The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-29
NEWS FROM POINTS AROUND
COvlNG1'OS.
The Public Schools open Monday.


Mr., viii Gloon leaves tomorrow for Kansas
City.
l Councilman Author Mcdonald will return home
tomorrow.
Deputy Sheriff John Pendergest is in the city.
and attended the picnic last night,
Miss Mary Smith has returned from visit to
her parents IN the eastern part OF Ohio.
Thirteen students in the Psychological depart
ment under the tuition OF Colonel I'D Thornton.
Superintendent Best. of the Public Schools, Is
home from delightful sojourn in the Blue Grass
regions.
A marriage license was granted last night to
Mr.. Samuel Simms, OF Newport, and Miss Mary
Waterman, OF this city.
Mr.. Chas. Brosmer of West Covington, and Miss
Anna E. Forkner were united in marriage last
night by Squire Tebbs.
Chief Justice Mclaughlin to-day united in mar
riage Mr. George Wood and Miss Susan Lambert.
The groom is slxty-two years OF age and the bride
thirty both residents OF kenton County.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER. Master Commissioner
for W. f. Wade and wife and Julia ]. Lemaire
TO NJ 5. Patterson, lot i3 by II, northwest corner
Third and Garrard Streets Covngtol; 81 ,566 81,
The City Council strove for many weary hours
tocome to head on the Jail and Work House
question last night The rule is returnable to-
morrow, and the Counclmen may pass Sunday
In jail
themselves into a terrible state Of excitement
over the Jail and Work House last night. The
President, however, successfully cooled their
boiling blood.
The CovIngton Archery Club has meeting to-
day at Wallace's Woods, where two divisions led
by Messrs. Joe Finnell and J. Don Price, will have
Rma,ch. This club meets Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons at Park Place for practice.
Mr.. Albert Wheeler and Miss Ella Carney were
united in marriage last night ana took trip to
the Highland House picnic on honey moon trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler have the kind wishes OF
many friends for a long and prosperous life.
Mr.. Lewis Reene has erected handsome edi-
flee on his premises for the accommodation OF his
friends. Lewis says his small house is continually
filled with admiring relatives who come to make
their deposits of-well, ask Lew, he will tell you
nll about it
POLICE CouRr.-John MeHale, drunk, 81 Geo.
Helte, breach OF the peace, S53. Hclte was on the
war path last night and made things howl around
his home in Lewisburg. He knocked his aged
father and mother down, knocked all OF the win
dOWs out OF the house and raised the lower re-
gions in general.
"A telegram yesterday from Deputy United
States Marshal Sam Cochran, at ICatlettsburg,
mentioned his arrival there with eight moon
sinners, who were to be tried before United States
Commissioner Gallup, after which Colonel Sam
was TO return to the mountains on another raid
before coming back home
Picnic people have laid down the honor to the
st. Mary Literary society for giving the best pic
mic of the season. The Belvederc and the dancing
platform OF the Highland House last night was
one solid mass OF people, over three thousand
having passed the gate At half past 10 O'Clock
Miss Katie Callahan was presented with the hand
some gold watch and chan while the face of
Jimmie Wander ohr, the editor OF the Falmouth
Independent, was wreathed in smiles and glowing
with pleasure. Miss Kate Vale and Miss Annie
Fitzpatrick were each presented with an elegant
gold ring. Miss Vale ana Miss Fitzpatrick are to
be congratulate for their energy in sell ng tickets
and were only unsuccessful in not keeping up the
lively manner in which they started.
Billy Thompson was arrested and lodged in
jail this morning by Officers Lawrence and
O'Donnell. on the charge OF stealing watch from
John Harrison. They were both sitting on the
steps this morning at 2 O'Clock in front of Dud
iey's Office, on the corner OF Third and Scott
streets, asleep. The officers passed along and
woke them up, aud told them to go home. The
otfcels then wended their way up Scott street
and returned in about IN hour, and found IIar.
rison sitting alone and his watch gone. Thomp-
son came up in few moments and, after q few
words, the officers arrested Thompson and put
him in Jail. He denied taking the watch, and
the police made all unsuccessful search of 'fhomp
sons house and OF all the yards in the immodi
ate vicinity. Policeman Paddy Casey talked to
Thompson for lew minutes tnis morning in
Jail, and left, and in a few minutes returned
with the watch Thompson was, however still
retained in custody.
NEWPORT.
Mr.. w. W. Scarlet is home from Portsmouth,
Ohio.
Hon Judge West of Cynthiana, is in towu, the
guest OF A. S. Berry.
Mrs Capt. A. Silva and her handsome little
daughter, Miss Octavia, are visiting relatives at
Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. Fred. Thompson is minus valuable suit of
clothes that was stolen from Mr.. Sam. Marlidge's
stable on Orchard street last night.
medical quack has placed huge sign on the
tr Kline was dispatched from which reads
lightning Pain Killer" Somewhat suggestive
Thos. Black, who was arrested and fined in the
Mayors Court yesterday, is not the man bearing
the same name employed as engineer on the fer
ryboat.
A coal barge containing 10000 bushels OF coal,
owned by Col NJ. Dayton was sunk near his
foundry yesterday from waves made by passing
poai. The coal was valued at $1,000
John Clifford, resilng at 2l3 Saratoga street,
attempted the same feat yesterday ungrue did the
day previous, OF jumping from train while in
MOTION and doctor spent considerable time yes
terday stitching wounds in Johns scalp.
Newport is noted for many things, especially for
her skilled physicians. A man named C. D. Will
cox came all the way from Des MoiHes Iowa.
distance OF 1,5O0 miles to Dr. Adam A. Meisen-
heimer OF York street, 10 be relieved of a tape
worm. The man is now under the Doctors treat.
ment
Professor and Mrs George G. searns returned
\ yesterday from lronton, O. Mr.. Stearns will con-
tnue his labots III our city schools as teacher of
l peninanship and drawing. While away he was
L employed US stenographer in the noted Gates
murder trial, the testimony of which covered
over thousand pages of legal cap. The Professor
also brought numerous sketches of caves and
mountain scenery taken during his stay.
The attention OF the Criminal Court at Alexan.
diia was occupied Monday and Tuesday in the
trial OF George KEGS and Samuel Freeman on the
charge OF killing Edward Jones on the 24th Of Oc-
tober, 1876. The testimony closed yesterday morn
ing, and the case was given to the jury when,
after several hours deliberation, returned YER
dict OF Not guilty." aud the prisoners were dis
charged
We are glad to announce the safe arrival Of Mr..
Charles Gillespie, a former resident OF Newport,
but who for the last seven or eight years has been
citizen OF New Orleans. Charley is the boy who,
when the yellow scourge was devastating New
Orleans, said to the earnest entreaty Of his rela-
dves here to come home, that Yellow Jack could
not scare him away from the bedside of his sick
friends. His stay here will be at the homes of his
SISTERS Mrs. H. e. Wilson and Mrs Edgar Plum
mer. Long life to you, Charlie.
lNHUMAN TREATMENT Mrs. Louisa Yerger, II
will be remembeied, filed suit for divorce in the
Chancery Court last January from her husband,
! Nicholas Yelger, but afterward withdrew the
suit on his promising 10 do better. Yesterday the
couple were returning to their home on Johns
Hill, when the husband, according to her state
ment, treated her most shockingy, throwing her
out OF the wagon and stamping her with his feet
while she was lying PROSTATE on the ground. Al
ter recovering somewhat she returned to the city.
md proceeded to Squire Warehouses; office and
swore out warrant for the arrest OF her husband
The poor woman presented horrible looking
sight, being terribly disfgured about the face and
mead. The good Squire dispatched boy for the
womans clothes, the ones she was wearing beng
badly torn.
NEWPORT PUBLIC scHooIs.-The following are
the Principals and Teachers employed for tho
Public Schools for the ensuing year, commencing
Monday next; Superintendent, A. I. Wiles.
heIevue-street School,. II. Williams, Principal;
. MS Hannah Pnreer. A. Primary Grade: Mrs. l.