The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-29
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are very favorable.
Pike street in the rear of Best's Brew
cry has been washed away considerably
by the heavy rains.
The citizens on Fifteenth street, be-
tween Russell and Bank Lick, have their
cellars filed with water.
Anna Mathena broke both her arms by
falling over o bannister In the rear OF the
Main-street Hose-house.
The fire alarm from Box e3 last night
was owing to q coal-oil explosion az Q
house on Bakewell street, near Sixth.
No loss.
The marriage licenses issued since our
last report are as follows: John ii. Wilte
and Mary A. W lite, VIM. d. Feuss and
Charlotte l.. Krieger.
The new frame erected to cover the
engine at the cofferdam under the Lick
Ing bridge was washed awas by the
food. The wrecked timbers were all
saved.
Henry Dixon was arraigned before
Mayor Athey on two charges-disorderly
conduct and adultery. The charges are
made by one Proctor, who resides on the
western boundary line Of the city. Case
in progress.
The Sixth street fire laddies are COM
planning that they have nothing to DO.
They are in lack of fires, and in the
meantime are lodging around Washing
ton street and the X. G. K. Il. freight
depot, with clubs, trying to slaughter
pigeons.
The Peoples Building Association met
at Berty's Hall, corner OF Robbins and
Greenup street, night before last, and
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, +. Bendorf; Vice
President, b. Greer; First Secretary,
Jacob Mohr; Second Secretary, b. JAN
sen; Treasurer, John Molenkamp; Di-
fectors, H. Urlage, H. Osege, G.. Win
hisch, ii. Heidelbrink; j. Schultz, j.
yelling, H. Berty and Henry Boehmer.
A number of the members of the Ken
bon County Bar met yesterday afternoon
In the Circuit Court room, Tor the pur-
pose Of taking judicial action regarding
The organization Of q Common Pleas
Court. Mr.. Handy moved the appoint
ment of q committee of three to petition
the Legislature to create Court In this
city, TO be in session ten months in every
year, with power to try criminal and
OWL causes, and to also create Court
giving it ehancery jurisdictions, to be In
amendment by Judge Cleary and an
amendment by Charles III. Fisk, Esq,
which were carried, virtually did away
with the original motion, thus leaving
the matter as it was in the beginning.
The meeting adjourned without delay
sine die.
The city was terribly excited yester-
Day upon hearing the report that Cap
tain Smith N Hawes, Ex-City Treasurer,
had abscopded, after having caused
heavy deficit in the city accounts. Hawes
lett on Friday, last week, stating that
he was going TO Louisville to attend to
business affairs, and since then he has
mot been seen, Hawes, as Treasurer, had
charge of the School Board Fund, and
was Trustee Of the Jury Fund OF
Xenton County. 1t is STAYED that the
exact amount Of his detalcation is SILL
066 55. w. II. Simrall brought suit in
the Chancery Court asking an attach
dnent against thirty shares OF stock in
The City National Bank and six shares
an the kenten Insurance Company, the
Wetition alleging that Hawes left
the State with intent to deffaud
his creditors. The sureties on Captain
Hawes' bond are Judge r. Halves, ol
Paris, and Geo. G. White, OF Bourbon
County. 1t is thought that the alleged
Medication Will be satisfactorily ex
blained on the return of Hawes, as his
bureties would have covered the amount
rather than have had the affair made
public. A dispatch has been sent tt
Louisville, but as yet nothing has beer
heard of the absentee.
1. NEWPORT.
Tire Twilight .oinatfon give theil
masquerade next Monday evening a.
3, lipse Hail.
The School Board last night held
meeting and discussed the financial al
fairs Of the schools.
Edmonds' Panorama and Combination
.,,;l i,n rH q
Fellows Hall tonight.
The freight train got off the track las
might at the Ten-mile Bridge and wal
helayed till this morning.
Adam sprau, John Niekamp and VIM
Barker, for breach OF the peace, pait
R6 and costs each to Judge Geisler
Fidel Meier, disorderly, paid the same
amount.
Passenger train No. /, due here OF
o'clock, came in at 11:20 this morning
The delay was caused by the high watel
and break ON the road. Tram No.
left this point an hour behind time.
A man, too much under the influenc
of a load Of bad whisky, fell into th
gutter ON Saratoga street last night, an,
would have drowned had not assistance
arrived In the person OF his family.
The trestle work on the Short-lint
Railroad at Finchtown is in danger 0
being washed away. The water nearl
covers the track, and men were engage,
all last night in working for the satet
jof the structure.
The towboat Lookout about 0 :30 o'cloc
attempted to pass under the Short-lin
&airoad Bridge, but failed. She had ii
row several barges laden with salt, an
one OF the barges struck the pier an
sunk within minute. The rest Of tn
barges were scattered and drlfted dowr
The stream. The Lookout was not dam
aged.
HAMILTON.
The Shakespeare Club met last nigh
,at Mrs. james Il. Campbeips.
Tomorrow morning at II O'Clock Bish
lop Jaggar, of the Southern Diocese o
Ohio. will preach in the Episcopa
Church, this city.
In the case Of the State VS.. VIM. Whit,
iand John Kennedy, indicted for gran
larceny, the jury returned verdict D
guilty aud assessed the property stole
at $50.