The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-13

HEwP0RT.
Mr.. R. c. and james Dodsworth left to-day for
Lake Chautauqua.
Mrs Marotte, of New Orleans is visiting at the
residence OF Mrs. W. N. Air.
Captain Bill Air celebrated his forty-fifth birth.
day yesterday Bill didn't forget the boys.
Charles Spinks has been awarded the contracl
for furnishing the Waterworks with coal at his
bid OF seven cents per blshel.
Frank KOertlin, the three-year-old son OF Rev.
Mr. Koertlin, fell into cellar at his home yester-
day morningand dislocated his left arm.
Francis Stephens lad residing on Locust
street, broke rib in his right side yesterday by
heavy fall while suffering from an epileptic ft
The picnic for the benefit of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception takes place tomorrow at
Silver Grove. The boat leaves the foot Of Colum-
bia street at q. m.
Mr. Ben Boyd, who left on the Sth inst. for the
Rocky Mountains, writes home that the train on
which he was a passenger was showed or rather
hailed in when twenty-five miles east OF Pueblo,
Colorado.
A young sneak thief entered the confectionery
of Mrs. Gels, l5l Madison street day before yeser
day, and made of with a box OF fine cigars. A
young lady gave chase and recovered most OF
them. The scamp, after filing his pockets,
dropped the box.
Mr.. Samuel Makibben, OF Twelve Mile strongly
objects to the report published in the papers about
two weeks ago, that hc was thrown from a wagon
and killed. We have Mr.. MS own words for it
that he wasn't killed, but merely thrown from
wagon and stunned fol "A time.
Miss Matte Belle Clark, well known in Newport
musical circles as soprano singer and known on
the stage us "Girard" is visiting at New York, the
guest OF Miss Kavanaugh a well known Kentucky
lady, and correspondent of the Louisville Courier
Journal Miss CLARK has connected herself with
new opera company that opens the lst prox.
The Grand Central Building and Saving Associa
ton, at "a meeting at Eclipse Hall last night
elected the following officers: President. s. Cra
mer; Vice President, A. Haas; Secretary, II. ].
Quehl; Assistant Secretary A. Nordheim; Treas
urer, J. NJ. DeiN; Directors, II. Luser, G. Picke
man, Joseph Plaeeman, A. Puff, B. Wiech, H.
Eyer, S Wempc, H. Weidner, A. GGrdel.
VIM. Mullen, who was sent to Jail Monday by
Mavor Harton, on charges OF breach OF the peace
and contempt of court, is the subject Of writ OF
habeas corpus, sworn out by County Attorney
Edgar yesterday, and made returnable before
Judge Perkins, of the Criminal Court, this morn
ing, the object being to test the consttutionaity
OF the Mayors Court. The case was heard before
His Honor, at the Court House this morning, and
taken under advisement until tomorrow morning
at o'clock.
NEWPORT KY, Aug, 10.
To the Editor Of the STAR:
The Commercial, in an article in its Covington
column Of this morning, does me a great injuS-
tiCe. The reporter OF the aforesaid Journal with
his usual disregard of truth, undertakes to con-
Etrue mere private conversation between Mayor
Athey and myself into an effort on my part, ms
County Attorney TO obtain the release Of prs-
oner charged with a very grave oticnse. The con.
versation mentioned was begun by me, more with
desire to gain information rather than to accom-
plish what am accused Of attempting. My busi-
ness in Covington was with Judge Geo G. Per-
kins, and so informed the Commercial reporter
at the time FRANK EDGAR.
About two weeks ago rather shrewd looking
individual, giving the name of i. IL. Robbins,
who located his home at indianapolis, applied to
Mat. Bez who keeps livery stable on Jefferson
street, and inquired what price he would
pay for horse to match an ami
Mr. Betz replied that such an animal was worth
500. "All right" replied the stranger, and short
ly after returned with the animal Mr.. Betz paid
portion OF the amount asked, and he was to re.
turn for the balance. Before taking his departure,
however, he remarked that he had another horse
that would match in every particular large bay
OF Mr. Bets. He left, and nothing more was
heard OF him until Monday afternoon when he
returned with the second horse, which
answered the description previously given.
Mr. Bez paid S35 cash for the last animal, and the
stranger was to return yesterday for the balance.
He failed to put in sn appearance, so far but a
postal card was received yesterday afternoon by
Chief Cottinsham from the Marshal of Lawrence
burg, giving description of a horse stolen from
there sunday night The Chief after perusng
with Il horse answering the description and. after
questioning Mr. BeH, dispatched to Lawrence
burg
The Marshal OF that town arrived last evening
and identified the horse as the one stolen from a
MIR. Meyer OF that town. Mr. Pete Betz pointed
out the other animal that he purchased two
weeks before from the same party The Mar.
shal telegraphed back to Mr.. Shunks OF the same
place. and he arrived this morning, and declared
the animal was his and was stolen about three
weeks ago. They left this place about IL O'Clock
with their horses, and Mr. Betz is S95 Out Of pocket