The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-23
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.


The coal miners OF Mahoning Valley
are on general strike.
A big spelling match takes place to-
night at Ewing Hall, Fort Wayne.
At Athens, Ohio, Bayard Taylor is an
nounced for an early lecture, and Eli
Perkins for April 2.
The annual Convocation Of the Scottish
Rite Masons OF Indiana commences at
Indianapolis to-day.
The Pittsburg M. e. Conference, in
session at Alliance, will probably ad-
journ this evening.
John Wells committed suicide at Ham,
burg, Ohio, yesterday, by cutting his
throat. He lived at Rushville.
A revival has been in progress for some
time i'll Athens, o., and about forty have
united with the Presby yterian Church.
Arthur b. Barrett, for several years
President of the Fair Association, is the
Democratic candidate for Mayor of st.
Louis.
The Georgia tornado caused great dis
tress, and assistance is asked by the
Mayor of Augusta for the suffering peo-
pie.
Valentine Helm, of Sandusky, was
knocked down last night, on Market
street, and robbed of six hundred dollars
in currency. No clue to the robbers.
DR.. W.. W. Dalton, of Cincinnati, de.
livered a temperance address to large
audience at The Baptist Church, Wash
ington Court House, Sunday evening.
Thirteen crews will compete in the
University boat race next summer, and
six colleges have signifed their inten-
tion vf entering for the freshman race.
The Alabama Legislature adjourned
sine die. The last act was one with.
drawing the license tax from hotels, and
allowing them TO make contracts with
boarders.
At Lancaster, Ohio, in the Collins v,
Vester whisky case, the jury returned
verdict, after q two days deilDeratlon'
for three hundred and fifty dollars fol
plaintiff.
Mr.. L. f. johnson, prominent coal
dealer and railroad agent, of Washing.
ton Court House, Ohio, was seriously i'll.
jured, by fall yesterday, his shoulder
being dislocated and other injuries re-
ceived.
Mauless Johnston, of Xenia, had his
preliminary trial before the Mayor on
| the charge OF assaulting his sister with
intent to kill her. He was bound over
in SO, 900, and in default was sent to Jail
A fire occurred yesterday at Tideoute
Penn, which destroyed eleven buildings
in the business portion OF the town, com.
prising offices and stores. Loss, $30, 1000
insurance, $4,000. Supposed incendi
arism.
The Attorney General has decided that
the Secretary OF the Treasury can moi
th Of N r,,iu
sioners of the Freedmen's Bank, ten
dered a few days ago, with conditions
that the acceptance should release theil
bonds.
The Republicans of Urbana met at the
CITY Hall last evening and nominated
John j. Anderson for Marshal, Wesle,
Hill for Street Commissioner, l.. Ii. Long
for City Solicitor, and George w. Rus
sell for Cemetery Director.
Frederick A. Wise, a young man o.
Fort Wayne, attempted suicide last
evening by taking laudanum. He now
lies in very precariolls condition. The
doctors consider his chances for recov
cry as very slight. No cause for the act
is known.
The first suit ever tried under the
Adair Liquor Law in the Summit COun
ty Common Pleas Court was concluded
Saturday afternoon. 1t occupied all the
week. Ellen LILLY brought suit against
Wall & Markle tor selling liquor to hel
husband. The jury gave verdict in hel
| favor.
About eight weeks since j. 0. Will
liams, u prominent druggist OF Fort
Wayne, left for Memphis. Since ther
not word has been heard OF him, al
though letters and kilograms have beer
sent after him in every direction. His
family and friends are becoming greatly
alarmed, as Mr.. Williams carried large
sum of money.
At Bucyrus, Ohio, Saturday evening
some sneak thief entered che office OF NJ
Deal 81 Co., while they were at tea, ano
went through the safe, which had acci
dentaly been left ajar, to the amount ol
forty dollars in money, and checks oil
the First National Bank OF Bucyrus, tol
seven hundred and twenty dollars. The
discovery was not made until yesterday
morning.
In the case of A. T. Short, of Cold
water, Mich, v. The Kentucky Trottlng.
Horse Breeders Association, OF LeXing
ton,. KY, being an application for re-
moval Of the penalty Of suspension ini
posed on the gray mare Gray Belle tol
non-payment of entrance money, the ap
plicatiOn has been granted by the Board
OF Appeals OF the National 1rotting AS
sociaJion. The next meeting OF the
Board will be held in Chicago on the
first Tuesday in May, when all contests
will be decided.