The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-23
WHAT THE WIREs WHIsPER.

FRANK WORKS residence, at McC0n-
nelsville, Ohio, was consumed by fire
yesterday.
| Abram Arleson, residing near Lancas-
ter, had hand taken of by a rip saw,
yesterday.
Mrs. James Fl. Currey, OF Xenia, was
found dead In her bed. Death resulted
from apoplexy.
DR.. B. Gibson, one of the Oldest physi-
clans OF Tifin, had his left arm amputa-
ted yesterday.
| Mr.. Zach. Clark, residing near Coshoc-
ton, o., suicided yesterday on account
OF financial embarrassment.
| Peter Hendricks, of Holland, Mich,
became desperate on account Of family
difficulties and hanged himself.
| The specie shipments yesterday
amounted to 1886, 900, of which $500, 200
were in gold coin and the remainder sill
yer bars.
Mr.. Goughluff, OF New Washington,
had his skull crushed yesterday by
falling chimney. At last accounts he
was living.
! The railroad war has reached the
South, and several competing lines have
announced reductions of freight and
passenger rates.
One Samuel Meade has been forging
due bills on the Massillon Coal Mining
Company and raising money on them at
Lawrence, Ohio.
Samuel Patrick was seriously if not IA
tally stabbed at Newark by Geo. Criss-
man. Tne latter is held Tor the action
of the Grand Jury.
The OHIO Evangelical Association COM
menced its thirty-siXth annual meeting
| Tiffi N nliin ioha r I
Echer and about 12o ministers were in
attendance.
Crosby's Block, including the dry
goods store OF Maikie~& Clara, a billiard
saloon and numerous lawyers and other
offices, in Cory, Pa, burned yesterday
fmorning. Total loss, $4,000.
| A large train of delayed passengers,
mails, &c., arrived at Omaha yesterday
from westward. The Union Pacific is
doing every thing possible for the com
fort OF delayed emigrants and others.
4 A Detroit dispatch says: The ice is
broken up from Ola Point Maekinaw to
Lake Michigan, Dut has not moved out,
open water is in sight from McGultin's
Point. From Old Mackinaw to Duncan
Light the ice is solid.
An invoice of Messrs. 0rf' &c Co.'s
stock at Fort Wayne, Ind, was taken
yesterday. 1t footed up S27,690. A meet
ing oil the creditors will be held on the
20tn inst, at which time an assignee will
be appointed. The liabilities at the time
OF the failure were $4,000.
A The City Marshal, OF Eaton, o., yes ter
day went to New Paris, o., and arrested
a man named Austin, who shot and
4 killed man there few days ago. Aus
tin is now in jail, and will have hear
ing on Saturday next at 10 o'clock.
The boiler at Raven Rock Stone-works
near Portsmouth. exploded at 8 z. M
yesterday, badly damaging the building
Il fortunately nobody was seriously in.
jured. At the time of the explosion the
engine was not running.
Reports from Southern Kentucky in.
dictate that the damage to the tobacco
crop by the recent cold weather is not as
extensive as at first reported. Very
few plants have been lost, ana the plant
ers do not think the damage sufficient to
have any material effect on the prospects
Of full crop.
The boiler in the saw mill of Heffner
q Hatters, of Batesville, Ohio, exploded
, yesterday. The building was entirely
thrown down and two men engaged in
filing the saw were hurled consider.
able distance and badly frightened but
were not hurt.
The payment to the employees of the
Detroit 81 Milwaukee Railroad of their
February wages was accomplished yes.
terday,- the receiver having borrowed
money enough for that purpose. Other
back pay will be paid as soon as the cur
rent earnings of the line will permit.
The men ale all at work again with goo
feeling.
California is taking steps to induce
immigration to that State. Committees
have been appointed to collect funds,
print addresses to immigrants, and com.
municate with Oranges and editors in
the interior, with view OF establishing
q reliable bureau of Information con.
cerning lands, their prices, and the de-
mand for labor.
| About all the nail-feeders employed in
4 the mills of Wheeling, w. Va, are now
on strike except those of La Belle
Mills, and they are expected to join the
strikers on Saturday. The nailers feed
their own machines, and keep the mills
running short-handed. The helpers
strike Is still extending from mill to mill,
and the boilers, like the naiers, are do.
ing their own work, though with less
production.