The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-06
New York.

Moody ana Sankey---OiI Excite-
ment--The Fire Engines--Not a
Duei--Pigeon shooting--BcccIi
Trial--Side Shows--IsO6y EOuEsd
--Bridge. 'a 9 s,s
NEW YORK, Oct. cit is reported
that Moody and sankey propose to
erect building somewhere in the. vi
cinity Of Thirty-fourth street in which
to hold their meetings. 1t is said the
expense will be borne by Vanderbilt.
There is considerable agitation in the
petroleum market, caused by the efforts
OF refiners here and in the West to ad-
vance prices. They have formed a COM
bination, but are strongly opposed by
exporters.
The Fire Engineers Convention ap.
pointed a committee of six to examine
into the question of whether the system
of self-supporting ladders could be de-
pended upon in emergencies. 1t was
also resolved to give inventors and pat
entees Of fire extinguishing apparatus
an opportunity Of exhibiting their in
yenti0ns to-day.
The steamship Idaho from Liverpool,
England, has arrived at Liverpool.
Two Cuban refugees, named Rodrigruz
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matters, attempted to fight duel with
pistols last night in Prospect Park, but
were arrested by the police, who had
obtained information of the affair from a
mutual friend of the Cubans. The
court would not take bail, but held the
prisoners for trial on the 9Th inst.
Arrangements are being made for an
International pigeon match between Jas.
A. Ward, the champion one-armed pigeon
shooter of Canada, and Captain A. II.
Bogardus, the American champion.
They are to shoot at fifty single birds,
thirty-fve yards rise,, seventy yards
boundary, one and half ounces of shot,
Il. and II. traps, Forester Club, of Buffa-
10, rules, for 5000 side and the cham
pionship of America.
The United States Legal-Tonder Club
have called meeting at Cooper Insti-
tute for the 18th, to form Democratic
Legal-Tender State Central Organiza,
tion.
Yesterday afternoon while the owners
Of, the feed store, ALL Washington street,
were moving some hay in the rear part
Of the store they found the dead body OF
boy between two bales. The boy was
shortly afterwards identified as Josey
Sullivan, aged 81 years, who has been
missing from his nome since the 18th OF
September. 1t is supposed he fell be.
tween the bales while playing and was
suffocated. He was thought to have
been kidnapped, and the police have fol
two weeks past been on the track of the
supposed abductors, some of whom are
on Long island.
At the semi-monthly meeting of the
Brooklyn Bridge Company, the chair
man stated that the temporary bridge
from which to construct the main bridge
would be commenced next June. The
cost Of cables for temporary bridge
alone will be from forty to fifty thou.
sand dollars.
The libel suits of Henry c. Bowen vs.
The Eagle, Bowen VS.. McDermott, and
TilUon VS.. The Eagle, were ON the City
Court calendar to-day, but were moi
called, as counsel ON both sides have
made arrangements for the future dIspo.
sition of the suits.
THE DECISION IN TwEED's CASE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The Supreme
Court rendered decision, this morning
denying the motion to vacate the order
Of arrest in the six.million-dollar suit
against VIM. M. Tweed, or reduce the
three million dollars bail. Another de.
cision was given through Judge Davis,
reversing Judge D0nahue's order, from
which the people appealed, requiring a
bill of particulars as to the fraudulent
bills and vouchers complained Of by the
people.
REPLY TO HON. CARL sCHURZ.
The Herald prints another letter from
Wendell Phillips in favor of greenback5,