The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-30
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.

ocdtleC IeVer, IN an eplQomlC IOrmy ID
raging in Liberty, Ind.
Specie in the Bank of France increased
6,oOS,O00 francs the past week.
The Post-ofice OF Macarthur, O., was
robbed of twenty dollars last night.
An all-day temperance prayer meeting
Is being held in Richmond, Indiana, to-
day.
Considerable damage has been done to
railroad tracks in the vicinity of Omaha
by high water.
Two more women were arrested at
Cambridge City, Ind, yesterday, charged
with car robbery.
Joseph Marriott, an old resident of Mon
roeville, Indiana, was killed by pass
ing train yesterday.
The woods opposite Gallipolis, in West
virginia, were on fire all yesterday al
terday afternoon, and burning iercely.
Over twenty thousand dollars were
raised by the New York theaters last
night for the benefit Of Dan Bryanps
family.
Seven hundred returned California
emigrants have arrived at Omaha in the
last two days, and hundreds are en-
route East.
The woods are on fire back of River
ton, Kentucky, and at Etna Furnace,
near lronton; about 1900 cords Of wood
were burned.
The residence of R. ID. Williams, Of
Urbana, was entered by burglars and
robbed of small amount of money on
Tuesday night.
George Ii. Greety, clerk for Emory &
Co., Boston snip brokers, was yesterday
arrested on charge ot embezzling WV, ,00O
OF his employers iuIds. I
A lady named Brown, living north of
Marietta, Ohio, was SO severely burned,
Wednesday night, by her clothes taking 1
hre, that She died yesterday morning.
Elijah Davidson, an old resident Of
LatOnia, Onio, the victim of a murder
| GUS assault, last Saturday afternoon, at
| The hands OF Samuel Mead, died yester-
| day.
A German woman named Schmidt was
burned TO death, near Wapakoneta, yes
lerday, while attempting TO extinguish a
fire which had caugnt the ience near her
home.
John Mathers, prominent lawyer OF
Sidney, ONO, died at noon yesterday OF
consumption, making the third lawyer
of that place that has died within a year.
| 1t is announced that no successor to
| Assistant Attorney General Hill, who
retires on the same day with Mr.. Will
| liams, will be appointed until Judge
Pierrepont takes his seat in the CaDi-
net.
During the strong gale yesterday the
gable OF the old COurt-hOuse at Ir0nton
was blown down, crushing through the
ceiling of the hall ana the Commission
ers' room. Fortunately no one was in
| the room. s-
| The spfre Of the First Presbyterian
Church in Cleveland was demolished by
the wind yesterday, and much other
damage done. Part Of the roof OF the
| new Union Depot at Columbus was also
| blown off.
John S. Toof, Secretary Of the National
Cotton Exchange, has issued a call for
a meeting OF the National Cotton Ex-
change at Greenbrier, White Sulphur
Springs. Greehbrier COUNTY, W. Va, on
edhesday, July H.
The daughter of M. Kelting, at PENN.
| sula, three miles from Sandusky, OHIO,
while drawing water from we'll Yester.
day, tell in head first and drowned. She
was in the water an hour before. found.
She was l6 years old.
w.. p. Tenny and party, who have been
appointed to make an accurate survey OF
the Black Hills country. passed through
Omaha yesterday, EN- route to Fort Lara
mfe, where an escort ofsix companies oi
cavalry await their arrival.
General George Crook and staff and
the garrison Officers were entertained
by the Merchants Club of Omaha last
evening. A large attendance was pres
ent, and the meeting was highly compli-
mentary to the guests OF the Club.
The strike at the coal mines at Cam
bridge, OHIO, has been completely wiped
out, and the strikers are replaced by
colored miners from Virginia. Threats
were made TO drive away the eolored
miners, but they gave them no heed.
Lewis Cornelius, of Hamilton county,
| Indiana, made an Intellectual attempt at
suicide in Indianapolis last night. He
took morphine and was about to take
tincture OF aeonite when he was sur
prised and prevented. lie may recover.
The Attorney General of Louisiana has
taken steps to oust Dubuclet, the acting
State Treasurer, claiming that MOncure
was elected and deprived of his office by
the illegal act OF the Returning Board in
refusing to count the votes OF certain
parishes.
Ex-Congressmap Bowen, of Charles
ton, S. G., was arrested for instigating
The murder of Colonel White, committed
eleven years ago. This was the charge
for the publication Of which the News
and Courier was last week prosecuted
for libel. Judge Reed released Bowen
upon q 900 bond.
The retiners have effected q oombina-
| ton to control the production and price
Of petroleum. 1t embraces ninety per
cent. OF the refiners in the country. They
expect to control the remaining ter per
cent. before the end of next month, and
it is then expected that the new combi-
nation will 60 into effect.
| The Indiana State Board OF Education
Yesterday elected the following Trustees
| OF the State University: DR.. A. Patton,
| Vincennes; DIR. Il. W. H. Ellis, Goshen;
Hon. Milton McPhelridge, Bloomington.
John r, Elder, whose term expires in
1873, rendered his resignation, which
was accepted. General John Love, of
Indianapolis, was elected to fill his
place.
of shelbyville, KY, in which was the