The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-06
CONVICTION.


Even Mr.. Theo. Wolking is against the
passage OF the gas ordinance.
Religious services were held i'll the va
rious Catholic Churches this morning.
Nothing of any special interest was trans
acted in the Chancery Court this morning.
A meeting of the Ladies Relief Union is
called for tomorrow afternoon at the Re
lief House.
The par premiums received by foreign in
surance companies from tins city tor The
year 1877 was $26, 320.
The funeral of Captain Barney Veit who
died Sunday, took place this morning from
st. Joseph's Church.
John Bolinger pleaded the baby act this
morning, and would not appear before his
constituent, Dr. Henry DeGruyter.
J. w. Rich filed suit in the Chancery
Court this morning against Messrs. Maxwell
and Ludlow, of Ludlow, for street repairs.
The Covington Choral Society gave its |
first public rehearsal at Bullocks Musical
Fund Hall, corner of Scott and Fourth
streets, last night.
Mr.. George Graham and Miss Ida Squires
will be united in marriage this evening.
After the ceremonies the happy couple will
leave for Pittsburg.
If the gas ordinance should pass, this
would be a good town for thieves to oper-
ate on. Darkness and a small police force.
What could be more favorable.
Officers Hardin and McGraw arrested
Phil Martin, yesterday, near Decoursey,
KY, for stoning a train near that place last
Saturday His case will be Investigated to-
morrow
POLICE CouRT, Belle Cunningham, drunk
and disorderly, $5 so; DR.. Henry DeGruy-
ter and Frank Schultz, disorderly conduct,
dismissed; Matte Plummer, drunk and dis
orderly conduct, $4 Charles Miller and
Winnie Jackson same, S.
A bench warrant for the arrest of Sam. s.
Dickinson, "a lottery king was recently
issued. 1t was found out yesterday that
the man was to visit Covington, and Deputy
Sheriff Joe Steinau, of Louisville, came up
to catch him. Dickinson, however, had
been warned, and did not put in an appear
ance.
The Irish innet that was rallied off at the
residence of Mrs. Spendles, on Saratoga
street, Sunday night, was won by Master
John Smith. He will present it to Rev.
Father Jones, to assist that sapient gentle
men, who will have it trained for the grand
performance that takes place at st. Mary's
Hall, St. Patrick's night
The Star Baseball Grounds promise to be
the scene of some lively athletic sport Sat-
urday afternoon. Jack Cleary and S!nish
Butler have also been matched for talking
match, and to hear the wonderful flow of
eloauence that these two tonsoria' knights
possess is enough to attract large crowd.
There will also be thirty-mile walking
match.
The whisky shop Of the. Steinborns, on
Fifth street. was taken possession of last
night by Sheriff Lowe, on an attachment
issued by the Chancery Court, Mr. Crigler,
of the firm OF Mullins & Crigler, having
made oath that he believed that ,Steinborn
was about to remove his property from
Covington with fraudulent intent. The
firm mentioned have an overdue and un-
paid note of the accused for $l33,
In the wear 1918 Squire O. r. Powell and
Squire William Anderson resided on what
is now Madison street near the toll-gate.
Their farms joined. These 'Squires settled
all the legal controversies in this section
Once Squire Powell brought suit against
O. party which we will call No, 2, in Ander
sons Court Anderson's blacksmith-shoI
was his Office. Ltigants met Anderson
took his seat ON his anvil, and drew his
docket from his hat, and heard the case
Powell got judgment, and withdrew; bu
No q not satisfied, remained; and as An
derson thrust his iron into the burning
charcoal-for he had no other coal-No,
came down on the bellows, and made tht
furnace roar While Anderson watched hi
iron he listened to the argument of No. 2
now drawing his iron from The fire ant
dealing it heavy blows, then thrusting i
into the furnace again. At last Anderson
took his seat ON the anvil, drew the docke
from his hat, and gave Judgment to No. 2
Next day Powell, having heard of it, callet
on Anderson and argued to convince hin
that he had erred. Powell argued long, bu
to no purpose then lost patience, and daret
Anderson into the road to settle it. Ander
son was plucky, and went. They joiAet
issue; first Anderson down and Powell Oh
top, then Anderson ON top; no witnesse
present. Neither could tell how long the,
Fought Finally some neighbors passing
parted them. Both were so dirty ant
bloody that at first they were unrecogniza
BILE. Anderson drew his jug, they mad
friends" and parted, convinced that it wa
not good way to settle legal questions
This was sixty years ago.
NEWPORT.
Mr.. G.. F. Hayman is home from tn
East.
The Ladies' Aid Society are in receipt c
IS 40 donated by the Workingmen's Part
of. this city. t..
Hereafter additional mail from Loui
willie and the South will be received 6
Newport at a. m.
Gaylord's iron foundry and attachment
will be offered at Master Commissioner
sale tomorrow morning
A meeting in the interest of the Newpol
&Maysville Railroad will be held at tt
.Hourf-bousa this evening,
VIM. Metcalf was obliged to give bont
in the sum of 500 to keep the peace befo]
Squire Buchanan last night
Mary Ann Metcalf entered suit i'll Il
Circuit Court this morning for divorce fro
her husband, VIM. Metcalf, alleging cru
treatment
The bill abolishing the offices of City Ma
shal, City Judge, and Engineer OF Wate