The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-13
WHAT TIE WIRES WHISPER.


Henry Burkelt was yesterday killed
by the cars at indianapolis.
A dwelling-house and saloon were
burned at Akron Saturday night. Loss,
$1,5O0.
The Changers of Newtownville, Cler-
mont county, o., have opened a grange
store.
Thaddeus Smith. of North Hadley, Mas
sacnusetts, has tailed. Liabilities, $780,
0OO; assets, $1O0,00O.
The case Of John w. Wright, charged
with the forgery OF Indian bounty war
rants, is Oh trial in st. Louis.
A boiler In the Gingham mills at South
Adams, Mass, exploded yesterday, kill
ing three men and fatally injuring two
Others.
Carter, State billiard champion, will
play against Tony Honing, Of Cleveland,
in Toledo, May Ii, for the State cham
pionship.
Miss Kate Hess, living near Kirby, o.,
was so badly burned by the explosion OF
coal-oil lamp that she died in about
two hours.
A number of Texas gentlemen, in the
interest of emigration to that State, will
leave st. Louis this morning, en- route. to
Cincinnati.
At Wapakoneta, Ohio, Nick Smith, a
workman i'll Kuhn's Spoke Factory, died
from injuries received. few days ago,
while shaying spokes.
The Auglaize Common Pleas Court,
now in session, is engaged in trying
BoWsher, the young man who attempted
to throw a train oil the track by placing
an obstruction on the rail.
The grocery store of Alden Thayer, at
Clinton, Mass, was destroyed by ire
yesterday. Mrs. Il. w. Dinsmore and
her father, who occupied rooms over the
store, were burned TO death.
A billiard tournament commenced in
Chicago yesterday. Eugene Carter, OF
ONO; Louis Shaw, of indianapolis, and
Henry Miller and Frank Maggioli, OF
New Orleans, were the winners yesLer-
DAY.
A man named Lot Brown was killed,
by the Western Express, near Gallon,
OHIO, on Sunday night, about II o'clock,
between Gallon and Caledonia. He was
walking ON the track, and was intOxi-
Gated.
At Delaware, Ohio, Charlie Johnston,
six years old, son Of Joseph Johnsto ton,
proprietor OF the American House, while
handling a loaded gun, yesterday after
noon, shot himself through the head. He
was taken up UNCONSCIOUS, and lived
only an hour.
A large meeting of miners and coal
operators Of the Tuscarawas Valley was
neld ut Akron yesterday, the object being
TO settle the differences in regard to the
price paid tor mining. The meeting was
very harmonious, but no conclusion has
been reached,
At Richmond, Indiana, the fifth anni-
versary OF C@ur de Leon Lodge Knights
Of Pytnias was celebrated last night by
banquet and ball at their hall. The at
tendance was large, and the occasion
one OF unusual interest. There was a
slight fall OF snow there.
The trial ofJohn d. Lee and W. H.
Dame, for their connection with the
Mountain Meadow massacre, will not
take place this term of the Utah Court.
They have been arraigned and pleaded
not guilty, their counsel asking for an
trial. but prosecution was not
ready.
The steamer Helen McGregor, on
voyage from Grafton to Sydney, struck
the reef on which the steamer Urara was
lost, and remained on the reef an hour,
and floated OFT and sank in deep water.
The passengers and crew were saved in
in boats, except one boat-load OF eight
persons lost.
At st. Clairsville, Ohio, yesterday, in
the District Court, the case of j. II. Sui
livan and others against the city OF Bel
laire, was decided in favor of Bellaire.
The suit was for the possession of the
public square in BellaIre. The ground
is valued at $4,000. The case will be
taken to the Supreme Court.
Agricultural intelligence from various
portions of Australia and New South
Wales is favorable, except in the flooded
districts, and late rains have removed
The fears entertained on account of the
drought. The floods reported in Queens.
land caused great loss of property and
much suffering. Many lives were lost.
An old man named Henry G. Ogden.
aged about seventy years, who has lived
The life of hermit for the last twenty
years, was found dead in his house, near
Liberty, Indiana, yesterday. When
ound he was in standing position,
With a death grip on a table. He is
,hought to have had money hoarded, but |
lone has been found.
Five men, at Massillon, o., while en-
ragged at work sinking a coal shaft about |
i've miles south of the city. and all un-
conscious Of immediate danger, were
,uried alive, covered with about six
eet of earth, being about twenty-five
eet below the surface. John Sounbet-
er, superintendent, and his nephew of
he same name, and two others, names
lot learned, were killed.
By invitation of Gen. Pennypacker.I
Federal COmmandant at Nashville, Gov.
'orter, an Ex-Confederate officer, re-
'iewed the troops at Ash Barracks, yes
erday afternoon. The novelty of the
Gene attracted crowd of between five
nd eight thousand people to the
On the appearance of Gov.
Porter and his civilian staff, the band
truck up "HaiI to the Chief" followed
y the National air, creating a great deal
+ enthusiasm. The event Is looked
lpon most auspiciously by everybody
resent.
The news from the Mexican border is
nything but of peaceful tendency.
DR.. Airey, United States Commercial
agent at Camargo, writes that party
i fifteen or twenty armed Americans
ave been arrested near that place.
several Americans have mysteriously
disappeared from Mexican border towns,
nd Brownsville is hourly threatened
With the torch. The assassination OF the
ew Americans living in the Valley OF
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