The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-10
NEWPORT.

The puddlerS at SWlItS fOltlnS nlll are
still on strike.
A horse attached to the Alexandria bus
fell dead in the harness yesterday afternoon,
overcome by the heat.
There is an average of sixty car loads Of
new wheat arriving daily over the Short
line Road from the South.
Col w. E. Merrill, of the U. S. Marine
Corps is home after lengthy stay at Paris,
France, on business connected with Uncle
SANS Government.
During little misunderstanding at
Swifts rolling mill yesterday af ,ernoon a
man named Tracey was severely handled
by man named Johns.
William Themes, a barber, struck his
head against the springboard at the fioating
bath-house evening before last while in
bathing, and is now suffering from bad
scalp wound.
Orders were received at the Barracks yes
terday, commanding Company l,
Eighteenth Infantry, to Atlanta, Ga, and
sending in their stead ten men from Nc
Pherson Barracks to act as special guard at
this point.
Mr.. Frank Edgar is by all odds the most
popular candidate yet brought forward for
the Office of County Attorney. Frank is
honest and upright in his dealings, and is in
every respect capable of filling the office
to which he aspires.
1t leaked out this morning that Dave
Shannon, who has become SO notorious be-
fore the public in the role of bigamist at
tempted 10 shuttle off his miserable exist
ence night before last after reading his ca
reer in the daily papers
| A handsome depotis in course of erection
near the town of La Grange, on the Short
line Road, and the company declares that
Newport would have had depot that her
citizens might feel proud of months ago if
the people had kept their mouths shut.
Mr.. James ]. Smith of Cleveland, o., sent
circulars this morning to different parties
in the city describing his son James j.. aged
sixteen, who left home July 1st, since which
time he has not been heard from. A lad
answering the description was seen here at
an early hour yesterday morning and short
ly after, in company with a companion, left
) on the Short-line Road for Louisville.
The following interesting programme will
) be rendered by TibbaLts Band at the music
, stand Friday evening, commencing at
o'clock:
l. Presentation.
2, Song-"Ye Merry Birds '......"........G Gumbert
oka-ConfuSlon Marble
4. Waltz-"Bcautiful Rhine Melber
5. Quadrille-Rgpertory ........:: Marie
6. March" Little sweetheart .............ngleben
7. Galop-Edst Wlld"... Lewis
Gen. Augurs staff personal and depart
ment consists of the following officers: Cap
) tain George b. Russell, First Lieutenant
Colon Augur, Major O. d. Greene, Captain
E George B. Russell Major John G. Chandler,
Major George Bell, Lieutenant Colonel John
t Campbell, Major William B. Rochester
t First Lieutenant Charles Shaler. The above
named officers, and Major George E. Glenn,
Paymaster U. S. Army, are ordered to re
pair without delay from their respective
! present stations, to Newport Barracks, anc
report in person to the Department Com
i nlander for further orders The Genera
Service Clerks and Messengers, the Hospita
Steward, and enlisted men now on duty de
tailed at Headquarters of the late Depart
u ment of the Gulf, will also repair to New
$ port Barracks without delay and report TO
i duty to their respective chiefs.
y OXFORD, o.
Judge B. F. Thomas, of Hamilton, wa
=, in town yesterday.
r Charles Wells, of Pennsylvania, is visit
4 ing Mr.. Walter Wells and family.
e The United Presbyterian Sunday-schoo
e picnicked at College Corner yesterdays
= Charles Keely one of our popular dent
lists, left on Monday evening for Summer
e land, Ill. He intends starting an office il
e that place.
, Marshal Kyler and two of his deputie
u went up to College Corner on Monday even
= ing for the purpose of arresting a numbe
of young bloods that had been creating
disturbance in that little village. The di
IS viding line of Ohio and Indiana runs througI
IS the center of the town. Imagine the SUI
r prise and chagrin of the officers, when the,
a got off the train to find all of their intende
Il prisoners sitting on the Indiana side of th
9 line. College Corner is becoming such
c desperate place that no one can venture on
: after dark withany degree Of safety. Th
officers of the town are powerless, and the
rioters have it all their own way. The Stat
q line should be moved four or five miles from
'. the place. 20
d LEXINGTON. Ky.
l. Was it Bob Martins big boy or his pre-
+ motion that turned him in? Come to th
6 front Capt.
i. There will be an election of city officer
next January. Uncle Dennis will make
good hand to stay at home.
q Prof G. C. Overstreet, of Williamstowl
+ High School, is stopping in the city wit
his brother, J. Ii. Overstreet, for fey
! days.
0 Quite an enthusiastic crowd gathered a
J. the Courthouse last night to hear Col. Sell
l. man of Clark in behalf of the Nationa
y party.
Mr.. Manlius Martin, our highly esteeme
v baggage master, has been quite i'll for fey
2 days but is up and about again, we are gla
IS to say.
l. A Democratic District Convention will b
e held at Frankfort on August Dist, to nom
| Il mate a candidate to represent this Distric
l. in the next Congress.
q We are glad to inform the friends Of Mis-
y Lille E. Moore, granddaughter of William
# klarenan, that she is rapidly recoverin
Il for her recent severe illness.
r Mr. Chas. VALLEY is anxious to have hi
old friends and acquaintances visit him il
a his new place, located in Hunts Row, be