The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-12
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.


There are six cases of trichina from
eating diseased pork at Kankakee, Ind.
John McNally. of No. 40 Grant street,
Brooklyn, was killed Sunday night in a
street light.
Richard A. Latsinger, recently from
Baltimore, committed suicide at Council
Bluffs, Sunday.
joan Brumgart, an ex-soldier from
Pennsylvania, died at a Memphis lodg-
lng-house on Sunday.
At Newark, Ohio, yesterday, the Court
of Common Pleas convened, with Judge
Charles Follett on the bench.
The dwelling house of Levi Wyland,
on his iarm four miles north of La
Grange, Ind, burned to the ground last
night.
The steamship Faraday is supposed to
have gone home. She lett st. Johns
twenty -four days ago to pick up and i'm
ish laying the direct cable,
At Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, yes
terday, Jesse Stewart, the vile murderer,
was sentenced to eleven years and six
months in the penitentlary.
At a meeting of the Pacific Mail Com
pany Directors yesterday, Albert Hatch
was elected Director in place of A. Il.
Fogg, and Russell Sage in place OF r. W.
PARK.
The Wasson College, Of Terrebone,
Canada, was burned yesterday. Loss
100000; insurance $2S,000. No liv es
lost. The pupils saved their personal
effects.
The taking of testimony before No.
tary, IN the contested election case of
Lemoine v. Farwell, in the Third Con-
gressiOnal Illinois District, was begun
yesterday.
The Agricultural Society of Licking
County held its annual election last Sat
urday, and, after spirjted contest, elect
ed Joseph White President over William
Parr by one majority.
The body Of an unknown man was DIS
covered early yesterday morning at
GoOse Island, near Chicago. The head
was nearly severed from the trunk, and
numerous stabs had been inflicted on
various parts of his body.
John Page, while riding horse at the
race-track at Ceiina, OHIO, last Satur-
day, the horse ran into the fence, killing
both horse and rider. Page lived about
two hours alter the accident, but was not
sensible.
At Logan, Ohio, Saturday night, an al
tercation arose between GOttlieb Bronze
and John Becker, both Germans. Bronze
received three severe stabs in the alb
domen, inflicted by knife in the hands
of Becker. Becker is in Jail awaiting an
examination.
Whitelaw Reid yesterday sent 50, 900 to
the Kansas and Nebraska sufferers. The
Tribune 81 subscriptions continues at the
rate OF $500 per day. 1t is expected be.
fore the fund is closed it will reach the
sum OF $4,000.
Three men employed by the Cincin-
natl Ice Co. at Newport, Ohio, broke
through the ice Saturday afternoon. One
young man 18 years old, named VIM.
Cruliis, was drowned. The recovery OF
the other two is doubtful, being almost
frozen when taken out.
The Chitteeham Friedrich Works, at
st. Louis, owned by Wanso & Howard
burned yesterday. Loss $4,000. In
sured in the Provincial Union, London
pany, Manchester; England, $1,000; Fire
Association, of Philadelphia, ~, 800; At
las. Hartford, $500, and 5000 in st.
Louis companies.
A disastrous fire occurred at Oxford,
O., last evening. The large machine
shop of NJ. Barbear was discovered to be
on fire. Being a frame and full of lum-
Der, the hand engine was powerless to do
more than keep the surrounding build
ings from taking fire. In the building
was also the carriage factory of James
Mutt and the Beeham organ factory.
The building and contents were all c0il-
sumed. Loss, $4,000; insurance $4,000.
A conference between delegates OF the
miners and operators took place at Haz-
elton, Pa, yesterday. The delegates
represented six thousand men, and the
total number to be affected by suspen-
sion will amount to twenty thousand
along the line Of the Lehigh River and
Central railroad, in the Lehigh region.
All the delegates expressed great Oppo-
sition to the proposed basis, and q deter
mination was expressed to mold out
against it. The general feeling is that
there will be great strike, far worse
than that of 1869.
Some time ago, J. Ryan, hotel-keeper
at South Bloomfield, Pickaway County,
Ohio, for cause unknown, became en-
ragged at the Stage Company and it's en-
ployes. Saturday night, on arrival of the
stage going north, he attacked the driver,
vino had dismounted, with knife, run
ming him around the stage and through
the premises of A. g. Jones, Mayor, VINO
tried TO stop the trenzied Ryan, and was
in turn driven off. About this time the
The formef was attacked by Ryan, re-
terry. The Marshals brother then dealt
Ryan blow ON the head with a club,
knocking him senseless. Ryan was ar
rested and bound over to Court. The
grand jury commence their session at
Circleville to-day.
Advice to a Girl who "Finished.,
Gertrude, yu tell me that yu hev been
two years in boarding school, and hay