The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-10
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died suddenly yesterday.
Chillicothe has raised $4,000 tor the
Scioto Valley Railroad.
+ The spring race meeting. on the Lex
ingtons( Ky:) course begins to-day.
The, Ohio State. Board of Centennial
Managers meet In Toledu,Tuesday next.l
Miers,, convicted at Athens, o.; Of
IN anslaughter, was sentenced to- one
years imprisonment.
Miss Eftie Ellsner, actress, daughter
of John Ellsner, is dying, at her fathers
residence in Cleveland.
DIR. d. X. Underwood. one of the oldest
residents of Adrian, Michigan, died Sat-
|urday. aged seventy-two.
Will Wray, a. notorious Chicago thief
was captured Saturday night while at.
tempting to'roB WestsSide bank.
On Saturday the body of Chas. Clause
was found in Mad river, at Day ton, and
that of VIM. Genin id the canal
1t is understood a newspaper called
the Darke County Courier, independent
in politics, will be started at Greenville.
Thomas, the double murderer. came
before the Court at Detroit, Saturday,
but his trial was postponed until the 18th
inst.
Auditors Or counties through which
the Dayton and Michigan road run s'n1eet
in Toledo on rhe 11th to fix the rates Of
tsixation.
John T. Gibson has been appointed
Postmaster at Huntington, West Va,
Woe NJ, III. Brooks, suspended under tile
itenure-of-office act.
A dispatch from Portland, Oregon, re-
ports that the warm rains of the past
two weeks insure bountiful grain crop
throughout the State.
The report that Sir John HolKer had
accepted a Judgeship In the Court OF
Exchequer, made vacant by the death of
Baron Picott, is denied. ~
The bark Union and The schooner
Glenna were wrecked Saturday on the
Oregon coast. The Captain OF the Glenna
was the only person lost.
The new Bessemer steamer crossed
the Channel ON Saturday on trial trip.
She made good time, bdt her anti-sea.
sick cabin was not worked.
The Democrats of St. Louis Saturday
nominated Col. James III. Bfirton, PresiL
dent OF the National Bank of the State OF
Missouri and am old proniinent citizen,
for Mayor. Fp te
\ The Molly Magufres and striking
miners of the ScBuylkifT region, in PENN
sylvania, are making frequent desperate
efforts to throw trains of Tie track and
destroy railroad bridges.
[ A. fire at noon on Saturday In New
Lebanon, a small village ten miles west
Of Dayton, o., destroyed half a dozen
dwelling houses and u large number of
stables and outbuildings. .a.e
Z James Dagsart and Ferdinand RomeI-
man, while at supper in Philadelphia
Saturday evening, quarreled during an
argument about the refining Of sugar,
and RoIhelman was fatally stabbed.
AZ Ifonton, o., Marshal Munshower
arrested two desefters from the United
States Army at Nashville, naIned David
Yanpelt and James Wflsoif. they were
working at saw-miH and boiler yard.
Lightning struck and burned resi-
dence in the upper edge of Evansville
last might. The family barely escaped
with their lives. The servant-girl had
to leap from her window, and was
shockingly burned.
"A fire at the foot of Fourth street, near
Mission Bay, San Francisco, burned a
lumber yard, planing-milI, grist-mill, and
several frame buildings, variously occt1s
pied. Loss seventy-five thousand to one
hundred thousand dollars.
The Woman Suffrage Association of
Missouri has presented petition asking
the Constitutional Convention to insert
q clause in the new Constitution extend
ing the ballot to woman. It Was re-
ferred to the proper Committee.
There was considerable excitement at
Mahanoy City, Penn, Saturday night,
oecasioned by two Frenchmen being at
tackled in a principal street. One was
badly wounded and the other is not ex-
pected to live. At one timea general
riot was feafeds
The, Committee investigating the cleo
ton Of Spencer, Radical United States
Senator from Alabania, is still in ses-
sion, and it is understood astounding
developments have been made, showing
the corrupt use OF money to keep up the
COurt-house Legislature.
Vice President Wilson had an enthu-
siastie reception at Memphis on Satur-
travelling simply as a private citizen to
see the country, and that he did not
think the late war could have been pre-
vented by human power.
At Greenville, Ohio, quite a number
of burglaries have been committed late
ly. the boarding-house OF Mrs. Beedle
was entered Friday night, and consider
able money and valuables were carried
off. Also, Judge Wharry's residence
and Fred. Brombach's restaurant were
entered.
The Indians continue troublesome
along the Western frontier. The troops
have had several light skirmishes with
small parties during the past week. Ar
rangements are being made TO send out
q strong force from Fort Hays, which
will pursue them until they surrender
or are captured.
The steam yacht Signet, belonging to
Mr.. GrinnelI, formerly owner OF the
Fashion Race.course, was run down in
Hell Gate Saturday by the steamer G. H.
Northan. GrinneA and family were
aboard. They were all saved by boats
from the shore. Two Of the crew were
slightly injured.
Mr.. l.. A. Benton, Cleveland jeweler,
went into his store Sunday morning to
wind his clocks, when he was accoste d
by masked robbers, knocked senseIess
and his store robbed. He lay for a couple
of hours befose be was able to crawl to
the door. His injuries are very severe.
The loss can not yet be ascertained.
During thunder storm Sunday morn
ing. lightning struck. the Fourth Police
Station, ON Knight street, Providence,