The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-04
THE DAILY STAR
CovINGToN.

Mitchell g Tranter's Iron and Steel
Works have resumed operations.
The newly elected city officers will be
sworn in on Thursday, and assume their
Offices Friday morning.
Smallpox seems to be ON the increase
in this city. We. noticed about half a
dozen signs out on Bank Lick street,
above Tenth.
The following are the officers elected
by the st. Bernard Benevolent Society
ior the ensuing year: President, Fred.
Fischer; Vice President, f. Kleist; First
Secretary, Henry Kassen; Second, Henry
Kunst; Treasurer, John Boerke.
4 Mrs. Mary Belle Goff has filed petit
ton in the Chancery Court praying an
injunction to prevent her husband, John
G0H, from conveying or encumbering
the property on Fourth street, near
Scott, and praying that it be reconyeyed
to her.
= Henry Sievers and Thomas Williams,
two small lads, while playing near pool
Of wafer last night on Third street, be-
tween Bullock and Philadelphia streets,
fell over the embankment, and would
have drowned had it not been for the
timely assistance given by passer-by.
f, La the Mayors Court this morning
VIM. Neighder and his wife, for disor-
derly conduct, were fined So, and recog-
nized in the sum of $50 to hold the peace
for three monJhs. Laura Davenport,
disorderly conduct, $13, execution sus-
pended. Mary Morarity, an old otfend-
er, was up again this morning. She
begged His Honor in such supplicating
terms to make her New Years pres
ent by letting her go, that the big heart
OF the Mayor softened and he let her go.
The last seen of Mary was when sailing
down Greenup street, making tracks for
Cincinnati.
y NEWPORT.
olive Branch Chapter, No. IS, l. o. o.
F., meets this evening.
Settlers grocery, corner of Goodman
and Brighton streets, was entered night
before last and robbed of 5000 in money.
Judge Geisler this morning fined 10.
seph Wise SIS and costs TOR disorderly
conduct. Henry Kampmiller, same of
tense, was sent over the river.
Is Bernard Wick and Adam Haas are the
recipients OF two fine pictures in recog-
milton of their having paid the highest
amount for a pew in st. Stephens
Church.
> Rohps Band was out last night sere-
nading in Covington. We hear that Ma
lor Tom Bowling, Of the Newport Post
office news stand, was the head man in
the exercises.
\ The following gentlemen were appoint
ed by the Board Of Education as Board
OF Examiners: Rev. III. W. Taylor, Prof.
j. H. Bromwell, A. S. Berry, Esq, w. G..
Dunkhorst, and DR.. Long.
= The new members of the Board of Ed.
ucation sworn in last night are as fol-
lows: l.. Il. Wood, from the First ward !;
James Thomas, from the Second; DR..
Phythian, from the Third; Henry Fish
er, from the Fourth, and A. Waldemyer,
from the Fifth ward.
b The. Grand Jury, as impaneled yester-
day, consists of the following: James
X. Stone, Foreman; A. Killinger, George
Pagan, John Raipe, Il. Betz, John
striker, Henry Weise, Robert Hewitt,
NJ. Gatchell, Robert Townsend, HI. A..
Schriver, Henry Rite, John Mulvey, q.
Phillips, +. Cotter, and John Martin.
HAMILTON.
DR.. Beauchamp is considered improy-
ing by his physicians.
!" N. g. Gundrum, proprietor Of the St.
Julian Hotel, is sick.
Maggie Mitchell will play at the Opera
Hall the evening OF January 10.
Mr.. Jim Reed, of Middletown, was in
the city yesterday looking in fine health
James i. Campbell, Prosecuting At.
tOrney elect, took possession OF his Office
yesterday.
The County Commissioners were In
session yesterday, but attended mostly
to road and turnpike business.
1t has been suggested that the man
ayers of the street railroad leave tickets
for sale at points accessible to all citi
zens, or supply the drivers with them
as in other places. Citizens ON the cas-
side of the river demand this, or they
will cease to patronize the road.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the United
Presby yterian Church yesterday held {
meeting in the lecture room or the
Church, and reorganized by electing fol
the ensuing year the following officers
President, Mrs.. Abram Miller; Vict
President, Mrs. T.V. Howell; Secretary
Mrs. James Beckett; Treasurer, Miss
Martha fraber.
LEXINGTON, KY.
Union prayer-meetings are being held
in the different churches every day 0
this week.
The Dispatch, in speaking of the Lou
isville Exposition, calls it the ''Opposi
tiOn." why not lmposltlony
A new culvert is being built acros
Short street, corner OF Broadway--al
Improvement long needed.
The ticket nominated at the citizens
meeting last Thursday evening will no
stand the pressure. Several Of the can
dldates have alras.zy resigned.
Barbee, who settled little account o
Georgetown, few weeks ago, by killing
his man, was brought to the Lexingtoi
Jail lest mob-law be applied to him.
Bernard Bowling, Esq, for some tim
connected with this paper as Lexington
correspondent and agent, was married
last Thursday to Miss Lizzie McDermot
of this city. The pair departed 70
Springfield, o., their future home, Of
Monday.
CALIFORNIA, o.
There is some talk OF having Episcopa
service in our village soon. Glad to hea
1T.
The measles-are gradually spreading
among the children, and now and thei
an adult Is ''taken ln."
Quite an Improvement in the M.
SabDath-schoOl, yesterday. The ney