The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-16
LAST EDITION.
By rELEGRAPH.


WASHINGTON, June16.-National Banl
notes received for redemption to-day
amounted to $66S,039; custom receipts
S4o,oSo; revenue receipts, $3.50, ,238.
MONMOUTH. ILL, June 16.-The Com
mencement exercises of Monmouth Col
lege were held to-day. Hon, SCHUYLER
Colfax made the address of the day
Governor Beveridge and other notablea
We're present.
MANCHESTER, N. H., June 18.-Wm. III
Buchanan, a Scotchman. SO wears of age,
committed suicide by shooting himself In
tne forehead, at the National House
ne was connected with the firm of Dunn
harris " Co., brewers, of this city. FL
nanclal troubles are supposed to be the
cause.
PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-In the Ma.
uonal Board of Trade to-day the first
question discussed was the resolution
recommending $the General GOV.
ernment to favor internal improve.
ment; after this the postal rate
matter was referred to committee, as
was also the postal telegraph. The uni
formity OF weights and measures, and
act OF Congress in regard to shipping
SAILORS, occupied the remainder OF the
day.
MONTREAL, June 16.-Hon. Mr.. Cart
wright, Minister Of Finance, was in this
city yesterday looking after affairs rela-
tlyeto the state OF the money market.
After consulting. with leading gentlemen
In financial circles arrangements were
made by which it is hoped that present
monetary difficulties will become con-
siderably easier.-The excursion party
Of Alabama Press Association is 60
Ing the rounds Of the city and vicinity
to-day, visiting all places of interest.
BERLIN, June 16.-The Prussian Diet
closed to-day.-In the trial OF Count Won
Arnim, counsel for prosecution urged
that a criminal otfense had been COM
mitted with regard to the two series OF
documents, for the retention of which
the Municipal Court had acquitted the
defendant. He demanded a sentence Of
two and one-half years. imprisonment.
Both sides pleaded the incompetency of
the Municipal Court. The counsel for
the defense made this ground for de-
manding that the sentence of that court
be annulled.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The question
OF substituting silver coin, Of less de-
nomination than the deAars, for fractions
al currency now in circulation, is at
trncting considerable attention in finan-
SA"A CAASAcD, "hu thO piOuACUlOu ID nt-
quently made. that this important
division of the finance will prove
total failure. On the other hand
there are many leading officials who
look upon the measure as not only
feasible but one which will add strength
to the Administration, by bringing the
country nearer to a condition for the
resumption of specie payments. 1t is
,contended by the opp0nents of the
measure that under the present condi-
tion of the gold premium the silver coin
as last as issued would disappear from
circulation.
BROOKLYN, June f6.-Beach began his
address in the Beecher trial this morn
ing with hoarse voice, speaking slowly
and with great labor, showing evident
fatigue from his long plea. He COM
menced byreading Mrs. Tllton's letter
of retraction,. quoting the sentence, 81
gave a letter incupating my friend
Mr.. Beecher,", contending that the
word incuipating was not a
woman's word, but that of man. Coun-
sci read from the letter of Beechers in
which the word inculpating occurs, 30
show that Beecher directed the letter of
Tetractiop. Beach then commented on
Mr.. Beecher's extraordinary conduct on
the night of the 18th Of December, 1870,
when confronted by Tilton with his
wife's confession. Beecher refused to
talk any with him, but went to the wo-
mans bedside alone, like guilty man.