The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-12

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Veith; Fifth Ward, ]. Klotzbach; Sixth
Ward, Peter Recan. These census takers
will report to the School Board at the reg
ular April meeting.
VIM. Davis was fined s. and costs In
'Squire Fuller's Court for breach OF the
peace, committed on the premises OF Mrs.
Amelia Windell, in Dayton.
The alarm from Box shortly before IL
O'Clock to-day, called the Department to
Captain Bill Airs residence on Bellevue
street. The burning out of chimney
caused the alarm.
The town election in Alexandra resulted
as follows Street Commissioner, NJ. Fritsch-
ler; Board of Trustees, R M. Brothers,
James W. Bell, William Funk, L. M.
White and Jacob White.
Newport Commandery K. 7. will assem-
BILE at o'clock this evening for escort duty
to the Grand Commander X. e. Sir W..
Ryan and P. G. C. Sir W. Larue Thomas
of the jurisdiction Of Kentucky, and pro-
coed to Cincinnati.
| Colonel Van Voast, United States Army,
who has been visiting here, returns to-
morrow to his headquarters at Fort Wal
lace, Kansas. Mr.. Van Voast contemplates
the erection of palatial residence 1.-the
Covert Run Pike, short distahce east OF
| Newport He has spent considerable
money alreadys-in grading the site.
| REAL ESTATE TRANSFER. John c. Schroll,
Special Commissioner app 'inted by the
| Circuit Court to divide the estate OF MRS.
Bathia Stricken, yesterday transferred to
Mrs. John Surran, nee Stricken, as her
| portion, Lot No. 8 in Trustees addit!onj
fronting 20 feet on Isabella street by l6s
feet deep; also Lot No. 6 in the same addi
tion. fronting 20 feet on Tibbatts street by
100 feet deep. This is one-fourth OF the
property.
There was quite an accident at the funer
al of the infant child of Constable Wiiliair
Cottingham Yesterday, that came near ter
minating fatally. Captain Andrew 4Mttey
who was manipulating pair OF fiery quad
rupeds, allowed them zoo much freedom
on the pike, and, being unable to contr"
them, they started off at furious pace ant
capszed the vehicle and split the occu
pants out on the roadside seriously inlur
ing two of the ladies' The vehicle wa
badly broken up.
Cry CouNcIL-Claims to the amount o
So 303 10 were allowed.
The Overseer OF the Poor presented hi
report, which sh WED: Groceries fur
nished during the past month, $l31 worth
coal, II loads.
sOn motion of Mr. Bishop, resolution
) was adopted making one and a.half perc
of stone days work for the Work-hous
. crew. This is about one-third Of day
work.
D Salaries to the amount of 81, 1856 66 wer
allowed.
An ordinance was passed making it
finable Offense to loiter around the MAJ
ket.hOuSe.
Mayor Harton called the attention of tn
It Committee on Gas to the fact that the ga
. lamp on the corner of Eglantine, and Sari
5 toga streets had been down year, and tn
Y Gas Company continued TO charge Tor II.
e A resolution was adopted to instruct u
IS City Clerk to notify the President an
1t Directors of the Covert Run Turnpike Con
10 pany to vacate that portion of the road-be
n between Washington avenue and Overto
j. street. so that the city could extend Jefte
e son street.
- Squire Charles Harris returned from {
~ lumbus this morning, whence he had be
summoned to testify in the case OF the
c. serter John b. Mcmillan. The Court-m
e tial to try the latter on charge of desc
ing the army was held yesterday. but
le proceedings are kept secret. Mcmillan {
st listed at'New Orleans about three years a
and was assigned to Company |. Sixteen
as Infantry. The company was transferred
Fort Reno, Indian Territory, where McM
Of Ian deserted after serving three years OF t
c. time lie enlisted for. He made his way
,e this city, and one night during Janua
3, last, while under the influence OF liqu'
ID he stumbled into Squire Harris office, a
n after giving his history appeared anx;o
d. that the Squire put him under arrest 1
n Squire at first refused, but the other
;" sisted, and he was finally locked
ne in the Station house as a vaera
A letter from the commanding ofh
,y at Fort Reno gave evidence that Men
IT. lans story told Squire Harris was true
C. most particulars. Mcmillan has wife a
n family residing in New Orleaas, VIII
- they were living quite happily until
sensions between them caused him to
ng list. He appeared very nervous yestero
n and was much concerned as to his Fl
n when being taken to trial.
'~ AnnJTTONAL SURU RBAN