The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-08

COVINGTON.

wards OF the CITY.
A young son of'Squire j. B. Evan fell
through the ice of pond yesterday, and
came near drowning.
The festival of the "Immaculate Con-
ception" is being celebrated in all the
Catholic Churches to-day.
Chas. Rugg, of Newport, was sworn
in yesterday as Deputy United States
Marshal OF the Sixth District Of Ken
lucky.
A supper is announced to be given by
the Society of the Immaculate Concep-
tion next Sunday evening at ST.. Joseph's
School Hail.
Hon. 6. V. Menzies, brother.in-law Of
Hon. q. q. Scales, and one OF the Til
den Electors OF Indiana, was i'll town
yesterday.
The new organ OF the Mother OF God
Church was tried yesterday Tor the hrst
time by Professor Jacob Mohr, of the
St. Joseph Congregation.
Camelback Murphy was locked up in
the Aammond-street Station, in Cincin-
natl, yesterday, on a charge of drunken
ness and diSorderly conduct
MAYORS CoURT.-Aenry Clark, fast
driving and drunkenness, costs; George
Taylor, safe keeping, dismIssed; w.
Crook, breacn Of the peace, dismissed.
A hired woman named Thompson fell
into u cistern in the rear OF Smiths gro
Gerry in Ludlow, and was drowned. Cor
Oner Hall held an Inquest, and verdict
Of accidental drowning was rendered.
Billy Moser, an employe OF Paul
Reausch, a barber at 1921 Madison
street, disappeared from the place of
business Whine the proprietor was in
Cincinnati. When.Mr. R5ausch returned
he found the shop closed. On opening
it he discovered that the till had been
tapped and a numoer OF razors stolen.
Moser, who has left the city, is thought
10 be thiel.
UNITED STATES CoURT.-In the case
of Alexander against the MaysVllie
Railroad Company, the missing eight
bonds of 81 000 each were produced and
fled in Court, and ordered to be de-
Btroyed.
In the case OF the First National
Bank of Ripley, OAio, against Thompson
Niles, the jury failed TO agree ana was
discharged. Case continued.
Virtue, Blakely d Co. against the
Trustees OF the Southern Railroad, the
second amended bill was filed, setting
up that the WORK was better performed
than that stipulated in the contract.
Christopher Santiif charged With SELL
ing lquor without license, was dis
charged. Spencer Sesco, on similar
charge, was ioundgulty, and sentenced
to pay fine OF $lOO, and to be impris-
Onad thirty days in the County jail.
Court will close its term to-day.
/ COUNCIL MEETING The Committee
of Ways and Means reported that they
had had a conference with a similar com.
mittee from the Sch0ol Board, Concern
ing the claims OF he latter arising from
the HaWes deialcatiOn. The School
Board asked that the President Of the
Council execute note Tor $4,000 81, at
twelve months, bearing interest AZ the
rate of eight per cent. per annum. Prop.
Dsition concurred in.
proposition from the Directors OF
the Pound Gap Railroad was referred to
the Committee on Railroads and
Bridges.
The time for paying city taxes with
out penalty was, on motion OF Nj. hear-
ney, extended until the 1st OF January.
+ The President was authorized 10 make
arrangements, if feasible, with the Cln-
cinnati House of Refuge TO take charge
of such children as may be sent there
from CoVington, at the expense OF the
latter city. Adjourned.
( VIEWPOINT.
, MIR. Clement Olnaber has gone to
Columbia, >. Y.
CITY COURT Martin Radman, disor-
derly conduct, S2and costs.
MARRIAGE VENTURES. - Mr.. Ii. j..
Lineck and Miss Il. NJ. Sheriff, Mr.. JAS.
Woodsides and Miss AbOie Smith.
Claims amounting to 5000 were APP
uropriated by Council at their meeting
last night 10 pay the various city en-
ployes. ..
Pie "Punch and Judy Show" exhib-
tied on the vacant lot fronting on Spark,
near Bellevue street, was all the rage
Ihis morning.
The festival OF the Immaculate Con-
ception was observed with due soIem-
nity at the Church Of the immaculate
Conception this morning.
In the absence of Col. R. W. Nelson,
1t is said that MIR. Frank Buchanan was
the hanasomest man at the Ladies' Fes-
tlyal at Odd-iellows' Hall last night.
d Mr.. Adam Ebert, member Of Council
from the Fifth Ward, has been confined
to his room during the past week owing
to a sprained ankle, and III may be
week before he will be able to be about.
Mr.. James WooQsldes, one OF Cne
brayest men in the Fire Department. and
Miss Abbie, the handsome daughter OF
the late Captain John +. smith, were
united in marriage last night at the res
1dence of tne brides mother, on Bellevue
street, Rev. T. s. Cowden officiating.
Among the notables present at the
Ladies' Festival last night we noticed
the tall figure of His Honor Mayor Berry,
the ever jovial and handsome Captain
Bill Air, the pioneer Colonel James
Taylor, the venerable squire Henry
Buchanan, and last, but by no means
least, was Ed. OHara, the Councilman
from the Second Ward, ''be gob."
Mr.. BENZ. A. Smoot, brakeman of the
louisville Short Line, met with seri-
GUS accident, day before yesterday, on
the Louisville Short Line, at the tunnels
near Independence. The freight train he
was on had passed one tunnel, and, for
getting the other, he stood up, when he
was struck on the top of the head, and
his scalp lifted and laid over on his face.
Doctors Phythian and Dameron set his
scalp and dressed the wound.
COUNCIL PRoCEEDINGs.-The Com
mittee ON laying pipe on Brighton street
10 Harrison street made tneir report,
which was received, and committee
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