The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-13
COVlNGTON.

business trip.
Miss Ollie Pierce, of Lexington, is visiting
friends in the city.
George Tint fell from wagon in Main
street Market this morning and broke three
of his ribs.
A complimentary benefit to Miss Marie
Prescott, at Odd-fellows' Hail. is among the
probabilities of the near future
The West End Library is soon to close its
doors on account of the public failing to
patronize such beneficial institution.
John Donnelly, charged with horse steal
ing waived an examination before Squire
Tebbs this morning, and was held over in
the sum of 500.
A building filled with broom-corn in the
rear Of Cooks broom factory, No us Scott
street. was destroyed by fire, together with
the contents, last night. Loss on stock
about $500.
Theodore Ryder who escaped from the
Work-hOuse few days since, was captured
yes erday evening by Marshal Bolan and
Lieutenant Hotlmeister, while lettering
around the Cincinnati end of the Suspen-
sion Bridge.
Anton Kolemell, a German of about
twenty-six years of age, who has been em-
ployed on the farm Of Mr.. Volz, short dis
tance from the city limits, was sunstruck
yesterday and died in few minutes after
being removed from the field.
The proposed new paper, to be called the
Covington Register, is already registered
among the dead. People don't want any
paper that comes out tri-weekly when they
can get the daily STAR at 10 cents a week,
chuck full of Covington news every day.
Arthur Cromwell colored aged about
twentyone years, while bathing in the riv-
er, near BIiclss Coal Elevator, yesterday,
made wager with his companions that he
could dive deeper than any one. He
plunged into the river, and passing under
barge was unable to rise before he was
drowned His body was recovered, and the
Coroner rendered verdict of accidental
drowning.
NEWPORT.
Pomeroy Peckover & Co. will resume op-
erationS Monday.
= Mr.. John r. Hugle was the orator at Zion
Baptist (colored) Church last night.
1t should read VIM. Freer and not Greer,
who is wanted for the Rambo robbery.
The new pipe foundry will give employ
ment to upwards of three hundred men.
An infant son of Rev. Mr. Petts, of St.
Paups Church, died yesterday morning
The first of the series of open-air concerts
by Tibbatts Band last evening proved
BuCceSs.
Elder J. w Beasley will occupy the pull
pit at Hayman's Hall, Sunday morning and
evening
The discontented Van Voasts drew up a
petition last night asking the Governor to
abolish Capt. Hak.
Tibbatts Band will shortly commence
series of Sunday evening concerts at the
Garrison Musc-stand.
Billy Cottingham, first-class fellow, will
be candidate for Constable from the
Second District at the coming election
Col. Bill Nelson would like to be the
next Mayor of Newport 1t is rumored he
will make the race at the coming election
While VIM. Goodwin, of Washington av-
enue, was bathing in the river last night
somebody stole his watch from his vest on
the bank
A female tramp. giving her name as Truitt, |
fell along the river bank yesterday, over
come by heat, and was carried into one of
the boal-houses.
Tim. Shannon got on terrible old bender
last night and commenced raising Old Ned |
generally. He was locked up, and this |
uloIlllllS lllleu SlUd cOStS.
At meeting Of the employees of Swifts
rolling mill, recently held it was resolved |
that they give Frank Edgar their unanimous
support for the office of County Attorney. |
Henry Stewart, stone mason, residing
On Isabella street, was yesterday overcome
by the heat while at work in Covngton,
and is lying in critical condition at his
home
VIM. Kilmar, who is certainly old enough |
to have better sense was arrested about 6 |
o'clock last evening for bathing in the river
before sunset Judge Geisler fined him So |
this morning.
Coroner O. NJ. Winston was notified
shortly after l2 o'clock to-day to proceed to
house on Byzantine street, near Saratoga,
where man had dropped dead from the
effects of the heat
LEXINGTON. KY.
Judge Elliott, of the Supreme Court was
In the city Thursday.
Our dslilleries have closed for the sum-
mer and the coopers are on the loaf
Owing to the excessive warm weather,
our city is remarkably quiet and dull.
We are informed that we are to have
large broom factory in our midst. Mr.. Geo.
W. Murphy will run it.
A telegram was received on Thursday eve
ming stating that Captain J. Lawrence Jones
was dying. His brother and sister started
Immediately for his bedside.
We hope that the talk of building street
railroad from the X. c. Depot to the Fair
Grounds will not end as all other such
talked-of enterprises have ended
We are anxious to inform his friends,
that young Mr.. Manlius Alonzo Martin,
first born of Captain Robert Martin, of the
Il. c. Railroad is doing well for chap
only week old.
Died, at her residence at Lows Station,
on the 10th inst Mrs. MaryJ. Booth, wife of
Mr.. jeff. Booth, aged fifty-ive years. A
good wife, a loving mother, and an ex-
Cellent neighbor.
Died. of congestve chills, on Thursday
evening, at the residence of her brother-in-
law, Mr. Jack MoCarty on Short street,
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