The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02

the lucky bride and Elder Stratton the
minister who welded them.
Mr.. Bart. Carothers will make the race
for Council from the First Ward. Bart is
well posted in city matters generally, and
is well qualified for the Office.
The Navy Blue Baseball Club will play
game with the Mutes of Columbus, o., in
Taylor's Bottoms Saturday evening. A
collection will be taken on the grounds for
the Mutes.
Martin Luther Lodge, A. P. A., of this
city, paid visit last night to Lodge of
the same name and denomination in Gin
cinnati. They were accompanied by a brass
band.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Newport & Covington Bridge Company,
held yesterday, the Secretary's monthly re-
port showed receipts $l,38S, and expendi-
lures $736 81.
The remains of DR.. Overton, whose mel
ancholy death occurred Friday last in the
mining districts of Colorado, will be tenn
porarilly inferred at that place until cold
weather. A messenger had to ride fifty
miles on horseback to the nearest telegraph
office to send the dispatch.
An old German named Amann, while
pumping out a coal barge near the foot of
York street, this morning, accidentally fell
overheard and narrowly escaped drowning
Mr.. Frank Owens went to his assistance
and succeeded, after considerable trouple,
in fishing the old man out.
The -year-old daughter of Mr..
Henry Merscher of Washington avenue,
took advantage of the temporary absence
of her parents last evening, and packing
her trunk left forparts unknown. Neither
Mr.. nor Mrs. Merscher can give any cause
for the rash act o. their child.
Judgments were given in the Chancery
Court yesterday in the following cases:
Company John Cline VS.. Thomas Wright
son; A. Amann vs.. M. Weir; R. T. Thorn
ton VS.. G. B. Hodge. The Appearance
Docket will be called Wednesday, All the
sales made by the Master Commissioner
since the last term were reported and set
for Friday.
A telegram from Oakley, Ohio, brings the
intelligence of the death of Mrs. Anna
Hewitt, which occurred yesterday. Her
remains will be inferred Tomorrow at
Mainville, Ohio. Mrs. Hewitt was a sister
of Officer AL. Boyd, and he, in company
with his wife, left last night TO attend the
funeral.
There was regular genuine scrub race
on the Newport Driving Park yesterday
between Tom Weston's Fanny and John
Botts' Rebel with the following result
weston .1, Rebel.."......... l
Time-S:05, 2:55, 800
The stakes were for $25 side. The Sec
ond heat was declared foul, and another
heat was run with the same result. The
horses have been matched for another race,
to take place two weeks from to-day.
The Young Mems Independent Club met
last night and elected the following officers:
President, Fl. P. Stiles; Vice President, Jos.
| Waterhouse; Treasurer, Robt. Spring; Sec
Charles Berry; Executive Committee John
R. Hugle, Edward Allsworth, - Stop
miester; Committee on Membership Dr. A.
B. Jones, Ambrose Neff, S. Hawthorn.
Ward Committees were instructed to find
the most desirable men for Council at the
coming election.
Nick Yerger and his wife Louisa, of
Johns Hill, mutually agreed yesterday that
it was impossible for them to hang together
in peace any longer and concluded there
anu tileH 10 separate ana Lleu artlCleS 10
that effect in the County Court. Nick
agrees to pay his wife 5000 per annum in
quarterly payments, and the wife to have
possession of their three children and a
portion of the household goods The pay
ments are to cease if she remarries. Pity
after living nearly quarter of century
together they can not stand it few years
more.
| SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS Com
mittec on Salaries and Appointments re-
ported having made the following changes
in the salaries of teachers: Jennie Water
house, from $475 to $500; Kate Perry, $3.50
s475; Fannie Striker, $3.50 to $475 Alice
| Nealens, $400 to $3.50; Alice Casa, $3.50 to
$400; Emma Waterhouse, $3.50 to $500;
Hannah Kamping, $3.50 to $500; Ella Brom-
well, $3.50 to $3.50; May Conner, $3.50 to
$3.50; Sallie Emmegart, $3.50 to $3.50; total
increase, $405, yet as stated by Mr.. Brown,
the expense for teachers did not reach that
of last year, owing to the dropping off of
teachers drawing higher salaries and their
places being filled by lower paid employees
Superintendent Wiles reported the en-
rollment in the schools yesterday to stand ::
First District, 552; Second District, 545 !;
Third District, 720; York Street; 81; colored
school, IA. Total, 1915.
Treasurer Lock reported: Cash on hand
August 4th, $24S 06; receipts since, 81. 500
Total, $1,74s. Expenditures, 1927 so, leav-
ing balance on hand of 81, 500 26.