The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09

wearing apparel yesterday afternoon from
the residence of James McGrew, on the
Highlands.
Noah Dove Lodge No. 20, I. o. o. F.,
elected Robt. Pye, John Mccormack and
George Collins as committee to represent
the Lodge at the Louisville Convention.
Adam Cape got roaring drunk again last
night and yelled like Comanche Chief.
Officer Flynn brought him in and Mayor
Harton fined him So aud costs this morn
ing.
Mr., Kemper, the one-armed Jailer, Of
Alexandria, was in town this morning,
taking notes from our efficient Jailer, John
Schwartz. Kemp. wonders why things are
thus.
Councilman Bishop, who has been taking
in the Louisville Exposition, reached home
this morning. He thinks our Alexandria
Fair puts their Exposition away in the
shade.
Capt. Eckert, Superintendent of the
Telephone Company, is having poles erect
ed for the extension of wires through the
city. The wires will be removed from the
roof-tOps.
Mr.. Louis Applegate. aged nineteen, and
Miss Annie Edwards, aged eighteen, both
of this city, were united in marriage last
evening at the residence Of the bride, on
Columbia street.
Our dandy fire engine was brought into
use this morning to pump out the water
meter cistern at Swift's Rolling Mill. She
works like charm, as do the brave boys
who attend her.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFER.-Jacob Simons
and wife to John Miller Lot 1873, in James
Taylor's division, fronting 25 feet on the
west side of Hamlet street, between Forrest
and Barry streets; $500.
An individual hailing from the upper
end was riding down York street this morn
ing, when his horse, or more properly tht
frame Of one, dropped under him and died.
The police are after him for allowing thu
beast to lay and block up the passage way
A man by the name of Balm created con
siderable excitement on Ann street by
shooting at lot of wild coons that had as
sembled on the roof of his residence, and
were holding concert with all the cats in
the neighborhood. He succeeded in killing
two of them.
The little town. Of Alexandra booms to
the front with scandal in high life that
is liable to explode at any moment. Every
effort is being made to hush the affair up
and keep it from publicity in the hope that
the individual who is the cause of the
trouble will fulfill his promises and marry
the young lady.
Benjamin Cook, swarthy. wretched.
looking individual, whose very appearance
indicates but little above the brute, was
arrested this morning for exposing his
person in the presence of little school
children. Mr.. John Schroll caught
the villain in the act this morning, and at
once collared and took him to iaii. He
was brought before Mayor Harton this
morning, when it was learned that the
same villain has been seen lurking around
the school buildings on various occasions
endeavoring to entice little children away
He " as bound over to the Criminal Court
in $780, in default of which he went to Jail
County Attorney Edgar, through his at
torneys yesterday filed suit against CHIEF
of Police Cottingham and Officers Troy and
Flynn for $40 900 damages. The following
if his complaint In full. The plaintiff
Frank Edgar, says the defendants, Thomas
Cottingham, Dennis Flynn and James
Troy, on the 4th day of October, 1879, in
the city of Newport, Kentucky did with
force and arms assault the plaintiff, and did
then and there lay hold of the plaintiff and
with great force and violence pulled and
dragged the plaintiff, and did then and
there force and compel the plaintiff to GO
from where they then were, in the Court.
house yard in Newport, through portion
Of the said yard to certain Police Station
house, in the said citXof Newport and did
then and there imprison the said plaintiff
and kept and detained him in prison then
without any reasonable or probable cause
whatsoever for long space of time, to-wit
for the space - next following contrary
to law and the will of the plaintiff, where.
fore the plaintiff prays judgment in the
sum of $40, 900 for the said wrong and in
jury and for general relief.
NELSON & QUICKER, for plaintiff.