The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-07
COVINGTON.


trip to st. LOUIS.
The Hayes and Wheeler Guards meet
Tonight at Rising Sun Garden.
Squire Tebbs fined Messrs. Horner e.
Son S20 and costs yesterday for selling
"uninspected" coal oil.
No Murphy meeting tonight, but two
meetings will be held to-murrow-the
first at 8 z. M. and the next at 7. M.
r. NJ. Runyan & Co. received the first
car load of new wheat over the Ken
lucky Central Railroad this morning.
The examination of applicants to the
colored schools Will be held on next
Wednesday evening at the High echool.
The Injury received by Mr.. Thos. Lee
not long since caused his death yester-
day. 1t is thought one of the broken
ribs injured his right lung, inducing lh-
fammatiOn.
George Underwood and his notorious
band OF horse thieves and marauders
have been pursued, and ten OF them
killed, at a place known as Crackers
Neck, up In the Mountain Region.
Henry Hilbert, proprietor OF the Look
out House, who was SO badly beaten up
by the man Ahrman on the night OF the
Fourth oil July, is lying in critical con-
uition, and iears are entertained for his
recovery.
Geo. Davidson, the polite and efficient
City Clerk, wears an unusual smile this
morning. We failed to learn the exact
dale, but if we don't get an invitation
we will "hop about" and there Will be
trouble "brewing."
Anna Yost, young girl about fifteen
years old, met with AN accident yester-
day. Sue was endeavoring to wrest Il
pistol from a younger brother when 1t
went of, the ball piercing the middle OF
her hand, in an upward direction. DR..
j. A. Overdick succeeded i'll removing
the ball.
POLICE COURT Fred Keigan, reck-
less shooting, $l3; Thomas Alexandrla,
breach OF the peace, $40 and costs; w. ID.
Roberto, shooting with intent 10 XIII,
waived an examination, bail $3.50; Chas.
Johnson and Nose Webster, uisorderiy
ronduet, continued; VIM. Mount, cut
ting John Wash, held over TO the next
lerm oil the Criminal Court, bond 500.
Mr.. Hermann Rome, residing at No.
709 BakeWell street, while superlntend-
ing the erection of building on Walnut
Hills yesterday, fell the distance OF
Lwenty-six feet IRON off the walls, and
~ O'Clock last night. Deceased was an
ex.member Of the City Council and the
School Board, and bricklayer by trade.
He was about fifty years of age, and
leaves widow and iour Children
NEWBORN.
Up to data 1t appears that only about
ont -lall the city taxes nave been paid.
An extra penalty will be added to de-
lilqueut clty taxes alter the 15th inst.
o. w. Root, Esq, return ed this morn
ing from his trip to the Rocky Mount
aims.
Barry Taylor, Esq, is testing the et-
fects of the Sweet-water springs, In
Virginia.
The Murphy pledge has been signed
by two Thousand, one hundred and seven
males Of this city.
City Marshal Dave Lock says his
office can hereafter be found under the
cid sycamore tree at the gable-end OF
the Courthouse building.
Councilman Ed. UHara has been con-
fined to the house all week from injuries
received Monday. He was thrown from
his wagon on tue Licking Bridge.
A suit for slander was instituted this
morning by Allie Kirsted against John
and Elizabeth Baumgartner. Damages
claimed, 500. The case will be heard
by'squire Henry Buchanan On Tuesday
next.
Its reported that DR.. Kerr, who was
arrested III the midst OF debauch,
thought to leave this world OF sin ana
hatcn himself seraphim." and with
this view tried yesterday morning tu
hang himself in his own house, but some
one cut him down before he Auug till
dead, dead. Tnis morning his case was
continued in the city Court till Mno.
day. In delaugt OF $50 he. was renamed
70 jail.
The winter on the property of the late
James Taylor, Jr,, has been much an.
noyed all summer by thieves. Yester'
day afternoon he caught a number OF
boys raiding his orcuard, aud seized
one of them. While he was beating this
boy, two young men, AL. Riggs ana Buck
Atkinson, attracted by the cries, JUMP ed
over the fence and chased him away
lie had not run tar when he turned with
shotgun he had picked up in his flight,
and fred it. The charge, No. s bird
shot, penetrated the left de of Riggs
face. Two OF the shot penetrated uis
breast. riggs was SO badly injured
that he had to De assisted home. lie
lives On hlnggoid street, near Saratoga
BELLEVUE, KY.
Esquire j. w. Foudray, in his ever
obliglIg way, made TWO hearts beat as
one Oh Thursday night, and sent them
on their way rejoicing, The bride and
groom were from Fulton.
City Treasurer A. II. Dresselhaus has
out his tax notices for this year, also his
dog-tax notice; and everybody will
oDlige him by coming to time and squar'
Ing up and save ~ per cent.
James Skinner, the tour-year-old sor
OF Mr.. William Skinner, of Berry ave
nue., who was lost yesterday in Ciucin
natl, was found last night at 10 O'Clock
in the Third-street Station-house.
Wonderif the Councilmen ever intend
to improve that board walk alongside
the brick-yard, as it is disgrace to the
town; and besides, il not attended to-
some person Will be getting a leg broken
If the Improvement Y ommIttee is afraid
10 tackle it, why not let the Committee
of the Whole take it in handse
HAMILTON.
Considerable damage was done by the
storm Thursday night throughout the