The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-20
COvINGTON.
Good skating on the ponds.

SihS'di ''oiiiSll JlOSSCuluS6 III lull Ill 10
morrow's STAR.
Mr.. J. H. Fedders is candidate fol
Council in the Ninth Ward. He is goot
man.
number of people in this city suffered
by the failure of Adae & Co. 8 bank, in Gin
cinnati.
Miss Alice Wade and Miss sallie Ross
have returned from pleasant visit 10 Lou
isviile.
Henry Fegge made misslIck while cut
ting off rabbits head and clipped off one
of his fingers.
The marriage of Mr.. w. e. Virgins and
Miss Kate Rose is announced for the Stl
day OF January, 1879.
Three thousand pounds of dressed
poultry arrived OH the X. G. R. r. tbi.
morning for this market.
At Council last night the free bridge
election ordinance was submitted and
passed by vote of II to !.
The Public Schools will close to-day un.
til January 9Th, 1879. The teachers, janitol
and clerk receive their salaries tomorrow.
A letter from Dayton, O., announced the
death of George Cream, of this city. His
wife, three brothers, sister and mother re.
side in this city
Pomfrey's petition for pardon has been
taken under advisement by the Governor
1t generally takes McCreary about three
months to consider anything.
Willard D. Mann, better known as Doc,
died last night at the home of his brother
on Banklick street. His neral takes
place tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
The residence of Mr.. Richard Frazier, on
Kendall street. was entered by burglars
last night and lot of silverware, wearing
apparel and edibles carried off. :
The glass-blowers' ball, at Drexelius Hall,
Christmas Eve. promises to be the event of
the season. A prize will be given at each
dance, and the hall will be beautifully
decorated on the occasion. The music
stand is to be festooned with ilaes, tube
roses &c.
Late yesterday afternoon, as jack Ar
mold and his dog were going through the
alley next west of the Courthouse yard,
Jack noticed the dog smelling very indus
triously at something on the ground inside
the car rack. He proceeded to investigate
and discovered that it was human foetus
about six inches in length. He carried it
to the Marshals Office whence it was taken
by messenger to the City Undertakers
stable. An inquest was held this morning
and verdict rendered in accordance with
the above facts.
ELECTION PLACES AND OFF1cERs-Council
last night made appointments as follows:
First Ward-Tobacco warehouse Judges:
J.Sparrow, John Richards. Clerk: J. G.
Metcalfe.
Second Ward-Wecks stable. Judges:
Henry Spenneberg NJ. Fitzpatrick Clerk
r. L. Green.
Third Ward-Reed's stable. Judges: :
Joseph Havlin, J. E. Lett. Clerk: John
Ford
Fourth Ward - Washington House.
Judges: ]. H. Middendorf, Jonathan Rusk.
Clerk: ]. s. Scott.
Fifth. Ward-Hasemeer's. Judges: H.
W. Schleutker, B. H. Dresmann. Clerk:
III. H. J. Puthoff.
Sixth Ward-RufTs grocery. Judges:
Samuel Condell, B. Leinker. Clerk: Ben.
Beinefutter
Seventh Ward-Brown's barber shop.
Judges: G. w. Lyman Geo. Schaller. Clerk:
II. E. Wilson. .......
Eighth Ward-Fleges shoe shop Judges:
J; B. Klosterman, Henry Berger. Clerk.
Fred. Sellers.
Ninth Ward-Raum's carpenter shop.
Judges: R L. Steers, George Mayleben.
NiSih' AA' iIoiSiliDol.
NrWPORT.
Richard Hern, Esq, of Lexington, is tax
fng in the town.
Hon. Judge Menzies, of the Chancery
Court, is in The city.
The Public Schools are closed until the
first Monday in January.
Taylor Thornton reports ice four inches
in thickness on his pond, this morning.
City Treasurer Bowers distribu ed SO, 900
among the Firemen and Police this morn
ing. .,.. ...-
Mr.. Ike Van Burkalow the famous
pitcher of the Rochester nine, is at home
to spend the holidays.
Peter H. Clark, the colored propounder
o. Workingmen's rights didn't materialize
last night, as anticipated.
Miss Rose Hearn and Miss Kate Dalv.
go have been visiting friends at Wheel
ing, West Va, returned home last night.
A number of the gay young ladies and
beautiful young lassies are taking advan-
taee of the fine skating on the Mill Bot
toms.
CITY CoUNcIL.-At the regular meeting of
Council last night the monthly report of |
the Overseer of The Poor was presented, and |
showed disbursements as follows: Groceries
$239, coal 662 bushels. The report also
showed that the necessary articles for
sepul ure purpo es had been furnished to |
Mr.. Klozback, Kate Brown and Mary |
Goddar, all of whom were registered as
paupers. The Committee on Law was in
strncted to draw up an ordinance to tax
masked balls.
OFFICERS ELECTED Friendship Lodge,
No. 399, K. OF H., have e.ected the follow
ing officers: Past Dictator, William Spran;
Dictator, Joseph Lazear; Vice Dictator, A.
Larg; A. s. D., NJ. Smith; Chaplain, A.
Nordheim; Guide, G. Schwartz; Reporter,
Josep-. Kendall; Financisl Reporter, II. F.
Beyland; Guardian, w. hoffmeier; Senti-
mel, s. F. Schell Medical Examiner, F. A.
Davis; Trustees, M. V. Smith, C. T. Dumont.
A: eIordheim; Representative, VIM. Spran;
Alternate, \. Gockmyer
Cor HIS NJ sEY,-Mr. John G. schroll,
Circuit Court Clerk at Newport, was de-
positOr at A6ae'r Bank to the amount of
81, coo, the money being fund that Mr..
Sci roll held in trust for minors. John G.
visited the bank yesterday afternoon in
company with Judge Phelps and Lawyer
Whitaker of Covington, and after gaining