The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-05

paint; H. W. Harkett, 3K cents; Michael
McGarry, cents; Covington Gasoline Com
pany, cents; Bob Gilchrist 2 Tor 81 cents;
Herman Schild, cents; VIM. Fennell,
500 70 per annuT; Jas. L. Pence, 5 9-10
cents; G. G. Windsor, $14 80 per annum;
James Moore, cents; W. ]. Winter
berg, 81 cents; no named signed, 5H
cents; L. E. McLennen, Cincinnati, $l5 80
per annum A. Stockhammer, 81 cents;
Peter Kalin, cents; Peter Smith, l0O-2l9
cents; Peter Burke, Az cents, or with head
light oil, 53s cents.
All referred to the Committee on Cas- to
report at the next meeting the lowest and
best bidder, and the form of contract.
Mrs L. Barney. with a party of New
England friends, isvisiting Niagara Falls.
NEwPOKr.
Mr.. Gus Holzhauer went out to the Fair
this morning.
Rev. Mr.. Mullenix returned this morning
from the Lewis County Camp Meeting.
The town is almost depopulated, nearly
everybody with their brothers and their
cousins and their aunts having gone to the
Fair.
A vicious dog, owned by VIM. Leddy,
attacked Mrs. Hughes of No. 345 Columbia
street yesterday and terribly lacerated one
Of her limbs.
Squire Payne united Mr.. VIM. Fl. Baker
and Miss Susie Buckler in the holy bonds
of wedlock yesterday morning. The bash
full youths hail from Pond Creek.
The cause of the terrific rumbling noise
resembling an earthquake that was heard
about II last night still remains a mystery.
A great many thought it was Browns gas
works that exploded.
Fanny Sullivan, residing ON Southgate
street, drank some iodine yesterday, in
mistake for medicine, and is in conse-
quence suffering considerably from bis
tered tongue and lips.
Mrs. Mary Hightour, aged twenty-five.
and Mr.. John Hungler, twenty-four years
riage last night by Judge Harris Mary
halls from Kenton County, and John said
he came from Cincinnati.
Joseph Neu, the saloonist, who had por-
ion of his skull caved in by blow from a
cha, several months ago, fell in fit at his
saloon ,''st night and cut terrible cash in
The sida a, his head. DR.. Pythian checked
the flow of blood and stitched up the
wound.
CHANcERY Acknowledgements were re,,-
oered this morning as follows: John Ste
phany vs.: VIM. f. G. Schuebler & Co.
george Kline VS.. Joseph Heider; Jesse
Arthur vs. Conrad Hahn; H. Heile & Co.
vs.. George Scherer; NJ. Schafenberger vs..
Catharine Herill; Matthew Trichler & Co.
VS.. Catharine Hochiatel.
The Chess Club is an organization of gen.
tlemen in this city for mutual entertain
ment, composed as it is of doctors, LAWYERS
and other professional men They have
meetings every afternoon, to which all
chess-players are invited. Their rooms are
elegantly fitted up, and banquet occasion
ally g-aces their board. We give the
names vf some of the members: DR.. George
W. Thornton, DR.. Fred. A. Davis, DR.. E. w,
Keeney, Major Hawkins, ]. J. Flannelly,
J. J. Hetsch, DR.. A. B. Jones, the joker,
with numerous Others.
Mr. J. ]. Young collector for the
Singer Sewing Machine Company, gives
graphic account of how he was tied to a
chair, the doors locked on him, and two
ready to bone him if he refused
10 put his signature to receipt in full pay
nent for machine he had received but
one installment on. All this, he said, oc-
,urred at the residence of Mr.. Hoff, on the
Nater-works Road. The latter gentleman
ieclares that no such occurrence took
,lace, and to make the matter more posi-
i've produced receipts for $75 in Youngs
handwriting that had been paid on the ma
hine, leave balance of but $40 remaining,
Is OF which was paid yesterday.
The Water-works Board met last night
md allowed $2S8 in claims, and the Treas
lrer reported collecting 5000 for water rent
ince last meeting. The City Engineer re-
ported having visited the Swifts iron works
or the collection of the bill due the CITY
or water rent running several years,
to $2,900 Mr.. Swift looked
lpon the bill as unreasonable, and unless it
vas greatly modified by throwing off at
cast thousand dollars, he would not nav
t. He was willing to pay $1,000 and call it
quare, and would pay $1,000 per annum
ereafter The Board was hard up for
money, and was willing to make a reason
BILE reduction for cash, but when it comes
0 throwing off cool thousand from firm
hat could buy out the town, the Board
yould not listen to any such modification.
he question was laid over for two weeks.
A MYsTERY.-A rather elderly lady,
eatly dressed in black, and of slender
uild, approached the clerk at the ferry.
oat shortly alter o'clock last evening,
nc taking off her shawl and hat handed !
lem over the desk. telling him to
IKE charge OF them, She then
'ok note from her pocket :
nd told the clerk to hand it to any person
ho might make inquiries about it. She Q
len stepped on the ferryboat that had lust
lnded, and was about to plunge in the !
ver, when Captain James Williamson ,
rasped hold of her. She begged him to
It 60 of her, that she would carry out her
treat the first chance she cot Il
he refused to give her name or any reason =
" taking her life, more than that she lost
er property through the courts in New
ort, and preferred to drown her troubles
the Ohio. Captain Williams kindly
lred for her, and through his advice she
ent home.
The following letter explains the death of )
r. Overton:
GOTHIC CITY, GUNN1soN County, COL.
Aug. 81, 1879.
About the 18th of June last a young man
rived in this place by the name of DR.. D. =.
Over, and commenced the practice of his
Being new mining town
ere was very little necessity for the Doc
r. vet he GOT III tharo uae to do T. "a: