The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-16

in the river this morning was log house,
with roof and all complete. Dead horses,
cattle, sheep and hogs could be seen by the
score.
An effort will be made at this session of
the Grand Jury to have the Short-line Rail-
road Company indicted as a Common Car
rier Company for refusing to receive freight
at Newport
In the County Court at Alexandria, Sat
urday, John Slater was declared by the jury
to be of unsound mind, and His Honor,
Judge Makibben, ordered him sent to the
Asylum at Lexington.
Ed. O'Hara is out this morning with his
teams cleaning the streets and alleys in his
(the First DISTRICT Residents should have
the grass and weeds pulled, and the cutters
flushed along his route.
All parties having tickets for the stove
to be raf1led for at Mr.. Trainers, corner of
Front and York Streets for the benefit of
the sufferers, are requested to make returns
! tomorrow evening, when the rattle takes
place.
Criminal Court convened this morning,
His Honor Judge Perkins presiding. The fol-
lowing comprise the Grand Jury: Robert
Townsend, James Peter, Louis L. Ermert,
D. H. B. Coffin, John Cline James Cald-
WELL John Goessler, Charles Heiss, Philip
Sarver, G. W. Morris, N Gatchell, John
Barnes, T. w. Gideon, William Robson,
A. NJ Bodley, and J. NJ. Macarthur, fore
man. His Honor charged the Jury as to
their mode of proceeding and the Court
adjourned to 2 p. nj.
HAMILTON.
St. Mary's Church is to have an elegant
new organ.
The Lone Star Lodge of X. of P. donated
$25 to their brethren in the South.
The bond of T. A. Thomas, special police
man, was received and approved by the
Board of Directors.
James E. Campbell and Col. JAS E. Neal
| will address the Democracy of Port Union
on Friday. the 9th inst.
Wednesday evening next the Young
Mems Gymnasium will give an entertain
ment at the Opera Hall.
| Mrs Falconer, wife of DR.. Cyrus Falconer,
died yesterday morning at / o'clock, after
an illness of several weeks.
The funeral of Mrs. Falconer takes place
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock from her
late residence on High street.
There was no foundation whatever for
the report that case of yellow fever had
been discovered in the Second Ward.
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The Greenback meeting, to have been
held at the Courthouse Saturday night, was
postponed until tonight, Col Mike Nolan
having missed the train, he being the prin-
| cipal speaker.
The following are the donations made by
| persons and societies in this city for the
aid of the yellow fever sufferers in the
South Messrs. Fitton & Cornells sub
scription at the First National Bank,
1908 so; Mrs J. G. Skinners subscription,
$187 so; Washington Lodge (Masonic), $25;
Chapter II, Royal Arch, $25; Hamilton
Lodge, F. A. NJ, $34; Lone Star Lodge, K
of p, $25; proceeds of the concert by the
| United German Society, about $500; sub
scription by st. Mary's Church, $685. st.
Marys Benevolent Society, $25 - total,
$1,717 rs.
BELLEVUE, ky.
Are we to have literary club2
Two skiffs were washed away by the
heavy swell in the river.
Mr.. Will Anspaugh was taken seriously
| i'll on Saturday with malarial fever.
| Miss Lucy Rowland is visiting her friend
Mrs. George w. Corey at Terrace Park, Gin
cinnati.
The town has gained four important tax
suits in Chancery Court, against such per-
sons as Price & Williamson.
Until further notice Rev. Mr.. Matthews
of Newport, will not preach in Bellevue,
owing to vacancy in the Dayton Presby-
terian Church..
"A hog belonging to Mr.. Wendroth, weigh
ing about two hundred pounds, was killed
on Saturday night, by reason of its not
being able to run as fast as the dummy.
| If any one in Dayton has lost a flock con-
tanning dozen geese they can have them
by calling on Mr.. John Good who found
them floating down the river yesterday
afternoon.
The shooting affair, which we mentioned
on Saturday. has caused considerable COM
ment, and all think the matter should be
ventilated, so the public may get at the true
| inwardness of the affray.
CALIFORNIA, o.
The fevers are subsiding and DR.. Gaines
will have some rest.
The Public Schools open to-day. No
pains will be spared to make them interest
ing, and therefore successful.
Rev. ]. Vance has been returned to our
circuit and will preach at the M e. Church
Sunday evening Sept. 22d, at 1880 p. m.
The report that there was case of yellow
fever at the mouth of Four-mile Creek, KY,
is erroneous. The quid nuncs did this.
On Saturday night the river rose fifteen
feet, and the consequence was that skiffs,
boats and fish boxes were carried away.
Such rise in such short space of time is
unprecedented.
SPRINGFlELD. O.
Mr. John G.. Rodgers has returned from
visit to Lancaster.
Mr. 2. B. Phillips, of Phillips & Barr,
has returned from his Eastern trip.
T. B. Peet & Co. will do the galvanized
iron-work on the new Courthouse.
A colored man was arrested Saturday
morning for insulting some white ladies in
market.
The shops at Lagonda closed Saturday out
of respect to the memory of Mrs. Ross
Mitchell.
The new fire cistern at Foster and Co.
1umhia streets cayed in on account of the