The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-08
COVTNGTON.

Miss Hattie Quick, of Indianapolis, is Wis
iting in the city.
The Centras announce picnic at Rud-
de's Garden on the 18th inst.
Tom Hayden set up the cigars and named
the young arrival Thomas Hayden, Jr.
Mr.. Thos F. Dillon and family left for
Denver Col, their future home, yester-
day.
A gold watch and chain were stolen last
night from the tobacco factory Of Seniour
& Perkins.
Tom Harris pleaded guilty to knocking
down Mr.. Gull on election day. and was
fined $5 by Squire Tebbs.
A fire at Barney Flotman's stable, 1926
Pleasant street, did about $3.50 worth Of
damage yesterday afternoon.
Frank BERTHE was bounced last night on
Robbins street, and from the locks of the
sidewalk his blood must have flowed freely.
John r. Morford, Sam. Teegardner and
Patrick Murray all Of Bracken County,
filed their petitions in bankruptcy yester-
day.
Handsome Ben. Diltz, of the Cynthiana
Democrat and Hon. c. w. West, the advo-
cate of Perrin, the bolter, were in town this
morning.
Col Talon, the Scott-street saloonist, says
If the man who stole his red birds would
come back and get the cage he could have
it in welcome.
POLICE CouRT.-Drunk and Disorderly-
Francis Morgan, SIS; John Quail, $13; Sam.
Tungett, ST. Mike O'Brien, 81; John
Murphy, $13; John Bolan, $l3.
Jimmie hane and Pat Farrell, two
youths, were arrested this morning by Off
n AI,T.. 1 VDaJa a. pl,n n,,F
robbing Seniour & Perkins tobacco shop of
forty pounds of plug tobacco.
Senator Beck is fifty-fiye years old, weighs
two hundred and twenty-five pounds, and
can walk thirty miles a day. The Senator
passed through the city this morning ell
route for the plains for buffalo hunt
Chas. Wengel and wife entered suit in the
Circuit Court this morning against Anton
Frank and wife for $4,000 damages for
slander. They claim in their petition that
Frank said that they kept disreputable
house.
The funeral of the late Berry Connolly
took place from his residence on Eighth
street yesterday afternoon. The services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Felix and Rev.
James Challen, and The body was inferred
in Highland Cemetery.
Mr. A. E. Spears filed his response yester-
day to the petition of his wife, Mrs. J. NJ.
Spears, nee Shinkle, for divorce from bed
and board He denies the charges of dissi-
patton and failing to provide, and claims
that he has always provided suitably for his
wife and children.
Mike Welsh, son of Widow Welsh, on
Bush street, met with a sad accident this
morning. He was climbing into the back
part of wagon, and put his fout on the
u,ba tl,a hpr mn W Ct a nd a
caught his leg, breaking it in TWO places
above and below the knee.
David Frost and the snowy-white Jennie
Gordon, alias Bobby, went to Squire Man
sens last night and produced their certifi-
cate and deposited their three trade dollars
and were duly spliced. A reception was
held at Sunk's milk dairy after the cere-
monies were over Goa s milk and sand
Wiches were duly discussed.
NEWPORT.
Board Of Water-works meeting tonight
Hon. John G. Carlisle was in town this
morning.
The town is minus all the big guns. They
have gone to Alexandria.
The Grand Hotel is vindicated. Bob
Townsend dined there yesterday.
The Returning Board are in session at
Alexandria to-day. viii they give US a fair
count?
The story that Bob Townsend dined at the
Grand Hotel yesterday is not credited in
Newport.
That hog -wallow under the railroad bridge
on Front street has become a nuisance and
should be abated.
The police have been ordered to allow no
crowds to congregate on street corners or to
obstruct the sidewalks.
Johnny Armstrong procured a marriage
license this morning, but he requested US
to keep it out of the papers
1t is rumorcd that the Grant Lick polls
were kept open till clock p. m. In this
case the vote will be thrown out
Hon. Cerro Gordo Williams the hero of
the battle of Cerro Gordo, of Lexington. |
graced Newport with his presence this
morning.
Some unmitigated scoundrel paid visit
TO John Wasson's chicken coop on Ringgold |
street last night and got away with seven of |
his best fowls.
Yesterday afternoon, Laura Krise, sew
en-year-old girl residing on Central avenue
met with a painful accident in falling upon |
an opened pair of scissors, which entered |
her right cheek.
Yesterday Thomas Kemworth, of Silver
Grove, and Mrs. Sophia B. Ford of this
city, were married by the Pioneer Squire,
Judge Maphet The groom was seventy
one years of age and the bride sixty.
Marshal Lock could be seen in his office
this morning with arms bare to the elbows,
coat, vest and hat thrown promiscuously
about the floor, and Dave wading through ,
that Bible at the rate of four pages to the
minute.
The case of Josephus Orange Blossom,
the colored daisy who left her Bible with
Marshal Lock yesterday as security for her
appearance this morning. was, at the Mar
shals request, continued. Dave has become
desperate over that Bible.
The old Market-house and the passage