The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16
COVINGTON.

~Thirty-four car loads of stock arrived on
the X. G. r. r. this morning.
Odd-fellows' Hall will be occupied Christ.
mas night by grand masque ball.
The DeMalmedy embezzement case is
in progress in the Criminal Court.
The nuptials of Mr.. Samuel Donegan and
Miss Annie Barrett are announced.
The Covington Dry Docks Company have
suspended work until after the holidays.
Female virtue must certainly be on the
increase. There is not one OF that sex in
Jail.
We regret to chronicle the very severe
illness Of Mr.. James Murray, of Greenup
street.
The funeral of Mr.. Geo. Meiman took
place this morning from Mother OF God
Church.
Pomfrey will petition for a pardon.
There will be cable attachment on itwhen
hegets it.
Market will be held all day at Seventh
street Nj rket-space the day previous to
Christmas.
John c. Mescher and Catherine TONNES
were licensed to love in the County Court
this morning.
The Assessors books show that Mr.. John
Whitney has been the best City Assessor
Covngton ever had
There will be lightning express train
put on the X. G. r. r. on the 23d inst.
Time, three hours to the city of Lexington.
The tobacco house now in course of con-
struction on the corner of Fourth and
Bakewell when completed will be the
largest of that description in the West.
Last evening at Union M. E. Church
Rev. w. w. Ramsey preached to large
congregation the third of his series OF SER
mons on Moses, His Character and Writ
ings."
At the Cathedral yesterday Father
Brandts preached the Sermon in the course
of which he uttered a severe denunciation
and solemn warning against public mas
querades.
Rev. Frank Hallam and wife, of Selma,
Alabama who have been visiting relatives
in this city, left Saturday for Huntington,
w. Va, on visit to Mrs. Hallams rela'
tives in that city.
John Hiltz and fellow named O'Rouke
had little knock down and drag out at the
Kentucky Central Depot this morning,
Lots of blood split and optics put in mourn
ing was the result.
Mr.. Henry Olges, highly respected Ger
man citizen of the Fifth Ward, is a candi-
date for Councilman. Mr.. Olges is repre-
sentive man and an honest man of sound
Judgment, and he will be elected
POLICE CoURT.-Breach of the Peace
Ike fuch and Nose Pearce, "a each; John
Hackman, carrying concealed weapons,
$53 JAG. Lafayette, drunk and disorderly,
$53; Oliver Willett petit larceny, $13.
The gathering boys at the glass house, a
good jolly set they are too, announce a ball
at Odd-fellows Hall on Christmas Eve
The Glass-blowers have secured Drexelius
Hall for the same purpose and the same
night.
At the conclusion of the morning serv-
ices at the German Evangelical Protestant
Church, Yesterday, Mr.. Henry Deglow and
number of the Trustees stepped up to
the pastors desk, and presented Rev. Mr.
Moser with an elegantly mounted gold
watch, in appreciation Of his services
Mrs Catherine Noonan passed peacefully
away to the higher life yesterday afternoon
at half-past 2 o'clock at her home, the res
dence of her son, DR.. Frank II. Noonan, in
this city, after an illness of ten DAYS with
pneumonia. The remains will leave this
morning in charge of the good lady's two
only children, Mr.. Joseph J. Noonan and
Dr. Noonan, for Baltimore, Md, where
they will be laid to rest in the Cathedral
Cemetery The funeral services will be
conducted by Father John Foley, at st.
Martins Church, Baltimore.
NEWPORT.
Charles Hahn, James Williamson mot
The Captain) and Mike Wolfert, drunk and
dsorderly, were fined $40 and costs each.
John Mclean for exposing his person,
was fined $50 and costs by Mayor Harton
this morning In default he went to Jail.
Andy Reinllart and Court Veeman, for
knocking down f. Melching Cincinnati
lad, were fined SIS and costs each this NOR
ming.
BENJAMIN Clark, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Newport, is reported this morning
as lying at the point of DEATH at his resi-
dence, on York street.
Wednesdays and Sundays are the davs
set apart by Mayor Haron for visitors to
see prisoners confined in the Jail. Applica-
ton must be made at Chief Cottingham's
office.
This evening the drama, "The Bottle"
will be presented at Odd-fellows' Hall by
Newport Lodge, No. !, ,135, l. o. G. T. assist
ed by the Hawthorne Club, of Cincinnati,
the proceeds 10 accrue to the Order.
st. Martins Benevolent Society, at Cor
pus Christi School-house, yesterday after
noon elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Frank Sherer;
Vice President, Chas Rogge Treasurer, H.
Budde; First Secretary. H. Bertmann; Sec
ond Secretary, Phil. Schorley.
VIM. Wasson, disorderly conduct S. and
costs Alonzo Emmerson and Henry Strot-
kamp drunk and disorderly, $15 and costs
each Strotkamp will be called upon to-
morrow to answer Two other serious charges,
one for the destruction of public property
in attempting to break Jail The other
charge is unfit for publication.
The venerable Mrs Susan s. Spencer re-
ceived stroke of paralysis about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning from the effects of
which she died at o'clock this morning.
Deceased was aged sixty-fve years and was
the wife of DR.. John c. Spencer, to whom
she was married in Cincinnati forty-two
years ago. She was the mother of Mrs
James T. Williamson, VIM. s. Spencer, Mr..
J. c. Spencer, Of New York and Mrs. Col.
Merrill, of the o. s. Sixth Engineer Corps,