The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-14

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tains a report concerning the victory
gained by the city over Swift, the owner
of the iron mill on the Licking. Tie ar
ticle winds up with -s'the victory is a
brilliant one Tor the city, and il tho
Judgment stands 1t will be a greathelp
to Newport in her financial troubles.v
| I es, and a few more victories, like this
one will drive all such enterprisfng men
from our city.
A suit has been brought In the Chan
cery Court by Thomas ones (the Sheriff)
and John Vessel against Louis Cen.
lstans, August Constans, L. A. Widrig
and VIM. Stichtenoth. The object is to
break the assignment lately made to
Widrig. The plaintiffs ask that a mort
gage for SIG, 900, made last November to
Sllchtenoth, be declared prior assign
ment for the benefit of the creditors, as
being traudlently made In view OF bank
ruptcy, and making Stichtenoth pre-
ferred creditor. The Court is also as ked
to appoint a receiver for the sale and
distribution of the estate of the late
Peter Constans.
HAMILTON. s4aH..
Inihe case of the City OF Hamilton
against Joseph Curtis and others leave
was given defendant to withdraw his
motion for a new trial.
The funeral of Miss Bridget McCartin
which took place yesterday afternoon,
was largely attended,. The services
were conducted at St. Mary's Church.
The alarm Of fire yesterday morning
was occasioned BY the burning OF a
house at Liddenwald, known. as the
Noah Crane place, now occupied by Ell
.kins.
The Board OF County Commissioners
met Saturday for the purpose of c0nsid-
iering and deciding upon the petition
presented by the City Council asking
that st. Clair Township be annexed to
Hamilton Township, but othing definite
was determined, and Tuesday next is
appointed as the day to decide the mo-
mentous question:. Bills to the amount
OF $2O2 73 were passed.
Saturday morning'a q difficulty occurred
between John W. Owen, a farmer living
near Gandertown, and VIM. Flenner, a
neighbor. In the melee Chas. Flenner,
a son of VIM. Flenner, was shot by
owens and was reported fatally
wounded. 1t, however, proved to be
false and the wound is not considered a
dangerous one. The whole party were.
arrested. Owens was bound over in the
sum of $1,000, and. the Flenners, the
father and three sons, were arrested on
q charge OF assault with intent to kill,
and their case IcOntinued until Wednes-
day next.
s.. CALIFORNIA, o.
Spring is near. Already the blue birds
begin to sing. s...5,.,,
Good news-the foundry starts again
next Wednesday.
The Sunday-schools were well at
tended yesterday.
w. W. Tice has returned from the
mountains OF Tennessee.
A large number of Masons attended
the funeral OF John II. Gerard yester-
day.
Peaches and early cherries are said to
be killed. We hope this is afalse alarm
as usual.
Cherry Grove has had great religious
revival. Hard times brings humility.
So it hath always been.
The last meeting of the Nonpareil
CLUB was a grand success. The Club
now numbers forty y-eight.
The New Richmond and Columbia
Turnpike is in miserable condition
worse than it has been for years.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Mr.. James Evans, who was shot q few
days ago by an unknown party, is in a
fair way OF recovery.
Ruben Fantleroy, Q colored man, on
Thursday evening attempted to commit
an outrage ON white woman named
Hanson. Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson were
walking through a cut on the Louisville
Railroad near Midway, when the negro
sprang from behind a cliff and seized
Mrs. Hanson, at the same time pointing
a revolver at Hanson, ordering him to
leave or he would kill him. The Woman's'
cries brought assistance, and the villain
fed, but was subsequently arrested and
identified. He is now in Jail at this
place. A good deal Of talk about lynch
Ing him is heard.
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