The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-09
COVINGTON.

COVINGEON.
The infant child of Mr. JOS Harris died
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Matte Spangler left this morning for
Lexington to attend college.
Mrs. VIM. Dunn had her pocket picked of
G8 in market Saturday night.
The town was alive yesterday with col
Dred folks from Lexington, Ky.
Harry Murphy has accepted position
with boot and shoe firm of Cincinnati.
The Junior Turner Club will give one of
their enjoyable concerts tonight at Rudde's
Garden.
Mr. B. S. Hardin and his estimable wife
leave tomorrow on pleasure trip to Nj
agara Falls.
Governor R. NJ. Bishop and wife spent
the day with their son Richard, of this
city, yesterday.
Miss Marie Oster has accepted an engage
ment to sing at series of concerts at the
Bellevue House.
The Crofton Club announce a moonlight
excursion Friday night at Mason's Grove,
South Covington.
Our Covngton United States Gaugers in
illinois have got things about straight, and
will be home next week.
The married and single men of the Lick
ing Rolling Mill play on the Star Grounds
tomorrow in aid of the South.
Kentucky has contributed about $50, 900
to the suffering South, $4,000 of which is
down to the credit of Covington.
An exceedingly beautiful cactus of the
Epiphelum Grandihora variety, was in
bloom at Nodlers drug store last night.
The German Reform Church donated $40
and the First Baptist Sunday y-school 81
this morning to the yellow fever sufferers.
The many friends of Mr.. James Rouse
will be pleased to learn that he has again
opened his establishment on Scott street.
A telegram received from Judge Boyd
this morning announces that he is i'm
proving, and will probably open Court to-
morrow.
Mr. VIM. Leonard has opened an under
takng establishment on Scott street. Billy
never undertakes anything without making
success of it.
LOVERS LoTTERY.-Ransom Pruett and
Harriet Wilson, VIM. B. Brueckner and
Rosa Engelkamp, Nicholas Bauman and
Clara Buehler.
Large congregations greeted Rev. Frank
Moore the new pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church, on the occasion of his first
sermon yesterday.
The phonograph, telephone and micro
phone will be exhibited tonight at the
Main street NJ. e. Church for the benefit
of the Sunday-school.
No yellow fever at present in Covington,
but if some of those stagnant ponds are not
filed there is some kind of maarial disease
liable to arise from them.
The funeral of Mrs, Lyon, wife of Mr..
Madison ]. Lyon took place from the First
I
an immense concourse of friends of the de-
ceased. The remains were inferred at Lin
den Grove.
Colonel Frank Mead who shot at Mr.
James Reed on Saturday night, waived an
examination in the Police Court this morn
ing, and was bound over to the Criminal
Court. Bail fixed at $500, w. L. Ashbrook
signing his bond.
MAYORS MONDAY MArNEE.-Disorderly
John Carney, So; John Ber>ford, 81; Pete
and Anna Coughlin, $l3 each; Martin Null
vey, 81; Jacob Arnold, dismissed; Patrick
Coghill, $l3; B. Jordan, interfering with
officers $8; Chris Santif, disorderly, Gis-
missed.
An immense crowd went to DeCourcy
Station to witness the laying of the corner
stone of the new Catholic Church. Rev.
Father Brandts performed the interesting
ceremonies, and preached most excellent
sermon in English followed by Father Rob
bers who delivered a sermon in German.
The Knights OF ST. George were present in
uniform, and made a fine display.
The following officers were yesterday
elected by the st. Joseph's Men Sodality of
the Mother of God Church. President J.
S. voss; Vice President, Henry Duvel; First
Secretary, j. A. Bramlage; Second Secre-
tary, JOS Puthoff; Treasurer, Jos. Rowe
kamp; Collector, B. Worwessel; Banner
Carriers, H. Kamp and Geo. Welbrock;
Banner Guards f. Wellbrock and George
Kruse; United States Banner Carrier, Theo.
Bueter.
COvingtOn Council PrOceedings-Of-
ficiai Report.
An adjourned meeting of theCityCouncil of Gov
1ngton was he at the Council Chamber Thursday
evening, Sept 5th, 1875 President Stephens in
the chair and all the members present except
Mr.. Geisbauer
The minutes of last meeting were read and
adopted.
/ The Auditor presented the pay-rols for the diff
\ ferent departments for the month of August;
\ also, sundry relief bills, which were duly read
and allowed.
The President presented summons from the
Kenton Chancery Court in the suit of the Covng-
/ ton Street Railway Company, enjoining the city
II from tearing up or removing the rails from their
l track, &c.
Referred to Committee on Law and City Attor-
II
Courts at can be taken to protect the city and to
enforce the compliance by SAID Street Railroad
Company, with the provisions OF the ordinance
under which said railroad company author
ized to occupy the streets upon which their track
passes.
communication from the State Board of
Health, asking Council to allow them to act in
conjunction with the City Health Officer was re-
ferred to the Board of Health.
The Cincinnati price list for furnishing drugs to
the poor was adopted.
A communication from the Health Officer COM
planning OF the pond on Madison street, south of
the street car stables also the pond the east side
\ of Spring street. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, was referred to the Committee on Health;
and like communication complaining of the
\ alley west of Madison street between Fifth and
Sixth Streets was referred TO Committee on Inter
nal Improvements.
The Committee OF Ways and Means reported
| the maturity of coupons on Water-works bonds,
amounting to $1o950, due October LIST, 1873 Re-
II port coneurred in, and amount allowed to First
National Bank.
N resolution was adopted instructing the Presi-