The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-07


ling the streets with offensive water. Holl
desiring to make il hot for the party who
would dare make such an assertion and
carry it INTO effect, had any number of wit,
nesses summoned. After hearing the testi-
mony of the squad the tables turned, and
His Honor fined Holl 81 and costs, which
counted up by witness fees a snug wad of
$l7 10. This will certainly cause that Mill
Run water to be let severely alone.
Word was received at the Station-house
at a late hour last night, Of the outrageous
conduct INDUCED in up in the neighbor-
hood Of Cherry street, by gang of roughs
headed by Tom Coleman and Mike Hast
ings, who, according TO report, were just
raising Old Ned. A colored woman had
been attacked and badly beaten. Officers
we're sent out to look up the disgraceful lot
Tom Coleman one of the parties mentioned
above, escaped from the chain gang on
Tuesday Our law-abiding citizens would
enjoy quite breathing spell If transpor-
tlton Of this low clique could be brought
about.
HOME CITY.
Everybody is in a good humor and ap-
parently well satisfied.
Benton seemed to have the boom, but
Sayler had the most votes
The yellow flag will soon pass from our
shores, never to return again.
1t was worth 800 to the village-it never
experienced such Il stirring up.
The Mayor of Home City will call the
Democratic Convention to order to-day.
The boys would have drummed up enough
to make it a tie if ttey'd known it was
going to be SO confounded close.
There are thirty-six voters wandering
around in a kind of dazed condition, trying
to count noses to see how it was done.
The first appropriation made bv Council
should be for five pair Of trousers. If the
clerks and judges didn't have good deal
Of wear and tear on part of their pants
yesterday they must be made OF leather.
The old war horse Tasso, belonging to
DR.. Mackenzie, of Delhi after service of
over twenty years, four years Of which were
in the United States service during the late
war, and without one hours sickness dur
ing all that time or ever once refusing his
| food, or failing to respond to his owners
call, dropped dead in his stable last Thurs
day morning, aged twenty-five years.
Tasso was in many of the battles of the late
war; was at the taking of ROmney by Gen.
Kelly, and the taking Of Martinsburg and
| Winchester, Va, by Gen. Shields. and sub
sequently in various battles through the
South. At Winchester he received two
wounds, but was not disabled. When Gen.
Shields was the guest Of the city, last sum
mer, he sent for Tasso, and was as much de-
lighted to see him as if he had been one OF
his officers or soldiers; and after Tasso had
drawn him in a carriage to his hotel, he
promoted the noble old animal, dignifying
him with the title General Tasso." Tasso
| was in requisitiOn at every wedding and
every funeral that has occurred in Delhi
| for the past fourteen years The Doctor
had him respectfully inferred beneath the
spreading boughs Of an apple tree in his
orchard.
The following is the vote at our election
yesterday:
For Mayor-Corydon P Benton, sc; Mel
For Treasurer-Adam Tulloch, 81; Johr
| W. Christy, A.
For Clerk-Wllam L. Kayser, 20; VIM
L. Stephenson, 81.
For Marshal-Joseph steil, 81; Joh.
White, 10.
For Members of Council-Milton H
Cook, So; Charles W. Magness, 81; Alexan,
der Slater AZ; Frederick Wrampelmeier
80; Henry Nieman, As; James Hurst, 81
| d. Minor Stewart, 80; James d. Parker, so
John Campbell, 81; James E. Burge, IA
Samuel d. Patterson, 49,
HAMILTON.
Miss Jennie Long is visiting friends il
Oxford.
The Moot Court had pleasant session
last night.
Collectors are busy gathering in delin
quent taxes.
Large quantities of wheat are delivered il
Hamilton daily.
A house in the Second Ward was strucl
with lightning yesterday.
Captain Paul Robinson and friend wert
rash enough to visit Seven Mile.
Miss Thomas, of this city is the guest o
Miss Ida Boatman of Seven Mile.
The Emerson Society meets at the resi-
dence Of J. w. Eye next Saturday evening
Chas. Ballet, of MiddletOwn. shot hi
wife and child yesterday, and then endet
his own existence with pistol.
The Salt River packet will leave thi
evening. There is one man Benton goinI
whether the boat will Sayern not.
No little stir is occasioned by the an
nouncement that the water is to be drawn
from the Hydraulic in order to make neces
sary repairs.
Lieutenant Keller, Geo. Zilox, William
Frechtling, j. d. Shultzer, Messrs Kimbal
and Culles, are in attendance at the picnic
in Monroe to-day.
The Princeton correspondent to the Tele
graph saws that VIM. Armstrong has beer
there looking at some sheep. He wants t
purchase twenty-five rams.
Hon. Chas. Foster the Republican can
didate for Governor, will address the cit
zens of Hamilton and Butler County a
Beckett's Hall Immediately on the concu
sion of the business of the County Nomi
mating Convention on Saturday, Angus
9th.
RICnWOOD. o.
Several persons went to Detroit yesterda.
on the excursion.
The recent rains have improved the corr
crop great deal.
The Stars, of this place, 80 to Marion mex
n -. 49,