The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-11
CovINGTON.


Mrs. Henry Crout and her daughter
returned from their trip to the East yes
terday.
The CovlngtoR Light Guards propose
to give soiree dansante this week at
their Armory.
A three-ye year-old daughter OF William
Moran, who lives on Scott street near
Fifth, fell down stairs evening before
last, and cut her hand badly with a tum.
bier. ...
II. Ii. Fricking, who about year ago
cut Councilman l.. Bracker at ball,
was arrested this morning and Locked
up to await his trial on charge OF
malicious cutting.
Christ. Santif has been missing from
his home since Tuesday evening. 1t is
supposed that some accident has hap.
pened to him. Any one knowing OF his
whereabouts will confer o favor by In
forming his family.
Mr.. Mel Furber, the late City Weigh
er, while fooling with pistol last night,
accidentally shot himself IN the mouth,
the ball passing out through the f1eshy
part of the lett cheek. The wound Is not
In the least dangerous.
The following are the directors of the
various Covington banks. First Ma
tional: Amos Shinkle, Homer Hudson,
John +. Fisk, Vincent Shinkle, James
Y. Blick, J. D. Shut and and N. B.
Stephens. City National Bank: j. d.
Hearne, II. Kendall, Nj. NJ. Benton, B.
Becker, W. Nj. Leathers, Frank Ford,
w. E. Ashbrook, w. W. Henderson and
Geo. W. Mcdonald. German National:
Henry Feltman, James Spilman, q. &.
Wallace, I'll. W. Schleutker, Thomas Ii.
Kennedy, Henry Drexelius and Ii. X.
Deglow.
COUNCIL PRoCEEDINGs.-An adjourned
session OF Council was held last night.
The report of the committee relative
to Mr., s. N. Hawes, which was adopted,
and that referring 10 W. j. Sandford, re-
ferred to q special committee, was taken
up for further consideration.
Mr.. Ashbrook offered the following,
which was adopted:
"Whereas, This Council is convinced,
by the report Of its committee and from
other testimony, that w. j. Sandford,
late City Clerk, has been guilty of high
crimes and misdemeanors, and that the
interest of the city imperatlvely requires
that he shall be removed from the office
OF City Clerk. Now, therefore, it is
hereby resolved and ordered that W. j.
Sandford, City Clerk, be and he is hereby
removed from said office, and the same
declared vacant"
A communication from Jas. B. Casey,
Offering to sell the city the Casey prop
erty, on Lower Market and Snort street,
for $1,000, was referred to special
committee.
An ordinance was passed providing
that hereafter the City Clerk must give
bond in the sum OF $1,000.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the acceptance from Smith n. HaWes'
bondsmen of $4,000 as "a compromise of
the city's claim against him.
WEST CovINGToN, KY.
Mr.. Thomas Mcdonnell is confined to
his house by serious illness.
Those folks east of us seem to be ELL
Toying their annual defalcation sensa-
tion. They talk of annexng us. Pooh
pooh! not any, if you please, Mrs. Gov
Ington.
The town election resulted in the fol.
lowing very excellent selection: Town
Trustees, j. X. Knott, Bernard Farrell,
VIM. Wilcox, Pulp Mcguire and Mich
ael Lally. Scnool Trustees. John Haw-
ley, Michael Cain, Luke Mulrean, John
Mellichamp and NJ. Ganor. The contest
was quite spirited, and from all we can
learn the gentlemen chosen on both
Boards are all good men for the posi-
lion.
NEWPORT.
Stand from under the caves.
Pickwick Club at Odd-fellows' Hall
tonight.
Nothing to mention in Judge Geisler's
Court this morning.
City Treasurer Eugene Bowers re-
ports business in his line exceedingly
dull to-day.
Marriage License Clerk Ed. Air says
business in his line is uncommonIy dull
for this season of the year.
The hall in the Van Voast building,
corner Of Madison and York streets, has
been named "Union Hail."
Captain Bill Air has removed the
planks from his ferryboat, which is a
reminder that the tree bridge is no longer
safe.
The announcement is made that MIR.
Mr.. James Daugherty and Miss Mary
Richmond will shortly become man and
wife.
John Brown, sexton of Evergreen
Cemetery, fractured his right shoulder
blade last evening by slipping on the ice
near his house.
The Democracy Of this city is called
out to meet at the Courthouse next
Saturday evening to appoint delegates
to the Louisville Convention.
This morning while number OF men
were engaged in cutting ice on the river
ut the foot Of Washington avenue, the
Ice gave way, when one OF the men
named ohm Buff tell in and after, long
struggle was rescued by one OF his COM
rades handing him a pole to whIcn he
.clung until he was pulled out.
The saloon of Ferdinand Rentz, on
York, near Bellevue street, was entered
by thieves at an early hour this morn
ing, and four hundred cigars and 50 in
money taken. They also helped them
selves to some old bourbon out of DEM
hohn. Entrance was effected by break
lng pane Of glass in tie rear OF the sa.
doom, ana then reaching i'll and forcing
the bolt back that fastened the door.
LEXINGTON. KY.
The First Ward has four representa-
tives to the Louisville Convention.
What account Gen. CIeary will be down
there is what no fellow can find out.
The thermometer at Ashland Observa-