The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-15
COVINGTON.
No police Court this morning.

jackson will be tried next Tuesday.
morning.
Mrs. Talon, mother of Mr.. Tom Tai
Jon, Superintendent of the Work-house,
was stricken with paralysis yesterday.
One thousand barrels OF moonshine
whisky was manufactured and sold in
Nelson County during the past year.
Train No. 8, on the Kentucky Central
Railroad, run over and instantly killed
two horses near Banklick Station last
might.
The petition of the Terrell murder
case has been fully argued in the Court
of Appeals, and the Judge has it under
ladvisement.
Two strawberry hawkers had a little
,set-to in the Seventh-street Market this
morning. Their cases will be inyesti-
gated by the Mayor in the morning.
Edward Metzher, eighteen years old,
was run over last night by one of the
Mitchell Tranter's wagons, on the Sus-
pension Bridge, aud badly hurt.
The temperance soldiers are still fight
ling nobly. Ninety signers last night,
making total OF one thousand six hum
dred and seventy signers since their in
lTasion.
The alarm of fire this morning was oc-
casioned by the burning OF a fuel-box in
the tenement house, corner of second
and Greenup streets. Damages tncon-
Siderable.
Councilman Hermes has one accom-
plisnment, and that is the use Of profane
Language. 1t was by the use of this Ian
guage that he gained such notoriety in
the Legislature.
! The next thing in order in the an
nouncement liue is the festival tonight
at the residence of Hon. John e. Car
isle, Twilights' picnic Monday, and
Odd-fellows' picnic Tuesday.
!, A lot Of gents wearing apparel in the
ShOWyWindow Of James ii. Neville, cor
ner of Madison and Sixth streets, caught
ire from the gas-burner last night. Mr..
Neville, in trying to eXtinguish the
blaze, had his hands badly burned.
Two horses attached to the milk
wagon of Mr.. Amos Collins were stand
ing on the corner of Sixth and Main
streets, when one of some boys who were
lettering on the corner threw stone
which struck one of the horses and
caused both to start. They went tear
ing up Main street to Fifth and Craig,
where the vehicle was upset and eonsid-
erAbly damaged, also about twenty-five
gallons OF milk was split.
CITY (oUNCIL.-Council met in special
session last night.
An ordinance to regulate the appropri-
alton ofmoney from the City Treasury
10 pay claims against the city was
adopted.
A wordy war,which took up consider
able time, ensued between Messrs.
Hermes and Croninger. Epithets like
'sliar-delibera liar-liar and perjurer"
were used, freely. The police inter-
fered but no arrests were made.
Alter quiet was restored the contractl
for the city printing was awarded TO
the Ticket, OF Covington, and the Gin
cinnati VOlksfreund, the lormer bidding
10 cents and the latter 20 cents.
The Committee on Law, instructed to
investigate the case OF Fedders, charged
with having a contract with the city, |
and disqualified ior holding the position
IOf Councilman, and to find what other
members have contracts with the city,
reported that three members have yio-
lated that ordinance; Fedders, by sell
ling feed to the city; Croninger, by his |
contract for city job printing, and
Hermes, by his coffee house license,
claiming that the latter is contract. |
NEWPORT.
, The City Marshal has in charge
stray gray mare.
According to the State Law, squirrel
, hunters may begin their slaughlering
to-day.
Paymaster Morse, of the Short-line,
will square up with the boys at this end
OF the road tomorrow.
Parties who claim to know say there
were over one thousand bushels of
Strawberries sold in this city the past
Two days.
There is daily average OF eighteen
car loads OF stuck passes over the Short
hOllnd fl
ern markets.
The Van Voast Guards are making
extensive preparations to have their |
picnic, which comes Oft next Thursday
at Parker Grove, the most enjoyable of |
the season.
Rev. d. S. Gallaudet, assisted by Rev.
A. W. Mann, both of Nsw York, will
hold special service for deaf mutes at
st. PauPs Episcopal Church this even
ihg.
Circuit Court convened this morning,
Judge Boyd presiding. In the case of f.
II. Milich against Lewis Shoeny, the |
Jury was disposed OF, finding in favor OF
Shoepey for $50 -.
A two-year-old child of a colored man
named johnson was seriously injured
Vast evening BY swallowing aqua am
monia. DR.. Bennett relieved tAe child |
by giving IT proper remedies.
The Murphy meeting held at the First
Baptist Church last nlgat was The most
ordelly and seemingly more interest
manifested than any of the NEE etings
held yet. Quite number came forward
and joined tne happy band.
At meeting of the German Pioneer
Association, held at Red Mems Hall
Wednesday night, the following officers
were elected: President, j. NJ. Dietz;
Vice President, Dr.. II. z. Gunkel; Sec
retary, Jacob Crentz; Treasurer, John
Goessier.
The physicians of this city, Cincinnati |
and Covlngton have published in pampb- |
let form what they term the "Biack |
List" or In other words the names and |
addresses OF the dead beats of the three |
cities. The list contains nearly three |
hundred names.
Henry Schwerman, proprietor of the |
marble and lree-stone works on the cor |