The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-09
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.

Fredericktown,O Ohio, had a $50,OVO fire
Sunday night.
The printers Of Terre Haute are on q
strike against reduction from 40 to 30
cents.
The Governor of Arkansas has appoint
e ed Thursday, March 2s, as day Of
Thanksgiving.
In the Brazil, Ind, coal strike, affairs
are unchanged. There are no signs of
either party giving in.
The barn of Edward King, near Indi-
annapolis, was burned Sunday night, to-
gether with seyenty-fve horses and
cattle.
The Standing Committee of the Diocese
Of Maryland has refused its assent to the
conservation OF Revs. Drs. DeKoven and
Jaggar.
1t is said four million dollars in gold
was taken out of the New York market,
Saturday, making a total held of the
market of ten millions.
At Akron. o., yesterday, Belle Parish,
convicted OF assisting in the rape of q
young cOlored girl, was sentenced to the
penltentiary for three years.
The long fight over the location Of the
new Summit county fair grounds was
ended, Saturday, by decision in favor
of the ground west Of Akron, on Howard
street.
j. owen, a New York drummer, was
found dead at a hotel in Evansville yes
terday morning, having died from in
juries received by a fall at Cleveland, in
February.
The Central Shaft coal mines, near
Cambridge, Ohio, is in tine hands of the
rQ a n m nb y
have been attached by different parties,
to secure debts, and will be sold.
The Standing Committee of the Diocese
of Vermont gave consent yesterday to
the consecraLion of Rev. DR.. DeKoyen,
BishOp-elect of Illinois, and Rev. DIR.
Jaggar, Bishop-elect OF southern Ohio.
The Standing Committee of the Epis.
copal Diocese of Northern New Jersey
has decided In favor Of DR.. Jaggar as
Bishop elect of Southern Ohio, and
against DR.. DeKoven as Bishop of ILL
nOis.
In Chicago last night an old man
named James Redigan was shot and cut
by his son; and boy named Billy Fish,
seventeen years old, was fatally stabbed
by Sally Turney, prostitute aged six
teen.
The Tifin (Ohio) Lecture Association
gave an entertainment, last night, con-
sisting of a recitation by u. q. Jamison
of Othello's Apology, and lecture by
Rev. j. Stack. Subject: "Credulity OF
Unbelief."
Mr.. Milton Trussler, Representative
from Union and Fayette counties, Ind,
has covered into the treasury 1888, being
the difference between W per day, that
the law allows, and IS, which Mr.. Truss
Ter thinks his services worth.
Chris. Shoemaker, nightwatchman on
the Panhandle Railroad, at Dresden,
Ohio, was run over and killed by pas
sender train, yesterday morning. A
brakeman named Bonham was killed
last Friday about the same place, while
coupling.
AT Gable, Ohio, yesterday, John Cor
bet, son Of David Corbet, about twenty
years of age, was badly injured, while
unloading a saw-log at A. Graham's saw
mill. The log rolled over his person,
crushing him and breaking bones. He
is still living.
At Fort Wayne, Indiana, an indict-
ment has been found against Officer John
Keintz by the grand jury tor an attempt
ed crime against the person OF a married
lady Of that city. Reintz was released
on bail Of $1,000. The Mayor will sus-
pend him from the police force until af-
ter the trial.
A fire broke out In Sherfy's furniture
ware-rooms in Greencastle, Indiana, last
evening, destroying the Farmers Bank,
Lyons u Weeks block, Hays block,
Cohn's store-room and the Greencaslle
Banner office. Loss, about $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Gordon and Witcher, who have ar
rived at Sioux City, emphatically deny
the story brought to Fort Laramie that
the Sioux City party in the Black Hills
are short of provisions. Letters brought
out by Mr.. Gordon, from nearly every
member of the expedition. state that
they have sufficient supplies to last un-
til June.
AS John Munhall and Con. Sullivan
were returning from visit 10 physi-
clan, and when near the railroad cross
ing at Mills Station, on the Pittsburg,
w ashington and Baltimore railroad,
their horses became frightened at pass
ing engine, and the wagon was precipi-
tated over all einbankment, crushing to
death the sick man Sullivan, and very
seriously injuring Munhall, whose re-
coyery is pronounced impossible.