The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-18
Late fron.,.fsl Dsrectsos.s.


Late fronsisAIE Directions.
Specials to the Star.
ANN ARBoR, MICH, May ls.-The Cir
cult. Court Commissioner Lawrence has
granted an injunction to Swathel, 1Ailer
u Co., proprietors of the. Ann ,Arbor Oity
Mills, restraining the Board of Regents
OF the University from obtaining water
from the spring on the farm for Uniyer-
sity purposes. The bill of. complaints
sets forth that this; spring is one Of the
principal courses ofwater power of their
Touring mill, and for the use of which
power they have held the right for twenty
years. They estimate the damage to
their mill property by the six-lneh pipe
which the University lis tapping to be
49, w. ~ This bis pgts step for ne h Rresea.
sity. A large amount Of pipe has already
been laid and the spring tapped.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, May lS.--0ficers
from Story county arrived here last
night and arrested Dave Kirkman,, a. son
of tne man who was hanged a few days
since, and VIM, Linsmaster, his son,in-
law. 1t is reported that enough eyi-
dence has been secured by the Coroner
to find the parties guilty Of the murder.
Joliet, LII, May 1S.-The iron irail
mill ,of the Joliet Iron a. Steel Works
started this morning. This mill has
been shut down for eighteen months, and
the people fJolet are greatly pleased
at its resumption of work. Next week
the mill will be run on double time, and
will give employment TO four hundred
men.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL., May 49, Major
Woodbury. M. Taylor was to-day i,ap
pointed by Governor Beveridge Com
missioner of the Illinois Penitentiary, to
be his own successor from December tst,
1874.
LEAvENwoRTH, KS, May 1S.-Colone
| Anthony is gradually sinking, and death
is a question OF but a few days.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May H. While .th'
steamer Dubuque was towing up a wood
barge, a few miles above. the city, yester.
day morning, three men were Knocked
from the barge by one of the oars and
| two were drowned. Names Of the unfor
tunates could not be learned.
LINCOLN, NEB., May 1S.-GEasshoppers
appeared in Nemeha and Richardson
counties, where the sprouting fields were
eaten clean. They then took up a line o
| march from there in an easterly direc.
| tion. The grain eaten Off is rapidly re-
newing, and the damage is slight. Pres
ent indications are good for crops Of
small grain, with prospects of an in.
creased average.
| MONTREAL, May ia telegram from
Ottawa, last night, states that Hon. Geo
Brown, of the Toronto Globe has de
clined the position Of Lieutenant Gov
erner of Ontario, made Vacant by ths
death OF Lieutenant,Ge Governor Crawford
PETERSBURG, w. VA, May 18th,
Petersburg Guards, colored, had a pa
rade and target practice yesterday al
ternQon1 which wound up very seriously
| A drunken quarrel between q colore,
citizen and soldier resulted in the latte
thrusting his bayOnet into the mans
neck below the chin, and killing him in
stantly. The name OF the murdered mai
was William King. He was quite sober
but the soldier was drunk. The latte
was sted.
| OMAHA, NEB., May 1S.-While a MAJ
named Mcpherson and wife, living eigh
miles east of Columbus, Nebraska
were visiting last night leaving thei
four children, one boy and three girls
aged fourteen, twelve aud six, the hous,
took fire. The boy, aged fourteen, ant
girl aged twelve, got out OF the honse
but the girl afterwards returned to res
cue hertwo little sisters and all thre,
| perished in the flames. The fire is sale
TO have originated on the outside ant
was evidently the work OF an incendiary
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1s.-In conse
quence Of the high winds the wheat crol
will not be more than three-fourths o
the average, though the wool, wines anl
precious metals will be muchlarger thai
ever belore.--In April there were 3,SS'
more West-bound passengers over tht
Union Pacific Railroad than during thu
same month OF The previous year. Oyel
| LOCO car loads of freight were detained
by freshets, which are now being moYei
to their destinatiOn.-A new section 0
six miles has been added to the Southern
Pacific Railroad, extending from Ba
kerstield to Calient, 324 miles from. Sal
Francisco, at which point stages connec
for Los Angeles, distant 100 miles.