The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-22
CovINGToN.
Watch for the Light Guard parade.

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! Watch for the Light Guard parade.
/ The dramatic entertainment at Odd.
fellows Hall, last night, by the Loua
Club, was in every way a success.
Mr.. Frank GRAY, the wool manufac-
turer. we'll known in this State, and who
has his factory at Piqua, Ohio, was In
the city this morning.
q Considerable excitement was caused
by the burning out Of a. fGe :n Mr.. John
Robinson's house, corner of Thirteenth
and Madison streets. The amateur COM
pany put out the flames before any con-
siderable loss was caused.
John Buhr was the only criminal be-
fore Mayor Athey. The charges against
him were drunkenness and use of OBJ
scene language. He was fued $13. and
had to give bOhd to keep the peace. lie
celebrates the "day" by lying in Jail.
The ball given by the Turner Verein
was q grand success. About sixty
couples were in attendance, and
The ball took place at Drexelius Hall.
Music was furnished by Roehps Band
OF Newport.
A special term of the Circuit Court
win be held at the Courthouse in Gov
AuStoh neAt 0atuuays ap cioch, w
dispose. of the motion Of Messrs. Gro
ninger, Bostwick, Ramsay and Beam to
be released as snreties on, the official
bond OF City Treasurer Stone.
A colored man from the Short.line
yesterday approached the Main-street
ferry and wanted to cross the river, not
hayIng cent in his pocket. His clothes
We're tattered and torn and exposed
almost his whole person. The Captain
OF the boat took him In and clothed him
with some OF his WORKOUT garments,
after which the man was taken 10 the
Cinclnnati shore.
The one and a half year old child of
Mr. l.. Croninger fell from the porch at
A10 East Ninth street yesterday, strik.
Ing upon the side of its head on the pave
menJ. The head was compressed on one
side, causing concussion of the brain
Rnd starting the eye on the other side
from its socket. Drs. Noonan alsd
Kearns were called in and expressed
e0me hope for its recovery.
The officers and Directors. of the Gen.
tennial Building and Savings Associa-
Non, elected last night, are as follows /:
Mm. Moran, President; j. M. Mitchell,
Vice President; Chas. f. Wurster, First
Secretary; .Thos. Martin, Second Secre-
0VOtS0 W 0illuSy IltdSulCtS anu
CHARLES Bollinger, Patrick Talon, Geo.
Bernhard, James Collins, M: Flanagan,
+. Rehiuss, John McKenny, Ben. Knobe
and John Talon, Directors.
A sharp but mean trick was played
upon John Schpler vest sterday. John has
4 grocery at 60 Sixth street, with a
saloon attached. A tramp came in and
demanded some whisky, gratis, which Of
eourse was refused. The man sat down,
and Schuler being called into the gro
Gerry by customer, took advantage Of
the proprietor's absence, tapping the
ELL to the tune Of about two dollars In
change. Before Sahuler had time to en-
Der the room the man had silently
slipped out the back way and dlsap-
pcared.
NEWPORT.
| No Courts to-day.
The schools will be closed on the goth
inst, Mardi Gras.
{ The Covington Light Guards parade
this afternoon through our streets.
Mr.. John b. Hunt, OF Saratoga street,
lett our city last night for New York.
| The Odd-fellows give a grand ball to-
night at their Hall, corner Of Jefferson
and York streets.
Freight train No. 20 ran off the track
ut sparta last night and delayed train
No. 10 tor an hour. No one hurt.
The engines on the shert-line are
1raped in mourning in commemoration Of
lhe death OF eng. .neer Finnegan.
The Centennial Dramatic Club will
give ''Poor PillicOddy" and "Ihe Maid
n Croisey" next Thursday evening, in
this city.
! The ball for the benefit of Geo. Knepp-
ma, who was injured at Odd-fellows'
Aall by falling from scatfold, will take
place Thursday evening.
| Mary Ann Maxwell and Melissa Green,
charged with the larceny at Jarvis resi-.
nence, were honorably acquitted by
Esquire Buchanan yesterday.
Train No. 27, in approaching the rail-
road bridge, got OIL the track this morn
Ing near Taylor street, but after half
hours delay succeeded in getting on The
tails.
eapacity last night. The occasion was
the concert givenfor the benefit Of St.
Paul's Church. The Apollo Orchestra
performed some good work.
Mr.. Thomas, the able representative
ph bhO 0ShOOL DOdlU llOm bu6 OGCOuu
Nard, has very peculiar way Of teach-
ing others the nature OF an insult. He
demonstrated the fact last night by send
ing his man Westward. i
| Mr.. Charles Michaels, for many years
p talented musician in the Garrison
band, returned to his home in this city
east night. 1t 10 the intention of Mr..
hlichaels TO remain mere, and not re-en-
Hist as'was rumOred this morning.
The practice of bloekading the door of
the Post-otfice where the 1etter-box is
placed every fine Sunday afternoon,
should be abolished. Last Sunday a.
eady actually took hold OF a man and
pulled him away, SO as to be able to de-
posit her letter..
Early this morning we met several lit
lie girls going to senooI. We inquired
pf Them the name OF the School-heuse,
and were informed Licking School. The
teacher evidently forgot to tell mis- pu-
pills that to-day we should all celebrate
'Washington's birthday.
There is q rivalry existing between
he market men OF the Lower and Upper
Markets. Yesterday two of them, Frank.
Betts and Charles Schweitzer, got into
q dlfii:ulty, and belabored each other
pretty severely. Such Things should be
amicahiy settled between the rival par
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