The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-12
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Dan Bryant, the well-known minstrel
performer, died Saturday OF pneum onia.
Neftger's mills, at New Liberty, Illi-
nols, were burned Friday morning. Loss
heavy.
A fire at Buena Vista yesterday de-
stroyed property worth $4,000. No in
surance. &
Matthias Corkle has been sentenced to
be hanged at st. Catharines, Canada,
for rape.
William Morgan, st. Louis wife-mur-
derer, has been sentenced to be hanged
May 18th.
Georges Chapel, a very old church,
three miles east of Urbana, was burned
Saturday.
Henry Summers, of Chillicothe, died
Saturday from the effects of an accident
al gunshot wound.
Active preparations are being made for
the Spring meeting of the Galveston
Jockey Club on the 9th inst.
Samuel Huggins, sr., of Hartford City,
fnd:, hanged himself yesterday, to avoid
paying some security money.
William Henry. killed near Warren,
Ohio. Saturday night, by an Atlantic
ana Great western train, lived at Niles.
The President has appointed Richard
Gibbs, of New York, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary TO
Peru.
The New York Methodist Conference
has voted down proposition that the
Presiding Elder shall consult with pas
tor in case Of division in Church.
The Spring Meeting of the Louisiana
Jockey Club commenced at New Orleans
Saturday, with fair attendance and
some pretty good racing by local horses.
The body of Mr.. e. P. Lowe, who was
drowned one mile and half east of
Tallcott, w. Va, on March 4, was found
yesterday one-halt mile west of Tallcott.
The funeral of Rev. Father Hamilton,
of st. Mary's Catholic Church, Lafayette,
Ind, yesterday, was one of the largest
and most imposing ever seen in that
city.
On the night of. the I'd the town OF
Roma, Texas, was surrounded by a gang
of about fifty Mexicans, but they were
driven of by company of troops which
happened to be there.
In the 100-mile walking match in New
York, between o. O'Leary, of Chicago, and
Dewitt, of NewsY0rk, O'Leary won in
twenty-three hours tifty-three minutes
and fourteen seconds.
Banj. L. Jessie was convicted at Wyan-'
dotte, Kansas, yesterday, of man.
slaughter in the first degree for causing
the death Of anintant bcy by leaving il
out in the cold to perish.
The hearing of the case of Kinds,
charged with Offering bribe to public
officer. In connection with mail letting,
has been postponed till Tuesday. Kinds
has given bail in $500.
The two morning newspapers of St.
Paul, Minn., have joined forces and con-
soGdated their business. The first num-
ber of the Daily Pioneer Press was is
sued yesterday morning.
John W. Truth, recently an inmate of
the Soldiers Home al Dayton, has been
arrested on the charge Of forging in
dorsements on money.orders intended
for veterans at the Home.
Mr.. j. e. Hanford, an old resident OF
Wakeman, Ohio, was Yesterday killed
by kick of a horse over the heart.
When found he was lying outside his
barn door with curry comb in his hand. |
@. 0. Trowbridge, OF Detroit, has been
appointed Provisional Receiver of the |
Detroit and Milwaukee Railway, with
The consent OF all parties connected with |
The financial troubles of that corpora
lion.
A fire at Monmouth, ILL.,, yesterday,
destroyed over half block Of buildings.
including the Monmouth Cooperative
Building, with a large stock Of plows.
Total loss about $4,000. Insurance
mall.
Warrants have been issued for the ar
est of James Van Week, late clerk in
be Sixth Auditors office, and F. L.
jhannel, clerk in the Contract office, i'm
,licated in the postal frauds recently
discovered.
At Sandusky, o., Ben. Traub, a noto-
ious thief and house-breaker, was ar.
ested at II O'Clock Saturday night, in
Iohnston's restaurant. He was ssgoiny
Trough" the place, and was captured byI
policeman.
The PottsviHe Miners Journal says:l
The supply Of coal from all regions so
ar, this year, is 3,0l9,092 tons, against
929, $50 tons to the same period last year.
ne decrease in the supply Of anthracite
} 927, 306 TONS"
In fight on Thursday night. at Chi
ot, AK, between a party of citizens
nd gang OF robbers, two of the latter
'ere killed, one was drowned in attempt ,
lg to escape, and the remaining two
1ere captured.
The Lowell mill-owners indignantly ,
ePudiate the idea Of a conference with a i
ommittee of mules spinners. They pre- j
sr to shut down for three months, and
ay they would profit by SO doing in the {
dvance of goods.
Charles Daniels was stabbed and in 1
tantly killed by Al. Nj organ last night, \
n the steamer John Kyle, below Hick.
ian. Both were colored, and resided {
! st. Louis. Morgan got ashore at
[ickman and escaped. le
A farmer named McKinzfe, living five
liles from Greenviile, ILL.,, was murdered y
/ his bed Thursday night, and then !,
ragged to the stable, and placed under
le feet of pair of mules. His wife and y y
,n were arrested on suspicion.of having \
,mmitted the deed.
A fire occurred Saturday morning ut
outh Bend, Indiana, by which the | G
'eater part of q block Of. wooden build I
gs was destroyed. Among other losers | n
the Studebaker firm, who have already d
st extensively by fires this year. To- q
loss, 10000. Insurance. $4,000.
In McCracken county, Kentucky, last a.
riday, two coiored men named Harri. m
n, brothers. became engaged In q quar- d
], which ended by one of the brothers w
rlking the other upon the head with 81