The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-03
COVINGTON.

The family of Mr.. Fred. Averbeck
leaves TO. o.night for st. Louis.
Rev. George Z. Bugbee and wife yes
terday celebrated their crystal wedding.
The further argument OF the motion to
admit Masten to bail Is set for this
evening.
Mr.. Charles Brown, OF the Kentucky
Central, is home from business trip
over the road.
Burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt to enter the residence Of Henry
Worthington last night.
y J. H. Harner s. Son, accused of selling
coal oil below proof, will have trial Oh
Friday before Squire Tebbs.
POLICE CoURT.-Peter Flanagan,
drunh, "a; Johu Degner, same, sent over
the Rune; Ricnafd Bidds, same, "a.
Henry Burgemeyer made another un-
successful attempt at suicide yesterday
by tearing open The sewed-up wounds.
Eumons Jones, druggist Of the City
Hospital OF Louisville, and Mr.. Lewis
Claw, are in the city, The guests OF MIR.
Maurice Richmond.
Lookout House, Peaselburg, Canton
Station and Latonia Springs will all
have picnics Tomorrow, and baseball
on the Star grounds.
Bishop Toebbe tomorrow morning, at
Stephens Church, Newport, confers the
four minor orders aud the Sub-deacon-
ate upon two candidates.
Police, just take a walk out the Mad
ison Pike some evening between the
hours OF = and II o'clsrk, aud witness
the careless and tast arIyiug.
Mr.. John l.. O'Hern, State delegate Of
the A. o. H., passed through the city
this morning en- route to Ripley, Ohio,
to spend tue Fourth oil July.
Twenty-Five carloads of stock arrived
at the Covlngton stock-yarus this morn
ing. S KY carloads passed over the
Snort Line tor eastern markets.
At meeting of the "Boys in Blue".
held last nIgnt, the following officers
were elecLeu: e. Adams, Captain; "A.
Price, First LleutenanL; II. u. Garter,
Second Lieutenant; j. Wnsnire, Orderly
Sergeant.
NEWPORT.
Nothing to mention in the City Court
this morning.
The ladies of st. Johns German
Church have made extensive prepara-
tions for their picnic at OdG-ielIoWs'
Grove, tomorrow.
The entertainment at Odd-tellows'
Hall last night, for the benefit Ut the
murphy movement, was grand sue
cess In every respect.
Mrs. Walker, 1 ing on Byzantine
street, west of Columbia, fell into The
cellar yesterday, and was seriously in
jured about her head and shoulders.
The knights of Pleasure have made
all necessary arrangements Tor their
grand excursion ana picnic, TO take
place al silver Grove, Oh the Fourth.
The Treasurer OF the Board OF Educa-
tion VIII be happy to meet all The teacn.
ers OF the pubic schools at the Ring
gold-sLreet Scuo l-house this afternoon.
The geological Garden Waltz" is the
name OF the latest piece VI music. IL is
quite popular IN cincinnati; IT ls pretty
and original. For sale at the Post
Office.
Saturday night thieves effected an en-
trance to the cellar OF MI. ID. W. Davis
residence, corner of Columbia and Mayo
streets, and Ducceeaed III getting away
with Mr.. DPS proposed Sunday dinner,
consisting OF a roast Of beef, vegetables,
berries, &c.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION
The Democratic Convention met yesLer-
day afternoon in the Court-AOuse at
Alexandria. Col. A. s. Berry was NOM
mated by acclamation for Senator.
Messrs. Ed. Moran aud Leo Tibbatts
were nominated for Representatives,.
Tuis morning the city put check to
further proceedings OH the tearing up or
laying the track oil the Newport " Day
\ ton Street Railroad OH Front street, by
Ming an injunction against }. NJ. Nc
Z Arthur, President o. the Road. His
bonus were liked at $4,000. Messrs.
Jacob Hawthorne and A. Y. Berry Went
on The bond.
Shortly before u O'Clock to-day Officer
Boyd, alter an eXclting chase, captured
ayoung lad named Anuy Moran, one OF
gang Of juvenile thieves VINO were
maklng away with money iraWer,
aler stealing it from Casper Vesper'o
bakery, on York street, near Harris.
Moran, alter being locked up, gave the
officer the names of tn ee Others, whom
Boyd was unable to capture. Mr. Yes
per says there were about $l5 III The
drawer, nearly all OF which has been
recovered.
SCHOOL BOARDING.. McGinnis was
appointed Principal Of The Seminary
Building.
, The following communication was
presented TO the School Board by Pro-
fessOr Jones:
"To the President and Members Of the Board
of EducatIon:
"GENrLLMEN-The following commu-
nicalion, addressed by me 10 the teach
ers on the day following your last regu
lar meeting, explains ltset:
"sTo the Teachers Of the Newport Public
Schools;
"'Last night at the meeting of the
School Board it was openly charged by
une oil the members that your Superin-
tendent had gone to certain teachers and
had thrown out hints to them as to the
points on which questions would be
given at the examinations ftheir pupils,
so that they mignt therefore obtain
higher averages Than other teachers. l
intend asking Tor an Investigation into
the charge, aud lor that purp ose desire
every teacher to answer opposite her
name yes or no 20 the following ques-
tions: /. Did We Superintendent ever
give you such hints as were calculated,
directly OF indirectly, to afford you II
clue TO the Questions to be gwen your
pupils? 2. Do you know whether The
superintendent gave such hints to any
other teacler? 8. Did you, tell a trustee
or any other person that the Superln-
tendent had given hints OF that charaG.
ser to any teache:Y