The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-22

siSas anu ordfo men. lney trampeu III
twenty-five miles down the Short Line
track, when their grub ami grit gave out
They took shelter over night in barn,
and next morning young Tibbatts
in attempting to shoot a chip-monk to
breakfast on, put a bullet through the
f1eshy part of his left hand, making q
very painful wound. They bandaged up
the wound as best they could and started
for home thoroughly disguised and dis
heartened, and reached here about noon
Yesterday completely tagged out and thor
oughly cured of their adventure.
WRANeLE IN THE WATER-woRKs CONTRACT.
Council met as Committee of the Whole
last night to consider the action of the
Water-works Board in awarding the con-
tract for the new pumping engine to Cope
q Maxwell, of Hamilton, Ohio.
The meeting. however. adjourned about
O'Clock without accomplishing any thing.
His Honor the Mayor thereupon Issued a
call for a special meeting to be held
an hour later. at 10 o'clock, and
gave orders to the Sergeant-a Arms
to that effect The latter returned about
half an hour later and reported
that he was unable, after a.thorough search
OF the various stopping-over places, to find
but a few of the members The Mayor
started him out second time with written
instructions to bring in q quorum of the
dads II 1t required the whole police
force including the Chief and Lieutenant,
to accomplish the purpose. Mr.. Schwartz,
after desperate effort, finally brought in
the following members: Messrs. Bishop,
Hasting, Halloren, fisherman, Limerick,
Mcclure, Rodenburg, Speckman, Tippen-
hauer, TheiA Weingartner and Weidner.
which made up a quorum at t"e hour ap-
pointed, and His Honor called the meeting
to order and stated its object.
Mr. Fewlass, OF the Water.works Board,
was called on for statement, and that gen.
tieman gave his reasons why the Cope and
Maxwell pump was selected alb We all
others. Mr.. Cummings then stood up and
attempted toexplain the superiority Of the
Cummings q Gray pump over all Others.
At this juncture of the meeting the re-
marks between Messrs. Fewlass
and Cummings became so personal
that His Honor was OBLIGED to suppress
them. Finally, after two hours of windy
war, the meeting adjourned at II CLOCK
after adopting the following resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Bishop:
Resolved, That the Board OF Water-works
Trustees be requested to select one me-
chanical expert, to whom, in connection
With one to be selected by the Board of
Councilmen, all the bids, plans and speci-
fcations fOr pumping-engne should be
referred for examination and report, the
cost not to exceed $780,"
DAYTON. KY.
Regular services in all the churches.
Charley and Ed. Heidrich are home from
the Mound City.
Mr.. A. Smith, the guest Of Bob Bean,
has returned to Augusta, KY.
There was fine programme rendered by
the Good Templars last night.
There was slight improvement in the
condition OF Mrs. Colonel Thos. Jones TO-
day.
At the Presbyterian Church tomorrow
Rev. J. N. Irwin will preach upon "Bible
Temperance"
Bishop Dudley, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Pet
tis, OF Newport, will oticiate in St. Johns
P. E. Church tomorrow administering the
rites of confirmation at p. m.
There will be meeting of the English
speaking Catholics of Day ton and Bellevue
tomorrow at the residence of Thos. Spell
man in Bellevue to decide whether they
will keep or give up their lot. The Trus
tees are very anxious that every English
speaking Catholic Will be present.
The Phoenix Club, at Huesman's Hall
tonight will present the two beautiful
comedies, 1.-TWO Bonny Castles" and ''The
Widows Victlm," with music by Prof. De
Lucas orchestra. The following well
known amateurs will have parts in the per-
formance: Mat. Z. Lyons, Miss Kate Cum
ningham, Charles G. johnson, Miss Carrie
Woodard. Fred Fraas Miss Fannie Adams,
Harry Mann, Miss Minnie Lyons, Charles
Hasson, Miss Jessie Lamb, Charles Wood
ard, and elegant chromos will be distrib-
uted among the audience. The perform
ance is for the benefit OF Mrs. Rebecca
Shepard, very worthy but afflicted lady.
LUDLOW. Kr.
The Ludlow Presbyterian pulpit will be
occupied in the morning tomorrow by
Rev. John Russell. of the Detroit Confer
ence.
The M. E. Church pulpit will be occupied
in the morning by E. @. Fuller. Union
meeting in the evening at M. E. Church,
conducted by A. Harmount.