The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-05
COVANGTON.

Miss Lille Stroube is visiting in Rising
Sun, Ind.
Phil Farrell is off the track for Constable
in the First District.
Milt Mclaughlin, who escaped from the
Work-house has been recaptured.
Next County Clerk, D. L. Bristow, was
allowed $335 for copying claims and GER
tifcates.
Bethel Brothers received a car load of
blackberries on the Southern Railroad this
morning
Forty-six CANNES were sent to their happy
hunting grounds last month by the police,
for the burying of which Council pays S23.
Miss Mamie Thomson, most estimable
young lady of Pendleton County, left for
her home yesterday, after two-months' So
journ in this city.
At the meeting of City Council Thursday
night Mr.. w. H. Glore was reelected Chief
of the Fire Department. His election was
conceded previous to the election.
Mr.. Henry Percival won the cane at
Asby's Grove. The vote stood: Lowe "a,
Percval 176 This shows that Percival's
popularity is not on the decrease
POLICE CoURT.-Mike Keely, disorderly,
So; Thomas Russell, same, 81 Geo. Crock
EFT, drunk 81; Geo. Heron and James Sui
liyan, shooting in city limits, filed away.
Mr.. C. J. Taylor, we'll known in connec-
ton with the Clerks and Sheriff7s office,
died at his home in this city yesterday. His
remains will be inferred at Independence
to-day.
Mr.. John Brosemore and Miss Mary Kline
were married yesterday. The attendants
were Mr.. Jas. Kelly and Miss Kate Finley.
A reception was held at the residence of the
grooms parents.
A lawn party will be given in West Gov
ington at the palatial residence of Mr.. John
W, Clark next Tuesday, by the Union
Church. of that place. An enjoyable time
may be expected.
The remains of Ambrose Rust who died
on the steamer Charles Morgan, arrived
yesterday and were inferred in Highland
Cemetery. The shameful conduct of Capt.
ALT Stein in this case is condemned by all
the river men.
The various ponics around the city yes-
terday were largely attended, and every
thing passed off moderately quiet except at
the Hibernian picnic, where knives, rocks
and clubs were freely used. Hesters recep-
ton was an enjoyable one.
VIM. J. Regan, of West Covington, yester-
day successfully accomplished his seven
mile swim from the Suspension Bridge to
Anderson's Ferry The distance was made
in two hours and twenty-five minutes with
out rest.
Under the inspiring influences of patriot
ism and lager some youthful Newporters
and Covingtonians irdulged in general
fight at the Silver Grove picnic yesterday.
Knives and slung shots were recklessly used,
hnt M carpuc do Inpo
The Pioneer Association celebrated the
Fourth in their good, old-fashioned way,
and elected the following officers for the en-
President, John Mackey; Secretary,
Napoleon B. Stephens; Treasurer, John I.
Lewis,
Mr.. Albert Fabra, formerly druggist in
Coyington, died at his home in Falmouth,
warm friend and good citizen, and he will
be deeply missed in this city and in Fal-
mouth, where he was so highly esteemed.
lie will be buried to-day in Linden Grove.
"The Main-street NJ. e. Church Lyceum,
of Covington, KY" organized in the lecture
room of that church last Friday evening,
and the following officers were elected for
the first semi-annual term viz: Caleb T.
Morris, President; Mrs. S. A. Sanford First
Vice Presidents Miss E. c. York, Second
Vice President; e. d. Sanford, Secretary;
G. G. Allen, Treasurer. A Board of ten
Curators was elected also. The meetings
are open to the public without charge, and
will be held on the last Friday evening of
every month in the lecture-room of the
Mainstreet NJ. E. Church.
NEWPORT.
No quorura at the City Council last night.
The Newport and Cincinnati Pipe Foun-
dry assumes business aspect.
1t was Mrs. Matthews, and not Mrs. Brad
ley, who was fined Wednesday in Squire
Buchanan's Court for using profane Ian
guage.
Mrs. Graszman, middle-aged lady, whose
mind has been much affected recently, has
been missing from her home on German
street for several days.
Mr.. B. r. Tehault, prominent merchant
OF New Orleans, who has been the guest of
Mr., ]. Tinker for several days, left this
morning for New York.
Squire Buchanan fined John Sullivan, a
street-car driver, S. and costs this morning
for driving his mules faster than a walk
over the Licking Bridge
Mr.. Charles Raipe was presented with q
handsome gold-headed cane this morning
by his old-time friend, Harvey Meyers, as a
token of true friendship.
A lad named Morton had his scalp laid
open with mineral water bottle at Silver
Grove yesterday. The wound is very pain
tul, though not dangerous.
George Ruth, aged fifteen years, was acci-
dcntally shot while at the workingmen's
picnic yesterday, by companion named
George Wentroth DR.. Thornton does not
consider the wound dangerous.
D. Parks, Wm. Johnson and Chas. Davis
spent their Fourth in the Station-house for
raising Il disturbance in Treden's barber
shop Wednesday night. Judge Geisler let
hem off this morning Oh payment of the
costs.
A report reached Newport shortly beforc.
II o'clock, of the drowning of two Zen tbis
morning near Coal Haven, cc.,.,out Ave miles
up the river. on thcs nentucky side. Coro-
ner .. NJ. Winston proceeded at once to the
Katie Mackenin, whose parents reside on