The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.

Sherman's staff, died In New York yes
terday of consumption.
j. Hale sypher, Ex-Congressman from
Louisiana, has gone into bankruptcy.
Liabilities, SIG, 800; assets, $782.
General Crook has ordered that Cor
don, leader of the Black Hill party lately
captured, be released on parole.
Three men and two women of Halifax
went out sailing, the boat capsized, and
three Of the party were drowned.
The Pioneers at Chillicothe were ele-
gantly entertained on Saturday by Gov
ernor Allen and General Worthington.
The Cozzens Hotel property, in Oma.
ha, is advertised at Sherif's sale June
10Th, to satisfy judgment against Geo.
Francis Train.
Geo. Stein, ten-year-old lad Of North
vernon, Ind, was kicked by vicious
horse yesterday, from the effects Of
which he died.
Further details of earthquakes in Asia
Minor show that several villages were
destroyed, and two thousand persons
lost their lives.
One hundred and fifty barrels oi
crooked whisky, shipped from Missouri
and Wisconsin, We're seized in New
York Saturday.
In saloon quarrel in Philadelphia Sat
urday night, Jas. Mervine, q policeman,
shot Geo. Alexander five times, wound.
ing him fatally.
Gems. Forrest and Pillow have accept
| ed invitations to be present at the deco.
ration of the graves Of Union soldiers In
Memphis to-day.
A gang of italian oounterfeifers, five
men and q woman, were captured at New
| Orleans yesterday, together with theiI
dies, plates and $500 in nickels.
One Deacon Smith, Of Fair Haven, O.,
Is charged with having lost SLOT ON o
turn-wheel at Liberty, Ind. His church
Is having the matter investigated.
The dry goods store of VIM. Mehaffy,
at Greenfield, Pa, was broken into
Saturday night, and silks, alpacas, milli
merry goods and $7O0 In money stolen.
The bondholders Of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad have filed q petition In the
United States Dlstrict Court, at Mem.
| phts, to have their foreclosure confirmed
A judicial investigation shows that
the offer of WeisiDger to assassinate Bis
marck was merely part Of ah attempt
70 eXtort money, and the man had no &C
| completes.
| James Pannells, who has been con
fined In the county Jail, at New Castle,
Pa, for the last three months, for the
murder of Luke Vesler, was Saturday
| discharged.
General DeCissy, French Minister OF
War, asks for credit Of 90, 900, 600 francs
to continue the work on the fortifica.
| tions Of the country and for the supply
Of war material.
Governor Jacobs has issued b procla.
nation declaring that the seat OF Gov.
ernment Of West Virginia has been re
moved from Charleston, and is now 10.
Gated at Wheeling.
Mrs. Nancy Marshall, who was impIi
| Gated in the poisoning OF Mrs. Nancy u
Boyce, at New Bethel, Ind, took al
overdose of morphine, from the effects o.
which she died Saturday.
A battle between the CarIist and Gov
ernment troops Is reported at Alsoza,
wherein the Carlists lost seventy killed
and two hundred wounded. Gen. Dor
regarry 10 reported wounded.
A libel suit for $4,000, brought by Ste.
phen Grant against the Portland Me.
Press, was decided in favor of the de.
fendant. The Press asserted that Grant
was the biggest liar in the State.
James Bugs, a prominent business
| man at Sturgis, Mich, committed suicide
yesterday morning by blowing his brains
out. He was extensively engaged in
several branches Of business. Cause
pressure OF business.
The cup presented by Major Leach, oi
the Irish Team, to the American Rifle
York, and won by Colonel Bodine. he
scoring 2O5 out Of possible 225-the
highest score ever made in this country
The distances were 500, 900 and :, ,00(
yards.
Andrew DAILY, employed on wood
train, was assisting other hands in load
ing pile-driver on the train last Tues
day at Dixon, when 1t slipped backward,
catching him in the abdomen, causing
internal injuries, from which he died to-
day at 10 O'clock. He leaves wife and
nine children.
Saturday night some persons at Shoals
Ind, broke open the railway section
house for crowbars, &C., and then broke
the Jail open and liberated two prisoners,
one of whom was boy arrested at Louis
vile for stealing notes from a widow
lady at Loegootee, and the other was
imprisoned Tor shooting with intent to
kill.
Sol D. Bayless, an old and prominent
citizen Of Fort Wayne, died yesterday.
He was Past Grand Master Of the Ma
sons of Indiana. He had taken thirty
two degrees in that order, and made a
visit to Europe for the express purpose
of taking the thirty-third, which was con-
ferred, making him the highest Mason in
the State.
A cutting afray occurred two miles
east OF New Haven, Ind, yesterday, in
which q man named Coffin was fatally
stabbed by man living in Emerald. The
affair transpired at dance. Both par
ties became involved in quarrel, and
they agreed to 60 outside and settle
their difficulties, with the above result.
Coffin is not expected to live.
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 its crowd of sayage-lOOkinQ natives