The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-01
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Matt. Farrell taxes tne place VI INC sSh-i
tlemanly clerk Of the Post-ofhce, Mr'
Charles Gray.
It has been found that there Ia an ad-
dition Of 81 500 to the late Treasurers
deficit. This will make the defalcatton
reach $21, 900.
Henry Bredemeyer was arranged be.
fore Esquire Francis on q charge Of
breach OF the peace. The case was still
in progress when we left.
Dennis O,Connor, who escaped from
the Lexington Insane Asylum, was re-
captured yesterday afternoon, and taken
back on the two O'Clock train.
A drunken man attempted to drive
his horse too fast up Twelfth street, near
stevens, aud the consequence was that
he was thrown off. No serious injuries.
: The ruined skeleton of an awning, on
Scott street Just below Fourth, is q null
sanee, and ought to be removed. Inc
uilapidated structure caused the loss 0l
several umbrellas to-day.
The Covington rail mill is in operation
again for a period Of ten days. An or
der was entered in the County Court di-
recting the assignee to work up all the
unmanufactured material on hand.
. The preliminary examination OF VIM.
Mcdonald and John Beresford, charged
with the highway robbery OF William
Taylor, took place yesterday afternoon
before the Mayor. Both were held over
In the sum of 500 each.
. The School Board last night passed a
resolution appointing q committee 70
draft q memorial to the Legislature, re-
.uuesting power to the Board to demand,
and to the City Council to levy, an ad.
ditional tax of five cents on each 500 Of
city taxable property for the support Of
voiered schools in Cevington.
b While the Commercial man is writing
aocals about the Post-offico, he altogether
Islights Colonel VIM. Metcalfe, who, n0-
nicing { in Frank Leslie's new Magaztne)
that JOAQUIN Miller had begun writing
hn prose, thinks the country needs an.
Aother American poet. The Commercial
man should call on him and obtain spec1-
mems.
NEWPORT.
b All the ears of the Short-line are being
gepainted.
The Methodist pastors Of Kentucky
will hold their Conference on March .
at Grace Church.
Wouldn't Cary Bell make as good a
representative as any other man in the
conflict for Sheriff officially?
9 The lads and lasses that attended the
ball OF the Twilight Combination went
home about O'Clock, satisfied with the
tun.
The ferryboat Bessie Pearl was
knocked down by Commissioner Har-
rington yesterday to MIR. Trapp for $l,0Oo
cash.
Bill Devine's train was down yester-
day and to-day, taking cinders from the
depot yard, to fill the excavations MADE
ON the road by the recent heavy rains.
Several recruits arrived at the Garri-
son within the past thirty-six hours,
which goes to prove that this post is not
likely TO be abandoned, unless by q
special edict from the War Department,
3 The carnival of the Turner's last night
was grand affair. The "Leipziger
lStadt- soldaten" were the feature OF the
evening. They instituted big parade
through the streets before the festivl-
ties. i
An attempt was made last night to
burglarize house on Front street, be-
tween York and Monmouth. An en-
trance was effected, but the burglars
were scared OFT before they had chance
TO secure anything.
Mr.. VIM. Thee was taken by surprise
last night by number OF school chli-
iQT0n. w uU lhvdhCu Ai5 4hASv ASSANSAtSS -
very early and pleasant hour. 1t ls
needless to say that everything passed
off to the satisfaction of all.
The following are the police who were
I, called at muster this morning: Thomas
Cottingham, Lieutenant; William Hays,
Albert Boyd, Decatur CoHklin, Dennis
Flynn, Chris, Alberts, III. Connolly ana
Fred. Speckman, patrolmen.
The party who drives gray horse be.
fore his wagon will be caught mapping
some night in his midnight marauding
expeditions. They paid visit to Th0s,
Spinks' cabbage and to Col. Taylors
eorn.crib. The wagon track was traced
to the gate whore they unlOaded. LOOK
out Tor our new police force.
Marshal Locke and Steve Solar en-
loved somewhat of sensation yesteT.
day, A prisoner named John Bards got
sick of the work on the stone pile and
Jumped the fence. Information was
given to the above officers, who came ir
contact with the escaped prisoner at the
foot Of Cabot street. Bards Immediately
produced revolver aud threatened X
shoot, but the ctficers soon got the ad
vantage Of him and compelled him Il
tsek refuge in O skiff. Bards lost his
revolver and was soon retaken by the
police.
HAMILTON.
The will OF Deborah It. Hazeltine hai
been admitted to probate.
Mrs. Henry Beardsley will give a bool
club party next Thursday evening.
John Hiikee, of the Third-street druI
store, lett last night for Chicago.
Yesterday in the Probate Court Mel
son Urmston was appointed guardian y
Mary Davis, imbecile.
Jacob Il. Boil and Miss Emma G. Mar
will be married Thursday evening a
z O'Clock in St. Johns Protestan
Church.
Myer Holz and Abraham Greenfield
business men OF College Corner, mad
an assignment yesterday to Lewis
Cline and Joseph Gilmore.
In the case OF the State VS.. Matthey
Gallar, the defendant entered plea Q
guilty, and was sentenced to pay lin
5f $40 and costs, and TO make restoration
of property.
Nothing as yet has been heard from
Beeie, the man whose mysterious disap
pearance we noticed in yesterdays re
bOrt ItnoW apDears that his financia