The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-14

mismanaRement and worse from the De-
ginning. The .door-keeper is Ignorant
and unmannerly, and so pufed up with
the Importance Of his position that he
does not know how to be civil. The
present position is the most important OF
his lite, and he. is completely over
powered. The only person around who
seems to know anything of the require
tments Of suoh an occasion Is the gentle
manly policeman at the door.
NEWPORr.
The Democratic meeting at the Court
house last night was a grand affair.
4. II. Wallace, Esq, OF Boston, is in
the city, the guest of Mr.. James Nc
Namara.
There was agreat outrage perpetrated
on the Democratic visitors from Camp
bell County to the Convention. Tickets
for this county were put In the hands OF
the hummer leaders and distributed en-
trely Lo that branch OF the Democracy
that can come within seven hundred
votes of carrying the county.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The jury IN the
case Of John Bunning, indicted for aid
ing and abetting shooting with intent
TO kill returned verdict of guilty, ana
assessed fine OF $3.50 and costs against
q
two colored men, for Illegal voting, were
sentenced to thirty days. imprisonment
in the County Jail.
A blind broom peddler named Owens
attacked a German on Goodman street
last night, and beat him about the face
and head in such manner that he could
scarcely be recognized. Owens accused
the German OF being indebted to him for
q broom. This he denied and gave his
accuser the lie, which caused the trouble.
The German gave his name as JACOB
6chnider.
John Langham, who was in the jail
preparatory to being sent to the Peni-
tsntiary for three years for cutting Geo.
Baldwin, and II. IL. lehman, the fofger,
sentenced for four years, made their es-
cape from the City Jail about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Their escape was
made by passing through hole made
near. the water pipes. The wife OF
Langham is supposed to have furnished
the means for their exit: Hutch. Waters,
who was In the corridor at the time, re-
fused to escape with Them.
LEXINGTON. KY.
The Methodist Conference is in session
at NicholasYille.
In Tuesdays races the winners were
Redman and Linsmore. In the second
race the result was dead neat between
King Faro and Lisbon; the owners
agreed TO divide the purse and not run
Inc race over.
Specimens of Menifee County coal
have been brought to the city. This
coal is found in great abundance near
she terminus Of the Mt. Sterling Coal
Road. Coal now sells In Mt. Sterling at
10 cents per bushel but the coal men of
this city still stick to 10 cents.
In the pool yesterday emma C'' was
the lavorite by 500 to $25, wien, by some
hokus-pokus, "Whispers" took the lead
TWO to one. In the first race "uenry
Owen'' was the favorite. The gamblers
and roughs are focking in on every train;
they do Dut little betting, and for what
purpose they are here is best known to
:hemse selves.
The newspapers are again squabbling
over the respective ages of Gen. Leslie
Combs and Major Craddock, of the True
Kentuckiau. The Cincinnati CONNER
cial says that "two hundred years ago
Major Craddock was the foster father Of
Gen. Combs" and the Press, through it's
bugle, says that "Craddock, two hum
dred years ago, was too old to be either
Iather or foster father of any one." 1t
Is certainly scandalous for those fellows
to make such naughty remarks about
swo such young ana handsome men as
Craddock and Gen. Combs. -
HAMILTON.
An excursion to the Soldiers Home
leaves this morning.
Joseph Myers and John Laurie left for
the Centennial last night.
VIM. Shank has added millinery de-
partment to his dry goods establishment
ON Third street.
Henry Traber, janitor of the Court
house and county Offices, has the various
rooms furnished with stoves ready for
cold weather.
o. p. Ossum, who lives some three
miles from the city, yesterday was ac-
cidentally shot and, it Is feared, fatally
injured, by a gun in the hands of a boy.
Last evening Joseph Froman, the
First Ward butcher, was thrown from
his wagon near the Suspension Bridge.
AT, first ii was thought he was badly
hurt, but later it was found he was only
stunned and bruised by The fall.
A meeting will be held Saturday next
at the Court t-house, to make necessary
arrangements tor eleeting delegates to
the Senatorial Convention to be held on
the 25th inst, at Middletown, for the
purpose OF nominating candidate for
State Senator to ill the vacancy caused
by the death OF Hon. Peter Dechant.
-. sCALIF0RNIA.O
The Cincinnati g. Portsm outh Narrow.
guage Railroad is to be Completed by
May /, 1877. ME-. Rutherford, OF ,Colum-
bus, Ohio, is the contractor.
And now another rllmor is gBfng the
rounds to the effect that the stove Ioun-
dry is about TO be removed to New Rich
snond, Ohio. This last rumor seems to
have some foundation.
A charter for railroad from Cinein-
natl 70 opposite Huntington, VIVA. has
been obtained. The necessity for such,
Q read is conceded and its construction
probable. Time win do 1t.
A number of lawsuits, under the
liquor laws, against number OF our
prominent citizens, are now pending be
tore Squire IL. FL. Van Rensselaer,, The
suits nave been instituted by ladies'.
This 10 something entiiey Hewifor Cal
fornia. We will note the progress Of
these cases with more than usual inter-
est. - er
WEST CARROLLTON, O.
The STAR has good circulation here.