The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-21
COVINGTON.

MISS Mollle Burns says the 2oLh OF July
Is the day.
Miss Belle Francis is home from a visit
TO Lexington.
Moon light hop at Hunehake's Hall
Garden Tonight.
The Murphy soldiers are on fair way
towards their third regiment.
Thirty cars of stock arrived at the
Coyington stock-yards this morn
ing.
Blue-window blinds are the latest i'm
proYement on the white line OF street
cars.
Graduating exercises OF the Coving-
ton High School at Oud-lellows' Hall TO-
night.
Water pipes are being laid on SIKH
street between Philadelphia and Bake
well streets.
The Council Committee and Water
works Board will meet tonight 10 con-
slider bids for repairs Oh the intluent
pipe.
The trial OF Smith N. Hawes is pro-
crossing. The testimony taken pointed
The suspicion, but failed TO fix the crime
definitely:
The alarm from Box II last evening
was due to a lire Oh the roof OF Joseph
Bryanps spice establishment, No. IS
Pike street.
An unknown German fell or threw
himself in the river from the Main-street
Jerry last evening, and was drowned.
The body was recovered.
The Covington Light Guards will visit
Ludlow to-nght, TO be present at the
military reception and flag presentation
OF the new company IN Ludlow.
NEWPORT.
MIR. Ed. Ellsworth left this morning on
a trip 10 the Mammoth Cave.
Two saloon Keepers joined the Mur-
ply movement last night by signing the
pleGg,.
Miss Susie Moore, of this city, was one
OF the graduates OF the Glendale Female
Seminary, yesterday. r
Col. r. W. Nelson will, it is rumored,
shortly lead to the altar the ackuowl-
edged beauty, Miss Angie Elden.
A little girl named Lewis had her foot
badly crushed yesterday by having it
caught between coal barge and the
Wharfboat, near the ferry landing.
A prominent farmer, residing within
two miles of the ciCy, is advertising for
farm hands. Loungefs about the Post
otfice and street corners take notice.
CITY CoURr.-Geo. Heimrath, breach
OF The peace, 50 and costs; Joe Ash.
baugh, big drunk, continued; Pat. Nc
6ulre, breach OF the peace, 81 and costs.
A young lad, whose name we were un-
able to learn, was tshed out of the river
last night III an almost dying condition.
He says he just went in to learn how to
swim.
The city authorities would do a noble
act by putting Il couple hundred pounds
Df ice occasionally in the public clstern.
This would also do mucn towards the
Murphy cause.
Mike Farrell, brakeman on the Short
line Road, while coupling cars, was
struck on the head by moving train,
receiving severe Injuries. He is In dam
ger OF losing one OF his eyes.
The little waif found on the doorsteps
Of Mr.. Clements residence, on Saratoga
street, on the night OF May d. was yes
terday apprenticed in the County Court
TO Mr.. James Thompson, OF Taylor
street.
LEXINGTON. KY.
The crops in central Kentucky are re-
ported III avery prosperous condition.
Mr.. Freddy Dennis will, from this on,
distribute the STAR in Lexington, and to
him all payments will be made.
Major Craddock, OF the True Kentuck-
ian, ls spending "a few days in the city,
attending the races and talking TO the
ladies.
The Managers of the Home OF the
FriendleBs are going to start a printing
ofice and learn the females of the insti-
tuition the art of type-setting.
A new weekly paper, called the Lex
ingLon Observer, made its appearance
THIS morning. 1t is sprightly sheet, and
will no doubt warm up the old fogy
journalists OF this city.
The trotting races, which began here
ON Tuesday, are progressing finely. The
attendance, considering this the second
meeting OF the Association, in the spring
VI The year, is quite large.
Things work quite smoothly in the
Revenue Collectors office since the GUST
ing OF the old politicians VINO claimed "a
hen on the institution and left because
their salaries were reduced to 81, 400 per
annum. The Government, however, has
made by 1t, AS their services We're worth
less than $6VO az any time.
HAMILTON.
The new carpet In the United Presby-
terian church mas already been laid.
The funeral OF Thomas Habron will
take plaot to-Iay from his fathers resi-.
dence, Third Ward.
The Irving Club meets Saturday night
at the residence of Mrs. Frank Martin
dale, Second street.
Mrs. Coddington and Mrs. Humphries,
OF Cincinnati, are paying their friend
Mrs. L. V. Howell visit.
The temperance meeting this evening
at Beckett Hail will be addressed by j :.
Nj. Nesbitt, OF Plttsburg, followed by
other gentlemen.
A change has taken place in the time
OF closing The Cincinnati mail. IL viii
now not be closed before 3 z. NJ, which
gives business men an additional hour.
Another heavy rain fell yerterday
afternoon much TO the uneasiness Of the
armers in this locality, who have al
'eady suffered much from an oYer-sup-
ply.
BY some mistake the names in the re.
port Of the accidental shooting of young
Habron became changed, it being
Thomas HaOrOn that was shot by Harry