The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-02
CovINGTON.

Foot racing is what the BOYS of the
cattle pens are enjoying themselves AZ.
The Madison County Fair Association
will pay Its premiums in gold this sea
son.
Mrs. Thos. Il. Blick, OF Baltim ore, ID
visiting her niece, the wife OF DR.. L.
Judson Hunt.
The City Council was not summoned
for last night, the President refusing tc
call a special meeting.
On dit, that Mr.. Louis Moser is about
TO rob the upper portion OF the city Of
one OF her fairest daughters.
The Gem Baseball Club will trip tn e
light fantastic tomorrow night al
Thomas Hall, in Peaselburg.
Mr.. Joseph e. Mitchell, of Crittenden
KY, has in his possession q coin eight
hundred and thirty-fve years old.
Two cows, belonging to Mr.. Henry
Berger, rolled over the limestone quarry
back Of Lewisburg yesterday and were
killed.
Mr.. VIM. Wintersohl, an old and we'll
respected citizen, died at his residence
on the corner OF Thirteent th and Greenup
streets.
DR.. Forbes, of Louisville, has been ap.
VOAuICo Ol bu6 u BY
at Anchorage, Kentucky, by Governor
McCreary.
New York parties have recorded forty.
two oil leases, and New Haven firm
thirty-six, IN Adalr County, in the past
two weeks.
The body of drowned man was re.
powered yesterday near Anderson
Ferry, and is supposed to be that oi
Thomas Nash, who was drowned at Lud.
low.
The Kentucky Central Railroad is
making preparations to have an addi.
tional passenger train ON the road to
compete with the Cincinnati Southern
Road.
Mr.. Joseph Bordett leaves tonight for
France, to settle up the estate of his
mother, who recently died at the ad-
yanced age OF one hundred and seven
years.
Mr.. Geo. Soldering and Miss Mary
jSchniffering were united in marriage
yesterday evening, at st. Joseph )
Church. reception was held last night
at Berre's Hall.
Orders, news, items, subscriptions
and Advertisements tor the STAR lett at
the Post-Jfice news stand will meet
with prompt attention by our Coying-
ton representative.
The grindstone in Willow Run Distil-
lery burst yesterday, aud the en-
gineer, who was standing near, was
struck with spail from the stone aud
considerably injured.
The stands in Main-street Market were
sold this morning by our efficient Mar
ket.master, and realized $165. The
stands In Eleventh-street Market will
be sold tomorrow morning.
One dollar a bushel is the way they
sell goose eggs in the Blue Lick pre-
cinct. A dozen are put under blue
glass, and inside OF one day they in-
crease to eggs-actly bushel.
Captain Fitzhugh for SI65, 900 agrees to
complete the proposed narrow gauge
railroad from Georgetown to Versailles
via Midway, with rail, forty pounds to
the yard, and put locomotive and a
train OF ten cars on the track.
The residence of Mr.. John l.. Furber,
corner OF Linn and Greenup streets,
was entered by burglars last night, and
the house was ransacked in general by
the burglars, but nothing except pocE-
.et-book containing a small amount Of
money Is missing.
Jennie Withers has on exhibition at
her place on Scott street, an ancient
cane, to be presented to either Esquire
Duvenitk or Francis, whichever will
weigh the most on June the 1st. Each
one is straining every nerve and muscle
to win, and are rapidly depicting our
market.
The whisky dealers and bar-room
keepers who are members of the City
Council. failed to have a meeting last
y,fU Thpcn NJ A.A
with the enormous amount of crime
committed Id this city, are endeavoring
to increase 1t by reducing the license Of
these hell-h0les.
CIRCUIT COURT WIN. Fl. Shotwell,
against L., q. & l.. railroad Company.
In this case, a suit or damage for killing
horse belonging to plaintiff, the jury
rendered verdict for plaintiff for 500
B. L. Corbin vs. j. l.. Corbin-The jury
found for the plaintiff for the full amount
OF the claim, $120 with interest.
Mike Kelley is about to present Mr..
Theo. Leverman boot-jack In the shape
OF the fork OF an old elm tree which has
stood on Wallace's place for the past
fifteen years. It is hoped that it will
answer the purpose, and II not Mr.. Lev
erman will have to 60 to bed with mis-
boots on, as this is the largest that can
be found.
The residence of Mr.. George Mason
of South Coyington, was entered yes
terday by party OF thieves and robbed
of Two solid silver communion plates,
used at the Eucharist In the Episcopal
Chapel Of South Covington, one silver
butter dish, one silver coffee-pot, one
silver teapot, eight silver forks, one sill
yer goblet, one silver water pitcher, on e
gold breast-pin and one dark-blue over
coat.
POLICE CoURT.-This morning Robert
Wolf, an old vag., was fined So and costs,
sentence suspended, and lie was al
lowed enc hour to leave town, which he
promptly did; John Turner was taxed
the stereotyped 81 for a drunk; J.Watson
aud ohm Ruske were each fned $13 and
costs for breach OF the peace; Charles
Haines, on similar charge, was dis
missed; Thomas Johnson, charged with
q breach OF the peace, had his case con-
tinued until Saturday.
NEWPORT.
Miss Myra Sine will assist her sister,
Mrs. Ross, In the Post-office.