The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30

I. Foote was appointed administrator of the
estate of Ellen Foote. deceased.
Mr.. Charles Pemnous is home from New
Orleans.
The ferry are stilllaid up On account
of floating ice.
The Chancery Court docket closed with
seventy cases.
Prof. Hageman, of the Cabot-street School,
is lying quite i'll.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this
afternoon at the residence of P. ii. Wilson,
on York street.
Will wonders never cease? Louis Nc
Keown was granted license this morning
to wed Kate Coughlin.
At meeting of Alexandria Lodge No.
152, F. A. NJ, held Saturday, Hon. T. A.
Makibben was elected Worshipful Master
Peter Kessler acknowledged in the May
or's Court this morning that he was drunk
yesterday for which he was fined 81 and
COSTS.
A meeting of the Directors of the New
port and Covington Bridge Company will
be held this afternoon in the City Clerk s
Office.
Marshal Lock says these are the saddest
days of the year-but two more being left
when Dawes days of City Marshal will be
numbered.
The Sunday-school children of the Ger
man Baptist Church will give an entertain
ment both in English and German, New
Years night.
Rev. W. NJ. Mullenix had sufficiently re-
covered yesterday from his recent illness to
hold morning and evening services at the
Grace M. e. Church.
We have it from reliable source that
Thomas Kennon will get nine out of the
twelve votes in Council for the office of Po-
lice Commissioner.
James S. Nixon stands at the "top round"
as man of truth and veracity, and he says
that his thirteen-pound daughter is by all
odds the handsomest baby in Newport
Beyond all doubt the event of the holiday
season in social circles will be the promen-
ade concert at Odd-fellows' Hall, New
Years night for the benefit of the Church
of the Immaculate Conception.
Miss Catherine Busche, while skating
along the edge of the Ohio yesterday, mar
rowly escaped drowning by the ice giving
rescued her in time to save her life.
A man named Sellner, hailing from Car
thage, was arrested at Alexandria yesterday
on charge of lunacy. Sellner, it is said
has become raving maniac ON the finan-
cial question. He will be tried in the
County Court at Alexandria tomorrow.
Mr.. Parks of Cincinnati, while returning
home from Bellevue at q late hour last
night, was attacked by two roughs who
with pointed revolver, told him to deliver.
Mr. P. drew his little shooter, when he was
allowed to pass ON without further trou-
Bile.
Eight cents is the alleged fare on the New
port cars from the south end of the bridge
to Fourth and Walnut Saturday lady
handed the driver on one of those cars a
dime, and when she held out her hand for
the cents due her he coolly walked on,
remarking that he had no small change.
MIR. Williamson, please explain where all
such little 2 cents go to.
Officer James DAILY says the report pub
lished in the Commercial that his brother
was arrested as q tramp, and that he had
not seen him for a number Of years pre-
vious to his appearance in the City Court,
is without the slightest foundation. Mr..
Daily says he has two brothers whom he
hears from frequently and that their pos
session of this worlds goods is amply suffi-
cient to prevent their tramping for an ex-
istence.
COLUMBIA, o.
Quite number of the young ladies here will
''receive" New Years.
The masquerade given at Linwood Hall last
Friday evening was an exceedingly ENJOYABLE af-
fair.
Mrs. Mahala Brown, the woman who had her
leg broken last week by being struck by an engine,
is slowly recovering.
Coastng on Willow street is excellent and the
hill is nightly the scene of much enjoyment by
the lovers of this heathful sport.
The officers of the Congregational Sabbath
school for the ensuing year, as elected yesterday
are as follows: Mr.. o. E. Walker President; Prof.
II. F. Clarke Vice President Mr.. Morris Hnch
man, Secretary and Treasurer, and Messrs. Bob
Milhgan and Chas Chambers, Librarians.
LEXINGTON. KY.
The Alice Allen Burlesque organization lost sew
eral hundred dollars in their engagement here.
Thirteen cases of evil doers were before the Po-
lice Court Saturday, which is some evidence of
the edemotaizing influence of Christmas week upon
the boys.
The case of Walter Beard, charged with purloin-
ing watch and some money from a man named
Grove was continued until Monday, the bail OF
the prisoner being fixed at $3.50.
The Democratic District Committee is to meet
again soon to change the basis OF representation in
the Convention to nominate a candidate for Com
monwealths Attorney. In the Convention that
met short time since the basis was fixed upon
the last vote for Governor. Gov. McCreary being
from Madison one of the counties of this District,
he got an unusually large vote. Mr. Bronston,
one OF the candidates. for Commonwealths Attor-
ney, is from N, Creary's county. SomiIof the pa
pers, as well as the opponents of BRONSON