The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-04
COVINGTON.'
MARCH 4

Lacking lSoulhB MILL ""S s'AN
day.
Frank Laudenbach, one OF our citi-
Gems. will leave soon Tor the Black
Hills.
The funeral OF Mrs. Britt took place
Yesterday from the eolored church ON
Robins street.
A little girl named Eliza Maher fell
down stairs at her parents residence,
on Philadelphia street, and broke her
arm.
Lenten services began in all the Cath
olic Churches Friday evening, and Will
continue every Wednesday and Friday
evening.
The Covington Transfer Company are
having their stable .retitted, and Will
erect new Office at the corner OF Third
and Madison streets.
The following marriage licenses We're
Issued since our last report; Ed. j Dow
dell and Ann NJ. Rourk, Robert A. ONeil
and Mamie Mann, f. T.. Stergie and
Jennie Nunnery, e. R. Bryson ana Emma
b. Broddus.
About eight days ago an attempt at
rape was made at the yard of the SCHOOL,
house OF the Mother of God Church. An
other outrage of the same kind took place
yesterday. A little girl had occasion to
visit the private apartment in the rear
of the school, when she was seized by
rascal, who was, however, driven away
by the cries Of the girl. a.
School Board-A bill OF 1892, of the
Kenton Insurance Company, on $li,0uo
policy, was allowed.
Mr.. Fisher was appointed Chairman
of the Committee on Ways and Means.
A balance OF $4,000 was reported by the
Treasurer.
Mr. George NJ. Clark stated that he
was employed February 9th to go through
the late Treasurer's books, accounts,
vouchers, etc., tor four years back. He
had examined the Assessors books and
found them in a faulty condition. lie
had next gone over the delinquent tax
bills in the Collectors hands. That Of
ficer kept. no list or account except the
report sent in to the Board monthly. II
one Of these reports should be lost there
would be no means of finding out what
It contains. Mr.. Clark thought he would
be able to make report before very long.
A resolution was adopted to appoint a
Committee to inquire into the conduct
of s. N. Hawes and prefer charges.
j.. 8. Lyle was elected successor to
Captain Hawes.
stfucted to report schedule OF rednc-
tions in the salaries of officers and teach
ers.
A motion Of DR.. Kearns, TO instruct
Our Representative in the Legislature
TO support the bill authorizing the addi-
tional five cents tax, was lost.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the Ways and Means Committee to ar
range for the creation of Sinking Fund
to llquidate $50, ,000 of bonds maturing in
1855, and $50, 900 In 1883. ~
Tf,uoo nrdarad Mot De yCaorno ac d
Special Committee, arrange fol. d school
census 10 be taken before the next meet
fhe Board reelected the Board OF Ex.
hminers serving last year, and then ad
bourned. ....
NEwFoRT:
No City Court. sss.r as
Hon. r.. w. Nelson will be down from
frankfort this evening. .<.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to B. Sehatstall and Mary Myers,
~. W. Keeney and Ella Pillars, Frank
kubie and Mary Piles. i4ss.
There Is considerable Of o breeze
raised among the friends of the Chief ol
Hhe Fire Department because. that Office
was abolished. The people in general
however, express their gratifcationllhat
the Council did suppress the office,
which has been OF no earthly value.
The following dispatch received yes
terday explains itself:
z "WAsHINaToN, D. c., March 8, 1876.
Unanimous favorable report or Com
mttee on Newport Barracks case.
"TH0MAS l.. JONES'"
LEXINGTON, KY.
City Clerk George Snider is suffering
from the effects or too much Mardi Graf
tamboree. He's trying to shake it OH.
The second issue OF the : masonic and
Gdd-fellows' journal" published by the
ljroprierofs OF the ssAfnericah Citizen,'
ia out.
The Committee ON Fire Department
was Instructed to visit Cincinnati and
Newport 'at-the city,s expense tor the
purpose Of examining some OF their fire
engines. Won't our handsome Commit
Tee cut a spludge down there? (Al at
l.he clty's expense.)
A fire broke out In the store OF A. z
-Allis, dry goods merchant, on Main
street, yesterday. The fire department.
as usual, Went to the smallest cistern in
Town, which was emptied by the time the
lire got,uuder good headway. and by the
lime the engine could be removed to
another cistern almost the entire stock
was consumed by the flames and the
building considerably damaged. The
loss Oh stock is estimated at about SO, 600
fully insured. A new spring stock al
The expense of insurance companies Is
Aot bad thing.
Councilman. j ohm Young made an in
Auman aud senseless speech in Council
on Thursday evening in Opposition to
ihe petition introduced by Captain Bush,
signed by number OF physicians, pray
ing for an appropriation OF the small
sum of 81 200 for the carrying on of a
CITY Hospital. Mr.. Young no doubt
thinks it would be well TO let the poor
sick Of our prosperous city die without
attention. Mayor johnson also opposed
the petition. The Mayor says ssthis is no
city for poor people," and the inference
isthat II Ii his opinion that the sooner
we get them out of the way the better.
It was laid over for consideration for
one week.
HAMILTON.
Byron Brant Is home ON q brief visit
toh bis relatives and friends.
In. the absence of Judge Meeker to-
Us -aH q IA H..sNI