The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-19
WHAT THE WIRES wHISP Err.

The spelling match fever has struck
Richmond, Ind.
John G. Senserg, of Lafayette, KY, Is
missing. He had $500 on mis- person when
last heard from.
The new steam fire engine and two
hose carts have just arrived at Washing
ton Court House.
Brigham Young, who has been spend
ing the winter III Southern Utah, returns
TO Salt Lake to-day.
The Louisiana Conservative caucus
met again, went into Executive session
as usuul, and adjourned.
Capt. Malcolm MeVeill, of Christian
county, KY, an old and wealthy citizeu,
was III u dying condition last night.
Employees of the Toledo, Wabash &
Western Railroad have received no pay
Tor three months, and q strike is immi.
nent.
Ward, of Colfax notoriety, represent
ing Grant Parish in the Louisiana Legis-
lature, was expelled for disOrderly con-
duct, yesterday. by u vote OF AZ toe.
Major Hatton, formerly passenger
agent OF the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad was killed while attempting TO
board morning train at Nashville yes
lerday.
A colOred youth was admitted into the
senior class OF the New orleans boys
high school, and twenty out of twenty
TWO in The ciass left the school immedi-
ately. No disturbance.
Harmon Doane, of New Orleans, aged
tifty-hye, Is dead. He was Tor many
years connected with insurance inter
ests in New Orleans, and member oil
the Board OF Underwriters.
Mr.. VIM. l.. Sterling, one Of the most
prominent actors OF the Delon q Green
Dramatic Troupe, fell and dislocated his
shoulder last evening at~Washington
| While giving an entertainment TO u large
| audience.
BY a recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court at Washington al
to the right 0i counties to tax subsidized
railroads i'll Nebraska, some $3OO.U0l
Will BIZ paid over TO the various county
treasurers Monday next.
Two men, formerly Of Omaha, nameC
Decayalier and Mcintosh, were fr0zer
TO death during the severe storm OF three
| weeks ago on Inc plains near Sidney, Ne
bra ska. Their bouies were only lOunC
yesterday and taken to Cheyenne.
The local rates Of freight eastward by
the Union Pacific Railroad are such thai
parJies at Salt Lake have Leen shipping
freight to San Francisco, where, meeting
O competitive rate, it is again shipped
| by rail to New York or Boston.
The spelling match held in the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, MiddletoWn, was
| u grand success. Captain Gillespie anC
w. IL. Todhunter were chosen captains
Mr.. Thomas, OF Trenton, in Captain Gil
l,1vS tf.y1 sI,,.r, tod ~ hn V,rt,n al
large oil painting. Great excitement
prevailed during the spelling.
There has been no colder weather dur
ing the winter in Salt Lake Valley thar
10 degrees above zero; and, although
there mas been q considerable quantit,
of snow in the mountains, mining opera
tions have continued without interrup
| tion, and much more has been taken 0u
than during any previous winter.
Fire yesterday at Kenton, o., destroyed
the following business places Oh the
south side of the square: Kirchnel
Bros, bakery; George Clara, groceries
Peter Corken boot and shoe store; S
Campbell, boots and shoes; +. Shuta
groceries; s. Walters, boot and shot
store; Geo. Rutherford, groceries. Tht
entire loss will be about $4,000. Th,
| buildings burned were all frames, ant
about the only frame buildings arount
the square,. They will be Immediately
\ replaced with brick buildings.
Last night at religious meeting, a
Willard, Kentucky, serious shooting
affair occurred, between three notet
characters, named James Roork, Henry
Montgomery and Jacob Rose, which re
suited in the shooting of Roork by Mont
gomery, intlicting dangerous wound
About fifteen shots were fired, one strik
ing Miss Matney, who was walhin.
with Roork, between the shoulders, Ill
fiicting q wound which will probably
prove fatal. Rose was slightly wounded
in the neck. The cause Of the trouble
was an old feu1. Same parties met ant
exchanged number of shots abou
three months ago, in which Roork wat
wounded. Two arrests have been made