The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-16
COVINGTON.
Young Hitter is still alive.

IOl. llCC ouyo lo-udy 10 w pO t'S AiONtSeU
day of the year.
The largest Quarterly Court ever held in
bhis county was that of yesterday.
The Gems beat the Body -snatchers yester
lay by a score of eighty-tive to six.
Greer Cox and son of R. B. Stewart were
Frustrated by the heat yesterday.
The alarm telegraph and signals have
been rearranged and new schedule
printed.
Sam. Moreland's open-topped barber-shop
Is havinga big run at the present time. He
cuts hair free.
We regret TO chronicle the serious illness
of Uncle Berry Connolly, eyerybodys can
ddate for Jailer.
Bridget Dulaney was taken to Jail this
morning in a beasly state of intoxication-
and a wheelbarrow.
Captain Watkins and wife were honorably
exonerated this morning for breach of the
peace on Mrs Fisher.
Henry Clay Toungate and Billy Gillispie,
who have been rusticating at Frankfort for
the past year, are home.
A man named Mulcahey was placed in
Jail yesterday by Marshal Turner of Lud-
low, for letting cows out OF pound.
Miss Ida Lawson, the charming young
actress, has accepted an engagement with a
st. Louis Dramatic Club for the coming sea-
son.
Louis Kueven smiled sweetly and shook
hands It's all right A boy; weight ten
pounds. Take something, but say nothing
about it. ..
An insignificant blaze in the tenement
house on the corner of Fourth and Phila-
delphia streets caused the alarm of fire this
morning
Charles Ehalt jumped into Grassy Pond
yesterday evening with the intention of
shutfiing the coil, but Jesse Biggs happened
along and interfered
The merchants and shop-keepers in the
neighborhood of Fifth and Madison streets
have Clipped in and employed special
policeman to disperse the loafers.
Mrs Huegler, who resides in the upper
portion Of the city, was set upon by vicious
dog yesterday and bitten so severely about
the breast that serious results are feared.
Old man Hickey revenged himself on Joe
Heiden.an last night by lifting him on the
head with brick, and cutting an ugly cash.
Joe had interrupted the old man in a windy
harangue.
POLICE CouRT.-James Hickey breach of
the peace. $53; Dan. Gray, same, continued;
Barney Dickhoff disorderly, $13; Merit
Jackson same, $5 John McGar, Thomas
Henderson and Thomas Morrison, same,
filed away
AT the regular term of the Kenton County
Court, held at independence yesterday, in
the materof the settlement heretofore filed
by H. S. Percival, Ex-Sheritf, Judge Phelps
sustained the first exception of the County
Attorney, and ordered that the filing of the
settlement of Percival be set aside and that
the County Attorney and Finance Commit
tee settle with the Ex-Sherifr on the basis
ofythe settlement heretofore confirmed by
the Commissioners, giving Mr.. Percival
proper credits for moneys paid by him sub
sequent to the filing and confirmation of
the Commissioners settlement.
..... NEWPORT. 49,
The watch presented by Mr. John C..
Dueber for the benefit of St. Stephen $
School, is now on exhibition at 200 Mon
mouth street.
An old gentleman named Fricke while
putting in load of coal yesterday, was ac-
cidentaly struck on the head with large
lump and seriously injured
The Democratic meeting at the Court
house last night was addressed by Judge
Hallam, Hon, A. S. Berry, Chas ]. Helm,
McKibben and T. P. Bodkins.
Tonight the Republican Executive Com
miltee meets at the Office of Major Hawk
ins, Smalley's building to consider the
propriety OF placing ticket in the field
At the regular meeting of the Home
Building Association last night, P. H. Will
son resigned as President and Director, and
z. B. Coffin and Thomas James were elected
to the respective offices.
Last evening horse attached to a vehicle
owned by Mr.. Brill and driven by man
named Perkins, became frightened while
standing at the ferry float, and dashed up
the river bank to the Licking curve, throw
ing the driver to the ground and severely
lnjuring him, also damaging to some extent
the buggy
The laborers on Bonte's new building, in
Dayton, struck this morning for an increase
of wages. They were paid 50 per day and
demanded 81 25, which was given. They
then struck for So so which was refused
contractor, Frank Woodward, says he will
put colored men to work as fast as he can
get them.
A little boy about eleven years of age
named VIM. Egan, whose parents reside on
Ringgold street, was drowned yesterday
afternoon in the Licking River, Just above
the Coal Elevator The little fellow had
been in Darlington the Covington side of
the river. In company with some COM
panions he started in boat back to the
Newport side. In some way he lost his
balance while in the boat, and fell in the
river.
Yesterdays STAR gave brief account of
the alleged horrible outrage committed Sun
day night on young woman named Kate
Benaro, and the arrest of the parties whom
she says committed the act. This morning
at 10 clock the case was called in the
Courthouse before 'Squires Buchanan
and Carothers. General Hodge, coun-
sci for defendants, asked for
q continuance of the case until tomorrow
morning. for the reason that two important
witness $ were absent Frank Sutton
counsel for plaintiff, demanded the names