The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-20
COVIHGTON.

til Wednesday.
Police, nab those boys with rubber
slings to satisfy the public.
The Internal Revenue collections for
the past week amounted to $40 ALL 70.
from Mr.. B. II. Reynolds Saturday
night.
Criminal Court adjourned until this
afternoon. The Grand jury ID not yet
completed.
The next annual Conference OF the NJ.
Z. Church conyeDes at Winchester on
the 9th OF September.
The docket for the Court OF Appeals
contains seven hundred and flty-lour
cases for the next session.
Andy Cummins is home suffering
from broken finger received in Lynn,
Mass. He is now playing with the
Champion Citys, OF Springfield, Ohio.
The Kentucky Central Railroad Com
pany has sued j. M. Bradford, late sta
lion-master at Falmouth, and his securi-
ties, for $652 Is, his account with the
Company being deficient to that
amount.
The Golden Crown" the new boat of
Captain Vincent shinkle, Will be
launched This afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
from the Marine Railway and Dry Dock
in Fulton. The Captain invites all TO 60
and see it.
Greer's Hall was filed with select
audience yesterday afternoon, to stake
III" the able speeches OF the Murphies,
Capt. Hamilton, E. Ii. DUdson aud W i.
q. Wynne. Another meeting was held
last night at the same hall.
POLICE COURTROOM Murphy, drunk
and alsofderly conduct, $13; Joun Ryan,
same, $l3; David Lilly, same, 81; T.
Fiannigan, drunk, $4; Frank Crowlund,
same, 81; John DoniVah, breach OF tie
peace and resisting Officers, $65.
The boys OF the flint department Of
HemiDgray's glass house will have a
regatta next Saturday. The course is
to be from tue Covlngton Suspension
Bridge TO Lh5 Newport Bridge and re-
turn. The entrance is So and eight have
been made.
A petition is in circulation for the
pardon OF Thomas Dir, who was sen-
fenced to The penitentiary for fifteen
years, for the murder OF Charles Al
breicnt, some three years since. The
petiLon has been signed by all the Jury
thaL cony cted HIM.
A young lady Of about sixteen sum-
mers, was answered rather roughly by a
g, oupg loaler" while she was waiting
lor q car. II appears that she asked
him If it Was too late to a take car for
Ilnclunati. lie directed her steps Up
SANFORD street, which is very dark, ana
followed her, Threatening to kill her
should she refuse 10 stop. Her cries
were heard by gentleman on the other
SIDE of the street, who Game to her res
cue. He was badly cut across the wrist
and head by the young loafer, who car
ried cane.
NEWPORT.
Seventy-fye persons Joined the Work.
ingmen yesterday.
Esquire Henry Buchanan is lying se-
riously i'll at his residence on Jefferson
sLreet.
Richard Kruse, while sleeping under
n tree on Jones' Itlll, had his Watch
stolen from him.
The funeral OF James Mccormack,
who was drowned Saturday, took place
yesterday afternoon.
Col. Mark Mundy, OF The Twenty
third Kentucky Regiments is the guest
OF Col. h. W. Hawkins.
Ho 'inSlhb vi Lue uT6 UellS GulS morn
ing was caused by the repairing Of the
battery, which was out OF order.
At the Murphy meeting in Bellevue,
last night, fifteen signatures were OBJ
tanned. Meeting next Thursday evening.
Willie Caldwell. a runaway lad, was
found yesterday by Marshal Radclif, of |
Bellevue, and taken to his home in This |
city.
Full particulars of the inquest and
other matters pertaining to the body
found On Mr.. southgate's farm will be
found on another page.
Mr.. H. l.. Talliaferro, well-known
cilzsn, died this morning at O'Clock |
at the residence OF his mother, Mrs. +.
M. Parker, Oh lay lor street.
A young man named Klatzback was
thrown from his buggy on Fairfield ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon and badly in
jured about the head and shoulders.
MI. Ward Smith, resident of this
city for upwards Of forty years, died |
this morning at o'clock at his late resi-
dence, on Front street. Deceased held
the position Of Wharimaster for num-
ber OF years.
Rev. Father Roberts, of Mount Ad-
ans, Cincinnati, preached an instruct
I've ana very interesting sermon, last
evening at the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception, taking for his text tho unity
Of the Cnureh and the great benefits de.
rived from societies and sodalilies.
Henry Vondhaar, who lives on Rhens-
ford street, Bellevue, was driving in a
wagon In front Of the Anchor Iron and
Steel Works, when his horse became
frightened at the dummy. He, after
holding the horse a short while, iumped
out, The wheel running over him. He
had his collar-bone broken, and an ugly
cash cut in his head. Dr.. Gunkel al
lended to his injuries.
An inquest Of lunacy was held this
before Judge berry and Jury,
on the person of Henry Mcclure, ageG
twenty.slx years, son Of james w.
Mcclure. The testimony of number
Of witnesses went to show thai on gem
eral subjects he was perfectly sane, but
that he nad a disposition to iniure his
mother. The jury failed to agree and
were discharged, as was also the pris-
oner, but WAS imme diately rearrested
on peace warrant sworn, out by his
mother.
The Coroner held an inquest yester-
lay on the body OF James Mccormick.
who was drowned Friday a .ternvou.
rhe following is the verdict: 1--WE, the
ury, fluid that the DECEASED came to his