The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-29
COVINGTON..

deal"-the free ice) brldBes
The residents on bower Market want
o new market-hOuse on the space.
The net proceeds of the supper Of the
Tifth-sLreet Chris tian Church was 5000.
MAYORS CoURr.-M. Flavin, drunk
and uisorderly,. $6; Barney -, drunk
and disorderly, dismissed.
The Skating Rink, we understand, is
well patronized, and furnishes lots OF
sport Ior the lads and lasses.
The Covington Light Guard about the
middle OF January viii make use OF
Drexelius Hall as an armory.
The funeral OF James Campion took
place this morning from St. Mary's
Cathedral, and was largely attended.
The many ponds on the fats are being
utilized by the brewers, packers anu
others in the way OF furnishing ice lor
cooling purposes.
The passenger train on the X. G. Rail.
road was twenty minutes behind time
this morning on account OF the snow
covering the track.
John Miles, colored man, accused Of
chicken stealing, was held in the sum Of
5000 to answer at the next term of the
Criminal Court, and sent to Jail in de-
[ault of the sum.
The case OF q. Amy & Co. against the
County of Bath, KY, was taken up in
the United States Circuit Court. An
agreed order was entered, continuing
The case TO January 30.
Gen. VIM. Preston, of Lexington, Hon.
I. j. Megibben, of Cynthiana, May q.
B. Cook, OF the same place, Gen Preston
and Col. j. N. Currant, of Forest Hill
Military Academy, Anchorage, were the
guests Of Hon. John q. Carlisle.
A runaway horse belonging to John
Seiber this morning created quite an
excitement on Twelfth and Greenup
street by breaking everything in its
way. The animal was stopped on
Hreenup street near Second, and
brought back to the stable.
Frank Waldridge and Thomas Flynn,
of Pendletou County, were arrested
yesterday by United States Deputy
Marshal J. N. Lamb, on charge of
breaking Government locks at a dis
tillery warehouse and taking whisky on
which the tax had not been paid.
Covington Lodge, No. 109, F. s. A. NJ,
elected The following officers night be-
fore last: Master, George W. Lyon; S.
w., ID. AshWorth; j. w., Jos. Il. Ken
nedy; s. d., Jos. Brookshaw, jr.; J. D.,
G. A. Payne; Treasurer, W. Ii. Estep;
Secretary, w. IL. Turner; Tyler, Henry
Kellar.
Powell Lodge, No. 25, A. o. U. W,
elected the following, mgnt before last
2. W. NJ, Richard Carruthers; NJ. W.,
Joe Clark; &. f., VIM. Dunn; o., VIM.
Ross; Recorder, r. e. Powell; F., Z. q.
KllUurn; Receiver, 5. +. Jack; j. w., D..
Myles; o. W., l.. N. Rouse; Trustee, r..
CarruLhers; Representative to Grand
Lodge, s. f. Jack.
A party of cOunterfeiters have been
working this city within the past few
days, but as far as we can hear, their
efforts have been quite Intellectual. Two
0l them III a buggy attempted the other
night TO pass spurious $l0 bill on Phil
ip kickert, grocery-keeper at the corner
Dt Scott aud Thirteenth streets, and be.
ing ba fl ID, put off in great haste. We
also near a similar attempt was made al
store OF Bankiick street. SJore-keep.
ers should be cautious and look out foI
them.
NEWPORT.
Nothing to mention in Judge Geisler's
Court this morning.
VIM. Slegman, who lives on Mayo
street, fell down yesterday evening and
broke leg.
Mrs. Frank Fischer and family are
spending the holidays with relatives in
Hamilton, Ohio.
The ladies OF Grace M. e. Church give
Centennial supper this evening to the
Sabbath school scholars, al 0dd-lellows'
Hall.
There will be meeting OF Counci
next Monday morning at A. NJ, when
The newly elected members will be in
stalled.
John Schwartz, the Jailer-elect, will
next Wednesday make IA motion before
Judge Boyd, of Coyihgton, TO dissolv,
the injunction.
The Ancient Order of United Work
ingmen held meeting last night a
Union Hail and elected officers tn serve
the ensuing year. ......
Mr.. Peter Pryor, OF Pryor Brothers
grocery, is the recipient OF handsome
Christmas present. We dare not NEIL
ton the name of the donor.
The entertainment given by the Sun
day-school children oil st. PauPs Epls
copal Church, last night, was one Vt th'
most enjoya able Of the season.
MIR. james M. Mowl, of Washington
La, and Miss Mary Il. Simmons, OF thi1
city, were married last evening at tht
residence of the BRIDES parents. Rev
4. 5. Cowden offieiated.
Little George Hallam, who was so se
Verely burned yesterday, as mentione,
elsewhere, was at l O'CLOCK this afte
noon resting somewhat easier, but hi
physician, DR.. Phythiah, thinks he is no
yet out OF danger.
George Il. Hallam, a fve-year- ia sol
of Hon. j. r. Hallam, was seIious
burned along the back TO the righL sid
yesterday afternoon about 2 O'clock, b.
his clothes catching fire at the CRATE
His Lille is desp paired OF.
Tie alarm from Box 5, about 10 o'cIoc
last night, was caused NY a small fire i
the old building on the southeast corne
ol York ard Eglantine streets, owne
by Billy Ringo. The engines wer
promptly On hand, but the flames Wer
extinguIshed before their arrival.
There was no foundation in the rumo
circulated about town yesterday to tn
effect that James Gordon Bennett, of TIL
New York Herald, was in town neg,
tiatlng for the purchase OF the NewpoI
Local. The editor oil that sheet declare
in it's issue Of yesterday that Benne TT
combined wealth coulln't purchase /
Hon. G. r. Fearons received lettt
yesterday rom his family, who al
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