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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
Tho Beeeher Gifts to Mrs. Tilton.

Six photographs of Mr.. Beecher were
found in little closet about three feet
high aud two fee. wide in u corner OF a
| room, all different likenesses and In diff
ierent attitudes. One was tiny photo
graph OF Mr.. Beecher in a pasteboard
frame, altogether about an inch square.
The photographs of Mr.. Beecher are
only part Of the gifts that the little
closet contained. The closet Is in the
room next to. the bedroom in which MIR.
Tilton testified before the committee he
found MIR. Beecher with Mrs. Tllton.
This little corner was sort OF holy OF
holies to the wife, and In it she kept q
rosewood box, containing u plaster cast
OF her dead son Paul, the baby's tiny
cloLhes, ana q lock of its hair. There
were also in the closet the following
named books nicely arranged--all OF
them inscribed Will the namo ana re-
garas OF Mr.. Beecher, and all of them
from his pen; "KOyal Truths "Henry
Ward Beecher's sermon's," "The over
lure OF the Angels" NORWOOD" vols,
Lecture Room Talks" "Copies of Ser.
mons," ''Tne Star Papers" and an ele-
CANT bound and gilt-edged copy of the
''Liie of Jesus, the Christ" On its fly
leai was the inscriptions:
'.Mrs. Elizabeth Il. luton, with the re-
spects ANA affections Of her friend, Hen
ry Ward Beecher, Brooklyn, N. T., Oct .
ID, 1871
1t was out OF this book that the letter
OF ''true inwarlness," and the letter in
forming Mrs. IiItOn OF Mrs. Beecher's
trip to Havana, tell as Tllton Was turn-
ing over its pages one day with friend.
He had not seen these letters before,
and read and re-read Them Oh the spot.
On the wall Of the library is large
Water-color painting OF trailing arbu-
tuS, which Mr. Beecher had made from
nature by well-kn0wn New England ar
inst. 1t is inscribed:
"For Mrs. Elizabeth TiltOn, from her
friend, Henry Ward Beecher, Oct. Is,
1862
T. Q lawyers at one time intended to in
trOauce all OF these presents into the
@ .urt room, aud they may be presented
10 Dlr. Beecher on his crosse examination
for indentitication. There are some
hower vases and perfume bottles which
remain as presents from Mr.. Beecher;
and Dir. TiitUn asserts that i'll addition
the Plymouth pastor gave her fancy
soaps, periumery, note paper, and envel-
opes. Mrs. Iillon sometimes wears u
brooch that Mr.. Beecner gave her.
Among the mementoes of Mr.. Deecher
in Mr. Tilton's house is copy Of the
bOok edit5d by Edna Dean Proctor, en-
tltled Lie Thoughts" over which bliss
Proctor and The pastor quarreled. 1t
was IL present from Mr.. 1llLon TO his
wife, with the inscription;
Gin honor OF the best of pastors, to the
best OF pariShioners."
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20

Chillicothe does not come up to her work
the ID. & 5. Il. X. r., will consolidate
with the Springfield, Jackson and Pom
cry X. r., and Chillicothe will have no
railroad.
LINwooD.-Prof. Venable, OF Gin
cinnatl, gave very instructive and in-'
teresting lecture here last night under
the auspices of the Literary Society.
This Association meets every Thursday
night, and disposes of question every
two weeks that has bothered sages for
centuries.
THE STAR is a welcome visitor here.
LAwRENCEBURG.-Mr Mat. Miller Is
still confined TO his bed, and we regret
that we can not announce an improve
ment in his condition.
Mr.. L. B. Doble's greenhouse is worth
seeing. Everything there is in full
bloom.
Wharfmaster Beckman says the state
ment in a Cincinnati morning paper that
he tell OFF the wharf and nearly drowned
was false.
The Peoples Bank, Peter Braun, cash
ier, is now i'll operation.
DAYTON, KY.-A number of cases Of
scarlet fever are reported lately, one or
two of which proved fatal.
The many friends of Mr.. Frank Wood
ara VIII near with sincere regret OF the
sudden death Of his wife last evening.
She was enjoying her usual good health
up to within twenty-four hours OF the
time of her death.
A convention will be held at Ehmer's
Hall this evening, tor the purpose OF
nominating can lidates for the various
city offices to be lilled at the Spring elec-
ton.
ED. START see by call in your pa
per thai the many friends of DR.. Keith
solicit him to become candidate for
City Clerk. AS there is to be mass
meeting at Ehmer's Hall this evening for
the purpose OF nominating a candidate
Tor that office, 1 do not know Il better
way for his many friends to show their
friendship than by coming out and vo-
ting for him at that convention.
BOND HILL.--Rev. Geo. b. Peck, Will
preach as,usual Sunday at IL o'clock A.
N. Sabbath-school, at O'Clock p. M.
Tue Dickens Literary Club. OF Bond
Hill, meets every Saturday evening.
A fire broke out yesterday afternoon at
the residence Of Il. NJ. Spangler. 1t
caught in one Of tue second-story rooms
from drum. A bed-stead, and u lot OF
bedding was destroyed before the tire
was discovered.
Bond Hill now furnishes fifty oomnIu-
ters TO the Marietta railroad.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
The French Crown Jewels.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph writes: The crown
jewels of France have returned to us. AT
the turn of the war they were secretely
dispatched to England, and only last
week was it judged safe to recall them.
In number, according to the inventory
made for Louis XVIII. they were al
ready 64,S12, weighing 1S,761 carats, of
9S37, 900 value. Since that time precious
stones have risen enormously i'll price,
and the. late Emperor added to his
treasurers. The crown of France, in
which is set the ''Regent" and $3.50 other
jewels, was valued at 100000 half a GEN.
tury ago. The other famous diamond,
"Sancy," is set in the First Emperors
sword, u nicknack priced at near Ell. 900.
A plague in brilliants of the Order of the
Holy Ghost is calculated at 4 900. The
crown jewels OF France were stolen on
August 1G, 1902, by band of forty
thieves, who climbed the lamp-posts and
broke through window OF the gem
house. A poor wretch was guillotined
for this otfense, whereof he was perfect
ly innocent; but one guiltless head more
or less made small difference in 1892. The
jewels were all found in the attic of a
house situated in the Champs Elysees,
but how they got there, and how the po-
lice heard OF them, 10 q mystery TO this
day. ~,
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20

Miss Emma q. Thursby, the soprano Of
Mr.. Gilmore's Concert Troupe, which ap-
pears here on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, is an American, born in Brook
lyn, N. Z. She belongs to n wealthy
family, and was sent when quite~yOung
to Italy TO study music and singing.
While there she attracted the attention
OF many of the musical critics of that
country, who constantly urged her to go
ON the operate stage. She has, however,
always resisted the most tempting Of
iers, from Paris, London, Berlin, St. Pc
tersburgh and Milan. Some family at.
fairs brought her back 70 this country
quite suddenly Il few months ago. and
Mr. Gilmore having heard her, engaged
her at once for this tour of Concerts.
The success that she has met with In
all the Eastern and Western cities where
she has already appeared is unprece-
dented. All our exchanges speak Of her
with the highest terms OF admiratiOn, and
say that he: voice is q soprano of large
compass, varying nearly three octayes,
and is said to be extremely pure and
sweet, jolDing to this a marvellous exc
cution. We will be able to judge by our
selves on Tuesday and Wednesday next
at the Gilmore's Concert at Pixies OPP
era-house.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
Old Winfer.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.--The streets and
sidewalks are covered with ice, render
ing pedestrianiSm dangerous. The
weather is milder. A slight fog prevails.
lConsideruble ice is still in the river but
navigation Is gradually becoming less
difficult.
AUGUSTUS wACKERTAGEN,
"a resident Of Brooklyn, and late a book
Keeper in the New York office of the
Second Department OF The Northern Pa
citc Railroad Company, was arrested
and brought before Judge Smith oil the
Hombs Police Court, yesterday, on a
charge of having embezzled bonds of
the company OF the face value OF $4,000
and market value of "a 800. Mr.. j. B..
Power, General Agent of the company,
made an affidavit that Wackertagen, on
June 18th, confessed to him that at va
that amount and had disposed OF them
10 various parties.
ALEX. b. sToCKwELL,
ex-President OF the Pacific Mail Steaih-
ship Co., 1T is reported c0ntemplates an
early return to The United States Tor the
purpose Vi vindicating himself from the
charges made against HIM. lie may re-
turn next week.
THE RATES
of Erie, New York Central and Pennsyl-
wanna roads are still unchanged, while
those OF the Baltimore d. Ohio continues
at the reduced rates. Ii was currently
reported yesterday that the latter COM
pany Was taking freight OH the basis Of
H5 cents for tirst-class to Chicago and
pro rata to other points. The general
position of affairs is unchanged.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
Southern Negroes Don't Want Northern
PhiIanthrOptsts to support.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 16,

CINCINNATI, FEB. III, 1910.
EDITOR STAR:-In Mondays issue OF
the DAILY STAR, is piece in regard to
the negroes of the South, and again call.
ing the philanthropists to the rescue. l
have lived several years in the South
since the war and have observed great
many of these Yankee philanthropists
there, and / must say, they have about
as many there now as they can support.
A great many. male and female, are sent
there and paid by the Home Missionary
Society as teachers, and they make
double pay by collecting full tuition of
the poor, starving negroes, who will go
without food that they may send their
children to school. Most of these phil
0nthropistS are females. They save up
quite Il snug little sum of money by the
holidays, buy u lot Of fnery, borrow the
sewing-mac chimes or the poor negroes
make up their fnery and go travelling
until the holidays are over, when they
return to their occupation as missiona.
ries and teachers, oDlaining pay for both
professions. This is the truth. and Inn
willing TO swear TO IL. A ByckExE.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20

Cinclnnatians complain bitterly OF this
cold winter, but they really know moth
ing of cold or snow, compared with
dwellers in more northern attitudes. A
private letter from Watcrtown, N. u,
TO u gentleman in this city, dated Febru-
airy 10th, says: "The weather is very
severe here. We have had no trait, from
0ny place since the 10th, until to-day one
from Utica. None from Syracuse or
Rome and will not be Tor day or two.
That railroad was literally covered un-
der mountain of snow. 1 came from
Kingston by teams in three days (W
miles)."
In this connection we clip the follow
ing from Watertown journal:
RErUENED.-GeorgeD ID. Phelps, s. Is.
Upham, Isaac Munson and George w.
Flower, who were snow bound on Wolf
Island, arrived i'll Watertown by sleighs
Saturday evening about : O'CLOCK, bay-
ing started from the island about : in the
morning. They made slow but sure pro.
gress, dined at Cape Vincent, brought
tue mail from that place, tipped over,
got their horses down, shoteied and
through. Yesterday and Today they
have been receiving the congratulations
Of their numerous friends.
They started from Kingston for Cape
Vincent Thursday morning, and lost
their way on the ice, in a snow storm SO
binding that they could not see their
horses heads. The DR.. feared that they
were going into Lake Ontario, and COM
manded halt. But mast ut Wolf
Island was deserted, and thither they
went, and there they stayed. Hitch
cocks was their stopping place, and he
fed and bedded them in style which
they heartily commend.
The Kingston IL Pembroke railroad is
in promising condition, but the Water
town gentlemen interested now prefer
July to February as the month Of the an-
nual meeting.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
Beecher li.fefrietcetf,

BROOKLYN, Feb. 20.-The interest In
the beecner trial does not abate. All III
terview with Beecher is published to-
day, in which he was asked to make u
statement concerning the important les-
timony given by Mrs. Moulton yester-
day.
Beecher said that under present cir
(eumstances 1t would be highly improper
for him to make any remark whatever ON
her evidence. The time would come
when his side of the question would be
heard, but for the present he must de-
cline to say anything his counsel would
not approve. 1t is understood coulter
ence Of his counsel was held at his resi-
dence last night until a late hour.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
"a Broken Ratt-Botd Aiten,pt at Rob
berry, DO, dc.

n Broken Natt-BOtd Atentpt at ROb-
berry, DO, dc.
Special to the star.
/ COLUMBUS, o.. Feb. 20.-A broken rail
on the Pan Handle road, near Mingo
junction, threw the G:25 A. NJ. passenger
train, from here, yesterday, off the track.
Several persons were slightly bruised,
but no one received any serious injury.
A daring attempt at robbery was made
here, at noon yesterday, at The hardware
store Of Lewis " Cochran, High street.
Three men entered the store and while
two of them engaged the two clerks
with the pretense OF making some pur-
chases, the third walked to the rear of
the store and, opening the safe, quickly
snatched up handful Vt currency,
Amounting to about $1,000, and was in
the act ot making his exit from the
house with his plunder, when MIR. Coch-
ran oollared him and held him until the
police arrived, who took charge Of the
.Nwould-be thiei. His companions escaped.
Ho gave his name as Fred. Fisher, and
on his person the officers found nearly
eleven hundred dollars.
4 Several cases Of smallpox are report
ed In the city, but no fears are felt oil the
further spread OF the terrible disease.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
Committee W0rE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.--The Special
Commlttee on Arkansas affairs made a
report " the House, affirming the judg-
ment oil the House that. there should DO
no interference with the existing govern
ment III that State by any department Of
The Government.
mittee on Louisiana Affairs, presented a
report. MIR. Marshall uissents, and will
present minority report.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
NEWS FROM THE Old WORLD.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-The Magdeburg Ga.
zette says Prince Bismarck has consent
ed to remain in office at the personal ap-
peal ofthe Emperor.
STOCKHOLM, FEB. 20.-A match factory
in Gothenburg, crowded with work-peo-
lple, took fire to-day. The flames spread
with such rapidity that the employees i'll
the upper stories were cut oil from es-
cape, and many persisted in the fumes or
were killed by jumping from the win
;dows. Fifty-one lives are reported lost.
BERLIN, Feb. 20.-The possibility OF
Prince Bismarck's retirement 10 still dis
tolissed. 1t Is probable that the Prince
Swiii obtain partial relief from his oner-
pus duties by the appointment of Prince
Hohenlohe.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20

WASHINGTON, FEB. 19.-ln the Senate
the lndian appropriation bill occupied
the afternoon and evening. Several
amendments were adopted but no action
taken OH the bill.
ln the House the army appropriation
bill was passed with some MINOR amend
meAts.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
THE CINCINNATI STAR:

t-DA,ty Eriros, published every day (except t'un-
day by the srAR PUpIIsniNo C0MPAEy Mt their office,
136 Walnut Stree,. Branch Oices, 4i6 scott strpet
Coyipgton, KY, and 50 West Washington st., SPRING
held, Ohio.
Fas DAILY STAR is served by carrers To subscribers
IN the city of Cincinnati, and to all the surrounding
cities and towns, for TIN oENTs per week. Single
copies, TWO eENTs by mail per year, free of J,st-
age, 81. FRACTIONAL pnris Of year al the same rate.
TIA circulation is larger thhn that Of any other dali
4, paper published inthe State Of Ohio. Advertising
rates for the three editions, st0O per square, i2
csnts per line Agate.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20

A fire last night destroyed number of
buildings aAd factories in Council Bluffs,
Iowa. Loss estimated at $4,000. The
only insurance was for $500 in the Fire
Association, of Philadelphia.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
LY 1ELE u hAkA.

Special TO the star.
, SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 20.-Our solid eiti-
zens are still urging subscriptions to the
narrow gauge railroad. A meeting is to
be held III the City Hall Monday night to
which all trends Of the enterprise are
urged 10 come.
All the. talk to-day is about the spell
ing match.
Another shipment of Springfield ma
ehinery was made this week to Prussia.
NeW Church - The Coal Jhteviag- Taa
PTCceeds, dec., DC.
SpecIai to the Star.
DAYTON, o., Feb. 20.-The congrega-
tion OF the Third-street Presbyterian
Church design building u handsome
chapel this spring and summer, and will
soon commence the erection of larger
church editce besides.
, The coal dealers have determined to
employ detectives to investigate the
thieying by which they have been 80 long
annoyed, and tO arrest the guilty per-
sons.
phe sum of $15,900 was carried to the
Treasury at Columbus, yesterday, by MIR.
Dryden, County Treasurer; this being
the proceeds OF the taxes collected III
this county.
One of the persons arrested for i'm
moderate driving, Mr.. j. Z. Mummay,
has pleaded not guilty, and has applied
for u jury trial, which will be granted
him next Monday.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
THE cINciNBATl STAR:

WEEKLY Ep,rlos, published every Thursday, by the
Star Publishing Company, and mailed, free Of posi-
se a. fheo per year IL Is large eight-page i'lless
c2ntahg ~ columns Of reading rnatter, AND - the
HATES OF AbvERrisse.i5 cents per line, enrh insers
tion, Agate measure. Three month";, l2x cents per
line Discount Of pea cent. II column 10 per
cent. Oh column.
ADVERTISEMENTS, for either WEEKLY or Tni-DstlY must
take the run Of the paper and bc properly olaar Aed
Extra displays, Special and Business Notices will no
subject 10 advance. No Objectionable matter will be
. admitted at any price Whatever.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-04

MOURNING OVER THE FRUIT PRosPECT.-lt is
the custom about this time of the year for the
fruitconsuming public to go very generally into
mourning. The newspapers commence harrow
ing up the public mind with such cheerless prog
nostications as the following. "The Michi-
gan fruit growers despair of obtaining full crop
of peaches" Then comes a frost, killing frost,
and the Michigan fruit growers and all other
fruit- growers all over the West arise and say
"All the buds injured, and fruit will necessa-
rily be kerry scarce and frightfully expensive"
Wherenpsn very general preparation is made
to pay almost anything for the juicy peach, the
rosy apple, the delicate pear, the luscious grape.
In general, the mourner learns from experience
before mid summer that his sackcloth aud ashes
have been causelessly suffered. The intensely
cold weather of the past two months, and the
length of the winter give to these alarms espe-
cial Importance just ut present, and obtain for
them more general credit. They are as ground
less rs ever, and the public need feel no alarm.
Some of the bnds have suffered, without doubt,
but not TO the extent the fruit growers would
have us all believe. We are in receipt of a let
ter from the South Haven, Michigan, PomolOgi-
cal Society, stating that the crop of peaches ap-
PIES and all other varieties of fruit for this sea-
son will he as good as that of any preceding year.
The published reports of the meetings of the
Society confirm the statement. Similar assuran-
ces come from other parts of Michigan and Hi
nOis and the fruit consumers may rest easy in
the anticipation of all having "the fruits of the
earth in due season" and rs much of it as they
want.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-04

HORSESHOE RoBISsoS."-We this weel
complete the publication of this famous story
1t has been Que of deep interest to large ma.
jority of our readers, if we may judge from the
eagerness with which each succeeding issue was
looked for. There are parts Of 1t which every
reader doubtless wishes were otherwise; but a
story, to picture actual facts, must contain dark
as we'll rs bright features. This tale was writ
len before the day of "yellowkivered" literature,
and it contains nothing of vicious or immoral
tendency.
For some time to come, We shall publish short
sketches and stories, leaving room for more mis-
cellaneous reading. But We have other good
stories of some length salted away, which we
shall publish from time to time, as shorter ones
become monotonons
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-04
Mrs A. W. WILLIAMS.

A LITTLE Iowa HERo.-Two children still and
stark on snow slope-the girl wrapped around
in the coat Of the boy, and both yonng faces fixed
by frost in the calm rrposs of death-was the
picture presentedsfo the eyes of wearies search
ers near Nj. Ayr, Iowa, the other day. The win
ter cold has taken many life, but none Of the
nniortunates were found in touching an atti-
tude as this. IL was not in the heat of conflict
that the boy died There was no shrieking fife
nor rsttling drum to stir his thickening blsod
nor comrades eye to mark his heroic fall; moth
thing to ronse his young enthusiasm. But the
little coat folded carefully about the grlish form
and his own naked breast, told of .be qnirt cour-
age aud self sacrifice with which he had met the
pitiless blast that blew cold on him as her
COnEeii BIsfs Globe
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-04

II The quarrel over Motter's bill for.protec-
ting the river banks, brings to mind the fact,
that Mr.. Mowry, at the session of 1871, intro
duced and secured the passage of concurrent
resolution asking the General Government to
make an appropriation to protect the banks from
BellemOnt to point below st. Joseph; aud Con-
gresham Phillips promised to do all in his pow
sr to secure an appropriation, but has not rs yet,
done anything in the matter. Mowry's resolu-
ton did not receive the consideration from the
public which its importance entitled it to; but
it was the only practicable means that have yet
been attempted to secure the desired object