The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-20
COVINGTON.

The Merry Young Bachelors picnic has
been postponed to tomorrow.
That new head light of VIM. Meat, over
other head lights, takes the lead.
John Morrison proves to be an innocent
purchaser of the horse found in his pos
session.
Father Jones, of St. Mary's Cathedral,
leaves to-day for Ireland to visit his mother,
who is very sick.
T. Jeff Smith, fair, fat and full of fun,
has gone to the lakes. May he fish success
fully and not fall in.
The Health officer will deal sharply
with all peonle who neglect to keep their
premises in good order, and perfectly clean.
Chas Gesbauer departed this life yester-
day evening at 6 o'clock. He was a native
of Alsace and came to America in $780, To-
eating at Germantown, Ohio, but removing
i'll 1912 to Covington. He was long and fa-
vorably known here as a brewer, and as a
business man of unblemisl ed reputation.
Many friends mourn his dcSA.
Billy Mead 20 in town.
Mr.. Ed. Sellers is seriously i'll.
Grave fears are entertained for the uli-
mate recovery of Mr.. Chas Geisbauer.
The Glass House has put on an extra
furnace in order to supply their orders.
Miss Nellie Williams, a charming and in
telligent lady of Carlisle, KY, is the guest
of Miss Emma Abbott.
Mr. L. Bruestle member of the School
Board from the Fifth Ward, has young
daughter at his house.
POLICE CouRT-John Jones' James Mori-
arty, disorderly, So; Edward Patterson and
Charley Hannaford, breach of the peace, IS;
May Nevil, same, $5; Dan Lift. breach of
the peace and using threatening language,
$105.
The following compose the Grand Jury
for the present term of the Criminal Court:
Donnelly, John Schneider, w. P. Tucker,
T. FINLEY, A. Degginer, N. Shinkle, ]. H.
Wills Chris. Davis, C. Vanduenen, John
Glore, J. Sparrow, B. Marshal and M. C.
Notch.
OOvingtOn Council PrOceedings-Of-
ficiaI Report.
A regular meeting of the City Council of
Covngton was held at the Council Chamber
Thursday evening, August 18th, 1873, President
stephens in the chair and all the members present
except Mr.. Ashbrook.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
adopted.
The President introduced Mr. Americus symmes,
President of Council the following resolution.
Resolved, By the General Council of the City |
OF Covington, KY, that the Congress of the United
States are hereby respectfully requested that |
should dany appropriation be made at any future
time for an exploration in the north that such in
structions hall be given to said exploring expedi-
ton as to cause the 'Symmes Theory to be thor |
oughIy tested, as the explorations of Capt Parry,
Capt Ross, Dr. Kane and Capt Hall all go to prove
that there is more truth in the Symmes Theory |
than the Newtonian, after the eightieth degree |
r
Gus Symmes of Louisville, KY, be requested to go |
with the said expedition as he is a Of the au-
thor OF said theory, that he may look after the in
terest of the same; all previous explorers turned
back just at the time the developments of said |
theory was beginning to show themselves, as they
knew nothing of the theory.
Resolved That this resolution be placed in the |
hands of the members of Congress from this dis
trict to be presented to the House"
Upon motion of Mr.; Hermes the resolution was
amended by having the next member of Congress
from this district present same to the House. The
resolution as amended was then adopted
:, resolution complaining of the Main-street
Ferry Company stopping their boat on Sunday
evenings at o'clock, and through the week at
O'Clock p. m, was referred to the City Attorney.
The coffee house license OF John Petr at No.
23S Pike street. was transferred to Henry Steifel
petition from B. Dressman asking to have
the sewer under Stevens street extended one hun
dred feet east, wa referred to the Committee on
Sewers to report to Council.
petition from Jas. l.. Adams and others ask
ing to have the sewer on Washington street. be-
tween Seventh and Eighth Streets cleaned was
referred to the Committee on Sewers, with power
TO act.
petition from a number of citizens residing
in the Ninth Ward. asking to have pond filed
at the corner of Twelfth and Main streets, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Internal Improve
ments, to report by ordinance or otherwise.
Upon notion the subject of building new
Jail was taken up and after considerable discus
sion the Committee on Law and City Attorney
were authorized to have sxty-one feet of ground
condemned north of the alley north of the Court
house for Jail purposes.
petition, signed by "a number of citizens and
TAX, payers, protesting against the proposed plan
OF locating the jail or any part of it in or on the
Courthouse Yard. was referred to the Special
Committee on Work house and Jail.
A resolution was adopted, instructing the
Special Committee on Work house and Jail to ad-
yertise for plans for Jail, to cost not exceed
ing $50, 900.
Upon motion, Council adjourned
JOS. HERMES,
Chairman of Committee on Printing
Attest GEO. Ii. DAWSON, City Clerk.
NEWPORT.
In our midst once more towers