The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-05
WHAT THE WIRES WHIsPEB.

WHAT lhE WAAAc WAAc1 &hs
The Hudson river is closed from New
York to Newburg.
George Armour was yesterday elected
President of the Chicago Board OF Trade.
At Cheyenne, Wyoming, the mercury
yesterday marked IL degrees below zero.
9. b. Goody ear, one of the oldest men,
bers of the Chicago Board OF Trade, died
yesterday.
The Nebraska Legislature convenes at
Lincoln Thursday next. A lively and
exciting session is anticipated.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has
affirmed the sentence of Ortwein, con.
victed of murder in Allegheny county.
Two sharps who recently swindled GER
tain New York firms out Of 900 worth
of diamonds, have been captured in Cal
ifornia.
wheeling coal-diggers have consented
to reduction of one-fourth cent pei
bushel. The price now paid is two and
half cents.
Reading, Pa, has speck of railroad
war. The Wilmington & Reading and
Reading & Lehigh railroads and the bel
ligerent powers.
The Pomona House, erected four years
ago by the Fruitport Company, at Fruit.
port, Mich, at q cost of $4,000, was de.
strOyed by fire yesterday.
Detective Nettleship, implicated in the
safe burglary at Washington, has re.
turned to his home in Newark, N. j., af.
ter an extended absence.
Mr.. j. Roth, Danish Consul at Omaha,
has entered suit against Mark Hansen.
editor of the Danish Pioneer, for libel
Damages claimed, $4,000.
Ex-Judge John X. Porter and George
Ticknor Curtis express their willingness
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| tuition from VIM. M. Tweed and others
Of amounts stolen from the city.
A fire at Fort Russell, Wyoming Ter
ritory, originating in the quarters occu,
pied by Lieutenant Hardee, consumed
six double houses occupied as officers
quarters.
A delegation of head men from the
civilized tribes of Indian Territory ap
peared before the Secretary Of the Int
rior Yesterday, in opposition to the pro
posed organization Of Territorial Gov
ernment.
An attempt was made on Saturday
night to ditch the northern bound ex
press train on the Dayton and Michigan
road, short distance from Toledo
which proved unsuccessful. 1t is though
robbery was intended.
| The detective who accompanied r. J
| Daldb, u0lduitlub CuSulcI VI tn0 IoiohI'
Bank, to Canada, states that Dallas wal
examined by two doctors, who pro
nounced him insane, and he was commit
ted to lunatic asylum.
The. Michigan and Ohio Railroad ha(
their mortgages recorded at ChillicOthe
Yesterday. The stipulation provides TO
q double track, with steel rails its entir
length, the road to run from Grand Ha
ven, Mich, to Portsmouth, Ohio.
| Rufus Hatch, Managing Director o
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, hal
removed Charles G. Niebuhr from the of
flee of Accountant and Treasurer, on tn,
ground Of retrenchment. Mr.. Niebuh
| has appealed to the Board of Directors.
One OF the boilers of the Franconi
Iron Company's mill, at Worham, Massa
chusetts, burst yesterday, demolishin
the west end of the immense buildin
and Shattering the entire structure. On
man was fatally and four slightly in
jured.
Another arrest was made in Toledo
yesterday for passingscOunterfeitm money
and the culprit, man named Graham
was held to bail by United States Com
missioner Osborn. Graham is supposed
to be member Of the gang arrested tw'
weeks since.
A fire in Allegheny City, Penn, dc
stroyed Haide's Brewery property, OF
Ohio street, until recently used as sa
loon, brewery, cOoper-shop and dwelling
but unoccupied at the time OF the fire
ary. Loss, $4,000 to $4,000; fully in
sured.
Nj. Naily, employed at the Cherr!
Valley Iron Company's furnace, Letonia
Ohio, was run over and had both legi
crushed near the body, while trying Il
get on a train that was being switched
to the stock-house. He lived, in mucl
agony, till noon, when death relieved hi
suffering. He was young man, with
out family.
Turner Brothers, of New York, trus
tees of the first mortgage bonds of thu
Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western
road, have brought suit against the com
pany, in the United States Court at In
dianapolis, for the recovery OF the sun
OF 81, 1,000, 900. The suit is based upon ;
CLAIM for $S15. 900, money loaned, and il
not predicated upon the mortgages OF th
lroad. 1t is claimed that the only pur
pose of the Suits TO establish the valid
lity Of the claim, and not to embarras
the road.
Thomas Allen, President Of the st
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern rail
way. has received information from tn
City of Mexico that a contract had beel
entered into between the Mexican Gov
ernment and Edward l.. Plum, repre-
Isenting the International railroad com
pany OF Texas, by which that Govern
ment grants subsidy of between $l9,0
and $50, 900 per mile to the Internationa
company. This, it is believed, will iur
nisn basis which will enable the rail
road company to build the road, and i
will be but few years before there vii
be direct railroad from st. Louis to tn
City of Mexico.