The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-19
WHAT THE WIREs WHISPER.


journed.
Elijah Davis, a prominent citizen Of
Logansport, Indiana, died yesterday.
Specie in the Bank of France has in.
creased 10,060,000 francs in the past
week.
Thomas catcher is appointed Internal
revenue Store-keeper in the Seventh
Kentucky District.
The Chicago Board Of Trade adopted
the new rules recently reported by their
committee by vote of 633 to 81.
The worst storm of the winter occurred
at Omaha Wednesday night. Snow fell
to the depth of seven inches and drifted
badly. -
Samuel Aldridge, who attempted the
lie OF FuEceman Martin, at Steubenville
sunday night, was bound over in the sum
of 81, 200.
Edwin d. Morgan and James A. Ray.
nor have been appointed by Judge Wood
receivers of the New Orleans, Mobile u
Texas Railroad. :
| A conflict between the Union and non
| Union miners at New Shadeville on
tuesday resulted in the wounding oil
three persons.
William Murray, for the murder of
Gotthart Wahl, in Pittsburg, in Novenl-
per last, has been convicted of murder
in the first degree. -
The failure Of. Hooper, Reese & Co.,
bankers and brokers, Baltimore, was
announced yesterday. The house is
SAID to be short of gold.
The Directors Of the Atlantic and Lake
Erie Hallway Company Organized yes
terday by electing General Ewing, of
Lancaster, President.
Rev. DR.. Obrien, Of Brockyille. has
been appointed Roman Catholic Bishop
OF kingston. Canada. The consecratlon
Will take place April 18th.
| John Riley, aged twenty.three, and
John Monahan, aged twenty -four, resi-
dents OF South Brooklyn, quarreled
wednesday evening, and Monanan was
fatally shot.
George Emerson, alias Col. f. ". Fem
ton, has been arrested In Washington for
attempted swindling in connection with
Inc pretended passage of the Logan
Bounty Bill.
Erick Peterson was killed In Doughty
d NeaPs wagon shop at Lake City by the
bursting Of a grindstone. His jaw and
skuli were broken, and one Of his eyes
torn out.
Young Swisher, for the killing of
rayl 'Croslett, at Ripley, Ohio, last
Fourtn OF July, was found guilty of man
slaughter, and was sentenced yesterday
to the penitentiary for ten years.
At a spirited public meeting held at
Ureehnelu, ONO, last evening, the SUBJ
scrlption to the Springfield, jackson and
Pomeroy Narrow Gauge railroad was
raised to $4,000, and the ball is still
rolling.
At Steubenville, Ohio, the lonp-talked
of murder trial of Roswell Stevens. for
the murdef Of John Gilbert, has ended.
The jury retired at 0 20 O'Clock last night,
and came in at2 A. H., with a verdict of
Iu 'titiable murder.
About ten O'Clock yesterday ten con-
yicts employed in making brick at Little
Rock reyolted, overpowered the guard
and escaped. One was killed during the
melee. All except tive OF the conyicts
were recaptured during the day.
The colored ministers of Washington
have had consultation with the Board
Of Health and the Citizens Relief Com
mlttee as to the means necessary to di-
mInlsh the presentgreut mortality among
the colored people.
This Coroner's inquest on the bodies Of
the Maiiaski family, OF Chicago, threw
no light on the matter. The inquest adj
journed without giving any verdict. to
await developments In the remaining
members of the family. Theodore Ma.
linskl, the father, is held without bail,
A snow-slide at Liberty, Ogden Valley.
Utah, yesterday morning at O'Clock.
DESTROYED one house, occupied by fam
tly oil SIX persons named Burt. Five OF
them were taken out badly hurt. A lit
tie child was not found. Several more
snoW-siides are reported in Little Cot
tonWood canon, with considerable de-
struction OF property, but no loss of
life.
The Chicago & Lake Huron railroad
are still having trouble with snow. A
mixed train with express mail, leaving
Battle Greek on Wednesday morning at
ten o'clock, did not reach Vicksburg, a
distance OF tWenty-three miles, until 2
O'Clock II. NJ. yesterday, having to shovel
their way through many places. The
train is expected here late this evening.
which will be the first train inside 81
two days. IN
Rev. =. B. Webster, of Pittsburg, who
is attending Conference at Alliance, O..
was robbed Of his watch and $40, last.
tuesday night, at the Chase House, and
last night Charles Mason was robbed al
his watch at the Arlington Hotel. IT.
seems that the burglars stole their way
into the hotel after everybody had re-
tired. The keys at the Arlington Hotel
were turned with burglars key, or a
pair Of pinchers, as the ends Of the KEYS
were badly chawed. Owing to some OF
the doors being bolted ON the inside they
We're prevented from making any other
theft. No arrests.
/ Yesterday morning, while Mr.. James
g, Monks, jr., was on his way from the
Hickorie to Hollingswppa's saw-mills,
near Belair, and about twenty-five miles
from Baltimore, he was oyertaken by a
rise Of water at Winters Run and be-
lore he could lash his horses through the
heavy road, the torrent swept down
before him with full force, washing him
out Of the wagon, carrying his horses
down with terrible velocity. After.much
difficulty, Mr., Monks swan ashore, and
running alOnr where the watar was not