The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-12
WHAT TILE WIREs WHIsPER.

Samuel Miller, of London, Ohio, was
buried at Sabine, yesterday.
Captain Eads arrived in New Orleans
yesterday, and had q public reception
last night.
Colonel Anthony, shot at Leavenworth,
by Embry, Is still alive, bpt'can not re-
cover. Embry is In Jail.
Vice President Wilson was Hospitality
received, saluted and serenaded yester-
day in Little Rock.
DR.. j. w. McNeal, a well known ply.
sician of Sabine, Ohio. alter q protracted
illness, died yesterday evening.
The ST. Louis Globe and Democrat are
to be consolidated, the pr0prietors of the
| former paper having purchased the Dem
ocrat ior 100000.
| Judge James Paul, Of the Supreme
Court of the State of.West Virginia, died
at his residence, near Wellsburg, yes
terday afternoon.
i The Illinois Central and Green Line
have made large reductions In freight
4 rates to Southern points, to meet cOpl-
petition BY the way OF Baltimore.
| G. l.. Hall, an old citizen Of McCon-
| nelsville, Ohio, and. leading merchant
| OF that place, died suddenly yesterday,
after six honrs' illness, of u 00ngestiye
chill.
| 1t is announced from Duluth that the
| lake Is clear Ut ice as tar US the eye can
reach, and it is thought there is nothing
tnow to impede navigation on Lake Su-
iperior.
Rey. Dr., Geo. Webber, of Kent Hill,
Maine, committed suicide by hanging AZ
that place yesterday morning. lie was
formerly Presiding Elder of Reuheld
| District.
Gilbert Shaeffer, of Lancaster, Ohio,
has been announced as y candidate for
nomination for the office OF Treasurer. .oi
State. Mr., Shaetfer il the present Coun,
ty Treasurer.
|. L. ii. Metey & Co.'s gas-works, close
by the Dayton and Michigan bridge, neal
Grand Rapids, Mich, were burned Las
night. The loss is about VI 500, covered
by insurance. The cause is unknown.
Preparations for the removal of the
Capital Of West Virginia from Charles
ton to Wheeling have been suspended by
an injunction, and the parties engaged
in packing up the State property have
been arrested.
The Southern Memorial Association
has adopted resolution that ali soldiers
of the Federal and Confederate armies
be cordially invited to join the Memorial
Association in decorating, graves at Ar
lington On the LIST OF June.
| Neil Mckay, Esq, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
has sued the Baltimore and Ohio road
for 100000 ter detention Of moneys, In,
be tried in the Albion Noble county
Court during the summer.
| A difficulty occurred between Joe
I<Sl,. N.rt 49,. s,kV lsss,a
burg, Ohio, ON Monday evening, in which
| Walgamot was shot twice. Fulton says
i that w algamot insulted his wife. Wal
gamot is still alive, but there are M
hopes of his recovery.
i The furniture store Of A. B. Benedict,
at Nevada, o., was destroyed by fire last
night. Part of the contents were saved
in damaged condition. The loss is es.
timated at $4,000; insured in the Cont.
mental, of New York, for 81 400. 1t is
Isupposed the fire originated from de.
fectlye fue.
At meeting Of the Council OF Fort
Wayne, Ind, the following city officers
were elected amidst the greatest excite
lment: Attorney, Allen collars; Chief ol
Police. Mike Singleton, the present in
cumbent; Civil Engineer, John Royal
formerly with the Pennsylyania Com
pany; Fire Marshal, Frank Vogel.
| At Plymouth, Indiana, a laborer on a
construction train, named Matthew Kel
Ian, while attempting to step from one
car to another while the train was IN
motion, yesterday afternoon, fell be.
his head being cut of. He leaves wife
and large family in destitute condi.
ton.
| rrorton HafIu younroct onp ~ w
d. Kelly, Of Ironton, Ohio, proprietor oil
1.-the Grant and Center Furnaces, was
married at p, NJ. yesterday, to Miss
Frank Kirker, OF that city. Mr.. lropton
A, Kelly was the first child born in Iron
ton, his birth taking place on the day on
which the town was laid out, and was
twenty-six years old yesterday.
The case of malpractice brought in the
name of VIM. T.. Struble by his next
friend, John s. Struble, plaintiff, against
Drs. Thomas r.. Potter and Samuel b.
Potter, at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, was dis
missed by the plaintiff at his own costs
during the present term Of the Knox
Common Pleas Court. The Doctors Pot
ter are surgeons of acknowledged abil-
ity, and enjoy the confidence Of the pro-
fession and of the public.
At Ada, Ohio, difficulty arose be-
Tween an ageu man uHmeu w III. Clappef
| and his sister, yesterday. Clapper was
Intoxicated, and ordered his sister to
leave the house, and, upon her refusing
to comply, rushed at her with u butcher
knife in his hand, bat fortunately she
eluded him. He then attempted TO kill
her son, a lad of thirteen, and but for
the timely interference by neighbops
would have succeeded.
| A fife at Hebron Camp-meeting grounds,
near Hebronviile, Mass, burned niue
cottages, and Jonathan Fuller's dwell
ing-hOuse and barn. The cottages be-
Elonged to the American Millennial AS
ISOLATION, and included the minister's
house, lodging-house and Pennsylvania
cottage. There was about two-thirds
insurance on the property.
The first International Sunday-school
Convention convened yesterday in Bal
timore. Reports were read, and greet
ings exchanged by cable with London.
The total number of Sunday-schoois in
the United States is given at 68. 200; Off
GERS and teachers, 740,979; Sunday-school
scholars, $685., 1851; total Sunday-sehool
membership, embracing teachers, off
GERS and scholars, s.s73,5A6. In Canada
the number OF schools is 4,411;
teachers and officers, 35, 545; Sunday
school scholafs, III, 1881; total Sunday
school membership, 3O7, ,126. The reports
| from the different States. without ay-