The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04
COVINGTON.


Finell Madaire is home from Bracken
County.
The German Pioneer Society meets to-
night.
The firm of Heltemes & Burning has
dissolved.
Tomorrow is the last day to file suits in
the Circuit Court.
Mrs. N P. Douglass will shortly remove
10 Springfield, 0.
Mr.. VIM. Lowell and wife have returned
from New Orleans
Col. James Booker has gone to war with
grease in old clothes on Madison street.
Mr.. Walter Cleary is taking the census He
couldn't take anything better for him.
There will be meeting of the amateur
baseball talent of this city at the Clinton
Hotel tonight.
Rick Ruttle telegraphs Judge Phelps:
"Hold your recommendations for Mags-
tratc until | come"
Some sneak-thef stole copper boiler
from the yard of Mr.. Gurney on Eleventh
street last night.
Mr. Henry Gaunt. the letter-carrier is off
to Boyd's Station to attend the wedding Of a
relative of that place.
VIM. H. Rich of this city, filed his vol
untary petition in bankruptcy yesterday.
Liabilities $22,547 IA; assets $3.50 10.
1t is rumored that Mr.. w. F. Simrall will
run the tobacco factory lately occupied by
the firm of Gedge, Chaplin & Gedge.
The trial of Lupple for failing to post his
license in conspicuous place will take
place at 3 o'clock this afternoon before
Henri DeBostwick.
POLICE CoURT-Philip Sullivan, drunk
and disordcrly, $5 so; Merit Jackson, same,
S13; in default be will pulverize limestone
for the next 26 days.
IT uawkeye No. . arrived this morning
from Kanawha with a fleet of
coal for A. Montgomery & Co., of Coving-
ton. This will be the last trip for the Hawk
eye until she receives new hull at the Gov
ington dock yards.
The Committee of the School Board on
Text Books, to which was referred the COM
munication of Jones Bros. & Co., of Gin
cinnati, the publishers of Redpath's His
tory of the United States, and other similar
communications, met at the office of the
Secretary of the Board last night. No ac-
lion was taken, the Committee desiring fur
ther time for consideration.
NEWPORT.
Mr.. Maurice Richmond advertises a valu-
able gold ring lost.
G lionel Irwin has engaged AL. CHM to
defend him in the celebrated pig case.
Deputy United States Marshal ]. G. Coch-
ran was in town again this morning. Look
put for another raid.
J. G. Burning was fined $40 and costs, by
Squire Buchanan, yesterday, for eyading
toll on the Alexandria Pike.
stranger took seat on York street op-
posite the Courthouse, this morning. wait
ing for the street-cars to come along.
Saturday the Highland Omnibus Line will
commence running, making regular daily
trips between Newport and the Highlands.
The colored daisies captured at the old
Bailey Barracks night before last, have
takea Judge Geisler's advice and left town.
The Mite Society of the Columbia-street
Presbyterian Church meets this evening at
the residence of the pastor, Mr. Matthews,
On Overton street.
Chief Link was testing the capacity of a
young horse, owned by Mr.. Lively, this
morning, ere the city purchase him for the
use of the Fire Department
Parties having complaints to make in re-
gard to the over assessment of their prop
erty should make their grievances known at
once to the Board of Equalization
The rumor that circulated about town
this morning, that prominent lady of this
city attempted to jump off the ferry-boat
last night, could not be traced to a reliable
source
The vicinity of Columbia and Mayo
streets was the scene of disgraceful row
about 8 o'clock last night Knives and
pistols were drawn, but fortunately no one
VAS seriously injured. A constable at.
others rescued him, and all made their es.
:ape.
Douglas Maphet, who was arrested on the
18th of January last for an assault commit
led on John Greer the night previous in the
,treet-car stables at the head of Saratoga
street, was called before Judge Geisler this
morning. Witnesses on both sides were ex.
imined, and His Honor bound Maphet over
In the sum of 5000 to the May Term of the
Criminal Court.
Mrs. Quinlin accused Mrs. Tracy of cir
culating reports detrimental to her charac
ter, and on meeting her Monday demanded
a retraction, which Mrs. Tracy blankly re
fused. At this juncture Mrs. Quinlir
picked up window shutter and let hel
have it over the left eye, considerably dis
figuring that organ and changing the sur
roundings to deep hue. Mrs. @. was ar
rested, and this morning fined $5 and costs
The Governor on Tuesday sent to the Sen
ate for confirmation the following named
persons, to constitute Board of Health
under the act lately passed by the Legisla
ture: Linesford 2. Yandell, MD, of Jeffer
son County; Richard Curd Thomas, MD.
of Warren County, to hold the Office for two
years; Pinckney Thompson, M D., of Hen
dcrson County, and R. W, Dunlap, MD, o.
Boyle County, to hold the Office for foul
years; VIM. B. Rodman, MD, of Franklin
County, and James Shackleford, M. D., o.
Mason County, to hold the office for SIX
years.
OXFORD, o.
|. The Young Folks Association Of the M
IL. Church gave an entertainment in the