The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-02
INATI, TUESDAY, MARCH Q, 1875.
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.


Governor Booth left San Francisco for
the East yesterday.
A heavy snow-storm prevailed yester.
day in the vicinity of Chicago, and trains
were generally delayed.
The mean temperature the past winter
at Fort Smelling has been two degrees
colder than that OF any previous winter
In forty-two years.
Polygamists, or those expressing con.
scientious scruples about finding indict.
ments against polygamists, are excluded
from the Salt Lake Grand Jury.
j. Potter, fireman ON the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, had both arms crushed
this morning while oiling his engine al
Tifin. His right arm was badly torn, and
he will lose 1t.
At Logan, Ohio, there have been three
deaths from smallpox since Saturday
making six from that disease since the
outbreak. The probabilities are that ii
is now under control.
At Middleburg Coal-shaft, two miles
southeast of Akron, Saturday night, a
woman named Louisa Hagerty was shot
by her husband. She is still alive, but
not likely to recover.
Mr.. VIM. McNish, an old citizen of Rip
ley, Ohio, died Sunday morning of pneu-
m0nia, in the Slst year of his age. For
nearly fifty years he was Ruling Elder
in the Presbyterian Church.
A mans leg was found hanging under
car yesterday at Dunlap, Iowa. 1t is
supposed the man had been frozen to
death and his body, covered with snow,
had been run over by the train.
A solemn requiem mass was celebrated
yesterday morning at st. Peters Church,
New York, for the repose OF the souls oi
the persons who lost their lives by the
st. Andrews Church calamity.
The Galveston municipal election
passed OF quietly. r. l.. Fulton, Demo.
crat, was elected Mayor by 1900 major.
ity. All the Democratic nominees for
Aldermen were elected by Oyerwhelm.
ing majorities.
Messrs. @. Orff & Co., of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, whose failure was reported 0
few days since, have compromised, and
will, in week or two, resume the dry.
goods business. The firm is one Of the
oldest in Fort Wayne.
Governor Davis. of Minnesota, has ap.
pointed II. r. Brill to be Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas, in the place OF
Judge Hall, who died on Thursday, on
| the cars ON his way home. The regular
term OF Court begins to-day.
Joseph F. Fulton was murdered yes.
terday near Brownsville, Texas Fulton
was a son of John G. Fulton, OF Toledo,
o. He served during the early part OF
the war in the Sixteenth Indiana, and
later was member OF the Government
Engineer Corps. He has resided since
the close of the war in Texas, where he
owned lands.
AT Ironton, Ohio, George Newberger,
merchant tailor, who failed lately, has
effected settlement with his creditors
ON basis of 90 per cent. The Cincinnati
and Baltimore creditors take s14, 300, se.
cured by IrOnton parties, and Newber.
gers note for the 81, 400, and for the bal.
ance give Newberger four years. time
without interest.
The river at Chattanooga covers Mar
ket street from the river to Ninth street,
submerging the Union Depot, the Com
mercial, Van Horne and Read Hotels,
very nearly all the business houses on
Market and Ninth streets of South Chat
tanoega completely, and great many
houses in the main part of the city. One
man, who was intoxicated, was drowned
Saturday, and two last night.
Thomas Woodrow, jr., 8. f. Mccoy,
and d. G. Anderson, Ross County Direc.
tors of the Dayton and Southeastern
Railway Company, have handed in their
resignation. All soliciting for subscrip.
tions for that road in Cnillicothe has
ceased, and no further effort will be made
in its behalf. Attention is at present
turned toward the Valley Railroad, with
prospect of road to the coal fields, via
that line.
Messrs. Pardee, Knight, Comfy and
others, all heavy holders Of North Penn
sylvania Railroad securities, purchased
the entire stock held by the city of Phila-
delphia in that corporation, aggregating
80, 800 shares. 1t is said this action has
been taken to prevent the Pennsylvania
Railroad from getting possession OF that
road, which is to be a part of a new
through line to New York.