The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-29
COVINGTON.
No County Court this morning

LOUISVILLE
Chancery Court stands adjourned un-
It'll Monday.
Jerry Cronin, Constable, First Dis.
trict, has resigned.
Cadiz has five bar-rooms, five churches 8
and five School-houses.
Miss Nellie Reynolds, of Boston,
Mass, is visiting in the city.
POLICE CoURT.-Walte Rankins, q
colored Individual, paid IS for being
disorderly.
Judge Phelps, OF the Kenton County
Court, Is considering the question OF ap-
pointing an Inspector of Oils.
Geo. W. Arnold, of Walton, KY, filed
his petition in bankruptcy this morning.
Liabilities, $2,O3S 81; assets, $1,90S SO.
The large residence on the Thompson
place, a short distance back of the city,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss,
$4,000.
The steamer Hawkeye No. 2 left this
morning with tow of coal for Frank
tort. Upon her return she will make an
excursion trip.
Mr.. Daniel Fletcher celebrated his
eighteenth birthday yesterday, and was
the recipient OF many handsome and
costly presents.
4he PeOPle Vi oOmmerseC, n.y., claim
that the Southern Railroad mas filled all
the jails in that part of the State with
desperate characters.
Engineer VIM. A. Gum and survey
ing party are surveying route for the
extension OF the X. G. r. r from Paris,
Ky, along Stoner Greek.
The roof Of three-story frame build
ing on Trout street, near the Suspension
Bridge, was burned off yesterday after.
noon. Cause, detective due.
James NJ. ODonnell, of New York,
whose arrest We mentioned few DAYS
ago, was in the city this morning visit
ing his attorney, Mr.. James W. Bryan.
The barn on Thompson's vineyard was
totally destroyed by fire last night, and
the residence The night before. Some
thing very strange seems to be connect
ed with the origin OF the fire, and several
people who have resided on the place
but lew days since are strongly sus-
pecJed.
Bill Gurr and Ellis Allen, two colored
men, undertook to run horse race
through Poplar Flats, in Nelson County.
The result was that Gurrs horse ran
under a, tree, and a limb striking the
man on the head knocked him off. Gurr
died from the effects OF the injuries
shortly after.
AT meeting of the Bible Society last
evening, the following officers were
elected for 1877: President, j. d. Hearne:
Vice Presidents, all the resident pas.
tors OF the city; Secretary, 4. NJ. Porter;
Treasurer, j. W. Walker; Executive
Committee, William Ernst, j. ID. Shut,
b. T. Ashbrook, s. w. Hampton, r. A.
Jones, s. g. Boyd, and N. B. Stephens.
An application has been made TO Gov
ernor McCreary, by petition from citi-
Gens residing in Powell County, KY,
ard by letters from the COMMONWEALTH
Attorney and Judges, to send troops
10 suppress the extraordinary trouble
which seems to threaten the peace of
the country. The rule of the Governor
is, to send no troops until the civil
power is exhausted, consequently the |
troops will not be sent until further par
ticulars of the trouble are obtained.
NEWPORT.
The funeral of Miss Mamie X. Butch
er is set for tomorrow at / p. Nj.
A crowded house greeted the Tibbatts
Minstrels last night.
The election for Directors of the New
port Cemetery Company will be held Oh
Saturday, April Z.
CITY CoURT.-Ed. Connolly, disorder
COHuuCI3 Pl anu CO5bU, UOuu covert.
same, $25 and costs, judgment sus-
pended.
Extensive preparations are being
made in the Episcopal and Catholic
Churches of this city Tor extra music
and decorations for Easter Sunday.
A handsome picture of City Marshal
Pat. Bolan, Of Covington, and Marshal
Dave Lock, OF this ciLy, adorns the Mar
shaPs office. Their faces hang several
inches away from the rogues' gallery.
Messrs. Carroll, Rogers, Kearney,
Mack, Mccormack, Haley, Smith, Hail.
Emerson, Wallace, Shipley and Kline
have volunteered to give a benefit to
Mr.. George Caldwell, OF this city, at
Turner Hall, on next Wednesday.
The Scientific Association held their
regular monthly meeting last night. |
Prof. Sanderson spoke on the "Trans-
mission of Sound"
Thieves night before last entered the |
grocery Of Mr. Miles, corner of Eglan- |
tine and Monmouth streets, and carried |
off quantity OF tobacco and 81 in |
money.
It'll reported this morning that Mr.. S. |
b. Brown, a former wei known and |
much esteemed citizen of this city, but |
now OF Chicago, ILL.,, will, ere long, re-
turn and make his future residence |
here. |
CALIFORNIA, OHIO.
The Cincinnati g. Portsmouth Mar |
row-gauge Railroad will be completed |
by the Fourth OF July.
The agony is over. The foundry goes
to Lawrenceburg, Indiana. A new |
chapter in the history OF our village is |
about to be written. 1 prophesy a |
change for the better.
The public schools close this week |
There has been very little complaint this |
winter. The session has been a salts
factory one. A subscription school will |
begin In u lew weeks.
The time for the Incorporation of our |
village for special purposes has come. |
Let the property holders step to the |
front as the leading advocates, and not |
lag behind as they usually do. What |
our village stands in need OF is uuion |
and public spirit.
LEXINGTON KY.