The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-12
COVINGTON.

Ilo AboOOAoGAVA LlSOlo w
morrow afternoon.
The annual meeting OF the Kenton
County Court OF Claims takes place
next Monday.
Ben, Brookshaw will play with the
Rochester CLUB, of Rochester, N. T.,
next season.
The President has pardoned Thomas
jackson (colored) who was sent to the
Penitentiary for counterfeiting.
POLICE CoURT-John O'Brien, drunk,
"a; VIM. Ashbrook and John Oterwal-
ace, failing to put out signal light, hled
away.
Miss Nolie stoop, little girl, was Sc
verely injured yesterday evening by
falling through the board walk on Mad
ison street.
The condition of Mr.. G.. A. Wehming,
who was so severely injured yesterday
by being thrown from a wagon, is slight
ly improved this morning.
Miss Fanny Bodeker, late of the
school .eaching staff, was married last
evening to Mr.. Albert s. W. Aawes, a
bank cashier of Danville, lii.
Miss Lille Troops, who boards at the
residence of Mr.. John Mackay, fell and
broke her arm this morning. DR.. Hen
derson rendered the neces sary aid.
Two thousand bushels day is what
the miners in the coal mines at Princess
Furnace, near Greenup, turn out. For
ty-fVe cents ton is paid for mining.
James, William and Abraham Service,
the young men who shot at their father
yesterday with intent to kill, were bound
over tor their appearance before the
Criminal Court in the sum OF $500.
Henry Meyers, beer driver of schal-
ler & Gerke, OF Cincinnati, who was con-
Victel at the May term of the United
States Court, has received a free and
unconditional pardon from the Presl-
dent.
Mr.. E. j. Hickey, that enterprising
shoe merchant, has removed into his
new three-s Iory stOne-lront building, No.
Pike street. The house was entirely
constructed by CoVington mechanics,
and Coyington people should, in return,
patron &c him.
Perry Service, living with his wife and
five sons on Horse Branch Greek III Ken.
ton County, was shot in tie back yester-
day by his own son James, because he
tried to awaken his boys to 20 to work,
when they refused to do so. Service
came to this city yesterday and had his
wounds attended 10 by DR.. kGarns. The
father, in The evening, sWOre out war.
rant for his sons James and William
Henry. They we're locked up in Jail.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. - The Com
miLtee Oh Ways anu Means appointed to
examine the Treasurer's books, accounts
and vouchers reported:
awe examined first the receipts from
February 3. 1876 up to October l, 1877,
Rs credited to the city, but without Ver-
Lying any of them except the receipt
stubs. We next examined the payments
from February g. 1876, up to October l.,
1877, as represented by the vouchers
charged.
"We then proceeded TO examine the
receipts as credited, specially SO as to
verify the credits 10 the city SO as to
make the settlement required by your
misunderstanding first the tax
collections for 1876, which we found sub.
stantially correct, there being only a
variation of one cent.
I'VE then in order to make the settle
ment Tor the first half of the year 1877
ending July /, as Instructed, proceeded
to examine and verify the collection OF
taxes and credits to the city on account
OF the same.
Cup to this time we had been offered
every facility for the examination, and
we we're progressing very satisfactorily
with good prospect Of being able to
comp .ete the work assigned us. But
when we asked tor the tax bills for the
first half years taxes due or payable on
OF before December 10, 1877, we were
:old in language more emphatic than
polite or chasle that we nor any one
else could see said tax bills, and as this
refusal made IL impossible tor us to
make the examination and settlements
required by your instructions, we con-
sluded to report the facts to you lor
your action"
A committee of four was appointed TO
investigate the matter.
MI. Blakely presented communica-
lion from ID. Platt in reference " a claim
against the cly Of $3.50, 900. Filed
The Committee on Police reported
that they found nothing tangible agaius
Policeman Bulke, and asked to be dis
eDalged.
Tue appointment of Chas. Harris as
substitute WAS confirmed.
NEWPORT.
Col. Thos. L. Jones LEFT last night for
Washington.
Nat. Smith, OF the Tibbatts Band, is
bpchuIlS u NcSh dL AU lSFlllcs
The morning session of the Circuit
Court was occupied In the case of Bar
bara Hartman against John Lippert,
Bued for lalae Imprisonment.
In the Circuit Court verdict of $GS
damages was rendered in favor OF L.
Gullfoyle against the Short-line r Ill
road Tor the Allling of q cow.
John SHELTON, who halls from Cincin.
natl, CAM over here TUESDAY, got
drunk and tried TO whip one of the
workmen at SwifPs Rolling Mill. An
officer TOOK charge OF John until he
sODe ed up. This morning Judge Gels.
ler fined INN 50 and costs.
Mrs. Kurz and her daughter Lizzie
sent notes TO Mrs. Beck, a private
school teacher, calling her improper
names. This was kept up for several
weeks until the school teacher became
impatient, and last night hat "a warrant
issued for their arrest, and this morn.
ing Squire Z. +. Buchanan fined them
VI ana costs.
Esquire Henry Buchanan died this
morning az O'clock, a. ter an il ness oI
eight weeks. Mr. Buchanan was born
at Paris, ky., coming TO Newport in
1888, where ne has resio ed up TO the time
OIL his deaIn. His sister, Mrs. Jud e
Green, OF Columbus, o., died last Wed
nee day, leaving him tue only survivor
Of numerous family. At the time OF