The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-26
NEWPORT.


Finance Committee.
The city election takes place week from
tomorrow.
Mrs. C. f. Miller, of Indianapolis, is Wis
her uncle, Capt. Robert Townsend.
The Young Mems Independent Club will
hold their nominations Monday next.
Jailor John Schwartz is II years old to-
day. He wears his age remarkably well.
Newport Commandery, K. T., confers
the order of the Red Cross tomorrow even
ing
Miss Ella Marzluff of Chillicothe, Ohio,
is visiting Miss Ida Schrader, Of Orchard
street.
Mrs. Sallie Jackson, of North Lewisburg,
Ohio, is here visiting her brother, Mr. JAS
M. Reed.
The Campbell County Teachers Institute
will convene at Alexandria on Tuesday
next, and continue four days.
The "Star Light Socials" will give COM
plimentary party to their friends Thursday
evening next at Eclipse Hall.
Captain Bill Air and W. c. Davis reached
home this morning from the Louisville
races Captain Bill reports full hand.
The case Of VIM. Thatcher, Marshal of
Alexandria, is on trial in the Criminal
Court on a charge of allowing prisoner to
escape.
MAYORS COURT. - Theodore Goodin,
drunk and disorderlv, So and costs; Charles
Michaels (not the musician) same charge,
81 and COSTS
John Averen, pilot, residing on German
street, near Ringgold. had his hip disiocated
Monday by fall. He was brought to his
home yesterday.
Mr.. VIM. Band, of this city, and another
gentleman have leased the artesian well
recently sunk at Finchtown, and are bar
relng the blue lick that flows from ii for
market.
Mr.. J. R. Yungblut, the druggist formerly
of this city, has returned, and is about to
open dry goods store in the premises re-
Gently occupied by Mr. Rademacher, on
Monmouth street, near Ringgold.
There is on exhibition at the confec-
tionery, corner of Madison and Monmouth
streets, handsome lithograph of the pom
toon bridge that the 111th Regiment Ohio
Volunteers crossed September 18th. 1862,
under command of E. L. Barker. The eel
ebrated bridge was built by Joe Harcourt,
of our city.
Mr.. John Steinhauer, the baker on Tib-
bats street, near Orchard, was awarded the
first premium at the Exhibition for the
finest exhibit of bakery stuffs Miss Mary
Foy, also of this city. was awarded the first
premium for wax work. Messrs. Gunckle
& Roth, the first premium for timers
tools. Albert Wuest, of Lawrenceburg,
formerly well known here, the first pre-
MUM for best collection of butterflies.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. s.-Catherine
Daumin, by Master Commissioner, to R. w.
Nelson, lot 225 in Buena Vista addition, 30
feet front on the East side of York street,
between Harris aud Tibbatts; $500.
P. Guilfoyle, by Master Commissioner, to
Lawrence Fitzsimmons, part of lot 67 in
Trustees addition, north side of Keturech
street, 102 feet east of Patterson, 20 feet
front; 81, 300.
CoUNou.-Regular meeting last night
Captain Cole was granted privilege of the
city wharf below Columbia Street at a rent
of 5000 per annum.
Captain Link, of the Fire Department,
was granted privilege of taking two men and
an engine to participate in the Firemen's
Tournament at Chester Park.
The election for an Overseer of the Poor
was postponed for two weeks.
The cry of Watch" Police" Murder"
resounded and re-echoed in the midnight
\ air night before last in the neighborhood of
Monmouth and Mayo streets. Officers DAILY
and Martzolf fastened to the scene only
in time to witness well-known young man
jump from second-story window and beat
hasty retreat up Monmouth street, with
the husband of the house in hot pursuit.
The young man escaped, but lost his over.
coat, hat and cane in the race. The gar
ments were afterward recovered and re.
turned to the owner, with the usual un.
derstanding. Owing to the young mans
high position in literary and social circles
we omit giving names for the present.
/ The case of Squire Charles Harris was
Ecalled in the Criminal Court this morning
to hear additional proof if any, to sustain
the motion for continuance of the case
until the next term. An additional affida-
| yit was filed, giving the names of several
members Of the Church where festival
was held on .thes night of Nov. 2Sth, 1873,
the time alleged that the outrage was at.
tempted, and who were present and saw
Harris, but none were able to state from
present recollection the exact hour Harris
came to the festival or the length of time
he remained, and therefore, counsel for de-
fenso prayed for continuance in order to
give the above ample time to refresh their
memory. The Commonwealth Attorney is
anxious to have the case tried at the pres.
ent term and was granted until 3p. nj. to