The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-17
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The weather at Omaha is intensely
cold, and trains in that vicinity are snow
bound.
James 2. Bashford has been appointed
Store-keeper for the Seventh District of
Kentucky.
Victoria. Malinski. another of the FAM
lily poisoned in Chicago Monday night,
died yesterday.
The Spanish Minister yesterday pre-
sented to the President the autograph
letter of King Alfonso.
While catching drift-wood yesterday in
Allegheny City, John Daily fell in the
| river and was drowned.
Snow has been falling at Salt Lake for
three days, and frequent snow-slides in
the canons are reported.
| Marshal Packard telegraphs Governor
Kellogg that the arbitration gives the
| Conservatives eight majority in the
House.
Isham Brown, colored, who murdered
james W. Clinton, a prominent lawyer
of Tensas Parish, La, will swing ON
April l6.
A fire at Springfield, Missouri, last
night, destroyed "a livery stable, furni-
! ture store and other property worth over
$4,000.
| Seventy-fye Indiana editors, many OF
them accompanied by ladies', left Indian
apolis yesterday morning for a general
tour through the south.
| A suit in the Orphans Court of Balti-
more, instituted by Dr.. Schoeppe to get
possession OF the estate OF Miss Stein
ecke, commenced two Years ago, is now
| on trial.
Advices from points throughout the
| Northwest show that snow mas again
| biockaded the railroads, and few trains
are running on time, while many have
entirely stopped.
The notorious Bill King has been quar-
reling with the Postmas ter General
about the retention of the Minneapolis
Postmaster. Jewell declines to hearken
TO the voice of Old Subsidy.
+ A. j. Thomas, Of Camden, Ind. late of
| the firm OF Thomas Bros, of that place,
and for several months past operator on
the Chicago Board of Trade, committed
suicide yesterday in Chicago.
AT Elyria, Ohio, yesterday, Luke Com
ms, a bachelor eorty-tiye years old, was
arrested and bound over in the sum of
5000 for committing a rape on Kitty
McGuire, girl nire years old, both OF
Elyria.
At Edwardsport, Indiana, yesterday,
during heavy wind-storm, u man named
Allan Pass was instantly killed while
stacking lumber, by tree falling on
him. lie was married man, and leaves
a wife and two children.
The Ferguson House and an adjoining
residence at Jefferson City, Mo-, burned
last night. Loss not stated. Several
Senator'S and members Of the House were
turned out in the cold, with the loss of
most OF their personal effects.
The House bill to repeal local loption
passed the Pennsylvania Senate on the
third reading yesterday, with strin-
| gent license law added, and was sent
back to the House for concurrence. 1t
is thought the House will not accept the
bill, and local option will stand.
Angelo Russo. one of the Italians ar
rested at Bplleville, Illinois, ior the mur-
der of Francisco Palermo in St. Louis,
made statement yesterday indicating
that he and his companions i'll arrest are
the guilty parties, bat claiming that Pa
lermo was hunting them at the time they
killed him.
Martin King, living few miles north
of Logansport, Indiana, was sitting on a
fence in front OF his residence, Monday,
when u horse, which was tied to the
board upon which he was sitting, jerked
suddenly away, pulling the board off,
throwing Mr.. King to the ground, par
alyzing his body below the shoulders.
AT. Valparaiso, Indiana, about O'Clock
yesterday morning, during fearful
| storm OF wind, fire broke out in Skin
| lfer u Harolds grocery store. Had it
not been ior the timely discovery the
larger portion Of the town would un-
douDtedly have been laid in ashes. 1t
| fortunately was soon subdued, damag-
| ing only five hundred dollars worth OF
| their stock; fully insured. The cause
| was detective flue.
At the Council meeting at Akron,
Ohio, Monday night, Gen. l.. V. Blerce
offered to the city the lot on which his
residence stands, as Site for City
Hall The lot is 132 by 14S ieet, and right
in the business center of the city, and
is valued at $35, 900. His terms are 50
generous as to amount almost to a gifG
OF the property. The proposition is be-
ing considered by the Council, and will
no doubt be accepted.
The magnificent bridge spanning the
Susquehanha river at Pittslon, Penn,
was swept away by the food last night,
about ten minutes alter passenger train
with its living freight mad passed over it..
The river is rising rapidly and huge
bldDS vi lCo are COiHitiS 'uOWH VIII lue
swift tide thick and fast. Fears are en-
tertained that the two passenger bridges
lower down the river will be torn away.
The trunk lines from New York to Chi
cago have reduced freight rates on
i Western-bound freight as follows: On
frst-cass, from 81 to 75c; second.class,
1 from SOC. to 70c.; third-class, from 75c. to
60c., fourth. class, fr0nl6Oc. to 45c.; spe-
cial, from 45c. to &c.,; coffee, sugar and
molasses, from 9Oc. to SOC. Western and
other roads, to protect themselves, have
adopted arbitrary rates instead Of pro.
! rating as heretofore. The points from
which arbitrary rates are adopted are
Chicago, indianapolis, Cincinnati, To.
ledo, Fort Wayne and Logansport.
The annual meeting of the stockhold.
ers of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati s. ST.
Louis railroad,wa held in Steubenville,
yesterday, and elected the following Off
GERS and directors: Thomas A. Scott
/ President; j. N. Mccullough, First Vice
President; VIM. Thaw, Second Vice
, President; w. H. James, Secretary; r
NJ. Cummings, Assistant Secretary
: Directors--Thos. A. Scott, Geo. b. Rob
erts, Josiah Bacon, Wistar Morris
, Strickland Kneass, II. Fl. Houston, ,Thos
n A.