The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-07
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.

Vile to-day for Memphis.
The Southern Baptist Convention is IL
session at Charleston, S. @.
The Government Yesterday awarded
$1,000, 900 gold at 1852 to 115.391z.
| Buffalo harbor is still closed by ice
and will not be open for ten days.
The Jeffersonville Post-office was bur
glarized Wednesday night. Loss un
known.
John Sheridan, father of Lieutenant
General Sheridan, died at Somerset, d.
yesterday.
"A lad named Morris had his arm
broken Yesterday, at North Vernon, In
diana, in a scuffle.
| About $50, 900 out of the required $60, ,00t
deficiency have been subscribed for the
Columbus and Toledo railroad.
Missouri is excited over the discovery
OF scheme to rob the State of several
million OF dollars on bogus war claims.
4 peddler named Campbell was badly
injured by young man named Spranel
in bar-room fight at Worthington, Ind
| The President will appoint Commits
sioner Douglass to another office OF equal
| Importance to that soon to be vacated by
him.
Isaac Springer, livery stable keeper
at GAINESVILLE, attempted to shoot Henry
Jennings, a hack driver, yesterday after.
noon.
A lot of cattle were reported stolen
| from. a rancho near AlkaH Station, Ne.
braska, the early part of this week, by
Indians. 4''s'
The New York Chamber of Commerce
Yesterday elected the Independent
| ticket, headed by s. D. Babcock tor
| President. ~
| Ex-Federal soldiers in Memphis yes.
terday resolved to unite with the Elk.
| Confederates in the decoration OF sol.
| diers' graves.
The Secretary of War orders that all
papers from his Department be submit
ted for his Information and approval be.
fore being printed.
| The General Executive Committee OF
| the Women's Foreign Missionary Society
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church is in
session at Baltimore.
Mr.. George Brewer was dangerously
| hurt, at Nevada, Ohio, last evening", by
being thrown out of wagon and tWc
sample trunks falling on him.
TheToledo and Maumee Mario W Gauge
will begin running Sunday trains on
| Sunday next tor the accommodation ,ol
| people on both ends of the line.
The body OF Adam burst, of Detroit
was taken to that city from st. Clair
Flats, where he had been killed by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun.
Colonel Joseph Richey, pioneer set
tier OF Muskingum county, public spir-
tied man and prominent politician of the
| early history OF the State, died yester-
day.
The liquor dealers of Detroit held 9
number Of pubic meetings last evening
4 and raised money to contest the consti
tutionality OF the new law taxing thel
| traffic.
| A man named Levi Yeoman, Hyins
1 three miles west of Washington @. I'll.
4 committed suicide Wednesday night by
hanging himself in his stable. Cause
| insanity.
There was grand tournament and
holiday at Logansport, Indiana, yester-
day, on the occasion OF the twenty Fl rst
anniversary OF the Logansport Fire De.
partment.
| Professor Borden, of New Albany, In
| diana, is now making geological sur.
yey Of Jennings and Ripley counties
under instructions of Professor Cox
State Geologist.
The Grand Jury OF the District of Co.
lumbia dismissed the charge against
| Chas. A. Dana, OF libelipg Ex-Governor
Shepherd, by the publication of certain
PARTICLES in the New York Sun, last sum.
mer.
There is trouble between the Mayor
and Council OF Memphis, and the latter
is amusing itself by passing ordinances
| Upt ur1 ,f Dnts
Fire Commissioners has thus been es.
tablished.
David Keifer's house, on North M lark ct
street, Canton, O., caught fire yesterday
afternoon, and the upper story was de.
stroyed. The house was insured fer
$500, and the furniture TOR $500. Origin
OF fire unknown.
| Thomas III. Atkinson, of Carrollten. o,
and Charles Benedum, of Leesburg, en-
Igaged in putting. the cornice on the new
lschool-house at UrichsYille, were fatally
injured yesterday by falling from the
building to the ground, a distance oi
Isixty feet.
The farm Of Thomas Rakestraws has
| been purchased by the Directors of Co
lumbiana and Stark counties for the Or
phan Children's Home. The farm con.
| slsts Of lob acres, situated four miles
south OF Alliance. 1t is to be fenced ip
and the necessary buildings erected az
soon as possible.
At a meeting OF the Executive Board
of Miners of Mahohing, Shenango and
Tusearawas Valleys, held in Youngs.
town, yesterday, it was decided to con.
tlDue the strike. A scale of prices was
prepared by the Board, which will be
submitted to the operators. The Board
asks the operators to meet there Monday
next.
At the pigeon tournament at Gallon
yesterday, the following is a list of the
principal prizes: Babcock, Meadyille,
Pa, first prize, $100, killing ten birds
straight; second prize, $50, won by Philip
Wertz, Dayton, o.; third prize, $40, won
by Hope, Meadyille, Pa. First sweep
stake prize, $25, won by Merrill, Mead
vile, Pa; second sweepstake prize was
won by j. Quayle, Gallon, o.
The house of VIM. Burress, living
three miles north of Sidney, Ohio, was
broken into by some unknown persons
last night, and after beating Burfess in
a horrible manner, and leaving him fol
dead, they set fire to the house. Burress
was conscious enough to crawl out, but
burnt his hands to a crisp. He is still
living, but unconscious, and there are nc
prospects of his recovery, No cause can
be given for the deed,