The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-06
WHAT THE WIRES wHIsPER.

The thermometer at Fort wayne last
night was deg. below zero.
The thermometer at Omaha yesterday
stood at 10 degrees below zero.
The temperance crusaders were on the
streets in Richmond, Ind, yesterday.
Mrs. Warrick, an old colored lady, fell
Sunday, at Logan, and broke her neck.
Governor Hartranft will send his mes
sage to the Pennsylvania Legislature to-
day.
And now Schumacher is the next Con-
gresham ready to tell all about Pacific
Mail matters.
The Western Fruit Distributing Asso-
citation held its first annual meeting in
Chicago yesterday.
| Francisco, has been detailed to carry
King Kaiakaua home.
At Circleyille, o., yesterday, ice three
inches thick was packed. All the force
| available is at work to-day.
The annual sale of pews in Plymouth
Church took place last night. The sales
amounted to $4,000, against $5S,000 last
year.
VIM. Il. Togg, Director of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co., resigned Yesterday,
announcing he was going into business
in China.
In Logan county, Ohio, Saturday, Cap
tain VIM. Bowen was elected to the
House Of Representatives by unani.
nous vote.
| The annual election Of officers of the
Fort Wayne National Bank took place
| yesterday, resulting in the reelection o1
the old Board.
Hiram r. Roberts was nominated for
| Governor and A. T. Pierce for Railroad
| Commissioner by the Democratic Con.
vention of New Hampshire yesterday.
| o. o. Carr, lately Clerk for the North
Missouri Railroad Company, was found
Clarendon hotel, st. Louis, Morphine
did it.
Charles L.King,a married man living in
Brussels, Mo-, shot and fatally wounded
Mrs. Dora Broemser, Monday night, be
cause she would not desert her husband
ana marry him.
Representative Dick Parsons has sig
nitied his readiness to appear before the
Pacific Mail Investigating Committee al
any time, and answer all questions that
may be propoInded.
Last night the hardware store of J. M
Teel, at New Sycamore, Seneca county,
was burned to the ground. Loss, St, 900
insured for $4,000. Supposed to be thu
work of an incendiary.
A prominent citizen Of Fort Wayne
' Indiana, was shot by some unknown
party as he was leaving home Monda.
night. The same thing occurred to thu
same gentleman about two weeks ago.
A house in Youngstown, o., owned b.
: Joseph Morris, was partially burned las
night. Loss about $4,000. Insured. The
mouse was occupied by live poor fami
lies.
The bodies of woman and child wer,
recovered from the ruins OF Milo Ruggles
house, burned Monday at PUTIN Bay
but it is impossible to identify tn
woman. .
| The bill prepared by Joint Commit
tee of Congress providing for the govern
: ment OF the District of Columbia, an,
: now pending in the Senate, is not likely
according to present appearances, to be
come law.
The Arkansas Senate yesterday passet
joint resolution instructing the Attor
ney-General to institute suit against the
M. and l.. Railroad tor 100000 borrowed
by the Company from the State in 1856
and due in 1870.
The New York Assembly organized
yesterday by the election Of jeremiah
Mcclure, of Chemung county, Speaker
: and Hiram Calkins, of New YORK, Clerk
Both were selected in the Tammany eau
Gus in New York a week ago.
A fire last night in North Omaha, Neb.
destroyed a pork-packing establishment
building and contents. Total loss abou
$500 worth of pork. A poor family liv
ing in the building lost every thing, mar
rowly escaping with their lives.
AT Troy, Ohio, Sunday morning, Mrs
ROssom's house was again discovered OF
Lire, but fortunately in time to be extin
guished before any material damage wa'
done. A young man named Rifle is now
in Jail, charged with the crime.
II At Titfin, o., nearly all the Incorporate
ed institutions declared dividends, Mon.
day, OF from ten to thirty per cent. The
Tittin Agricultural Works elected, il
place OF N. NJ. Barnes, Superintendent
| deceased, VIM. Ii. Hall, Of Lafayette
Indiana.
At New Haven, Indiana, a young mar
named Fisher, While attending a New
Years ball, went out to get cooled OF
and fell down flight Of stairs, fractur
ing his skull and injuring him SO badly
that he died Monday. He was insensiblt
to the last.
i A large fire occurred this morning il
Orangeburg, S. c., destroying most o
the business portion of the town. Loss
about $4,000, with but little insurance
The Meney Hotel, OrangeDurg News
building and all the stores on Russell
street were destroy ed.
Az OoTWIil, W., yeSteTudy, WHlle care
lessly fooling with revolver, ALFRED
Bowman, boy about seventeen years
old, was shot. He and companion
were trying to load it by driving the bal
down with piece OF iron. The ball en-
tered Bowman's shoulder.
i At Gallipolis, o., Monday evening
Judge d. b. Hebard, appointed to sue
| ceed Judge Plants. of this district, re-
signed, was serenaded at his residence
by a large party of his friends, to which
his Honor responded in a neat liJtle
speech and an invitation to bounteous
ly spread refreshment table,.
i The dwelling house of Mrs, Messing, 9
widow living about two miles from Per
n lrysburg, o., was entirely destroyed by
fire last night. There were three hun
dred dollars in money, two hundree
bushels OF oats and a lot of wheat, be
sides household good, all lost. Supposed
to be the work OF an incendiary.
/ Joseph Bybee, of Fayette county, dis
appeared alter leaving the residence O.
his son-In-law, near Darbysville, las
i Sunday evening, since which time al
search by neighbors and friends has
been fruitless. 1t is feared embarrass
menis occasioned by grasshoppers ON his
Kansas farm may have affected his mind
The extent of the fire at Fort Russell