The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-23
OVER THE BRIDGE.
COvINGTOA.

The Our Circle Club had big crowd at
HermanceS Hall last night
James P. Cooney and Carrie Schultz
have taken out their splicing papers.
o. P. Schmidt has been elected attorney
for the West Covihgton Building Associa-
tion.
The Republican Executive Committee
meets tonight at the residence OF John r.
Ernst for political confab.
F. A. Prague, assignee of Casey, Chal-
FAINT q Co.. filed suit against VIM. Lorenzo
for $12S. Hallam & Perkins attorneys
Mr. johnson Rusk had his shoulder dis
located by being thrown in playful tussle
with Frank McDannver. DR.. Dulaney
set it.
Mr.. James s. Reed and Mr.. Charles Reed
are erecting tobacco barn 100 feet long
and 10 feet wide ON Russell street near the
stock-yard.
A thief last night stole a satchel of sur
gical instruments, valued at $25, from DIR.
Delaney's buggy as it stood on Madison
street. The thief was chased, but escaped
capture. ..
The residence of Mr.. P. P. McVeigh was
entered by burglars last night. A lot OF
valuable silverware and wearing apparel
was carried off, The rascals effected an
entrance through the cellar.
Miss Kate Hassemeir is suffering from a
badly disigured face. On the night of
the Pike street conf1agrat;on she ran to the
window to look out, and, thinking it was
hoisted, run her head through the glass
A telegram from Omaha announces that
Mr.. James Mccormack, formerly of this
city. broke his leg yesterday. Mr.. Hugh
Kelly, who received the telegram, leaves
tonight for that city to visit the afflicted
friend.
A stranger purchased shirt from Mart.
Stevens at the store of Max Herbst Sum
day on credit. He represented himself as
a stock broker, but Mart can't find him.
although he put up at the Central Hotel
until last nieht, when he suddenly left
without liquidating.
Things have been rather lively on Sev-
enth-street Market-space for the past two
or three days. Yesterday there was buggy
capsized and lady split out on to the side
walk. The day before young man was
hit with brick by his girl and on the same
day two colored gentlemen fought for
honor.
REAL EsrArE.-M. M. Benton to Anton
Frank, lot 80 by SO, southwest corner
Twelfth and Wheeler streets, Covington;
S1,157.
Joseph Raywood to s. E. Laird, lot so bv
1870. east side Madison street. 100 feet south
OF State street, Covington; $1,000.
G. w. Harrington to F. A. Prague, as
sgnee of F. P. Chalfant, lot 26 by 100 north
east corner of Patton and Mary streets,
Covington; returned for purchase notes.
CRY CoUNo1L-Mr. Mcdonald offered a
resolution notifying the Kentucky Cen
trail Railroad Company to vacate the side
walk on the west side of Washington
street. between Pike and Eighth streets,
according to agreement made in 1865. Mr..
Collins moved to amend py instructing the
Committee on Internal Improvements to
inquire into said occupancy. Adopted,
and the resolution then referred to the
Committee on Law.
| Mr. Collins offered an ordinance levying
taxes for 1880, as follows General Fund,
95 cents; Interest Fund, 55 cents; New
Jail Fund, 10 cents; School Fund, 25 cents;
total, 81 IS. Also a poll tax of So for
school purposes
The ordinance passed by 13 to 8, the
three being Messrs. Davezac Won Boken
and Weweler.
Various Jail resolutions were introduced
but no result reached.
| Mr.. Davezac offered resolution contract
ing with D. Wolking for sprinkling the
Ssventh-street Market-space from April to
October. inclusive, at the cost of such water
as Mr.. Wolking may use in his business of
street-sprinkling. Referred.
| Mr.. Davezac offered an ordinance reduc-
| ing the saloon and tavern licenses from SIS
to $25.
The ordinance passed by yeas, Brent,
Coffin, Davezac, Hallam, McDannold, Nc
Donald, Mead, Weweler, Whittle, Wolking
and the Presidential nays, Ashbrook,
Collins, Meyers, Senour and Smith-6. Ex.
cused from voting Mr.. Won Boken.
Council then adjourned at 1890 to next
Thursday night.
| Mr.. R. 8. Adams, of Felicity, Ohio, who
has been visiting friends here, returned
home last evening. aa .e.
The bridge investigation met yesterday
but did nothing of any special Importance
Mr.. Hawthorne was the only witness ex
amined.
Joseph Ehinger took out license to wed
Annie Kruse, of Jefferson street. The
wedding will take place Wednesday even.
ing next at St. Stephens Church.
Rev. Mr.. Pettis yesterday wrote letter
to President Waters, of the School Board
in which he states that, owing to the large
amount of his religious duties, he IS unable
to reconsider his resignation. and thank.
the members of the Board for their kind
ness.
Mr.. James M. Thumasen, one of th,
pioneers of Campbell County, died at hi
residence near Alexandra night before las
with paralysis He has been resident o
this county since 1904 His funeral take
place to-day from the Methodist Church il
Alexandria
The case that has become somewhat cele
brated of the Newport bakers against tn,
bread vendors of Cincinnati who peddl
their wares here without taking out
county license, will be called again thi
evening before Squire Buchanan.
Philip HASH, who runs a secondhand
store for Mr.. Schoelstine, on Monmouth
street, near Harris, was held over to tn
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