerade this even
ing at Eclipse Hall.
Ferdinand Jurfeld, who works in Gin
cinnati, had the thumb of his left hand
cut OIL by frame cutting machine.
Our citizens will read with regret the
announcement of the death of the vener-
able mother OF Mr.. Charles Barnes.
No City Court again to-day. There
does not seem to be much inducement
for criminals to ply their vocati0ns in
our little city.
The institution of the new Miami
Lodge, No. II, of Improved Order of Red
Men, will take place at Red Mems Hall,
on Wednesday evening.
There were no runaways yesterday on
Monmouth street. No fights to report
on the pike, and Alexandria passed the
Sabbath in solemn tranquility.
Our city is now nearly free of that
dread disease, smallpox. Only few
cases are now reported, and our city
may be considered in a healthy condi.
tion.
Yesterday was the first Sunday that
the ShorJ-lIne railroad failed to send a
freight train over the road. Of course,
hard times has something to do in the
matter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Runa, yesterday in at
tempting TO get off the platform of a
street car, ien on the curb and was badly
injured. She had to be taken to her home
on Moss street.
Some quack doctor aiming to benefit
some afflicted representative of the hu.
man race, has decorated all the fences
with yellow paper with the word small
pox in large letters.
The city is literally flooded with coun.
terieit nickels. They were manufac-
tured, we are told, in the Ohio Peniten-
uary, and sent afioat by many who were
former residents OF this place.
Any of our citizens wishing to know
with what regularity our police force
travel their beats, only have to stay up
one or two nights In the week ultil the
''wee sma hours" of morning and be
convinced.
Men doing business in Cincinnati have
no right to make laws for our citizens
doing business on this side of the river.
The time is nearly expended for grant
Ing such permission to city officials and
their deputies.
There are many men now working at
Sw1ips rolling-milt whose pay is only $40
per month. We know some city officials
whose pay is $50, and they have nothing
to show Tor it; and still they are against
fetrenchment. ~
OF course We don't blame any officer
tf the City Government to rebel against
retrenchment. 1t is as natural as the
stream that seeks its level, but our
finances demand a reduction, and the
people will insist on it.
The Enquirer has discovered that the
principal part Of the Sunday mornings
news of the Commercial is taken from
the Newport Leader. Yes; and the
Leauer coPies from tne STAR. Why not
tell the Commercial s'beaLsn TO 70 to
headquarters at once.
The members of Corpus Christi church
hela another meeting yesterday to take
action In relation to the proposed extern.
sion OF the church building. A proposi-
hon to organize building association
10 conneetion with other schemes. was
fayorably acted upon. The members
agree 70 pay one dollar each per month. |
Inc following committees were an.
pointed: On Finance-Messrs, Theo- |
aore Borgelt, Henry Hehmann, Henry
echwermann, Ernst Brockmeier, Theo- |
nore Cordes and Bern. Hulemann. On
bulldlng- Fathers Thien and Banmeis-
yer, and Messrs. Bernard Drier. Tobias
Wiarlg and Gerhard Hehmann.
HAMILTON.
John Vogel, accidentally shot Friday
while cunning, died Saturday afternoon.
The Ladies' Book Club met Saturday |
afternoon at Mrs. DIR. Millikin's, Third
ward.
Phil. Rothenbush, Esq, yesterday eele- |
brated the tenth anniversary OF his mar |
riage.
Horace Belden, Assistant Cashier of
the Eirat MntiauAl Rank diaA Eiudov