The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-18
COVINGTON.


night was fraud.
Three hundred and eight persons re-
ceived soup at the Relief House yester-
day.
Rev. George swinney is home from the
East, and will occupy his pulpit Sum
day.
Mat. Wagner has recovered his boy
that WAS abducted from his house last
night.
James Hannarhan has purchased the
saloon Of Nike Finans, ON Madison
street.
One hundred guns will be fired in the
tonight in honor Of the election of Gen.
Williams.
Mr.. J. Stark Wayne will occupy his
elegant new residence on Garrard street
neXl week.
Mr.. Mike Terrell and Miss Katie Ro-
gan waltZed away with the 50 prize at
the bali at Drexelius Hall last night.
Doc. DeGruyter, the man whose
political influence elected General Will
Iams, is home from Frankfort with q
pocket full Of Socks"
In the Circuit Court this morning
James Bryan was adjudged q lunatic,
and ordered to be sent to the Eastern
Kentucky Lunatic Asylum.
Jacob Lang aud John Hempel were
badly injured internally yesterday by
Deing thrown from the seat Of a wagon
in which they were riding at the time.
A new glee club, calling themselves
the Parlor Glee Club, was organized last
night. Their reception rooms are just
opposite those Of the Oriole Glee Club,
OH Scott street.
Marriage licenses were issued this
morning to j. Wehrmau aud Catherine
Bahtman, and to Benjamin Smith and
Eva Ridge. Tho latter couple were mar
ried in tho County CLERKS Office by Rev.
Thomas Jefferson Phelps.
Our Repcesentives voted in the eau
Gus as follows: Foote, for Lindsay,
every time; Glenn, the same, except the
last TWO ballots, when he changed 10
Williams; Whitaker aud Hamilton
were Williams to Lne last.
POLICE CoURT.-John Quail, disorder
ly, $l3; John TaDben, same, continued;
George Taylor, assault and beating, filed
away; Sally Lawson, drunk, filed away;
Lucy Thomas, Eta Morgan, provoking
breach OF the peace, bound over to keep
the peace for one year.
Jack England commenced his official
career this morning by separating TWO
men engaged in the peaceful pastime Of
betting each other over the head. Tom
Morgan was one, and we failed to ascer-
tain who the other belligerent was, but
suffice it to say he came out victorious.
CITY CoUNCIL.-Messrs Adams, Will
RnbPlnk, Campbell, Davidson, England,
Kennedy, Deglow, Calvin and Freer
were sworn In. Mr.. Edward Thornton
was elected Overseer Of the w house. Z.
A proposed amendment 10 the city char
ter was presented, but action deferred
until the next meeting. A resolution
concerning the recent action of the Leg
islature, as 10 new free bridge between
Covington and Cincinnati was pre-
scented and carried. The resolution re-
quests the Legislature net TO pass any
act requiring Council to submit to the
voters the question Of stree bridge" or
''no free bridge" at the August election:
Last night our friend Jim Rouse, the
Scott-street caterer to mans inner
wants. hired a horse and buggy and
drove to Ludlow to enjoy divine SER
vices with lady friend. After services
he drove the young lady to her home,
hitched the horse in front of the house,
and entered to discuss the merits oil the
sermon. Time sped, and 30 did the
horse, for when Jim buttoned up his
ulster, put on his gloves, and went cut
TO unhltcb and drive home there was
nothing TO unhltch, and Jim was obliged
to trudge home on loot. We are afraid
the sermon lost its intended effect. The
horse and buggy have not yet been re-
covered.
NEWPORT.
The cases Of Dick Davis and Tim,
Shannon, charged with highway rob-
berry, will be called in tie Criminal
Court tomorrow.
Dick Davis was bound over to the
next term OF the Criminal Court in the
sum Of $500 for having burglar's tools IN
his possession. In default he went to
jail.
Governor McCreary has ordered
special drill and inspection of the Van
Voast Guards, under the supervision OF
a Government officer, to be held at their
hall Monday evening.
The Newport Mining, Manufacturing
and Commercial Company have elected
the following officers: r. III. Stone,
President; W. j. O'Neil, Vice Presi-
dent; N. Ron, Secretary, aud ChaIles
Stewart, Treasurer
A number of Cincinnati policemen
were summoned this morning to appear
ns Witnesses IN the Criminal Court in
the cases OF John McCulum and Lewis
TrOwsky, who were implicated in the
assault made on Officer Brink, several
mouths ago.
His Honor, A. s. Berry, arrived home
Just about the dawning Of the present
day from the scene OF the late conflict at
the State capital, looking nearly worn
out. His Honor laughed till he cried
when he gazed on that shanty in the
Courthouse yard,
The whole Of the morning session OF
the Criminal Court was occupied in the
cases OF James and Joshua Tillis, OF
Dayton, on two charges, that OF larceny
aud receiving stolen goods. Casper
1ientzel is also wanted in this case, but
he skipped out last night, and forfeited
his bail Of 500.
Officers Flynn and Creighton arrested
q man named Frank Hickey night before
last on suspicion OF his being implicat-
cd in the Pettis robbery. HIS case
was called in the City Court
lhis morning, and Rev. Mr.. Pettis called
In to identify the prisoner, but he would
not swear that Hickey was one Of the
party. Detectives Mead aud Murray, Of
Cincinnati, who heard Of Aickey's