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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31

Cambridge, Mo-, furnishes to the world
one OF the most prococious young viii
lains of the period, and also one OF the
best illustrations of parental forgive
ness. A boy named Pomeroy Beeding,
who was inclined to be wild, was sent
by his father from Cambridge to Fayette
to school, where he soon got deeply In
debt and became engaged to girl, who
broke previous engagement to accept
his hand. Mr.. Beeding Immediately
took him home, and the boy, having no
money, formed a design to murder his
father, mother and brother-in-law 80 as
to get their property. He offered man
named Stanton $500 to do the job for
him. Stanton, in order to expose the
boys criminal intentiops, pretended to
accept the terms, and made an appoint.
ment to with young Beeding, to meet
him in certain log hut, one night, to ar
range the details OF the tragedy. STAN
ton got two men to accompany him to
the hut, unbeknown TO the boy, and,
while the latter was telling him how he
wanted the crime committed, the men
sprang from an ambuscade, and seizing
the boy, carried him TO bis father, Mr.,
Beeding had him horsewhlpped, and
gave him q draft for ffty dollars and
discarded him. The boy Immediately
left for st. Louis, aud has not been heard
from SINCE.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31

Issued from the United States Patent
Office to citizens of Cincinnati for The
week ending May %, 1875. Furnished
for The STAR from the office of j. McC
Perkins & Co., counselors-at-law and
solicitors for American and foreign pat
ents, 513 Seventh street, Washington, D.
G. Copies of the drawings and speci
fcations of any patent in this list fur.
nished for rs cents:
163,253. Stove-leg Fastenings. Albert
j. Redway. Filed March %, 1876.
Brief--The catch turns upon the bolt by
which it is attached to the stove-leg.
The stove bottom having the downward
ly projecting rim, and dovetailed ribs,
and the leg in combination with the fast.
ener arranged on the outside of the leg,
and adapted to look behind rim substan-
italy as for the purpose specified.
l62, 993. Feed-gages tor Cylinder Print
ing Presses. Henry Barth.. Filled Jan.
-, 1851 Brief-The gage is secured in
depression in the cylinder, instead of
on the feed-board, and is adjustable by
set-screws.
1880 Dash boards for Carriages.
John Curtis. Filed October 26, lS741
Brief-Improvement on Patent No. 122, 4.
996, January 28, 1872.
1920. Hand Jelley Presses. v,
Knecht. Filled March %, 1901
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
Sunk In Tia Sound.

NEW YORK, May 3l.-Yesterday after
noon while the Sound steamer State OF
New York was on her way from Hart
ford to this city she struck rock at Hal
let's Point and remained fast for some
time. She run ON the rock in endeavor-
ing to avoid tow. When the steamer
backed off it was found that large hole
had been made in the bottom Of her hull,
and that she was filing rapidly.
She had about fifty passengers on
board, but they were all removed in
safety. The steamer was then headed
for shore, but settled down very quickly
and sunk to her upper deck. The vessel
had q heavy cargoiOt miscellaneous mer.
chandise, the most Of which Will be ma
terially damaged or destroyed. The
vessel will be raised tomorrow. No
blame is to be attached to the pilot.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
The Far West.

! SALT LAKE CITY, May 31.-The deco
ration of soldiers graves by members Of
the Grand Army of the Republic is TAX
ing place this morning. The day is be-
ing observed as a holiday.-President
George A. Smith, First Counselor of the
Mormon Church, is reported dying.
SIOUX CITY, May 81.-No definite reply
has been received from the President or
Secretary of War In regard to the out
rae : committed by Capt. Walker. They
are waiting for official notice Of the af-
fair.-A report was brought into Fort
Sully that the Indians had killed party
Of white men in the vicinity of the Black
hills.
OMAHA, May Slit appears that some
of the celebrated crooked whisky has
found Its way to the plains and Rocky
Mountains. United States Collector p.
Snow, Of Wyoming Territory, made a
raid Friday on several whisky dealers at
30 barrels-21 at Laramie City and II at
Cheyenne. The whisky was all from the
notorious establishment of Rindskopf
Bros, Milwaukee. 1t was all In the
hands Of Luke Mum, in Cheyenne, Chas.
Kuster, f. Bath, II. Bath, Haidel &
humboldt, and Aiddey g. Co., Laramie.
These parties are believed to BIZ 1nno-
cent Of any intention to defraud the
Government.-The determination of the
U. p, r. R. Co. to appeal from the decls-
ion of Judge Dillon In the terminus case
has been carried out. At Des Moines
the Company has filed its supersedeas
bond and taken out its writ of error to
the Supreme Court of tine United States.
The case will probably be docketed BY
the middle Of July, and be ready for a
hearing before the Supreme Court In o.
tober or November next.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31

To reach Paraguari our traveller avails
himself of the railroad which extends
between that town and the capital, The
railroad station presents lively scene
with it's crowd Of savage-looking natives
thronging IT. In connection with this
station NJ. F6rgues mentions a curious
circumstance-that In order to prevent
the rush Of the multitude to the cars on
the departure Of the train the station.
master has ingeniously replaced gates
and fences, which might be climbed eas.
lily, with brushes stepped in pitch and
tar, 50. disposed as to bar the passage.
AS the Paraguayan women hold clean
illness to be one OF the cardinal virtues,
they religiously avoid those ,detiling
brushes for lear OF soiling their gar
ments. The cars are built. on the most
approved American model. The train,
furthermore, has two platform cars at.
tached to 1t, which are reserved exclu.
slvely for the eratuitous use of the poor,
who are permitted to ride ON them with
as much as they can carry In the way Of
bundles and other. goods. Sometimes
the platforms are so crowded that they
are lost to sight under the passengers
heads and legs,
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
Losses By Fire.
AT SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

BPRINGFIELD, May 81.--Soon after
r. M. yesterday fire broke out in II
n. Conley's planning mill, in the old
Wason building on Taylor street,
where 1t is said several men were
at work. The flames spread with light.
ning-like rapiditS, and the first warning
people in the vicinity had of the oonfla:
grafton was the. roaring of the flames
from every part Of the building.
The wind was blowing gale from the
northeast and for two hours the fire
swept like a tornado to the southwest
devouring every thing before it. The fire
thus got a fatal start before the alarm
was struck and the people in the vicinity
being too intent upon saving their prop
erty to pay any attention to any other
duty.
By ten o'clock the fire was completely
under control, but every building was
destroyed between Taylor and Worth.
ingtOn streets, from Dwight to the end
oI Great Main blocks.
A hasty estimate Of the losses puts
them at fully $500,0O0.
OTHER FIRES.
, HAGERsTOwN, IND, May 31.-The resi-.
oence OF Martin Foutz, q farmer living
pear this city, was destroyed by iire
Haturday- night The buiiding was .
substantial frame house, worth about
50, 900, and was not insured. The fire is
supposed to have originated from q
kitchen f1ue.
PORTLAND, ME-, May 8l.-G.W. jones'
packing factory and adjoining building
were destroyed by fire Saturday night.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
Lfeins.

Bpecial to the stax.
SPRINGFIELD, o., May 81.-Our dele
cation TO the Republican Convention is
Tor TAFT nearly solid.
The following passed by the Fire De-
partment tells its own story: Resolved,
That the visit of Mr.. John Foos was
very pleasant and fully appreciated, and
that our thanks are due to Mr.. and Mrs
FOos for the ice cream and cake so boun.
tifully supplied, and for the thoughtful
kindness which prompted this attention.
The Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Animals was organized by the
election of the following officers: Presi-
dent, e. B. Cassidy; YIce.President,
Thomas Sharp; Secretary, J. Christie
Holloway; Treasurer, c. O.. Funk.
To-day is being observed as decora-
zion day. The Light Guards assembled
early in the morning and proceeded to
the cemetery and decorated the graves
with flowers. The company after this
broke ranks and did not reassemble till
one, when the exercises at the stand
took place according. to the programme
which has already been made public.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
Harvies' Guards-Deo0ratton Dav-OI,
Citizen Dead, Ec.

Harvies' Guards-Deooratton Day. Old
Citizen Dead, Ec.
Bpecial to the star.
DAYTON, o., May 81. = The Harries
Guards, of this city, will attend the Gel.
ebration at Columbus July 9th.
There was a large crowd present at
the Decoration services at the Home on
Saturday. Governor Curtin delivered
the customary address, according to
previous announcement. Over six hun
Nred graves at the cemetery were ele-
gantly decorated. The Philharmonic
Society furnished some excellent music.
Ludwig Latin, an old and esteemed
sitizen OF Dayton, died last evening,
aged S6 years.
Two women, Mollie Hale and Lena
Gl0tterman, were arrested here last
evening by Deputy US. Marshal Thorn
4s, on charge Of opening letter belong
ing to another woman living III the same
house with them.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31

Joseph Curry, who says he is Christ
gia for forming a free love colony, has
started new religious society il
Springfield, Mass. A negress is wor
shipped by him and hisiew followers as
Queen Of Earth and Heaven. He and
this woman now represent themselves
as fasting forty days and forty nights
and they have nearly starved them
selves in q rigorous observance of the
rite. They are terribly emaoiated, and
so weak that they can hardly walk,
Curry says that at the end Of forty days
they will be transported to Heaven in a
chariot Of fire.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
1wr0Iars arrested Poltttcal-1he Lat
Col. Mccoy.

<nUT0SUTe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lat
Col. Mccoy.
Recial to the Star
/ COLUMBUS, o., May M.--Two men
1ohn Price and John Stevens, were ar.
rested here yesterday charged with the
burglary committed in Everetts Shirt
Manufactory, over the Citizens Bank,
Saturday night. The goods stolen from
l4he establishment were afterward found
In an alley near by.
! The remains of Colonel James Mccoy,
rwhO died at Newport, KY, yesterday,
aHill be brought to this city to-day for
burial. He was native of Columbus.
Y The Republican Franklin County Con.
ssention ON Saturday appointed dele.
gates to the State Convention, and
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That while we heartily in.
v4orse the administration of President
Grant, we are opposed to his renomina.
Mon for third term, believing that such
ction is a violation of well-recogntzed
custom.
A resolution opposing the sectarian
fvision Of the school fund was laid on
hs table, on the ground that the Questio
.ss Aet before the people.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
The End Of the College Cannon Troubles.

The End Of the College Cannon Troubles.
A correspondent from Princeton,
New Jersey, thus tells how the cannon
troubles between Princeton and Rutger
Colleges were settled. At New Bruins
wick, on the night Of the 21st, the can.
non was turned over to the Chief OF
Police of Princeton by the police oi
New Brunswick according to the agree
ment of the college professors. The
cannon was transported on large
truck from the police headquarters
where it was under guard;
After a great deal Of painful endeavor
and much tugging the gun was borne to
the sidewalk by about dozen police.
truck. The moment this was done two
officers In full uniform leaped upon the
wagon, and the next moment the horses,
warmly lashed by the driver, ratified the
foul piece of foul discord out of town
at laundering pace. No sooner had
the big wagon disapp cared that the clat-
ter OF other carriage wheels was heard,
and at the next moment the private
conveyance of the Chief OF Police
whirled around the corner and was also
lost in view.
Upon the road leading down to Mas
sauhall the crowd gathered around, ut
vent to many threat, some OF which
before many days will be fulfilled. An
elderly lady, living above the office of
the chief, hearing the disturbance, arose
from bed, threw open the window and
inquired what it was all about. "Are
they going to take that cannon back to
Princeton?" she excitedly asks. "Yes,"
some one replied. "Well, they ought to
be ashamed OF themselves. It mad 1t
Pd sink it in the Raritan." 1 am con-
vinced that had twenty men in that
large crowd possessed the pluck and
spirit of that one woman that cannon
would never have reached Princeton.
No one ventured to prevent the officers
from fulfilling their disagreeable task;
the little expedition that had been
deavors Of the authorities tiZzled
out in it's incipiency and did NO work.
The Chief of Police arrived with the old
cannon at about nIne O'Clock in the
morning.. The truck was driven d.
rectly across the campus, and the can.
non was dumped into the very hole from
which it had been dragged out. An
immense assemblage ofstudents greeted
it's appearance with yells OF eXultant de-
light. Considering that they had played
no part whatever in ettecting its return
their savage demonstrations are very
open to criticism. Four OF five men with
whom I conversed did not like the
method which the faculty Of the two in
stitutions had pursued and distinctly
announced that they would have pre-
ferred to have to take the same steps for
the return of the gun that Rutgers had
taken to get 1t away. About tue time
the police started from New Brunswick
tor Princeton to convey back the guns
another party started from Princeton to
New Brunswick, carrying the muskets
that were rsvengefully stolen the other
night from the Rutger museum. 30 both
colleges have won back what they lost,
but in q fashion so displeasing and dis
gusting to the boys of each institution
finally settled.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
THE CINCINNATI STAR

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The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31

Sir Walter Raleigh is reputed to have
discovered the potato, but NJ. Teller, of
Paris, claims the merit Of inventing 1t,
as he has 10 his garden all the year
round new potatoes, which continue to
increase and multiply in winter under
mer blythe ordinary Methods. He has
taken out no patent, and will only reveal
the secret II the nation rewards him
with an annuity, ---- .
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
NEWS FROM THE Old WORLD.

LONDON, May 31.-The ships Alert and
Discovery, of the Arctic expedition.
sailed yesterday afternoon from Ports
mouth. Thousands of people witnessed
their departure. There was great cheer.
ing and much enthusiasm manifested.
The. Queen sent telegraphic dispatch
wishing success to the expedition.
MADRID, May 31.-Admiral Polo De
Barnabe, late Minister to the United
States, is appointed to the command ol
the squadron on the northern coast, vice
Admiral Bascaztegui, who was killed
by shot from the Carlist battery at
Montecio.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
NEWS FROM POINTS ARoUNI

GREENFIELD, O.-The graduating ex.
ercises Of the Union School Of this place
evening, 2Sth inst. The graduates OF,
this occasion were Miss Flora Mitchell
and Miss Clara Pommert. The Young
ladies read their essays In clear, distinct
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
Commodore Yanderbilt ia eirhty.o

Commodore Vanderbilt is eighty-one
years old. Some pretty hard things
have been said about the Commodore In
the course of his long life, but this at
least may be said for him, that his green
old age proves the advantages of labo.
rious and temperate prime and the mod
crate enjoyment Of the good things OF
Harlem.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31

MILWAUKEE, May 81.-The steamer
Saginaw struck the pier while entering
the harbor al Ludwigton. The blow
knocked of the stem of the steamer and
caused her to leak 80 badly that she was
run into shoal water and allowed to set
tie upon the bottom. She will be brought
to this port for repairs.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Mr.. FRED j. HOwLIN has been missed
from his home, on the northeast corner
OF Eighth and Freeman streets, for four
or five days by his friends, who are
alarmed for his safety.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
THE CINCINNATI STAR

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Extra dspays Special and Business Notices. will be
subject TO advance. No Objectionable matter will be
adined at any price whatever.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17
Al story OF Five Aces.

The scene occurred in railroad
car on the Union Pacific road, IN
which two men were gambling,
while the rest Of the passengers
looked on. OEe Of the gamesters
was type Of the professionals
who work" the road-a desper-
gte trickster, sleek and ugly; the
other was a rough, grizzled miner,
not O sham, but a bona fde miner,
fresh from the mountains and car
rying abundance Of money. The
game draw poker Was for large
stakes, and played silently and
watchfully. Finally huge pot
accumulated; each man had evil
IDENTIFY good hand and was re-
solved to stand by it. The pile Of
notes was huge. Each man raised
the other, until the miner finally
"called y The gambler showed
his hand-three aces and two
queens at the same time covering
the money with his hand. The
miner uttered not q word; he
merely took two OF bis five cards
and laid them down; they "ere
aces. This meant five aces in the
pack. The gambler had dealt.
Then the miner reached back like
lightning, drawing huge navy
revolver. He cooked il and placed
the muzzle between the eyes Of
the gambler. Not a WORD was
spoken, but each Of the two men
looked steadily into the eyes Of
the other. Soon the gamblers
hand upon the money began to
draw back, and the gamblers
form az well. The revolver fol-
lowed. The gambler stepped into
the aisle, and at this point passen-
gers in the car seemed to lose their
interest in the game, most of them
trying to get Under the seats. The
gamoler backed down the aisle to-
ward the door, and as he passed
out the muzzle of that huge revol-
yer stu stared him in the face
then the miner put up his pistol,
pocketed the money, lit his pipe
and was as other men. Not word
| had been spoken from the time
the "calio was made. It was inere-
ly one of the rare occasions where
a gambler on the Uuion Pacific
mistakes hi man. 1t isn't always
safe to fool with an honest miner
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17
The Best Farmers.

The active work Of the farm is
at hand Though in the Northern
States the ground is covered with
snow or frozen soIidly, there is
much preparatory labor to be done,
if the farmer would not be driven
by his work throughout the whole
season. There is much planning
and thinking to do, for it no longer
pays to farm in hap-hazard man.
ner, and to secure success we'll
digested method must be adopted
and adhered to in spite of all OBJ
stacles. There are still in the
newer States some places in which
the soil permits grain crops to be
raised year after year without ma
nure, but even in these localities
the experiences of the last two
years have taught farmers that
they. cannot depend on grain
alone for profit. The rich farmers
are hose who raise grass and
roots, and produce stock or butter
and cheese, and make enough
manure to raise occasional big
crops of grain. The poor farmers
are those who depend on corn and
wheat alone.--Amerjcan Ggricm-
tlvist
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17
Open MP Fresh Books.

Protesting against the repeated
efforts bipartisan journals to keep
up the old war hatreds between
the North and South, the Louis
vile JotrJtak forclbly says:
1.-THE authors of secession are
nearly all dead The heroes Of the
Confederacy are grown middle
aged. Is it not about time to wipe
out he old score and open up a
fresh set OF books? Personally,
socially, we who fought on oppo-
site sides are as happy in ourselves
and In each other as if we had
never fought at all. Should not
the same connection be established
politically between the sections {?
Is it Just or wise ia allow that to
exist in our civil code which is
not allowed to exist in our domes-
tic code, and which, in our indi-
viduaI dealings, is repulsive to
every refined manly impulse ?"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17

At late hour on Saturday night
a young drug clerk, named Hugh
Brosbury, was arrested in Prince
ton, N. j., on suspicion of being
concerned in the death ola Phila-
deIphia lady named Miss S G Stiles
which. it is alleged was brought
about by malpractice, in Railway,
on 25th of March. 1t seems that
the unfortunate victim boarded for
a time with the mother of Brosbu-
bury, in Princeton, and it is sup
posed that 1t is to this fact the poor
creature dates her downfall and
subsequent death in a strange city
far from her friends. On the 23d
of March Miss Stiles came Rah-
way and applied for board for a
short time at the residence of Mrs.
VIM. III. Jewell in William street.
She stated to Mrs. Jewell that she
was married and that her husband
lived in Princeton. She was enci-
ente, and died few days later. -
Brosbury took charge of the re-
mains, and the body by his direc-
tions, was enclosed in coffin and
was hurriedly sent to Princeton,
and on the 9th of March was bur-
led quietly from the residence of
Brosbury's mother, without even a
burial permit. Brosbury was re-
leased on So, 900 bail yesterday, to
appear in Elizabeth to-day-N Y.
MIN. 6fI
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17
Singular Sequel to u Suicide

The sad fate of Pascal Casperi,
who was found hanging to limb
of a tree near Congress street, Jer-
sey City Heights, Friday morning,
has been followed by another de-
plorable suicide, which according
to the circumstances detailed arose
from the first. Officer Fenton. of
the Sd precinct, when he returned
to his home in the afternoon, recit-
ed the facts of the suicide to his fla
ther-in-law, Mr.. Horace Baxter,
an old man who had attained the
age of eighty-five years. The old
man was startled with the recital
and meditated seriously upon it.,
Fenton retired to his room to take
a nap, leaving his revolver on the
mantel-piece. He had not been
long in bed before he heard the re-
port of a pistol, and rushing out he
found the old man sitting in "A
chair clutching the revolver, which
he had just discharged into his
neck. The blood was gushing free
ly from the wound, and death
must.have been instantaneous. Both
the suicides had served in the ar
my of France.-N, Y. Herald 9Th.