The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-15
FLASHES.

L. Y. BANNER, assistant COLLECTOR az
New York, died yesterday.
DR.. J. A. Lapham, scientist of some
note in Wisconsin, died last night.
JEFF Dayis spoke yesterday at the Kan
sas City Fair TO twenty thousand people.
Abraham Clough, farmer in Warren,
Iowa, was gored to death by bull yes
terday.
The Usage Valley and Southern Kan
sas railroad was sold at auction yester-
day for $50,O00.
The funeral of Philip Metz occurred at
Omaha yesterday, the procession being
over one mile IN length.
Hon. George e. Pugh yesterday deliv-
cred an Grafton in New York before the
Mexican War Veteran Association.
B. A. Feinman Il Co.. of Kansas City,
and John Sheehan, of st. Joseph, have
pleaded guilty to dealing in crooked
whisky.
The Nevada Bank, owned by Flood
& UBrien, San Francisco, will open Oc-
tober 4, and the Bank OF California, Sep.
tember IL.
The steamer Zodiac, one day out from
Nassau, was burned at sea. Passen.
gers and crew saved; ship and cargo a
total loss.
New Orleans yesterday celebrated the
anniversary of the 14th Of September,
1874, and decorated the graves of those
who fell on that day.
The annual meeting OF the Conductors
Association oil the United States will be
held'at the Grand Central Hotel, New
York, October q and 2S.
Heavy frauds on the revenue, in crook.
ed whisky, have been discovered In San
Francisco, chiefly committed by the Pa
cific Distillery Company, aided by ras-
cally revenue officers.
Secretary Belknap has returned to
Washington. He will attend the reun-
lon OF the Army of the Tennessee at Des
Moines on the Goth. The President will
| also attend the reunion.
The New York Stock Exchange will
take active measures to prevent false
rumors OF failures, which have been fre-
quent OF late, and devise means Of pun
ishing those who circulate them.
Judge Park, of Hartford, Conn.,, has
fixed Insurance Commissioner Sted-
MANS bond in the American National
and Trust Company's case at SIS, 900. A
further hearing will take place on Thurs
day.
Joseph Craws, who figured conspicu-
ously in Lawrence county, S. c., during
the X. X. X. days and in the Legislature
several terms, was shot by unknown
parties. One thousand dollars reward
is offered for the capture OF the MUIR
derer.
: In the Nineteenth District Court Of
California, yesterday, a decree was rem
dered discharging the old Trustees OF
the Lick trust, and appointing in their
places Richard s. Floyd, Paxton d. Ath-
erton, Bernard D. Murphy, John III.
Lick and John Nitingale.
Important mining discoveries having
been made in Alaska, British subjects
settled i'll the vicinity, claiming to be on
British soil, are applying to their Gov
ernment TO be incorporated as town.
1t is possible that an interesting and ex-
citing International question may arise
should these mines prove to he rich as
reported.
The Board of Trustees OF Asbury Uni.
versity met in indianapolis yesterday
and elected Rev. DR.. Alex. Martin, OF
Virginia, President of the University,
vice DR.. Andrews, resigned. The old
Faculty were reinstated. The four In
diana Conferences also held meeting
here yesterday to promote the interests OF
the University. Addresses were made
by Bishops James and Bowman.