The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-30
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.

Robert Scott lng1n is appointed store
keeper for the Seventh District Of Ken
tucky.
There is some smallpox in Cambridge,
o., the result of innumerable tramps that
infest the place.
A fire yesterday in the Jefferson, Ind,
State Prison damaged the building and
contents $4,000.
The enrolment of the Northern Indi-
ana Normal School and Business Insti-
tute, at Valparaiso, Ind, has reached
five hundred.
The commissions of G. T. Estin and H.
U. Trisby, United States Commissioners
in New Orleans, have been revoked for
extortion in office.
James Hovey, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
while trying to board freight train, at
Lowell, slipped under the wheels, crush
ing his head and back so badly that he
died.
Colonel d. A. Butterfeld, in personal
difficulty with one OF his employees, was
struck on the head with stick and
killed, at Hot Springs, on Saturday
night.
The residence of George McFadden,
about three miles west Of Cadiz, was
burned last night, and the old gentleman
narrowly escaped with his life, Loss
about $4,000.
The Missouri Legislature adjourned
sine dte at noon yesterday, and was i'm
medlately convened in special session
by Governor Hardin, to legislate upon
several important matters.
The Irish-born portion of the popula-
tion OF Scranton and vicinity have re-
solved to honor the memory OF John
Mitchell by abandoning the street parade,
and raising funds for his widow.
The magnificent building erected some
three years ago on the corner of Twelfth
street and Fourth avenue, Huntington,
w. Va, by the Central Land Company,
was burned to the ground yesterday.
The New York police are looking for
three men vino last week swindled the
German-American Bank out of $1,000 by
means OF two forged checks purporting
to have been drawn by Hess Brothers q
Co., bankers ana brokers, Wall street.
On Saturday night Emanuel Chalfant
was knocked from u train on the Balti-
more u Ohio Railroad, near the first
bridge, about one mile east OF Cam
bridge, Ohio, and very seriously cut and
bruised.
A delegate convention will be held at
candidates for Common Pleas Judges,
under the new law providing two audi
tional Judges for the subdivision COM
posed Of the counties OF Clinton, Clark,
Greene and Warren.
Detective Rathbone, of the United
States Secret Service, arrested to-day
Joseph Lawnsberry, at Liberty, Tioga
county, for the murder of Colonel Butler,
in Clearfeld county, Pa, in 1864. He
has been taken to Pittsburg.
NWilbur F. Story, editor of the Chicago
Times, imprisoned on a charge of con-
tempt of court, in criticising the charac-
Ter OF certain grand jurors, was last
night relieved on $4,000, by order Of the
Judge of the Supreme Court.
The firm of King, Weikart, Warren 6
Co., dealers in dry goods, at Alliance,
Ohio, suspended business yesterday, and
made an assignment to U. X. Greiner, of
the banking firm of Greiner, Sourbeck &
Co. Liabilities $4,000 or 10000; assets
about $lS,O00.
Last right A. Harrison, living about
four miles west of Muncie, Ind, was shot
and killed by some unknown person,
who shot through the window of Mr..
Harrison's house. A woman is at the
bottom OF it. young man named Smell
mas peen arTeSCeu.
Thomas Hare, an old citizen, living
few miles from Logansport, Indiana,
while placing curb in well yesterday,
the Windlass posts gave way, and Mr..
Hare. was struck on the head by the
windlass handle and knocked into the
well, killing him instantly.
The body of James Harkness, or better
known as James Sipsers, OF Steubenyille,
Ohio, was found on the railroad track
Sunday night in a mangled condition.
1t is supposed he was Intoxicated, and
while attempting to get on passenger
train fell under the Train, and was cut to
pieces.
AtFort Wayne, Indiana, yesterday af-
ternoon, farmer bought a ticket tor
Wachita, Kansas. A few moments after
o fellow stepped up and asked him to
loan him $l2O for few moments on a
$3.50 check, which request was complied
with. The victim has not started for
Wachita yet.
Bishop Bowman, who presided at the
Pittsburg Conference, held in Alliance,
Ohio, last week, has been spending sew
eral days in Canton, Ohio, visiting
friends. He preached in the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church Sunday morn
ing. The house was crowded to over
flowing. The Bishop left for Cleveland
yesterday.
In the case of A. G. Buell., charged
with libeling Ex-senator Chandler, of
Michigan, in the Detroit Free Press, a
year ago, and which case was appealed
by the Government from the U. s. Dis
trict Court TO the U. S. Circuit Court ON
March 9th, Judge Dillon, OF the latter
Court, at St. Louis, rendered a decision
affirming that of the lower Court, and
Mr. Buell. was discharged.
A clearinghouse, filed with occu-
pants, burned yesterday morning at one
O'Clock at Benecia, Cal. The inmates es-
capped by jumping from the windows.
Several were severely burned. Three
men, Finnerty, Shea and A. G. Hanson
perished in the flames. Finnerty was a
bricklayer, Shea was collector for the
San Francisco contractors furnishing
stone for the Arsenal, and Hanson was
engaged by the same parties. He was
formerly a Scandinavian lawyer in New
York city. The building and contents
are total loss.
On Sunday morning the house of a
farmer named Colson, at Parker's Pra-
irie, % miles from w adena, on the North
ern Pacific Railroad, caught fire from
the bursting Of kerosene lamp. The
flames spread SO rapidly that in mo-
N, ont ha nj iUht olothac. of tho fa thor mn