The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-30

come together tonight and investigate the charges
OF cruelty brought against Officer Smith.
The Turner'S OF this city will go on an excursion
to Columbus, Ohio, tomorrow.
Lawyer Kenny and family have returned to this
cliy, aiter lengthy stay among friends in Penn
syyania.
The Golden Crown Dancing Club are making
arrangements for grand entertainment to shortly
| take place.
| John Mclaughlin was fined IS and costs by
| Squire Harris last night for striking Mary Met
| calfe in the face.
The Royal Wedding" will be the subject OF
Kew. Mr.. Hathaway's discourse at Hayman's Hall
tomorrow at II a. In.
Olive Branch Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, will
nold their annual meeting for the elech n Of Of
hcers Tuesday night
Rev Dr. Tinker returned, from Somerset last
evehing, ana Will preach morning and evening at
the First Baptist Church.
| Services will b. resumed at the York-street Con-
gregational Church Tomorrow, the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Eastman, having returned.
Mrs. Clarence Workman suffered fracture of
ner left leg by fall down flight of stairs at her
nome on Goodman street yesterday.
Miss BERTHE Jones returned to her home in Otta.
wa, Canada, Yesterday, after pleasant stay with
Miss Emily Winsor, OF Monmouth street
The blast furnace at Swifts, after being thor
oughiy repaired, was put in full blast yesterday,
necessitating the employing of forty add tional
men.
| Mr.. Robert Moore, the wel-known engine.
builder, paid visit to Newport this morning, and
took in our thoroughly organized Fire Depart,
ment
The annual meeting of the Campbell County
Teachers Association will be held at Alexandr a
on September 30th and not on the I'd, as has been
previously announced.
Rev. $. II. Hall, ID, will preach his closing
discourse tomorrow ut II a, IN, at Taylor-stree
NJ. f. Church, after four years term as Presiding
Elder Of the NJ L. Conference.
| Nicholas YGger who so cruelty abused his wife
as detailed in yesterdays STAR was arrested this
morning He will be arraigned before Squire
Waterhouse Monday morGing.
| Charles MoSll. a plumber, in the employ of
James McLane, wa considerably cut and bruised
Yesterday by the falling in OF trench wall ut
which he was at work on Locust street.
The Circuit Court at Alexandra that has been
| in session snce Monday last, adjourned this
morning without transacting anything of special
| Importance eXcert Kees, who was charged with
murder, and acquitted.
| young man named VIM. Roberts commenced
| to work yesterday morning at Swft's Rolling Mill
ana ABOUT a in the afternoon fell from scIffDd a
distance oi twenty feet and was severely injured.
His left leg near the ankle was fractured and he
was otherwise badly cut and bruised
Tomorrow, August 3lst, will be the anniver-
sary OF the occupation of the city of Lexington by
| the Confederate Army under the command OF
Gen +, Kirby Smith in 1862 The event was wit
messed by our news vender, Gen. b. Downing who
was then resident of that city, and the first
person to receive Confederate scrip for goods. The
General is preparing sketch of the event.
| A desperate encounter took place Yesterday at
Alexandra between James S. Digby and Ed
Jones, both OF that place, and would have ended
no doubt, seriously but tor the interference
OF outside parties, but before they were sep
arated Digby was terribly used up Both men
| were promptly arrested and heavily
| fined. The trouble grew out of the KEGS murder
trial. mes, whose son was murdered, taking an
active part and Dgby's testimony in regard to
Jones standing for truth being anyth ng but COM
plmenary to the latter.
Mamie Jenkins the colored girl who became
suddenly deranged several days ago, broke away
| from her keepers last night, and running to the
river made desperate attempt to jump from the
ferry float. Lieutenant Speckman succeeded in
| lodging her safely in the station house. Her
brother arrived from Nicholasville last night, but
| she failed to rec ,gniZe him.
| One of the symptoms OF her insanity is a con.
| tinual dread OF pun .shment for the death OF a
child that occurred over year ago, which was
purely accidental on her part.
| The accident happened about a year ago near
| Nicholasville, KY, and the chld's de ith was
caused by the premature discharge OF pistol the
girl Mamie Jenkins happened to take from q
bureau. No attempt was ever made to have heI
arrested or in any way punished for this ofIeEse.