The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-22
WHAT THE WIRES wHIsPER.


The Boston dry goods clearinghouse of
Heath, Anderson & Go. has suspended.
R. Farley, traveller from Erie, Pa,
committed suicide at one OF the Omaha
hotels last night. s.
Salinas Valley, California, is under
water, and great damage is done to prop
erty, but no loss OF life.
Colonel M. j. Green, of the Eleventh
Missouri, died at Omaha Wednesday
night from wounds received at the bat
tie OF Nashville.
John M. Wilson, of Colleg Hill, Ohio
delivered lecture at Lawrenceburg
Ind, last night. Subject: Education
and Insanity"
Vice-President Wilson is in receipt o.
a number of letters from leading Repub
licans throughout the country, approx
ing his recent letter.
General Joseph Geiger delivered his
lecture, "Snapping Turtles" to large
audience at the Opera-house in Dela-
ware, last evening.
The steamer Colorado, several days
overdue from Hong and Yokohama, ar
rived at San Francisco yesterday. Hel
news is unimportant.
New Orleans will dispense with thu
usual Mardi Gras parade this year, or
account of the absence Of His Royal
Highness King Prosperity.
Reports that certain banks in Chicago
are in a shaky condition, having beer
affected by the failure of the Cook Coun
ty National Bank, are authoritatively
contradicted from that city.
John Flood, who jumped from win
dow during the fire, Tuesday, in tene
ment house at the corner of Pacific ant
Hoyt streets, Brooklyn, died yesterday
morning, making the fourth victim.
The New York Assembly yesterday
passed bill authorizing the City Cour
of Brooklyn to extend its term. This il
owing to the probable prolongation of the
Beecher trial over the January term.
John Donner, an employe at CATS
distillery, Lawrenceburg, while under
the influence Of liquor, last Monday, fell
into a vat Of hot slop, and died from the
effects Of his injuries yesterday.
Two incendiary fires last night in FOrt
Wayne destroyed barn owned by Mrs
Sturgis, and partly destroyed another
owned by Mr.. SWayne. The loss will
not exceed $500on booh.
Edwin NJ. Lewis, Trustee of Jay
Cookies estate, has commenced paying 6
dividend of five per cert. IN cash to cred
itors of the estate whose claims were
audited and approved up to December
31st last.
General Butler, in reply to the ques
ton as to what he thought of the Pacific
Mail investigation, said one fact was
clear to his mind thus far, that it wa,
better to be doorkeeper in the house o
the Lord than Member of Congress.
At Delaware, Ohio, several Norman
horses, imported by the Delaware Coun
ty Importation Company, were sold a
auction yesterday, buyers being presen
from all parts OF the State. A number
were sold at prices ranging from $500 t.
$2,7OO.
G.. B. Arnold, an old, and leading citi
zen OF Mansfield, died suddenly .yester
day of apoplexy. He had not been very
we'll TOR two OF three days, but nothing
serious was apprehended. He was ly
ing on the lounge, with nobody with hin
when he died.
james s. Smith g. Co., Of New York
have been indicted by the Grand Jury O
Louisville tor vending lottery tickets
purporting to be tickets of the Kentucky
ensUn q Co., of New York, claim to be
The grand jury of Guernsey county
Ohio, that has Been in session at Cam
bridge since the opening Of the term o
Court, came on to-day, after finding l.
true bills and seven not true ones. The
contest over the Sherit's office of the
county is set for hearing in the Common
Pleas Court OF the county on the first Of
February.
In the Superior Court of Baltimore
City, in the case of the State OF Mary.
land against the Northern Central Rail.
road Company to recover one-half OF one
per cent. of the gross receipts as State
tax, involving a large amount, Judge
Kibbin gave decision against the State,
declaring the tax arbitrary and greatly
exceeding the assessments ON Othel
property in the State.
The meeting of the State Department
of the G. A. X. was held in Akron, yes.
terday. The attendance was small. The
following officers were elected: Gen. A.
G. .Voris, of Akron, Department Com
mander; Major j. s. Clemer, of Salem,
Senior Vice-Commander; ID. W. Thomas,
OF Akron, Junior VIce-L commander; Dir.
Armstrong, of Alliance, Medical Diree-
tor; VIM. Earnsnaw, of the Soldiers
Home, Chaplain. Xenia is to be the
next place of meeting.
Isaac p. Christiancy, the new Senator
from Michigan, has been for seventeen
years one Of the Judges of the Supreme
Court. and part of the time Chief JUS
tice. He has been elected to this posi-
ton twice by the unanimous vote OF both
parties. In politics he was originally a
Democrat, then a Free Soiler, and then a
Republican,. He is sixty three years old,
anu resident Of Lansing. He is under
stood to be a hard money and revenue
tariff Conservative on constitutional
questions, and is a man Of marked abil.
iity.
General NJ. @. Buffers residence in
Edgetield county, South Coarulina, was
burned recently. The incendiary con-
fessed that colored militia Captain,
named Tenant, hired him to tire the
building. A warrant was issued for the
arrest OF Tennant, but he resisted the co..
ored Constable, who called upon General
Butler for posse. The General and
eight men accompanied the Constable to
remnants retreat and were fired upon.
The fire was returned, and three negroe 8
We're wounded. two mortally. Tennant
and tho rest OF the partisans then fed.
Trouble is apprehended.
The Commerce No. Dispatch give an
account ef desperate affair Ill Missis-
sippi county, in the southeastern part of
tha4State, last Friday and Saturday. 1t
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