The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-09
OVER THE BRIDGE.


School Board meets tonight A clerk is
to be elected.
There was false alarm Of fire from Box
81 this morning.
Samuel Coffin was retired last night from
the Water-works Commissioners.
The Little Gems will give their usual |
soiree at Drexelius Hall tomorrow night
Catharine sherrick qualified yesterday as
administrator of the estate of John Sher7
rick. deceased. Il
The election Of Colonel Rick Gwyder, as
Superintendent of Public Works, shows
that good work is readily recognized.
The Committee appointed last night by
Council to obtain suitable place for q
house of correction should visit PeaselbWrg.
The regular quarterly meeting Of sthe
Kenton Pioneer Association takes place
tomorrow at 2 o'clock at the Court-hogse.
General U. 8. Grant and Stonewall lack
son were complimented with votes Sst
night for Trustees Of the Widows and Or
phans' Home.
There is q rumor current on the streets
that the toll-gate on the Madison PikSis
to be closed on account of the bad conai-
tion of the pike.
Mr.. Joseph Fisse died yesterday at his
home, GIG Bakewell street. His funeral
will take place tomorrow morning from
St. Aloysius' Church.
| In the Police Court this morning Pat.
Toohey was fined 81 and costs for drunken
ness and disorderly conduct The case of
Jacob Sponsor was filed away with leave.
Constable Tom Dunn yesterday levied on
the city's safe In the Clerks Office to sat
isfy the judgment of the Cincinnati Volks-
freund against the city. 1t Is q safe debt
now. ....
Last evening, about 6 o'clock, while Mr.
MI. Piatt was eating his supper at his
home, No. 80 East Fourth street, sneak
thief entered the hallway and made of
with valuable overcoat and fine hat
MArR1MoN1AL.-Wm. H. Cook, aged nine
! neen, sealing-wax-maker, Kenton County,
and Mollie Conley. aged nineteen, Coving-
ton. Morris Isaac, aged twenty five, sales
man, and Fannie Loeb, aged twenty-five,
both Of Covington.
Mr.. Louis L. Bristow, brother of County
Clerk Bristow was admitted to practice in
the Circuit Court this morning Mr.. Bris-
tow Is lively and energetic young man,
and We hope he will have showers of sue.
cess as he is certainly deserving of it.
Officers Linneman, Holtrup and Cutler
! are destined to receive from Mr.. James
y Walsh present of q handsome silver
!. mounted pistol each as q reward for theil
gallant and effective service in saving him
! from disastrous burglary Tuesday night
/ Miss Laura Soden, Covington lady, 40
La all 80 "a h. s,.lo l.
' river yesterday evening as she was on hel
' She was rescued by bystander VIM. Rus
sell, who gallantly jumped into the watel
y for her.
: The Fair at St. Mary's Hall continues tt
:, attract large crowds every evening. Th,
: articles, including the buggy, will be raff1et
off next Monday evening. The band il
!, attendance every evening is a good one
: !. and to hear the music is worth double tn,
y price Of admission charged. fM..
Marshal Goodson received the followin
from George Cutters burglar yesterday
n ''Please send me the money and othe
things of mine which is In the hands Q
the Court. There is $8 SO in money, on
silk handkerchief, one comb and lead penci
and other things. JAMES WILLIAMS"
Mr.. Michael Carey, who resides on Sec
ond street. met with painful accident a
the glass-house this morning He was en-
gagged at work near tub of boiling waite
when the vessel, by some unaccountabl
y. means. turned over, and the water spillin
on Mr.. Carey's foot, scalded it badly, caut
ing the flesh to peel.
The Thayer Arbuckle Pietra Carren
!" concert troupe came to Covington la.
g night. and were billed to play at Odd-fe
Of lows Hall, but the ignorant advance agen
y, failed to patronize the newspapers, an
,e consequently the public was ignorant {
ar the show. The company is one of th
ID finest on the road, and We dare say that
N it had been properly advertised they woul
i. have had good crowd. As it was thel
we're only thirty people In the house, an
in they refused to play.
atl Col. Frank Mead, the Democratic whee
I'd horse of the Ninth Ward, was not swor
Or into Office last night Neither was job
a. Weaver, but they will both take the oat
D. of Office together. Mr.. Mead returned frol
ID Indianapolis last night and reports that
,e was shown around the Fire Department b
IN Mr.. Ohler. President Tranter has treate
"a Mr.. Mead with considerable discourtesy l
1t failing to place him on any responsib
committees But Tranter did not forg,
to place Sam. Coffin on all the committe,
ID that there is any sugar in. If the people
al the Ninth Ward saw fit to send Mr.. Mes
It. To the Council it is no reason that he shoul
n. be treated with such infamous disrespec
l. Mr.. Mead defeated one Of tho best in Il
" Ninth Ward.
III In the Circuit Court yesterday, tho CO
~ of the Northern Bank OF Kentucky vs..
.:e c. Timberlake, VIM. Timberlake ct al, WI
''s decided by Judge Boyd, sitting as Chance
lor. VIM. Timberlake was surety for
!. G. Timberlake, who became . bankrup
no and the creditors sued out an attachmel
lst on one hundred and forty-four acres
he land valued at 800 an acre, situated
nor Kenton County and belonging to Wn
hs Timberlake. In defense the claim of Il
w w wife of VIM. Timberlake to = lien on Il
Y" farm for 5000 is set up. sMra Timbe
on lake, it is alleged, in 1855 sold part Of b
BY private land in Montgomery County AZ
gave the proceeds. 5000, to her husbar
for his use. In return her father-in-la,
- Thornton Timberlake, executed writtl
aoraoiunpt IN raj m, htl roo her at his dnAi