The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-06
COVINGTON.


assets, $12, 1856.
The Republican meeting at 0dd-fel
lows Hall last night was the most en-
thusiastic OF any held IN this city.
Mary Donovan, in Squire Francis
Court, was fined 81 and costs, Tuesday
for an assault on one of her neighbors.
The Democracy of the Filth Ware
will organize a Tilden and Hendricks
Club tomorrow night at Arbeter Hall
Deputy Marshal Jos. p. Hunt took
possession of sixteen thousand un.
stamped cigars from w. Kopp, yester'
day.
The funeral of Thomas D. Davis, who
died Tuesday at the age Of tifty-one
years, will take place Thursday morning
from the Cathedral.
The residence of W. p. Mckee, No.
1864 Greenup street, was burglarized
Tuesday night and robbed of gold
watch and chain and $40 in money.
The new Chief Of the Fire Depart
ment, Mr.. VIM. II. Glore, was presented
last night with an elegant badge OF office,
by the employees Of the Water-works
and Fire Department.
MAYORS CoURT.-Thomas Ryan and
Blair Evans, drunk and disorderly, 81
and costs each; Dennis Dooley and
Henry Lang, sleeping in market-house,
81 ana costs each. The case of Fred.
Roth, charged with shooting to kill, was
set for To-day.
The Democratic City Executive Com
mlttee met yesterday and appointed
Election Committees. The hours for
opening and closing the primary elec-
tions OF next Saturday were fixed at 6
Nj . JoI
tnat the election shall be viva voce. The
following is the list of the Judges and
Clerks for the city precincts: First
Ward-H. s. Haley, Judge; W. p. Nc
Laughlin, Clerk. Second Ward-F.
Wise, Judge; j. G.. Metcalfe, Clerk.
Third Ward-Hon. O. D. Foote, Judge;
F. Madeira, Clerk. Fourth Ward-HOn.
Chris. Scales, Judge; W. j. Sanford,
Clerk. Fifth Ward-C. A. Whitcomb,
Judge; John Freer, Clerk. Sixth Ward
Fred. Fischer, Judge; Ed. Murphy,
Clerk. seventh Ward-John Weber,
Judge; Thomas Martin, Clerk. Eighth
Ward-M. IL. Brand, Judge; Orrln B.
Hallam, Clerk. Ninth Ward-D. g. Fer
suson, Judge; Hall Buford, Clerk.
NEWBORN.
A new clock is to be put in the tower
OF corpus Christi Church.
A lively Democratic meeting was held
at the Courthouse last night.
Mrs. Jessie Gallagher's condition has
not improved since our last report.
CITY CoURT.-Jno. Selman and Frank.
Selman were each tined $40 and COS It's Tor
breach OF the peace.
The Democracy meet this evening in
Red Mems Hall to organize Tllden and
Hendricks Club. Col. Thomas l.. Jones
and other prominent orators will be pres
ent.
Mayor Berry, in response to his note to
Secretary of War Cameron to have the
band of the Sixteenth Regiment sta
TONED here permanently, has met with
no satisfaction. The Mayor last night
again sent a letter signed by Sayler and
Banning, but it is thought that his efforts
Will be in vain.
- CRIMINAL CoURT.-The Grand Jury
found TWO indictments against r. Il.
Lehman Tor uttering forged writing
and for forging an order. 1t will be re-
membered that Lehman some time ago
attempted to swindle the First National
Dank out of large sum. Alonzo Emer-
son, who is charged with an attempt to
rescue prisoner, was arralgned and the
arguments began.
CRIMINAL COURT.-Hutch. Waters,
one OF the "Forty Thieves" who was
jointly indicted with Hop. Carlisle for
committing burglary on a house on
Byzantine street, was tried, Yesterday,
and found guilty, and his punishment
fixed at two years in the Penitentiary,
Charles Schweitzer was declared guilty
of assault and battery and fined $15 and
costs.
The report that Richard Crewse, who
cut his throat last week, had torn open
his wounds yesterday is false. Crewse
has not moved, but has been perfectly
quiet since Monday. He does not suffer
IN the least, but is getting weaker every
minute. His last hour is soon at hand,
and he himself tells DR.. Dameron, VINO
attends to him, to let him "die easy"
He refuses to eat, and will not talk to
his relatives. . His wife visited him
twice Tuesday evening ana once this
morning, but he will not see her,
, LEXINGTON. KY.
The Paris, Bourbon county, Fair be-
gan yesterday.
S. b. Warner, VIM. Me and r. W.
The st. Nicholas.
Inc FeueFaDle w III. moore is lying Sc |
riously Ill at his sans, Captain Frank.
Moore, In this city.
Sheriff Perciyal and posse, of CoVing-
ton, stopped at the Ph@nix ON their re-
turn from Frankfort, Monday evening.
We hear that there is to be another
change in Government Offices in a few
days. This time 1t is thought the rev.
enue officers are to loose their heads.
The fux that appeared in such ma
lignant form some time ago has about |
abated. DR.. Letcher states that the |
city never was in a healthier condition. |
A number of persons informed us that
the Merchants and Professional base
ball nine did not play at the park OPEN
ing. Why this is thus is beyond COM
prehension. 1t may have been, however, |
on account of the editor OF the Press |
having game leg.
While Hon. j. G.. S. Blackburn was |
expostulating on the thievery at Wash |
ington before the vast assembly at the |
Saturday, some unscrupu- |
lous thief slipped his fingers into Mr.. B! |
s. Coyle's pocket and extracted his wal! |
let containing about $15. Mr.. Ooyle |
thinks he escaped very luckily, as he |
had just deposited a large amount Of |