The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-25
THE DAILY STAR
NEWS FROM POINTS AROUND



kom the Fourth Ward.
John Ernslerhof the florist, is home after an ex
tended tour through Europe
Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson has recovered from
aseyere attack of typhoid fever.
Prof N. s. Shaler, State Geolosist, is in the city
visiting his father, Dr. shaler,
Tommy Lawer was fined 81 and costs for ston-
ing sign in front Of Pat NOryans shoe store.
The Circuit Court opeus for the August term of
one week at Alexandria to-day. This court has
criminal aud ch@ncery jurisdiction
Rev. R. Koestlin, Of ST. Johns German Protest
ant Church. has sufficiently recovered from his
dangerous illness to preach yesterday.
F, X. steves brought an attachment suit for
900 against Martin Stahl in the Chancery Court
Saturday Both parties are Cincinnatians.
superintendent Mcleod and Master OF Transpor-
tation Reeves, Of the Short Line, came up from
Louisville yesterday, and stopped over In New
port,
Mike Weaver who was arrested Saturday on
charge OF using indecent and abusive language,
was discharged this morning. the prosecuting wit
ness failing TO appear.
Wooden drains, four by five inches, are being
put down in the lower part OF the city leading to
the sewer OH Hafrs street, TO drain the filthy
ponds in that section.
Maggie Scott damsel OF easy virtue, was hauled
In last evening by Officer Flynn on a charge OF
drunkenness. Size was fined 81 and costs this
blurIiiis, Ill uelaull Vi WHICH sHe Nell W ldIi.
A valuable horse belonging to Michael McNa.
mara got stalled in ditch on Patterson street,
near Harris, this morning and sank in the mire
nearly out OF sight The animal died OF suffoea
ton before he could be dug out.
The lower end OF Goodman street is in
wretehed condition. The sewers are blocked up
and the water overtlowed the streets to such an
extent that residents were obliged to use skiis
md RATS last night and this morning TO get too
md from their homes
John Neshieth and wife, residing on Powell
street near Patterson were arrested Yesterday Oh
warrant sworn out by Mrs. Leonard, residing in
the same neighborhood. The charge brought was
raising disturbance and Mayor Harton fined
them So and costs each this morning.
The following ave some OF the candidates for
Council for the October election: First Ward,
James S. Mclean: Second Ward, William Staff,
Jr; Third Ward, II. NJ Healey; Fourth Ward,
K. G. Shinkle Fifth Ward, Robert Warng,
Henry schriver; Sixth Ward James Pagan, Chas.
Stemler.
Among the many attractions to be seen at the
coming Alexandria Fair will be Willis Irwins
kennel of celebrated dogs. Mr.. lrwin's collection
embraces nearly every species known to the dog
thoroughbred Irish setter. The tactics OF the
"Strved Three" owned by Willis is something
wonderful. and well worth the seeing.
John Davis, engineer at swifts Rolling Mill,
INDUCED rather freely in intoxicating drinks
yesterday, and last night ra sed hi voice to such
pitch that Officer smith ordered htm TO desist
He still kept it up, aud wnen the officer ap-
preached to arrest him he rails d his hand to
strike the latter, when the officer beat him over
the head in shocking manner. He displayed
five severe scalp wounds and a cut over the fore
head. DIR. Davis was called at 10 O'Clock last
night and sewed up the wounds. The case will
be investigated before Mayor Harton tomorrow
morning.
Parents are compelled to submit to another
change in school books, which the Board OF Edu-
cation see fit to make annually The following
changes were approved by the Board at recent
meeting, and go into effect at once: The revised
edition OF McGufeys Second Reader for use in
the L Grade in are OF the Phonic Reader, now
IN use in that grade and OF Sw!nton's New Eli
gish Grammar Tor use IN the Intermediate Grades
In place Of Pnneo's Grammar, now in use in these
grades. Your committee would also recommend
that in the grades above the 4 Grade the revised
edition OF MeGulfeys Readers, Rays Practical
Arithmetic and Andtrson's History of the United
States be used in the grades now using the old eli
tons of these text books far as the same is
practicable without additional expense 10 the pu-
pills.
COvINGTON.
Dr. Charles Kearns is home from the
East.
The Seventh-s sewer caved in again
yesterday.
|, Mrs. Bent has gone to Cleveland, O., to
spend the summer.
Mr.. VIM. Shrock and Miss Mollie Lawson
were married last Saturday
The valuable horse of DR.. J. A. Aver
dicks died this morning.
Mr.. Allen Rich, highly respected cti-
zen. is lying at the point of death.
Johnny Murphy and Sam. Simms will
celebrate their weddings together.
Mr.. John Westwood yelled, "Wood Up!n
Saturday, when that little stranger boy ar
rived at his house.
AT LAsT.-Mr. Thomas Woods, that king
of melters, will be married "Wednesday
evening to Miss Jennie Edwards
Some individual has cramped on LAWYER
Dudleys umbrella The Major says, as the
rain is over he might act fair and re-
turn it.
''The Pinafore Schooner with her crew
will reach Toherme's Hail. in Peaselburg
Wednesday evening. There will be brass
band along for the dancers.
MONDAY MATINEE-Mic. O'Brien. Patsy
Rohan, j. Walker and James Whalen,
drunk, S4; Pluck Collins breach of the
peace, $l3; George Carr, disorderly, $5.
BULLY BoND.-Sherif L. A. Armstrong
filed his bond this morning with the names
OF s. f. Roberts and J. NJ Armstrong as his
Sureties. This is simply his official bond
Peaselburg society is on the qui vive over
the approaching marriage ofthat clever and
popular Jerry McCarty to that pleasant and
attractive young lady, Miss Della Lambert.
The house of w. II. Porter, 1909 Madison
street, was successfully done by burglars
yesterday morning. A lot of wearing ap-
parel was stolen. The entrance was effected
by back way.
The Turner Society of Covington went to
Newport in a body yesterday and cele-
brated the twenty-seventh anniversary of
the establishment Of the Order in that
city. Hon. Joseph Hernles was the orator
OF the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.W. Mattingly were agree
ably surprised, a few evenings since, by
hbout fifty couple of young folks, accom-
panied by a brass band. The hospitality
Of the house was opened to them, and the
happy hours were whiled away in dancing,
chatting and doing justice to an elegant
supper.
Willie Forsyth, twelve-year-old boy
living at 147 East Thirteenth street, fell off
bed yesterday and broke his left arm
close to the elbow. Thomas Conners, sit
ting on some barrels on his wagon on the
way to his home beyond Florence, Satur-
day evening, fell and broke his arm. DR..
Dulaney attended both cases.
The Lexington Fair commences to-mor.
row, and the popular and energetic ticket
Rgent, Mr.. James Ernst, of the Kentucky
Central Railroad, has made arrangements
to sell tickets at half fare during the Fair.
train will leave Lexington at 80 Satur-
day night, and will arrive in this city Sun
day morning at 4:30 a. m.