The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-01
COVINGTON.

Father Smith netted $500 on his picnic.
Prof. Hellebush is off to Indiana on a
summer visit.
Phil. Farrell is still on the track for Con-
stable in the first district,
Everybody enjoyed themselves at the
Diagonals Saturday night.
"A large amount of new wheat is arriving
on the Kentucky Central Railroad.
The funeral of Mr.. Chas. Schrader took
place Yesterday and was largely attended,
as was that of Thomas Bird Saturday.
Miss Katie Borrow, who has been visiting
friends in this city, returned to her home
in Washing on, d. G., this morning
Rebecca Mullen, one of the idiots who
was returned from the Lunatic Asylum,
was sent to the Poor-house this morning.
A fete champe,re will be given on the
grounds of Mr.. John f. Taylor tomorrow
night, for the benefit of the Missionary So
ciety.
w. j. Regan will attempt to swim from
the Southern Railroad bridge to Boone
Ferry, on the Fourth OF July morning, a
distance of eight miles
The funeral of Ex-Councilman j. H.
Meyers will take place tomorrow, at y
d.
at ST. Joseph's Church.
Even in these election times, when
whisky flows freely, the boys will steal it,
or at least they carried off several bottles
last night from Barney Raum's bar-room.
The lady who died from paralysis of the
brain at the residence of Mr. Passenger
last Saturday, was Mrs. Louisa Severin his
housekeeper. She was. tifty-nine years old.
A lawn party will be given by the young
ladies Of Union Methodist Church to-mor-
row evening at the residence OF Miss Nora
Savage, $50 Sahdford street. Good music
al& an excellent supper, young men
Police CoURT.-James Brannan, drunk,
81; Alice Hanrihan, Henry Berry, Richard
Nun, disorderly, 81 each; Albert James,
same, $l3; Sally Plummer, yagrancy, 30
days ON bread and water; AL. Beach, same,
dismissed.
The Fourth of July celebrations for this
vicinity SO far mentioned are game of base
ball on the'Star Grounds the A. o. ii. pic
mic al Silver Grove; picnics at Buena Vista,
Peaselburg, Lookout House, and display
of fireworks by the Sixth Warders.
Talk about political schemes to injure
candidates. The attack on Mr.. Percival is
simply ridiculous. Mr. Percival rendered
the State Auditor q check for the amount
claimed as due and the Auditor took it, but
the County Judge and Sheriff of the Demo-
cratic nominations are so totally in
competent and such terrible load to the
ticket that there has to be some scheme to
pull them through.
1t does look very strange to US that Sheriff
Lowe can not get a bondsman to stay on his
bond more than two weeks at time.
Lewis Withdrew from his bond this morn
ing, and the following named compose his
new bond filed: j. ii. RoWekamp, J. Busse,
A. Davezack and Theo. Selhorst, three Of
whom are saloon-keepers, and the whole of
his official bOndsmen are not assessed for
$4,000, where they should be worth three
times that amount.
The citizens met in Odd-fellows Hall
Saturday and nominated the following
ticket:
County Judge--J P. Harrison.
Sheriff-H. S. Percival.
Clerk. E. Stevenson.
Attorney-C. p. Wilcox.
Assessor-W. G. Stevens
Jailer--G b. Connely.
Surveyor-W. w. Yates.
Coroncr-J. j. Temple
Mayor-W. w. Mosher.
Marshal---J. A. Geiswein.
gistrates-First District Samuel Davis,
Joseph Duveneck. Second District w. H.
TcbbS, ]. b. Evan.
Constabes-First District Thomas G.
Woods. Second District: VIM. Bridges
The meeting hen dispersed.