The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-06


tained number OF her friends 10 Q music
social last evening. The programme rem
dered embraced some choice selections from
the operas.
In the Circuit Court yesterday suit was
filed by John Dyson against Conrad Hahn
for $40. 900 damages for malicious prosecu-
ton and false arrest
At an early hour this morning thieves
forced an entrance through the front door
of Landsdales cigar store, ON York street,
and got away with 500 worth Of cigars and
tobacco. No arrests ., y, . .t.
Edward Bell, youth residing on Cabot
street, near Southgate, and employed at
NJ. Betz's livery stable, had his shoulder
blade broken aud was otherwise badly in
jured by kick from horse.
Judge Cleary, Commemorative Attorney,
entered nolle prosequi in the cases against
w. g. Stone, the alleged defaulting City
Treasurer of Covington, in the Criminal
Court day before yesterday. and thusly
ends this celebrated case.
MAYoR's CoURr.-Al Ashwood and Will
Dock, breach Of the peace, s. and costs
each; Ellen Mclaughlin. slowed away for
so da,s to sober up; Victoria Cassidy
(cOloredh drunk and disorderly, IS and
| costs
Mrs Garretson, Of Dayton, O., and form
erly Of the Kellogg Opera Company. is Wis
iting the Misses Walsh, Of Isabella street,
this city. Last night the latter young
ladies rendered their guest q grand musi-
Gale, during which Mrs. Garretson rem
dered number Of choice selections from
the operas
Alex. McSorley, an employe of Schultz
blacksmith shop, met with quite q severe
accident yesterday. He was engaged In
placing belt over wheel when the belt
accidentally slipped and pulled him down
on to Che revolving wheel. skinning his face
up badly. His arm was caught between
the belt and the wheel and twisted In such
a manner a. to break 1t.
| John Seitz, who died at his home on
Ringgnld street last October, was member
of the Independent Order Of Foresters
Yesterday the Secretary of the Order got q
check for 81, 600 from the Grand Secretary,
which will 20 to the children of the de-
| ceased, his wife having died during Novem.
ber last. The delay in getting the money
was occasioned by the tardiness in ap.
pointing guardian.
In AID OF IRELAND.-Rt Rev. Bishor
Toebbe has received the following addition
al collections in aid of the sufferers in Ire.
Stephens Church. Newport, $57 so Church
total amount received up to date is about
81, 800. Several churches in the diocese
have not yet reported, and several OF them
have made no collections. When the full
returns are in it is thought the sum will
reach in the neighborhood of 5000.
NAIL HIM ON SraHr.-For the benefit Of
those whom the gaysdeceiver may visit w
publish description of the counterfeiteI
now at large in our midst. He is about
five feet six inches high, has dark com
plexion, ruddy cheeks dark eyes, wears {
black mustache and has straight hair.
When last seen he wore black stiff ha
with square crown, and dark overcoat
and was wi,hal very genteel looking fel
low. The bills are very good with the ex
ception Of greasy indistinctness and tn,
superfluous r at the right hand corner ant
the paper is much thicker than the genu
inc. It is on the National Bank of Troy.
The following from the Newport column
of the Gazette this morning is to the point
'The City Council in Its last exhaustin
:, effort at economy did not 60 far enough
l 1t may not be known to q majority of tn
citizens of Newport that the City Council
men are paid 81 so for every regular meet
ing, $85 per man per annum, or $3.50 to th
not pretended that the Councilmel
really do any work, more than
school boy in q debating club, for In
stance, and the position is generally sough
for the pleasure of wrangling on such ques
: tions of State as letting the paving OF ar
. alley, or for the collateral opportunities o.
making little money or, as often as any
: other motive for the sake of raising tn,
man elected to the Office into something
like respectability."
WArER-woRKs.-The Board Of Trustee
, OF the Water works met last night, Mayor
Harton in the chair. Mr.. Henry A
Schriver. elected at the last meeting OF thu
City Council to fill the vacancy caused b!
. the death OF Mr.. Henry Fisher. appeared
and took his seat.
+ The Treasurer reported receipts sine
. last meeting amounting to $118 60. Claim
amounting to $218 65 were allowed.
a The salaries for the ensuing year wer
then fixed as follows: Superintendent 500
per year; engineer $50 per month; fire
man, $50 per month; reservoir-keeper. $3
per month; collector, $25 per month; Sec
retary, $4O0 per year. Mr.. B. r. Mortol
was reelected Superintendent; John Dur
ran, engineer; H. Mannering, fireman
a George johnson, reservoir-keeper; Richar
! Barrett, collector, and L. A. Hawthorn
+ Secretary. 1t will be observed that the 50
, ary of Mr.. Morton has been increased SO
. mar annum. Adjourned. tfs" tt~.n,