The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-11
COVINGTON.


Pike County for the past two weeks.
One hundred and twenty mine babies |
have been entered for the coming baby |
show.
A new horse disease is reported in
Henderson County. A large number |
ofhorses are dying.
One hundred and ten members OF the
colored Methodist Church Of Frankfort
were baptized last Sunday.
The Light Guard ball was largely at
tended last night. Tie hall was Deauu-
fully decorated for the occasion.
Mary Williams, little girl, was bad
ly bitten by savage dog yesterday af-
ternoon, on Thirteenth street.
The Chancellor yesterday set aside
the recent sale Of the Licking Rolling
MIL by the Master Commissioner.
POLICE CoURT.--John Boland paid the
$4 usually Taxed for drunk. Leroy
Allen, breach of the peace, paid $l3.
The house that has been blockading
Tenth street for the past few days is
rolling on its way rejoicing this morn
ing. ..
The chicken-house Of Mr.. Greer Sim
ral was entered last night, and about $50
worth Of fowls carried of. Foul trick
that was.
. The latest cure blue glass has pro-
duced is killing sheep-killing dogs. The
glass is pulverized and administered
Internally.
Joseph Schleicher, seven years old,
yesterday afternoon fell from fence
near the Baseball PARK, and broke his
Tight ankle.
A large delegation of Free Masons
from this city, will leave for Louisville
to-morrow, to attend the tenth anniver-
sary of DE- Molay Encampment.
A man calling himself A. M. Smith
was arrested at Falmouth yesterday
aboard a train bound for Covington with
a car load OF cattle, charged to be in his
possession teloniously. m
Mr. Lewis Mulford, engineer on the
EKentucky Central Railroad, made the
remarkably fast time of forty miles in
Effty-hye minutes on the Kentucky Gen.
trial last Monday, making three stops
fbetween Falmouth and CoVington.
NEWPORT.
Major James Thompson is at Thomas
VILE, Georgia.
Nothing to write up in the City Court
this morning.
The Rileys give their ball at Odd-Gel-
lows Hall tonight.
Tibbatts' Minstrels at Odd-fellows'
Hall Saturday night. ...
The tax ordinance will be discussed
by Council tomorrow night.
Mrs. J, L. Rees and family leave to-
morrow for Winchester, Va, on a visit
TO relatives.
The jury lists have been opened and
the jurors selected for the next term OF
Lhe Criminal Court.
The boiler in G. W. Robson's distil-
lery. in Finchtown,. burst yesterday
evening. Fortunately no one was near
at the time the explosion took place.
Mrs. ]. T. Williamson will give
"Kettledrum" on the 19.h inst. at her
residence, lor the benefit OF the fund for
educating young men tor the Episcopal
Ministry.
Ike Burkelow, a famous base-balIist
OF this city, and who is now pitcher tor
the Memphis Reds, is spoken OF in the
New York Clipper as second Bradley,
who is considered The best pitcher in the
country. ..
The case of Dennis Mullen, charged
with cutting John Carothers, was be-
fore 'Squires y. Z. and Henry Buchanan
this morning, and resulted in Mullen
being bound over to the Criminal Court
in the sum of $500, in default Of which
he went to Jail.
Proposals. for furnishing fresh beef for
the Substance Department, U. S. A.,
ut this station will be received at the
ufice of the Newport Barracks until
Mays. This is the first time the mer-
chants OF this city were given an oppor-
tunity to compete with other cities in
furnishing provisions for the use OF the
army.
A rough-and-tumble fight, in which
beer-glasses, beer-kegs, mineral water
and 4ale-bottles and demijohns, and nu-
merous other things usually found in
grog-shops were freely used, took place
IN Klump's Saloon, corner Of Ringgold
ana lsapeila streets, last night. The
result was a number OF bruised heads
and general smash-up OF glassware.
No arrests.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Raining since Saturday noon.
The event Of the season-the baby
Fhow.
A very poor horse show Monday on ac-
eount OF the bad weather.
CIV. MUIR declines the protfered hon
Dr to run tor the Legislature.
The whole town was drunk Monday.
The candidates were setting them up.
The STAR was belated Monday night
pn account OF The lateness oil the train.
Over one hundred and seventy five per-
Sons dined at the st. Nicholas, Monday.
Mr.. Mullen has photographed the
great Kentucky sculptor, Joel t. Hart.
Judge w. b. KinkeaGs meat house
was robbed of eight or ten pieces o!
meat Sunday night.
A large crowd to dinner at the Red
Front yesterday. The worthy anu
charitable object for which The uinDel
was given commended Itself.
There was some two or three hours
delay in the trains of the Kentucky Cen.
tral on Monday, caused by an earth slip
Df one OF the banks near Falmouth.
Not single Democrat was elected at
the late election in HarrOdsburg. The
agony and anguish OF the late election
seem TO have mad their desired effect.
A man In Jessamine has written one
hundred and twenty-one lines on postal
card, containing Two thousand and SIX
full