The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-14
COVINGTON.

The County Assessor went 10 WORK tnls
morning.
Robert Thompson, the letter-carrier, is
able to be out again.
Mr.. David Wavman is now one OF the
firm of Sylvester Hand & Co., Cincinnati
Seventeen car loads of stock arrived on
the Kentucky Central Railroad tins MORN
ing.
Don't forget the ball of the Myrtle Lodge,
X. of p, al Odd-fellows, Hall tomorrow
night
Mr.. VIM. Collins, son Of d. G. Collins, left
last nigh for Decatur, Ala, to take charge
of cotton plantation.
The nuptials of Mr.. II. G. Winterman, of
Milton, KY, and Miss Bertha Smith, of
this city, are announced.
Mr.. John Campion and Mr.. James McCor-
mack left last night for Omaha. Mr.. Nc
Cormack was accompanied by his wife.
POLICE CouRT.-Ed. Ward, breach of the
peace, 81; George Hodges, same, $13; Ella
Lloyd, drunk and disorderly too drunk to
be tried; Philip Hennessy, fornication, $23.
Mr.. f. x. Dengler received a telegram,
yesterday, from Jacksonville, Florida, an
nouncing the sad intelligence OF the death
of his son, Mr.. Frank Dengler, the artist.
His remains will be brought to this city for
interment.
A large number of prominent citizens
met last night at Music Fund Hall, in pur-
suance of an invitation, to devise some
means for more strict observance of the
Sunday laws Hon. John w. Stevenson
was chosen Chairman and Mr. ]. ID. Shut,
Secretary. The meeting opened with an
address advocating the strictest enforce
ment of the Sunday laws and ordinances.
A set of resolutions to that effect was adopt
ed, and large committee appointed to fur
ther the object sought.
The National Bricklayers' Union No. 2
met at Arbeiter Hall yesterday. The ses-
sion opened with an address of welcome
from T. r. Gockel, of No. 2 of Kentucky.
AT the conclusion OF the address the follow
ing Committee on Credentials were an
pointed: John w. Cartwright, of Cincin.
natl; VIM. Newman, Cincinnati, and John
Thomas, of Covngton. At the afternoon
session q series of resolutions was passed,
and other important business transacted,
There are representatives present from sew
eral States
One of the important decisions rendered
in the Circuit Court yesterday was in the
cases of VIM. III. Bristol against Howell
& Clendenning and others. These were
suits brought in 1869 against the city and
properly holders to enforce the contract
price of the Nicholson pavement, between
Fifth and Twelfth streets. When the cases
were tried in the Circuit Court at the lime,
Judgment was rendered against the prop
erly holders, but reversed in the Court Of
Appeals. Bristol next attempts to make
the city responsible, but as she was not a
party to the case in the Court of Appeals,
a Judgment is given in her favor.
NEWPORT.
Ex-City Marshal Dave Lock has nearly
recovered.
Thos Murphy was granted license this
morning to wed Nettie Hutchinson.
Miss Annie Griffin, of Danville, KY, is
the guest of Misses Annie and Ellie Stretch
of Locust street.
A number of our citizens remained
around the ferry landing all night, Offering
their assistance if needed to save the ferry
boat Favorite. The boat up to IL to-day
was secure, although pretty badly battered
up.
Ellen Mclaughlin was taken in last night
a total wreck. Officer Boyd found Ellen
buried in a pile of snow near the head of
Ann street and nearly frozen to death.
She is still thawing out in the Station
house.
Mr.. Charles Sphinx, the popular coal mer-
chant, met with frightful accident last
night, about 6 o'clock, the particulars of
which are as follows: Mr.. Spinks and sew
eral of his workmen were engaged in tight
ening the cables of his barges when the
lever, fully seven inches in diameter.
snapped off short portion of it striking
Mr.. Spinks across the breast, knocking him
senseless He was carried to his home in
an insensble condition and medical aid
summoned. Mr. Spinks was suffering great
pain this morning and his condition has
very little improved.
WEST COVINGTON.
The Merry Circle Dancing Club will meet at the
res dence OF Miss Hattie Butts, West Covington
"Wednesday evening, January 18th. at 8 o'clock
All the members are requested to attend.
HAMILTON.
Charles Cook Of Cincinnati spent Sunday in this
city.
John Dirk will be candidate for Constable at
the coming spring election.
No meeting tonight of the Harmonic Society
owing to the illness of Prof Aiken, the Director
Cummins Butterfeld of Morgan Township has
announced himself candidate for County Sheriff
The famous trotting nag, Dan. Howell, owned
by +. 3. Johnson and others was yester1oS
sold TO James Clark, of Hillsboro, for 81 60
The funeral Of Isaac skill~,an will toLe n,oos
tomorrow "wednesday Forming at O'Clock from
the Presbyterian Cnlrch, near Collinsvlle In
terment at Greenwood.
The Grand Jury for the January term of the
Common Pleas Court was yesterday impaneled
Sworn, charged and entered upon its duties. The
Pet J-ry was called and excused until this
morning at o'clock.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs O. V. Parrish and her
sister, Miss Julia Curtis, of Dayton, narrowly es
capped being run over by q freight train in at.
tempting to cross the railooad track at Dayton
street. They were sleigh-rdng, and the runner
caught between the rails and planks which broke
the sleigh down, and left the ladies sitting in it
on the middle of the track, with a freight train
approaching within less than two hundred feet
The engineer succeeded in stopping the train in
time TO avoid more serious accident.
LEXINGTON. XIV.
Yesterday was County Court day here
Heary C. Lindun has returned home after an
extended trip to Indiana
Joseph Bendell, who keeps secondhand notion
store on Broadway, was closed by the Sheriff yes
terday.
JOHN Rutherford's grocery was broken into Sun
day evening and quantity of game taken This is
tna cnp0pd time within n p1o hoo hoo,