The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-25
COVINGTON.
Grand hop at Hester's Hall to-nigl

The Turner's hold concert at Rudde's
Garden tonight.
Misses Fila and Gussie Ramsey are visit
ing at Bond Hill,
The Fire Department are asking the citi
zens TO give them uniform hats.
Desha, Duncan and West addressed the
people at Independence yesterday.
Miss Anna Strubberg viii rusticate at
Fulda, Ind during the summer months
The Twilight Dancing Circle will take the
hall lately vacated by the West End IL
brary. r. ,. ~.
A very young infant was left at the door
of Hiram Kletes house, in this county,
Tuesday night.
The finest shoe store ever opened in this
city was that of Mr.. L. J. llickey's, on
Madison S rect.
JAS A. Haskil, of Boyd County, filed his
petition yesterday Liabilities, $4,000;
assets, 1851.
Mr.. Adam Geiswein, a very clever gentle
man, says he will stay on the track for Mar
shal until the polls close.
The ,larm of fire last night at IL o'clock
was occa ioned by an insignificant blaze in
tie SAP of Seig Zelignan.
Tie Masons and many members of the A.
O. U. w. attended the funeral of Ben. X.
Reynolds yesterday afternoon.
Jim Rouse, the Scott-street saloonist, filed
his petition in bankruptcy yesterday.
Liabilities, $l,o42; assets, $494.
The City Council met yest terciay to take
ac ion on the new Jail, but, aside from much
talk, nothing was accomplished.
A number of people in the Seventh Ward
Hester to become a candidate for council.
Sam. Stevens, the song and dance artist,
is to be married on the stage at Jennie But
ler's, in Cincinnati, Sunday evening.
Society is on the qui vive about the pic
mic at Ruddes Garden on the Both of July.
Jimmie Virgins will be Chicf-we won't
say what.
John Stevie and John Niehaus propose to
lock horns with Billy Bridges for Constable
in the second district. Both are deserving
fellows.
Coroner Averdick is out of the city. He
has written a notice on his slate that if
there are any inquests to be held, to keep
them until he comes back.
The character slander suit of Phil. Sull-
van against Tom Woods this morning re-
sui ed in a verdict for the defendant with
out the jury leaving their seats.
POLICE CoURT.-C. Jackman, drunk and
disorderly and resis ing officers, $3S; Anna
Coughlin, diSordery, $f3; Merritt Jackson
and Lewis Lilly, bound over to keep the
peace.
We have received petition signed by
one hundred and fifty residents of the Sew
enth Ward, asking Sam. Coffin to run for
Councilman. Sam. is the right man for the
position.
Several prominent railroad men were in
private session in the city yesterday, consd-
ering the question of extending the Short
line Railroad from South Covington to the
stock-yards in this city.
The steamer Oil Valley No. arrived from
Charleston, w. Va, this morning, and went
to Montgomery's dock for repairs. This
speaks for the popula. ity of Captain Mont
gomery, one of the biggcst-hcarted men in
town.
At the test race of the Fire Department
yesterday afternoon the following time was
made in reaching the spot Reel No. l, l
minute 30 seconds; Engine No. l, l minute
55 seconds; Ladder-wagon, 2 minutes sec
Onds; Engine No. 2, 4 minutes; Reel No 2,
minutes; Reel No. 3, 4 minutes Is sec
onds; Reel No. 4, l minute seconds.
Jacob Baumgartner, a German huckster
Thirteenth and Lee streets, last night. The
horse coming to step-off threw his rider
and before any help could reach him, Baum
gartner was drowned. He leaves q wife and
five children. The Coroner's Jury returned
verdict of accidental drowning, and CEN
sured the city for having neglected to fill
the pond.
NEWPORT.
Was that cat hurt?
One of Adam Wagner's horses fell dead
in the traces yesterday.
The meeting for the relief of the Catletts-
burg sufferers was failure.
Newport is in no way behind her sister
cities i'll furnishing sensations.
Andy Brophy was transferred to Cincin-
natl last night by Marshal Lock.
DR.. Ratchford, prominent physician of
Alexandria is lying dangerously i'll.
Mr.. VIM. Taliaferro is home after an ex-
tended tour to the various watering places
The Helm-Long shooting affair will come
up in Squire Buchanan Court tomorrow
morning.
John Mckee received broken rib and
other serious injuries from a kicking horse
at Swifts mill yesterday.
Buttermlk Weber's picnic at Silver Grove
to-day attracted nearly every candidate and
curbstonc politician in town.
Prof. A. 7. Wiles, the newly-elected prin-
cipal of the Public Schools, is in town, the
guest of Mr.. w. H. Waters.
The joint sections of the Workingmen's
party will hold an important meeting at
Arbeiter Hall tomorrow evening
George NJ. Dittoe, editor of the Local, left
this morning for Somerset, Ohio, where his
mother is reported lying at the point of
death.
The four-wheeed rig known through the
South as Garry :" was seen on our
reefs this morning for the first time, it
having been imported from New Orleans by
the officers at the Barracks.
George Whitaker, aged twelve years
son of Fred. Whitaker, foreman at the
Commercial press room, fell or was thrown
from street car on York street, and a