The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-15

Mack, Quarter-master.
COUNCIL PRoCEEpINGs.-Bills amount
ing to S5500 were allowed. A resolu-
tion appropriatiDg$1 $10, $50 to pay interest
due i'll New York, October l, on first
issue of Water-works bonds was passed.
The Committee on Ways and Means
was instructed to buy, at rate not ex-
ceeding par, 50 much OF the 1881 city
bonds as the resources OF the sinking
fund will allow at present. The Com
mitiee on Law reported that, under the
present contract, the Ticket IS entitled
60 print the Council proceedings at the
contract price of 10 cents. This was
concurred in without dissenting vote.
NEWPORT.
No City Court.
Adiutant Richards is lying danger
ously i'll at the Barracks.
How delightful crossing o'er the ferry
when both Mills are nearly spanned.
Sixty brave men compose the Van
,Vopst Light Guards. Oh ye Differs, be-
ware.
Rumor has. it that we are shortly to
have another paper. This time weekly.
Price l cent.
The Garrison Band will give another
concert tomorrow evening at the Court
house yard.
The Fourth Ward Republicans will
hold an open air meeting tonight near
SWifps works.
Anna Fury has brought suit against
Christ. Kigler tor slander, and puts the
Aamages at $4,000.
MI. j. Z. Bennett, Assistant Commis-
sar Sergeant at Columbus, is in this city,
nm yNuV Tn the GAn tpuuial
Don't whistle at the editor of the
Local. He says he is no dog. Ii you
want his attention let fly a bowlder.
The male school, connected with the
Church Of the immaculate Conception,
Is now conducted on the free system.
Opposition to the old war-horse, Capt.
Bowers, Tor City Treasurer will have
little or no chance at the coming eleo-
lion.
! Jailer Horsfall has offered a reward OF
b1UO for the capture OF John Langham
and II. G. Lehman, who lately escaped
from jail.
Since the Catholic school for male
children was made free, the attendance
has increased from forty pupils to one
hundred and.titty.
SCHOOL LCHANGEs.-Miss Fannie Green
E grade, ana Miss Jeanette Douglas has
been appointed to f grade primary.
A tour-year old child OF Mr.. Charles
peltz, VINO lives on John street near
Williamson, fell from fence last eye-
ming and was seriously injured about the
head.
IL is astonishing how good-natured
candidates become few weeks before
AN election; but a free use of hand
shaking does not always prove sue
eesstul.
Mr.. George Morton, the gentleman]y
printer for the Garrison at Columbus, Is
paying visit to his many friends in
Inis city. He leaves Sunday evening
for the centennial.
The Marriage License Clerk says
business in his line is getting brisk, as
Ehe following list Will show: Jacob
Miertieid and Catherine Burke, E. ID.
Payne and Matilda Singleton, Hugh
MeSuiggins and Kate Cline.
! There was to have been an immense
toveleast this morning at Butcher &
WiedemaRs Brewery on Columbia and
Jefferson streets. A large onion cake,
measuring twenty-five inches in width
and eighty-four in length, was to have
been a feature Of the least. Owing to
employees of the brewery the festival had
tu be postponed.
CITY CoUNCIL-The Dueber Watch
Case Manufacturing Company petit
sioned TOR nominal water rents. The re-
questo Of the petition was granted.
The Newport Stock and Provision
Mart Association petitioned foran alter
nation OF market days. In case this re-
quest is refused, they propose to sell the
building and stock to the city. The
eemmunication was referred to Messrs.
Pagan. Weingartner, Shinkle. Rehling,
UHara and Harton, in connection with
the President.
The communication from the Water.
works, Board, relative to the granting of
nominal water rents, was referred to,
Messrs. Air, Tippenhaur and Harton.
Adjourned.
HAMILTON.
Quite large party ut Hamiltonians
leave Monday for the East and the Gem
teBnial.
George Bisdorf intends raising pole
In the cause of Reform, viz. Tilden and
Hendricks.
Rudolph F1enner, farmer living east
Uf the city, had seven head of fine blood
ed sheep killed by dogs on Wednesday
night.
James Elerick was last night sere-
naded by party of his intimate friends,
the same being in honor OF his tiftieth
birthday.
Elizabeth Stephenson, mother of A, C.
Ste phenson, died yesterday at her resi-
denee near Glendale, in the seyenty-sey.
enth year OF her age. She survived her
husband but one month.
A German Democratic meeting was
held in Beekett's Hall last night, and
was largely attended. Ii. q. Brock