The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-25
.COyINGTON.


The wax cross on exhibition at Hickey's
shoe store was rallied oil yesterday, anu
won by Mr.. James Rife.
Rev. James Frost. of Lexington, is hold
ing pr0tracted meeting at the Madison-
street Baptist Church.
DR.. James Keith is suffering from three
broken ribs received by q fall down flight
of stairs at his residence:
Tcm Alexander. who is accused OF rob-
bing freight cars on the N. &. H. II. gave
himself up to the police this morning.
The entire attention of the Criminal
Court was occupied this morning in hear
ing testimony in the case of Nose Helvy.
The arguments closed this afternoon.
LOVES LorTERY.-J. f. Bristow and Will
lie ]. Herndon both of this county; James
II. Yates and Sarah Taylor; James b. Har-
ris and Sarah II. Butts, both of West Gov
ington.
Odd-fellows' Hall was we'll filed by an
intelligent and appreciative audience at the
concert of the Choral Society last night and
the programme was rendered III mastery
manner by all the performers.
Campbell Cox and Forrest Sheets, living
near Independence Station on the Short
line road, lost their tobacco crop, available
burning of their barn Sunday.
The Twilights' masquerade at Drexelius
Hall last night carried off the cake. Two
hundred couples were present and the sup
per set by the Weaver Boys would have
been credit to DelmOnico of New York.
Thomas Jefferson Smith. ESQ.,. OF the Ma
tional A. O. U. w. Bulleten, will bear
down on Memphis with his portly form in
few DAYS to officially ascertain the
amount of losses sustained by his Order by
yellow fever. Feed him well, we Mem
pl,ians, he is good for three square meals a
day.
Rebecca Mary George. a girl fifteen years
of age, appeared yesterday before Mayor
Athey and swore out warrant charging
her father Parnach Zano George, with hav-
ing forcibly violated her person on st.
Valentines Day, the 14th of February, at
the premises in which they live, in Jail
alley. Friends plead that he is insane.
FRANK TURNER CAPTuRED.--A dispatch
from Warrensburg Mo-, states that Frank
Turner the man who, 1t is charged, muir
dered Samuel Judd last November in Grant
County, KY, was arrested there yesterday.
He had married sister living there, and
came there week ago under the name OF
Darbin. The Sheriff found him splitting
rails in the woods, with arms close at hand,
but he was euthanked and captured. He
contesses that he is the man.
NEwPoRT.
Mr.. Adam Ritter, our enterprising young
merchant, left last night for New York.
John Ulirich and Margaret Metz will be
welded this evening at st. Johns Church.
Joseph Wilson, of Goodman street, wishes
to have it known that it is a girl this
time.
Col. F. ]. Hetch, proprietor of the Local
left yesterday for Washington, ID. c., on
business.
Charley Conklin pleaded guilty this
morning to breach of the peace, and was
fined S. and costs.
Mr.. Louis Bielll will shortly lead to the
altar Of Hymen beautiful and attractive
young heiress of Montgomery County, 0.
Frederick Roth, residing at o. Macarthur
street. while at work yesterday at Swifts
Rolling Mill, fell over large piece of iror
and broke two of his ribs
Mr.. Frank Wentworth, one of the bright
est and handsemest and most eloquent elo
cutionists in the State, is making rapiG
progress with his new class
VIM. Smith, for trying to disturb thu
marriage relations between John Coleman
and his wife, nee Miss Schneider, was inet
$40 costs this morning.
Several negroes have made a practict
lately of going their daily rounds begging
for the Colored Baptist Church. TIL,
Deacons of the Church have put then
down as frauds.
Mrs. Charles Coleman and wife wer
shadowed by two ill-meaning men near tin
corner of Egiantine and Saratoga streets OF
Sunday evening. They were fired at by Mr.
Coleman and retreated.
The Newport Leader under the nev
management, will make its appearance to
morrow. The Republican portion Of tn,
heading has been dropped, and General S
B. Brown willcondnct the new sheet.
The Choral Society will give a concert a
Odd-felows' Hall this evening. in which
with the Society, Misses Hawthorne, Best
Emily Windsor and MeSsrs. Skidmore
Amann, H. p. Stiles, Weidinger and C. A
Grannier will appear.
w. L. Thomas, Grand Commander of tn
Knights Templar of the State of Kentucky
will be in the city to-day. An Invitation
will be extended him to be present at tn
comforting of the Royal Arch Degree il
Olive Branch Chapter this evening.
Yesterday afternoon John Means, age,
ten, living on Thornton street, and con,
panion were practicing archery, and youn
Means, standing near the target, was strucl
in the eye by misdirected arrow, which, j
is feared will cause the loss Of the sight.
Charles Benning, the individual who re
ceived dose of buckshot by party il
Covington about three weeks ago, was al
rested in the latter city yesterday am
brought here on charge of robbery. Ben