The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-06
WHAT THE WIRES Whisper.

BulllOn WIlnQTaWn from tue bank Vi
England on balance yesterday, G199,OOO
Thirty-seven persons are suffering with
the Smallpox in the Chicago Poor-house.
At Lancaster, Ohio, Mr.. Zack Clarke,
a type-setter In the Eagle office, died yes
terday morning.
The BODY of the unknown woman who
drowned herself in the canal at Chilli
cothe has not yet been found
Pete Mccartney and three comrades,
all well-known cOunterfeiters, escaped
from jail aJ st. Louis yesterday.
Wheeler Sperry. an old resident of
Paipesyille, o., committed suicide yes
terday by hanging himself. Supposed
cause, insanity.
Marion Welsh's greenhouse, in Mount
Vernon, o., was destroyed by fire yester-
day; loss about $4,000. The fire 0rigina-
ted from furnace.
A child of James Stanford, of Mt. Ver-
non, o., was burned severely yesterday,
its clothes taking lire from stove. 1t
will probably die.
The Nevada Senate has passed the AS
sembly joint resolution asking Congress
to amend the treaty with China for the
prevention of Coolieism.
Newton Morgan, the San francisco
poll-tax forger, lately convicted on two
indictments for felony and forgery, plead
guilty To the remaining charges.
In the Akron Oratorical contest last
night, e. p. Herbruck, of Heidelberg
College, won the prize, and John Hall, of
Witlenberg College, honoraDly men
toned.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tions have restored The original limit OF
the appropriations of $4,0OO,0O0 for the
entire expense oil the site and compile
tion OF the public buildings at Chicago.
Thus far eight bodies have been discov-
cred i'll the ruins of the Beaufort, Ca,
Asylum. 1t is reported that one Of the
escaped lunatics named Fieury has kill
ed his sister at Three Rivers with an ak.
The Minnesota Senate yesterday unan-
imously passed the House resolution
calling upon VIM, S. King to vindicate
himself o. 1rWin's charges i'll connection
with the Pacific Mail subsidy, or resign
his seat in the Forty-fourth Congress.
The creditors of Jonathan Warner, of
Mineral Ridge, iron and coal merchant,
who has suspended, had meeting there
yesterday. His assets were found to
be $57U,0OO, and his liabilities $3S4, 900.
An extension of six years was granted.
The criminal docket Of the February
term of the Court OF Common Pleas Of
Brown county, Ohio, numbers tifty-siX
cases. One-half OF them are liquor cases,
several tor shooting with intent to kill,
and one 1or murder.
The Los Angeles, CAL, Chamber of
Commerce has sent the following tele-
gram to Senator Jones, Hagar and Sar-
gent: 's1f the Hawaiian treaty exempts
tropical and AsemLtropical fruits from
duties, it will seriously prejudice some
oil cur most important INTERESTS"
Patterson g. Fitch and the Riverside
Publishing Company, OF st. Louis, occu-
pying tue building No. 300 North Main
street, were damaged by fire yesterday.
Loss about $3.50 Among taeir insur-
ance policies is one OF $2,5OO in the Fire
mems, OF Dayton.
Some doubt still exists whether the
President will sign the Little Tariff Bill.
The ten days during which he can sign
or veto the bill expires next Monday, and
MIR: Dawes, Chairman, Up to Yesterday
had no positive information in regard to
the fate OF the bill.
The Episcopal Convention at Chicago
yesterday passed resolution censuring
the Lower House of the General Conyen-
constituting itself court to Judge as to
DIR. Seymour's right to accept the posi-
tion OF Bishop Of the Illinois Diocese.
The Frome murder trial at Cambridge,
o., has been in progress now for three
days. The case is being hotly contested
at every step. There are number of
medical experts summoned from here
and abroad. The Courthouse is Dense
ly packed day and night. No case for
years has caused SO much OF public in
terest. 1t will take some days yet to ex-
anime the remainder OF the witnesses
and make the argument. Several other
important State cases are to be heard
this term.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico
says: son the evening OF the Goth ult. a
mob attacked the Protestant Church re-
Gently established in Acapulco by Rev.
NJ. N. hutchinson, Superintendent OF
the Presbyteri Mission. The rioters
were armed with machetes and rifles.
Hutchinson escaped, and took refuge on
United States man-of-war in the bar
Dor. The troops were ordered out and
charged on the mob. Four Americans
and one Mexican were killed and others
wounded. There were no arrests. The
matter is to be investigated"
There was desperate fight last night
at Hertline's Hall, Sandusky. A rough
named McElrov got into an alteration
with Eugene Poud, the proprietor. Dur
ing the fight Poud shot McElroy in the
face, inflicting slight wound. McElroy
fed, but returned at q late hour, with
John Hill and John Quill, Cincinnati,
Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad brake
men, who attacked P0ud and beat and
kicked him almost to death. Warrants
have been sworn out against McElroy,
Hill and Quill, but no arrests made yet.
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The monument recently erected in the
Sandwich Islands to the memory Of
Capt. Cook, the famous crcumnavigator,
is q plain obelisk, standing. on square
base, the whole being twenty-seyen feet
in height, and constructed throughout OF
concrete composed of carefully-screen
ed pebbles and cement, similar to the
material of which the fine public build
ings in Honolulu are built. 1t stands on
an artifcially-ieyeled platform of lava
only few feet distant from and above
the high water mark, ana fifteen or twen-
ty yards from the stone OF lava slab ON
which the great seaman stood when
struck down. The site is thus the most
suitable that could have been- chosen,
and is the gift of the Princess Likehke,
wife of A. ), Cleghorn. The expense Of
the erection is partly borne by subscrl-
bers In England, among whose names
are to be found those of lady Franklin