The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-29
W1Ar THE WIRES WHISPER

Inc Omaha Republican mas Deen Sueu
for $1,000 for libel.'
Vice President Wilson arrived in
Omaha yesterday.
The Illinois Press Association yester-
day left st. Louis for st. Paul.
The City Council of st. Louis last
night declared Colonel Jos. Ii. Britton
Mayor.
Colonel D. P. Dyer assumed the duties
OF United States District Attorney at st.
Louis yesterday.
Gaff Stanton, of Detroit, won the State
championship shooting medal at tour
nament i'll that city.
V. Daniels fell from the spire of a
Seward, Nebraska, Church yesterday,
and was instantly killed.
VIM. p. Hovey, Storekeeper of Internal
Revenue for the First District oil Mis-
souri,, has been dismissed.
A colored boy of fifteen, named Under
wood, was drowned near Cedarville,
yesterday. He was bathing.
The residence of County Commissioner
Wells, at Vermilion, o., was burglarizea
yesterday of $1,000. No clue.
DR.. j. H. Eccleston was yesterday
elected Episcopal Bishop Of Iowa, at
Grand Rapids, on the sixteenth ballot.
John Blocks saloon fights are over.
in st. Louis terminated Ill his death yes-
terday.
Charles Trebeg, horticulturist, was
short distance from East st. Louis Thurs
day night.
The trial of A. j. Ross, for the killing
A daS
at Cairo yesterday, and resulted in his
acquittal.
Mrs. Mary Lynch obtained judgment
in the Common Pleas Court ofGuernsey
county for 5000 against Joseph Stoncr,
for slander.
The Detroit Common Council had q
prolonged struggle last night over a
proposition to allow saloons to keep
open on Sunday. The matter was final
| ly referred to a special committee of five.
The Cumberland Presbyterian General
Assembly closed its labors yesterday at
Jefferson, Texas. The next Assembly
will convene at Bowling Green, Ken
lucky. on the third Thursday of May,
1876.
The Northern Presbyterian Assembly,
in session at Cleveland, yesterday
passed resolutions in reference to cruel
ty to animals, and referred the one fixing
| the next place of meeting to commit
tee. Tne Assembly after adjournment
go Oh an excursion to Colorado.
The Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association, now in session at
| Richmond, yesterday voted Toronto as
| the place for holding the next Conven-
tion. The name of Miss M. q. Lee was
announced as one of the subscribers to
the Executive Committee Aid Fund on
behalf of the Lee University Association,
and was received with prolonged ap-
plause.
| A gang of burglars, supposed to be
\ from Chicago, are operating in Sandus.
ky. Five houses were entered Wednes
day night, and an attempt was also made
to blow safe in II. e. Opagan & Co.'s
fish house. At 8 o'clock yesterday MORN
ing policeman captured one in the res
idence OF Lane Moss, banker, after shoot
Ping at him and chasing him block.
Great excitement prevails in conse-
quence OF the depredations.
Pursuant to called meeting of the
| Board of Trade of Richmond, Indiana,
last night, at the Courthouse, the citi-
zens generally attended. A resolution
was unanimously adopted to raise $15,-
600 to detray small part of the eX-
penses of the removal Of the Hooser
| drill manufacturing establishment from
Milton, Indiana, to that city. The
amount without doubt will be raised by
voluntary subscription Immediately, and
| the work Of removal commenced with
| out delay.