The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-25
WHAT THE WrRES Whisper.

A general rain storm prevails on the
Pacific coast.
The Indiana editors reached Montgoni-
cry yesterday.
Louisville held John Mitchell sympa-
thy meeting last night.
Fears are now entertained of serious
flood on the st. Lawrence.
DR.. j. G. Bullong mas been elected Sur
geon-General of Rhode Island.
.Evansville has challenged Indianapo-
lis for telegraphic spellihgmatch.
The cities Of Georgia are contributing
literally In aid OF the tornado sufferers.
The United States flagship W Forester,
from New Orleans, is aground east OF
Pensacola Bay.
Wagner and Gordon, the Maine MUIR
derers, have been reprieved till the last
Monday. OF June.
A snow slide occurred twelve miles
north Of Brigham City, Utah, by which
two men were killed..
A Prohibitory State Convention is
Monday, March Goth.
The Directors of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company have accepted the
ICblSuH VI Nuluc xldICus
G. B. Straughn and wife were thrown
out Of buggy near Cairo yesterday, each
having leg broken and receiving other
injuries.
The VConnell Memorial Association
is preparing to erect, in Central Park,
New York, a statue OF the great Irish
LiberaL trt
A fire at Swanton last night burned the
Post-office, dry goods store and Grange
Hail. The Changers lost all their rega-
liza, books, &c.
The firm of r. P. Iams q Sons, oil re.
finers, Of Marietta, o., went into bank.
ruptcy yesterday. Liabilities and as
sets not stated.
+ The Courthouse at Kingston, Ont.
was destroyed by fire yesterday. AL
the valuable papers were saved. Loss
100000; insured one-third.
| AT 8 O'Clock last night a fire was dis
covered in the property owned by B. +
Beegle, Millersburg, o. Loss $500. In
sured in tine Resident, OF Cleveland, fol
$500.
Ia Osaka, Japan, twelve hundred
buildings were burned February 7th, in
Guiding temples and schools; severa
lives we've lost. February 9th, thre,
hundred buildings We're burned in Yoko
hama..
| A fire last night on North Bass Island
eighteen miles from Sandusky, in Lake
| Erie, destroyed the residence of MIR
Gould. The Iire resulted from the upset
ting of a coai-oil lamp. LUss, 81, 800; in
sufance, $500.
A fire at Montana, Henry county, Mo-,
at two O'Clock yesterday morning, de-
stroyed twelve business houses, leaving
but TWO Standing in The town. The peo
pie have not enough to eat. Loss, $45, ,00i
| TO 100000; insurance unknown.
The cars and engine held at the Stat
iine, property OF the Toledo, Peoria an,
Western railway, were sold for $l0,61s
tW0-thirds OF The appraised value. In
cars were sold to satisfy q Judgment i
favor OF the Springfield Iron Company.
At Bucyrus, OHIO, the spelling mattel
Tuesday night, for the benefit of the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday chool, wa.
largely attended. Mr.. kratz was th,
gentleman WHO least'needed the fine die
Iionary given as a prize. Receipts sev
Eenty-hve dollars.
j. III. Haggarty's residence, corner O
4 Washington and Gross streets. Cory
Pa, burned yesterday morning. I'M
building and contents are totalloss
Insured for $1,000. The family had
narrow escape. They were carried OH
in their night clothes.
Several Senators have reconsidere,
their acceptance of the invitation to g
with Cameron's party to Mexico, on th
ground that they will be subjected t,
| unjust criticism on account of the i'm
preston that the mission has some po
lilical significance, which they deny.
At Kokomo, md, VIM. Chapman, pro
| prietOr OF q Wainuts-treet restaurant
| seriously cut a man named Hodge by hit
ting him with tumbler and beating hin
With a hatchet, knocking out one eye
Hodge was drunk and disorderly, usinl
insulting epi;hets in the presence 0
| ladies'.
In the Democratic Convention of Cen
| tral Committees of Madison aud Picka
way counties, at Mt. Sterling yesterday
j. w. Courtright, of Circleville, wa
nominated for Common Pleas Judge OF
the first ballot, by unanimous vote. N
opposing candidate has been announced
by the Republicans.
,S. HI. Ellis, Master of the State Grange
with the other members of the Execu
tive Committee OF that organization, ar
holding meeting at Xenia. A specla
committee appointed by the State Grang
to examine and audit books and &C
counts is also in session.
President Armour has withdrawn LII.
resignation as President of the Chicago
Board OF Trade, in difference to tn
wishes oil the members as expressed b.
a Committee which waited on him yes
terday afternoon. The Directors hay
on their part pledged their efforts to Sc
cure the repeal OF the obnoxious rules.
Legislature.