The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-26
THE DAILY STAR
NEWS FROM POINTS AROUND
NEWPORT.


being drunk and disorderly.
VIM. Devere, of the old Barracks Band
now at Columbus, is spending u short time
among his numerous friends here.
Mr.. Charles Spinks mourns the loss Of a
S30 set OF harness that was stolen from his
stable on Madison street last night.
John Dewitt, after spending a pleasant
lime among his hosts of friends here, left
yesterday for his home in Baltimore.
The nuptials of Mr.. II. Trainer and Miss
Mary Parker, of Columbia street, will be
eonsummated during the first week in June.
Rev. Mr. Hagerman, of Texas, brother OF
Prof. Hagerman, of this city, will preach
"Wednesday evening at the Colunbia-street
Presbyterian Church.
The Mayor and City Dads have failed up
to Il o'clock to pay the fines imposed by
the Criminal Court Friday last, and they
are still allowed to run at large. Why is
this thus, Mr. Sheriff?
The girls of the Parochial School of the
Church Of the immaculate Conception will
give n dramatic entertainment tomorrow
evening at Old-fellOws' Hall. A very at,
lractive programme is prepared for the oc-
easion.
Willis Irwin, of the Commercial, is no
longer youth. He celebrated his twenty
frst birthday yesterday. Now, then, Will,
there is no excuse left for postponing that
little affair any longer. Further delay may
be dangerous, and the young lady has Leen
waiting patiently.
Miss Josie Jones "York," the celebrated
contrato, will entertain a number of her
Newport friends to several vocal selections
this evening, at the residence Of her aunt,
Mrs Patterson, on Byzantine street near
Saratoga. Miss Jones is a member of the
Young Ladies' Sodaity of this city.
John Fowler and his wife Annie Fowler
we're arrested last night on a warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Eva Rief, who charges the
Iormer with making use of indecent Ian
guage, and the latter with breach of the
peace. Their cases were continued in the
Mayors Court this morning to the 2sth.
Mrs. NJ. L. Ross, the Postmistress, has
dispatched for more Of the $40 certificates,
10 be sold here. The $4,000 worth sent
here Hst week were disposed of Friday and
Saturday. The Newport boys will give the
Cincinnati money sharks warm recep-
tion if they interfere with the sales here
This week.
Prof. Joseph Hall, the celebrated blind
pianist, who has been in this city about a
year, left this morning for England, his
native country. Daring his stay here he
created favorable impression among our
irst musicians. He returns in October
and, from what we can learn, Mrs. Hall
will accompany him.
BY request of the Mayor the officers and
exotfiCers of tie city government are re-
qnested to meet at the engine-house on
Tuesday, May 9th at | o'clock p. m., to
attend, in body, the funeral of h. f. Bow
ers, the late City Treasurer, and as mark
of esteem and respect the city Offices will
be closed on the afternoon Of the above
date
Company F, Thirteenth Infantry Captain
Waterbury commanding, have been or
dered to this post from Baton Rouge The
present detachment at the Newport Bar
Dcks, who are men from the Thirteenth
Infantry and Second and Fifth Artillery.
have been ordered to return 10 their com
panies and regiments in the South The
new company will arrive here Thursday on
the Robert Mitchell. The report that a
band would accompany them is without
foundation.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN BOwERs.-Captain Eu-
gene L. Bowers, City Treasurer of Newport
and one of her most respected citizens,
passed quietly away, surrounded by his
good wife and family, at a few minutes
past ! o'clock Sunday morning. Captain
Bo vers was born in Newport, July 18th,
1878 in a log house within sight of the res
idence in which he died, corner of Taylor
street and Central avenue. Thirty years of
his life was spent on the Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers. Several Years of his early life
he spent in the army, during which he was
stationed at the Newport Barracks. About
five years ago he retired from the river and
became a candidate for the office of City
Treasurer, to which he was elected by
good majority. The funeral will take
place tomorrow at p. m. from the Taylor
street NJ. e. Church.
COvINGTON.
Mr.. Logan Carlisle is home visiting the
boys.
The storm reached Butler Station t, is
DR.. G. A. zwick and family leave to-mor-
row for Fatherland.
Miss Annie Baker is visiting friends at
Cherry Fork, Ohio.
The Court of Appeals says that Lowe is
not Sheriff of Kenton County.
The damage by the caving of the Main
street sewer will amount to $500.
There was caving in at the Main-street
,ewer yesterday, owing to the extensive fall
Of rain.
Miss Annie Montgomery and Miss Sue
Brent are visiting friends up the Kanawha
River.
The Fifteenth-street Buns defeated the
Bull Rushers yesterday at baseball by a
'core Of Is to TO-
Mrs. John Sanders very estimable lady
If California, KY, died Saturday, and was
buried Yesterday.
Election for Councilman in the Thiyl
Ward to-day. Don't forget it, fellow.citi-
;ens of that ward
Rev. X. W. Hall, Presiding Elder of this
district, is the guest OF the family of Mr..
George W. Thompson.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church, of Fal-
mouth will give an excursion on the Ken
lucky Central Thursday.
Miss Lille Swinney, of the Colyille
Folly Company, is to be married TO a
wealthy gentleman of this city at an early
lay.
In the case of Hegean Bros. VS.. G. S.
Light, in the Circuit Court this morning, a
Judgment of $l75 was rendered for the
plaintiff.
The male children of ST. Joseph's Church
will have their exhibition tomorrow and
he female children Thursday, at st. Jo-
eph's school-house.
The barn of F. Scott, in this county, was
truck by lightning last night. The cleo
ricity went to the house, few yards dis
ance. Damages, $780,
Collins milk wagon fell into hole on
}arrard street this morning, and it required
wo hours of hard work and cursing
rom the driver to extricate it.