The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-15
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WHAT THE WIRES WHISP En-.
Alfred Cowles, Of the Chicago Tri-
bune, and family, sailed for Europe yes
terday.
Samuel Hoopfr, member of Congress
from Massachusetts, died Saturday
evening.
A gas company has been organized at
Greenvlle, and the town will soon be
lighted with gas.
Tho French residents OF Santander
hissed and otherwise insulted Marshal
Bazaihe on Friday.
The Athens (Ohio) Journal is to be
continued as an Independent instead Of
q Democratic paper. ,... ...
The Subscriptions to the Michigan and
Ohio road in Ross county, amount SO far
TO between $25 900 ana $80, ,00U.
S. A. Baxter, Esq, OF Lima, who was
stricken with paralysis while in church
Thursday night, died yesterday.
4. Near Lancaster, on Saturday morn
ing, Two unknown tramps were found In
pile OF ittdder, irozen to death. ...
. The Greenyille, Ohio, Town Council
has converted IA portion of the old Court
house building into city prison Of three
cells and dungeon.
The employees OF the Wabash road have
receiver no pay Tor three months. They
viii probably lie paid ore months wages
Tuesday next.
Lieutenant George G. Smith, of the
Twenty-thlrd. Infantry, suicided last
evening at Fort d. A. Russell. No cause
assigned for the act.
The last ballot taken for Senator from
West Virginia, resulted: j. j. Jackson,
30; Walker, %; Rice, 16-the rest scat
tering. Necessary to a cnoice, 81.
Great uneasiness is said TO prevail In
PARIS in consequence OF the grave politi-
cal situation. Tue BonapartIsts are the
gamers by the recent complications.
A resolution has passed the Canadian
Parliament recommending amnesty to
all except RleL Leplne and O'Dunohue,
VINO are to be banisned for five years.
The Board of Directors of the Lucas
County Agricultural Association met
Saturday, aud fixed the time Tor the next
fair September 2S. The project of DIS
tricL talr was also discussed informally
Bessie Turner, summoned as Il witness
for The defense III the Tilton-Beechel
trial, is now in Brooklyn, and reports
herself in want and unable to obtain
work, owing to the odium resting on her
name.
The Georgia House Of Representatives
has unanimously passed a resolution APP
proving Congressional aid to the Texas
d Pacific railroad, and requesting the
Georgia Senators and Congressman to
vote for it.
The Wichita (Kansas) Beacon learns
from gentlemen WHO lett Fort Sill last
SATURDAY that the greater portion OF the
Barracks at that post were burned, and
almost all the Indian prisoners held
there escaped.
Joseph Willouby, q wealthy. farmer
near Madison. Indiana, was convicted of
arson on Saturday, and his punishment
fixed at six years in the Penitentiars
and $500 fine. When the jury came ii
the prisoner had escaped, and has not vel
been captured. -,.-s ....- .g,-..
q The bill removing the Capital of West
Virginia TO Wheeling within the next
ninety days passed the House on Satur-
day by a vote OF 81 to 2S. The same bill
passed the Senate few days since. 1t
only awaits the Governors signature TO
become u law.
Friday night a rwo-story frame house.
situated Two miles north of Eaton, Ohio,
owned by Barker Deem, was burned. 1t
is supposed TO be the work of tramps, as
two were seen In The vicinity. No one
was living In the house. The loss will
10 about $l.2U0.
AT Ada, Ohio, Saturday afternoon, as
James McKenney, a young man about
seventeen years OF age, was in The act OF
loading a gun, it accidentally went off,
dischargipg The bullet into his right
shoulder, The ball lodging in the back
of bI of 1nn
was called upon Immediately. The
wound is very bad, but it is thought not
serious.
At Youngstown, Ohio, the partial stop
page of iron and coal works and the
stagnation of business generally have
caused destituti0n there this winter.
over eight hundred people are fed daily
at the sOup-house. To replenish the eX-
hausted funds of the committee u grand
charity ball will be given at the Opera
house, OH the 18th, Tor which extensive
preparations are being made.
A young man Of eighteen years, nam
ED Norris, who lived near Liberty, Ind,
was seriously cut about the face and
breast, last night, by Quin Howren. Both
were intoxicated. Norris, it is thought,
Will lose All eye, the cut having penetrat-
ed il. On default Of 500 bail, Howren
was jailed. 1t is only week since How
rem was released oil bail of $500 for the
burglary OF Mike Stanton's grocery.
At Morristown, Indiana, Saturday, a
horse attached to a sleigh, driven by DR..
Wolf, became frightened, throwing the
Doctor from his seal, and coming in con-
tact with another horse and standing at
a hitch-post, demolished both sleighs
and Gripping the runaway horse by
breaking one Of his hind legs. There
lung fever within the past four weeks,
aId a great many of them have proved
fatal. Our physicians say the sickness
mostly originated from exposure.
Among many other things told about
the chief actors in the scandal trial is q