The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-17
COvINGTON.

Samuels.
Captain F. Wood, OF the Light Guard,
has lett for the capital, with bill TO be
presented to the Legislature, asking Tor
$4,000 from the State Militia Fund.
nahe County Court yesterday, Geo.
M. Bedicger presented his commission
from the Governor as Justice of the
Peace in the Second Magisterial Dis
trict of KentOn County, and was duly
qualified and gave bond, with IL II.
Casey as surety.
Mr.. Henry Hallam, the Covington re-
porter of the Enquirer, brought suit In
the Circuit Court against +. N. Calkins,
ESD, editor OF the Ticket, in the sum of
$4,000, for accusing him Of bribery,
adultery, calling him a thief, and charg-
ing him with "n0thing short Of forgery"
in altering an official advertisement. ]
The plaint.ff claims $1,000 on each Of the
four charges.
A disastrous fire occurred this morn
ing shortly before 6 O'Clock. Oflcer
Campion about that time noticed a vol
ume OF smoke issuing from stove store
on Pike street, Immediately west OF
Madison. He gave In an alarm from
Box Fl, but before he had done SO notice
had been4eft at the Sixth-street Engine
house. The engine Immediately pro-
ceeded to the tire, but owing to.
bad management the hose reel
could not be brought to the spot in time,
and a considerable delay was caused be-
upon the flames. The fire originated in
frame, occupied by w. A. Gibbons as
o stove store. The building is but one
story high, about twenty feet front and
sixty In depth. The flames were first
discovered below the roof, Immediately
above the place in the rear OF the work.
shop, where the Goals are kept. The
alarm was not turned in until the
flames had consumed the greater part
of the Workshop. When stream of
water was finally thrown on the
building, the flames had communicated
to the adjoining two-story frame, occu-
pied by M. Riley as saddle and harness
factory. The roof was badly burnt, but
no fire. touched the interior OF the house. !.
The fire lasted for nearly an hour be-
fore 1t could be subdued. Gibbons
place, No. 8 Pike street, was insured in
the Kenton Insurance Company. The
amount insured on stock and tools Is
$1,000. MIR. Gibbons estimates
his loss at $1,000. The buildingl
itself belongs TO the Glore1
heirs and was entirely destroyed by the
tlre. Riley had an insurance OF 900 in
the .Firemen's Insurance Company Of
cincinnati. His loss, entirely covered,
Will probably not reach $500. as his en-
tire stock was taken out and brought
away without any damage. This house
belongs to Alex. Green, and it is not
known whether it is insured or not. The
loss to the building, principally by water,
Will not reach $500.
NEWPORT.
The Knights of Pleasure give their
grand complimentary bail this evening
at Eclipse Hall.
The Court oil Appeals has reversed
the Judgment of the Court below in the
case Of Cecil ys. Wright.
The prisoners in the Jail are trying to
mutiny. Some OF them refused to wor6
on the stone-pile, but were soon brought
10 reason.
John GuilfCyle, alias Manning, yester-
day did q mean trick in hitting John
Fheis with a brick. He was taken in,
and was fined $5 and costs by Judge
Geisler.
John Sarsfield and David Burner stole
two and were sentenced to pay a.
tine of SO and costs each. In default they
went to the stone pile. John Carlisle,
for being drunk and disorderly, paid the
same amount.
A surprise was rendered last evening
20 Miss Emma Smith, residing on Wiz
Hanson street. Among the bellies as
sembled there, We noticed the Misses
Emma Prathers, Hannah Cremens and
Lizzie Robinson, of Covington. Pro-
fessor Dunckley managed the musical
programme.
HAMILTON.
The trial of W. s. Bowman, indicted
for endorsement, is set for tomorrow.
The Shakespeare Club meets tomorrow
evening at The residence of VIM. e.
Brown,
Yesterday Joseph Montgomery was
appointed guardian of Barbara e. Hues-
ton, minor.
Mr.. A. w. Scott, q former resident of
Hamilton, is in the city ON brief visit
TO his friends.
late City Solicitor, has lost his position
US Messenger Clerk in the State Legis-
lature through incompetency.
Mr.. Joe Dickey and Miss Irene Thom-
ms, both Of Middletown, will be married
this evening at 8 O'Clock at the residence
Of the BRIDES father, Mr.. Jas. X. Thorn
rs In Middletown. The ceremony will
be performed by Rev. Joseph Clokey.
An entertainment will be given this
Lyening at the Opera Hall by the Light In-
fantry. The Phunny Seven" will appear
in pantomimic representation. After
which flag will be presented in behalf
OF the ladies by Mr.. James L. Campbell,
who will make the presentation speech.
Yesterday while Deputy Sheriff Black
was showing two young gentlemen
through the County Jail, one Of them
was accosted by q prisoner who asked
Tor tobacco. The gentleman replied that
he had none, whereupon the prisoner
dashed a quart cup or water in his face.
The visitors did not expect quite so cool
o reception as they received.
LEXINGTON, KY.
The baseball fever has not yet reached
our town.
The funeral Of Mrs. Margaret K. RAM
sey, mother OF Lewis Ramsey, OF this
city, took place Tuesday. Mrs. Ramsey
was OF German nativity, and reached the
extraordinary age Of one hundred and
three years, She was tue oldest person
IN Kentucky,
Mr.. Solomon Speyer, q young mer-
chant not yet out Of his teens, from