The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-13
COVENGFON.

Mr. James Berney, of Nashville, is VISIT
ing in the city.
Deputy Cochran has arrived from Mays
vile with lot of prisoners in charge
Joe Braxen was fined $40 and costs by
Squire Manscn for a breach of the peace
The Light Guards will entertain the pub
lie tonight with grand dress parade and
inspection.
The many friends of Mrs. Lott will be
pleased to learn that she has again resumed
business at 435 Scott street,
Yank Reed is down ON religion. He says
he has been going to Sunday-school for
twenty-one years, and hasn't got job yet.
Laura Burr has compromised her $780, coo
damage suit against w. w. Smith without
the knowledge or consent of Gen. Flnnell,
her attorney
The Kentucky Central Railroad has had
another sudden outburst of generosity.
They are selling round-trip tickets to and
from Lexington at So.
Mr. A. r. Blennerhasset, of 432 Bakewell
street. lost all his Sunday marketing.
Thieves broke into his kitchen yeStfrday
and carried it away.
If any person wants to get pass on the
Suspension Bridge let him tell Uncle Amos
Shnkle that he goes to his Sunday-school.
Ask Walter Cleary if it amt true.
POLICE. CoURT-M Dwyer, George
Mathena, Barney Donnelly and Anna Chris
tan, drunk, 81 each; Wallace Mudd, breach
of the peace Harrison Carroll, disorderly,
continued.
Morris Murphy walked into a dry goods
store yesterday and slapped his fist down on
the counter and said: "Who cares for ex-
penses! Give me glass of beer!" Some
people would have thought he was drunk,
but he was only in temporary tit OF hal
Eucination.
The following officers were yesterday
elected by the Catholic Benevolent Society:
President NJ Leonard; Vice President,
Peter McCluskey; Recording Secretary, ID.
p Noonan; Corresponding Secretary VIM.
O'Brien; Treasurer, Mich. McCarty; Chap
lain, Rev. Father Barry.
Constable Lambert made raid on the
Sunday baseball players yesterday, and
succeeded in arresting Albert 1elton, An
drew Toomey, james Eagan and William
Schlcbbc. The two former were fined $40
and costs, and the latter who gave bond for
their appearance, forfeited it, and an order
of commitment was issued by Squire Man
sen in the case.
At the meeting of st. Johns Orphans
Society yesterday, an election of officers,
Trustees, &c, was held, with the following
result: President II. Becker; Vice Pres-
dent, G. Kluempcr; Secretary, J, NJ Schnit-
ker; Second Secretary, B. Beimforde; /;
Treasurer, H. Berger; Ensign, Jos. Worde-
mann: Assistants, +. Buhr and b. Ratter-
mann; Collector, H. Rensmann Trustees,
d. Sehlhorst, b. Willen, b. Mohrwessel, b.
Buengener, Felix Fritz, H. Grothous, A.
Wigger. -
The Grand Jury will make their final re-
port this afternoon.
Prof Andrew Boex is the new organist at
the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Tim. Shelley and Mike Lanigan, drunk
and raising Old Nick generally, so and costs
each.
The new fruit train, direct from Nash
vile, came in at the apl ointed hour-4:40-
this morning on the Short-Iine Road
Four hundred tons of old rails arrived at
the Short-line Freight ard esterday. They
will be re-roiled at SwifTs Rolling Mill.
Pat. Day came into the Criminal Court
this morning and pleaded guilty to petty
larceny. Thirty days on the stone-pile.
Capt. Williamson is having switch built
on the new car track leading from York
street, about one hundred feet east on Mad
ko'.
The huge rail shears at Swift's Rolling
Mill snapped i'll twain Saturday afternoon,
which will cause stoppage in the rail de.
partmcnt for several days
The Murphy meeting held at Cold Spring
yesterday afternoon was crowded. The
meeting was addressed by Adam Smyrl, JOS
> Dolman and Squire Tcdfow, of Bellevue;
Clint Wasson, w. E. Williams and Prof
McGinnis Of Newport Fifteen signers
were obtained to the pledge.
TO the Editor OF the STAR:
The statement published in the Enquirer
yesterday, that the city officials presented
me with twin baby carriage, is without
foundation, as | have no use for such an ar.
ticle, either single or double,
Respectfully, OFFICER AL BoYD.
CRIMINAL CouRr.-The case of w. G.
Stone, late City Treasurer of Covington, on
several charges of embezzlement was con.
tinucd to the next term of Court. The case
Of Lew Thornton for assault and battery
alleged to have been committed on old man
Jarvis was still in progress when our re-
port closed. Col. r. w. Nelson occupied
most of the morning session in cxtolFing
Lew's good qualities.
There will be a strawberry festival held al
0ddfellows Hall Tuesday evening, May
I4th, for the benefit of Grace NJ. e. Church
The ladies of that congregation, under
whose auspices it will be given, propose tc
make it the event of the season. Jacob:
Well and the Post-office will be in full op
GRAFTON, with other features, making i
pleasant and interesting. A cordial invita-
ton is given, and all will be made welcome
Mr.. Ed Bachelor, well known rive
man and resident of Pittsburg, came dowI
on the steamer f. r. Bachelor yesterday tC
visit friends in this city. On the boats ar
rival he repaired to the residence of Mr., G
r. Fearnly on Front street, where he .spen
the day in his usual joyal manner He re
tired to bed about 8 o clock last night, ant
five minutes later he was corpse. Corone
O.. NJ. Winston held an inquest this morn
fng, and returned verdict of death from
heart disease