The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-12
COVINGTON.

The picnic of the First Baptist Church
has been postponed until next Satur-
day.
The recent heavy rains have ruined a
large portion Of the wheat crop in the
upper counties.
The annual exhibition of the children
OF st. Mary's School will be held tonight
at ST. Mary's Hall.
The annual examination of the gradu-
atlng classes in the High school will
commence tomorrow.
Thomas Il. Dillon, of Pike street, filed
his petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities,
,B26, 956 81; assets, $27, ,626 40.
' Owing to the inciemenoy of the wealth
er the Odd-lellows' picnic has been post
tponed until next Tuesday.
! In the Chancery Court divorces were
B. Wasson, and to Alice Husell from
iVolmer Hutsell.
\ Relatives OF DIR. G. W. Starbuck, who
has been missing from his home in Flor
ence, KY, have employed Cincinnati
detectives to work up the case.
I POLICE CoURT.-John Donnelly, d runk
and dlsorderly, IS; NJ. Mulcahey aud
Thos. Bailey, disorderiy, ,$5 each; Henry
Meyer, same, 81; Dennis Collins, breach
of the peace, 20; George Henden, same,
81.
/ The man that delivered the best
speech at the laying Of the cornerstone
Iol Turner's Hall, Sunday, tailed to get
|any credit for it in yesterdays issue OF
the STAR. Mayor Berry, OF Newport,
was tEe distinguished orator.
! CRIMINAL COURT. The Indictment
X Mt fno
DI " est Covingt0n, was dismissed. The
case OF Eliza Ann Davis, bigamy, was
set for Thursday. Ed. McMiller, steal
ing $40 from Dudley Peter, one year in
the Penitentiary.
AT the meeting OF the School Board
last night MIR. James Virgins was
ELECTED clerk 10 ill the place made
vacant by the death Of Mr.. .. b. Wig
gins. Mr.. G. A. ZWick, the newly
slected member from the Third Ward,
was also sworn in.
, CRIMINAL COURT.-In the case of Nose
Clara (coiored), }, grand larceny, the jury
returned Yeruict OF guilty, and uxeu
dis punishment at one years contine-
menL in the Penitentiary.
, The Bogenschutz-Keene affair was
continued until the next term.
Court adjourned until tomorrow
mornlDg. ~
NEWPORT.
Grace NJ. E. Church and Sunday
school will give their annual picnic next
Saturday at Parker's Grove.
In the City Court this morning Andy
Rneinhart was fined ~ and COSTS Tor q
breach OF the peace.
I Mrs. Meyers, who lives at the corner
OF Saratoga street and Forest avenue,
Aad her pocket pickeu OF So 90 yesterday
evening az Oud-ielloWs'. Grove.
Dick Davis was arrested yesterday on
"a warrant issued by Squire Henry
buchanan Oh the same OLD charge, thai
OF abusing his family. He will have a
nearing tnis afternoon.
A meeting will be held this evening
by the male members of the church oil
the immaculate Conception, at the pas
tors residence, for the purpose Of re-
, purchasing the pastoral residence
The morning session OF the Circuit
Court was occupied in the case OF w. A,
Davidson, Of Dayton, KY, against II. A.
Schrlyer, OF this city. suit for slander,
Davidson laying his damages at $50, 400.
'Ihe case Is IN progress.
The Murphy movement seems to have
faken root in this burg. At the meeting
last night upward Of one hundred
signed the pledge. prominent among
whom were Col. Jim Berry, Hon. Judge
Italian and Henry Buchanan.
The platform built and used by the
st. Martins Benevolent Society al their
picnic, held AT Odd-fellows' Grove yes-
leraay, was burned to the ground about
So'clock this morning, involving loss
TO the Society Of about 500. The cause
,of the fire is a mystery.
SCHOOL BoARD.-A contract for sin.
plying The Newport public schools with
three thousand two hundred bushels ofl
coal al SAc per bushel Was awarded to
,1he Newport City Fuel Company.
The Committee Oh Salaries and An
pointments offered majority and a mi
noflty report, the former recommending
lae reappolntment OF S. D. Sheppard as
principal, and OF all the teachers now
employed, and reporting adversely TO
tue appointment OF VIM. II. Jones as
superintendent, and James Mctainniss
as Principal OF the Bellevue-s treet
School-house. aud suggesting that the
salaries Of The janit0rs OF the Ringpold. |
Cabot and Belleyue streets School. |
houses be reduced to S400 per annum. |
The minority report recommended the
reappointment OF VIM. II. Jones as ou-
perintendent, James Mediums as Prin-
cipal OF the Belleyue-street School |
house, and 8. ID. Sheppard of Cabot
street Scho0i-house, and of all the
teachers now employed, and reported
adversely to the reduction OF tue sala. |
ries VI the janitors. Tue minority re-
port was adopted.
DAYTON. KY.
Mrs. DR.. Cameron gets the chromo
having sold The greatest number of tick
ets for the Harris beneit. Goetze. you
have our sympathy.
Potato bugs are rampant. James Pc
ters, Esq, VIM. LinVllle and Mon
Corrosive" Jones are on the war-patl
with blue-glass water, and the bugs fall |
like leaves in autumn.
LEXINGTON. ky.
Coal is coming down.
To the wife Of John Simpson-a girl.
Cam some one get up picnic! Every
thlngis looking very dull.
The Episcopal Church was filed to
lts utmost Sunday night.
The churches were all well filed Sun.
oay, IL being SO nice aud coul.
The small boys of our town are doing