The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-19
COVINGTON.
Billy Bethel is in Louisville.

NOllGlD oluul is u OOuuB oOI
at his house.
The estimable wife OF Street Commits
sioner Campbell is i'll.
Thirty car loads of stock arrived on the
K. c. r. r. this morning.
Rev. Father Sebastian, of st. Joseph's
Church, is visiting in Vincent, Ind.
Billy Due goes into the whisky business
the first of the month on Pike street.
Lieutenant George Hoffmeister arrested
VIM. Thornton this morning for stealing
two suits of clothes from Sac. Hawking in
Cincinnati.
We regret to announce that the vener-
able mother of Mr.. George Williams, of the
firm, of Williams Il Moser, was stricken
with paralysis at her residence at Culbert-
son Station.
The Grand Jury this morning reported
indictments as follows: John Carney will
full murder; Albert Salters, robbery; Frank
Mead, malicious shooting and carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Mr.. James Sharkey, of Missouri, who has
been visiting his brother, Matthew Sharky,
in this city, died this morning at the ad-
yanced age of eighty years. His funeral
takes place Thursday.
destitute woman named Maggie Baker,
who, with four children, had walked all the
way from Ashland County, Ohio, was yes
terday furnished by Capt. Ransom, OF the
X. G. R. R., with transportation to Mt.
Sterling.
POLICE CoURT.-Charles Smith, William
Buckton, r. Walters and H. Cook were
fined $l3 each for fight at Turner Hall last
night. The cases of Perry and Bridget
Fenlason were continued. Tom Crockett,
drunk $4; John Sheridan, same, "a; Jas.
Kinsler, cruelty to animals SIS.
CRIMINAL CouRT.-The case of Henry
Priesthotf charged with cutting with intent
to kill is in progress this afternoon. The
case of VIM. Mount, charged with breaking
open railroad cars, was given to the
jury at 20 o'clock this morning; VIM.
Turner, malicious shooting, $25 and costs;
George Knorr, assault and battery, $500 and
costs. Knorr is the man who beat sp Mr..
Conrad Deisler Ben. Mosely, accused of
burglary, $25 and costs; M. Klaiber, selling
liquors to minors, judgment by default, $5o
and costs.
COvlngton Council PrOceedings-Of-
ficiai Report.
An adjourned meeting of the City Council of
Covngton was held at the Council Chamber,
Thursday evening, November 14th, 1873, President
Stephens in the chair, and all the members pres
ent except Messrs. Bakely and Walking.
The minutes of last meeting were read and
adopted.
A petition from the Committee on Internal I'm
proyements asking Council to 0rder'the City En-
gineer to make an estimate of the cost of grading
and filling Garrard street. from Eighth to Saratoga
streets: also Prospect avenue, from Ninth to Sara
toga Streets was referred 10 tne committee on In
ternal improvements
A petition from 7. Widmor, asking Council to
remit a fine of $780, assessed against him by the
Mayor for assault upon fellow workman at Stein
Ieid's Brewery was referred 10 Committee on Po-
lice to report at next meeting OF Council
An ordinance was passed establishing the grade
of the alley first east OF Greenup street, and eX-
tending from Byrd to Powell streets.
A petition was presented from Henry Gaunt,
asking Council to refund him $40 II, being amount
Of penalty added to Mrs sayllis tax Dill i9r this
atty was added to the tax bill Ill consequence of
the Treasurer being unable to find the bill during
tax-paying time. Referred to Committee on Prop
ositions and Grievances.
Police powers were conferred upon Henry Wirth,
for the purpose of protecting the property OF ST.
Joseph's Catholic Church.
petition from Michael Burns, asking Council
to transfer the saloon license of G. Won Gundy,
No 629 Madison street, in the Fourth Ward, to
himself, he having purchased same, was referred
TO Committee on License.
4 petjlion from Paul G. Strein and Others ask
ing to have a pond filled on Byrd street, between
Kendall and Stevens streets, was refer ed to Com
mitIee on Internal improvement and City En-
gineer to report an ordinance ordering the work
An ordinance to rearrange and fix the bounda-
Ties OF the wards OF the Clty OF CoVngton was pre-
sented and postponed.
An ordinance was passed ordering the repair of
the sidewalk in front OF Lot No. 2, i'll Johnston's
Subdivision, beginning at tht first alley east Of
Bakewell street, on the south sloe OF Fourth street,
thence running east 5O feet.
An ordinanc passed ordering the repair of
the sidewalk beginning at point on the north
side of Third street, AZ feet west of Philadelphia
street. thence running west on Third street So feet
to Mitchell, Tranter d Co. S east line
A petition from John Wagner asking Council to
refund fine of $40 assessed against him by the
Mayor was referred to Committee on Police to re-
port at next meeting of Council.
An ordinance was passed levying tax of
81 l41l-lOO all lots and parts OF lots fronting or
abutting on each side OF Fourteenth street. be-
tween Banklick and Russell Streets to pay for i'm
proving the same by Joseph Busse, ana said Busse
was appointed collector of said tax.
An ordinance was passed levyng tax OF
50 35 77l0O per front foot on all OTIS and parts OF
lots fronting or abutting on each side of Nancy
street from Patton street to Pattons north line to
pay for the improvement of same by Thomas G.
Woods, and said Woods was appointed collector of
said tax.
A petition from the Boston Lumber Company,
complaining OF excessive assessment on their prop
erty for the years 1877 and ls7S, was referred to
Committee on Propositions and Grievances.
A petition from Messrs. Simrall and Crawford,
asking to have the alley on the west side OF Mad
ison street, between Fourth and Fifth Streets i'm
proved, was referred to Committee on Internal
improvements
An ordinance was passed ordering the improve
ment of sidewalks on the north side of thirteenth
street between Russell and Holman streets.
An ordinance was passed ordering the improve.
ment of sidewalks on the north side of Fourteenth
Etreet between Bankick and Holman streets.
resolution was offered and adopted authorz-
ing the Committee on Ways and Means to pur-
chase u one thousand dollar city bond maturing
in 1881.
resolution was offered and adopted requiring
the City Physicians to make duplicate prescription
given to the o. D. p. for medicines and report
same to the Auditlr at the end OF each month
Sealed proposals were received, opened and
read to make the following improvements and
referred to INC Committee on Internal Improve
ments and City Engineer to award the dnt--act for
Going the work to the lowest and best bidder.
For the improvement of sidewalks on Edward
street, between the Lexington Pike and Hinde
street.
For the Improvement Of the alley first west of
Bakewel street, and extending from Fourth to
Fifth streets
For the improvement of the alley between
Fourth and Fifth streets, and running westward
1y from Johnston street
For the Improvement of sidewalks on Madison
ptreet, between Second and Fifth streets.