The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-20
OVElc THE BRIDGE.
COYING1SDN.


night at Mr.. Fred. Averbecks
Mr.. jos phi Collins. the contractor, left
yesterday Oh visit to Kansas City.
Mr.. Thomas Jones, Clerk If the Court Of
Appesls, was in the city this morning.
POLICE CouRr.-L Widdekind. disorder
safe keeper, dismissed.
The Grand Jury this morning presented
indictments against Wm Thompson for
Grand larceny, and Thomas Clark, for ut
tering forged papers.
Captain Jake Sponsor had q go-as-you-
please set to with u man named Donnelly.
on Third street this morning. He was
brought In by Blonde and Brutus. ...
Mr.. Jacob Pence has been awarded the
contract for draining the pond on Woods
street. and Mr.. Thomas McGrath gets the
contract for paving the alley between Bre-
men and Seventh streets.
and cages from MIR. Joseph Bryant's resi-
dence last night. One of the cages was
found empty on a common near by. The
theft occurred about CLOCK.
Telephone Tom Gibbons has petition
before Council for the remission Of fine
for some dsnrderly conduct, but his ac-
tions Yesterday virtually settles that petit
ton. He was dismissed from the employ
Of the Telephone Company.
MIR. VIM. P. Strawbridge and Miss Ida
Miller. daughter Of Mr Edward Miller.
were united in the holy bonds by the Rev.
DR.. Taylor at the brides home, Is East
Tenth street, last night. A nice supper. a
pleasant company, and happy time gem
orally.
MIR. John Campion, who has been visiting
his friends and relatives in the city for the
past few days left last night for Omaha
City. He was accompanied by Mr. Thomas
Healy, brother Of Deputy Marshal. Healy.
Johnny Murphy accompanied them to the
depot, but the bleak winds from the West
p,,l him out of the notion Of going with
them. Johnny says it's cold enough here
for him.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs-Edwart Davis.
of tincinnati. to Mary, wife of Tn mas
Reed, "f Covington. Lot M. 83. Adams &
Wheeler's subd vision. Az bv 100 feet, on
the vest side Of Wheeler street. Covington;
81, 900.
Joseph SpilIman and wife to B. Tieman,
both of Gov, npton. lot "a BY 100 feet on the
northeast corner Of Lee and Watkins
streets, Covingt" A.5.
A man named D. w. Dodds, who halls
from the rural districts, came to the cit,
last night and put ap at the st. Charles
Hotel, on Washington street. After he had
secured room he was given bed with
some stranger. This morning when he
awoke he discovered that his cketbook,
containing S45, was missing. as was his bed
fellow. whom the proprietor alleges he was
not acvuainted with. NJ
Lovers LOTTERY. The cool weather
caused boom in the matrimonial market
and licenses were Issued as follows since yes
terdar: VIM, p Strawbridee, aged %, and
l.ida 3. Miller, aged 81. both Of Covington; i;
&. P. Viii latch, aged q, and Nancy Sadie
Miller agel %. both Of Ross County, Ohio;
VIM. II. Hall, aged 49, and Wealthy Ann
Nevill, aged 30, both of this county. The
former couple were married last night, and
the NEXT couple will be married at the Ash
brook H use tonight, and the latter couple
have not yet determined when they will
get spliced.
DEATH OF Mrs. BRYsoN.-At a quarter
past o'clock yesterday morning Mrs.
Anna X. s. Brysn, one of the early set
tiers OF this locality, and a member of the
Cincinnati Pioneer Association of the class
of 1872, died at her home, NJ. 1,227 Green
up street, Covington. KY. at the age OF
eight mine years and one month. Mrs
BrysOn was possessed of q remarkably Wig
Orous mind, and her memory covered the
entire history Of Cincinnati. She was the
daughter "f Maj. Martin. a revolutionary
officer, and one of the first. If not the very
first, commandant of Newport Garrison.
tie was South Caroiinian by birth,
and was stationed at Detroit,
after the close of the revolution, and from
there ordered here. While he commanded
tile post his daughter, who was born in
Georgia in Oct Der, 1880. married one of his
officers, Captain James NJ. Bryson who was
appointed commandant after the retire.
ment of Major Martin. Captain Bryson
died In 1877, leaving her widow with four
children. She never married again. OF
the children only one survives, Mrs. Susan
=. Rhea, Of Denison, Texas; the other three
have all died within the past two years, the
last being Mrs. Kamp, Of Covington, who
died last December. She will be buried at
10 o'clock Tomorrow morning from Scott
street n. d. Church, Covington. ...f.
Thomas Gibbons, or Telephone Tom."
as he is commonly called, was arrested last
night and placed in Jail, on the charge of
malicious destruction Of property. He was
arraigned before Mayor Atliey this morn
ing and verv neatly fined $53. It seems
that Tom was On one of his periodical
sprees ,esteriay, and it seems that he had
been ordered to Cincinnati to work. and
didn't want to 20. So he called the neces-
sary quantity of bug-juice to his aid, went
up into the Office. smashed panel out OF
the door leading into the Exchange-room.
went in and cut and tore the wires
leading out into the city all In
two and then marched across the
street. surveyed the ruin he had made.
and said he was glad he had done 1t. The
ruinous work was done in the presence of
the two lady operators Mr.. C. r. Foster.
the superintendent of construction on this
side Of the river, having gone over to the
Cincinnati Exchange q few moments be-
fore, and Tom taking advantage Of his ab-
sence. When Mr.: Foster reached Cincin.
natl and attempted to communicate with
the Covington Exchange he found the COM
mumicati u cut off, He returned immedi-
stely to this side OF the river, found what
was the matter, and went at once to the
Mayors Office and had warrant issued.
which Marshal Go .dsoD Afterwards ev.