The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-04

OF the treatment she has been subjected to-
the past year from her husband which, for
cruelties in the extreme and pure cussed-
ness is scarcely withouta a parallel. Burton,
on being asked what he had to
say, replied that he did not
deny the charges, but that he was drunk
when they were inflicted, and that he was
lust as anxious for divorce as she was.
His Honor said that under the circum-
stances he would not grant divorce, but
would bind him over in the sum of 300 to
keep the peace for one year. In default of
the amount the jailer was ordered to fur
nish Burton with hammer and make him
break rock for living.
The remainder of the morning session
was occupied in selecting jury in the case
of the Commonwealth against George Brim-
stone.
SIDNEY, q.
Miss Dora Heston is at present Visiting friends
in Sidney.
Monday January 9th, being the fity-third an
niyersary of the birth of Daniel Woodruff, OF Van
Buren, Township, Shelby County, o., ffty-siX OF
his friends and relatives gathered IN TO celebrate
the dny with him. After a sumptuOuS dinner,
which farmers wives know 50 well how to get up,
Mr. Wm. Parks made a few appropriate remarks
and read chapter from the New TestaD ent; and
| after the company sang Blessed be the Tie that
| binds" he offered prayer The company then
| dispersed to their homes, well pleased with the
| days entertainments
DELHI, HOME CITY, FERN BANK.
Parties having items of interest from
either of the above points can have them
published by handing same to carrier
Ed STAR.
DAYTON. KY.
Born-last Saturday-Capt. Henry S. Hill.
Mrs. Wright, so badly injured by a fall, is i'm
proving.
The NJ. E. Sunday school Board last night re,
elected the old officers.
The meetings at the Baptist Church continue
with unabated interest.
Bub stamper has migrated to Covngton to re,
ceive instructions in the art of butchering.
The houses # Messrs. Davis and Blinn, in lower
| Dayton, have been united by telephone. Marshal
Stamper eontemplates connecting line.
Hattie Holmes, one of the Newport school;
teachers, residing in Dayton, wished to be excused
for tardinesS owing to the Irregularities of the
dummies. That ought to be sufficient excuse
WEST CONVICTION.
The Merry Circle Dramatic Club holds special
meeting at the residence Of Mr.. q. MoseTs Petel
street this Tuesday evening, February 4th Al
members are requested to attend.
SrRINGFIELD. o.
Chief Schuchman is at Newark, witness on 0
trial now in progress there.
Twenty persons were admitted to church fel
lowshipat the English Lutheran Church on Sun
day.
Rev. Father Alphonse addressed the grand tenn
perance meeting held at st. Raphaels Hall, or
Sunday night.
On the third trial verdict was rendered for the
plaintiff last night in the Price Rice case to the
total amount of $27,30l.
A boy named Edward Brusman was knocked
down and run over in the west end of the city OF
Saturday afternoon, and received thereby brokel
arm.
delegation OF business and newspaper mer
from Sidney is here to make an excursion owe
the s., J. & P. R. r. to-day. The road is to be ex
tended to Sidney during the ensuing season.
Since the Miller fire the citizens residing in tina
vicinity have had their eyes opened, for they ar
going to demand of the Council an engine, thu
same to be placed somewhere i'll that neighbor
hood.
The large brick dry kiln, at the st. John Sewing
Machine Company's shop, west OF the CITY, wa
burned last evening. The contents. ten thOuslnt
feet of walnut lumber, were destroyed. Los
about 81, 600.
The alarm from Box So late on Monday after
noon was for a fire in the dry.house OF the Foos
Mulliken Works at Strin! !town, IN the west end o
the city. The building and contents were enttIel
destroyed At this writing we are unable to &c
an estimate Of the loss.
, An attempt was made on Saturday night to Sc
fire to DR.. Charles Potters Office on Market street
carpet had been taken from the floor and upol
it had been placed shingles, and then the content
OF the medicine vials thrown upon that, and as
: grand send.Off the whole had been saturated wit
coal oil. 1t had it seems been ignited, but 1t ha
smouldered. and thus it perhaps saved our city
disastrous cOnhagratiOn.