The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-14

quantity of gas consumed by the City of
Newport is in no manner connected wi tn
the contract.
Chief Justice Pryor delivered the opinion
of the Court.
A dissent was delivered by Judge Cofer,
who says: "The Gas-light Company is not
bound by its contract to reduce the price
until the time arrives when, adding to-
gether the quantity of gas consumed in the
city and dividing it by the number of days
during which the consumption continued.
the quotient will exceed forty thousand
cubic feet If we take the words as We find
them. and give them their own well-known
Specification. there is no difficulty in under
standing what the contracting parties in
tend" &c.
The total amount of the judgment up to
TINS time. including interest and costs and
damages due by virtue of the supersedure
OF the Judgment, is little over 1000. The
Gas Company considers the decision unjust
and will probably ask for rehearing.
HEwPORT.
John Pryor (not the grocer) was fined 81
and costs for peddling before market hours.
Mr.. Adie @. Robertson, city editor of the
Bath County Reporter, is taking in the
town.
A picture vender named J. Van Ullen
was brought in yesterday afternoon for
peddling without license. Mayor Harton
fined him $40 and costs this morning.
Messrs. B. Becker and H. Terlau, of Gov
ington, will on next Sunday at st. Stheph-
ems Church, institute branch # the Ger
man Mutual Catholic Beneficial Order.
At the special meeting of the Water
works held last night, the contract for tax
ing the machinery out of the pumping
house was awarded to Mr.. Stewart. In re-
gard to the bids action was postponed.
There was grand musicale at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Frank Cashard last night, on
Madison street. A programme of vocal and
instrumental music was delightfully."- rem
dered. Miss Gussie Dittoe also favored the
guests with several fine pieces of music and
singing.
Mr.. Charles Theis, residing on Central
avenue near Tibbatts, while splitting kin.
ding last night was so unfortunate as to
have the hatchet glance off the wood
and strike him on the hand. severlng
the index finger from the left hand. Dr.
Bennett was summoned and with great
difficulty succeeded in checking the flow
of blood.
The concert given by the Organ Circle at
G. NJ. E. Church last evening was a COM
plete success, both financially and other
wise. The church was filed to overf1owing
with select and appreciative audience.
Among the choice selections were the solos
sung by Misses Standish, Bryan, Case. An
ME and Ella Palmer; also those rendered
BY Messrs Norris Throop, Price and Nc
Ginnis. The quartets can not be com.
mended too highly. All in all, it was the
grandest church concert that Newport has
been honored with for some time The
proceeds were $100, which will 60 to pay
for new pipe organ.
Last night about 10 o'clock Officers Smith
and Creighton arrested Abe Lewis and Au-
gust Amber, on a charge of assault and
battery. The parties named, with their
| girls, Katie Kessler and Katie Horn, were
out on a lark, and, passing the bakery OF
Leo Hauser, corner of Tibbatts and Colum.
bia streets, one of the party asked
John Schnorr a workman in the
bakery, if they could 20 down
stairs Mr. Hauser heard the remark and
ordered them away, when Amhler pulled
out beer glass he had in his pocket ane
threw it, striking Mr.. Schnorr, cutting {
terrible cash in his forehead, slightly frac
turing the skull. The case was called be
fore Mavor Harton this morning, but wa
continued till tomorrow. Warrants were
also sworn out for the arrest of the girls.