The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-23
FLASHES. .

The mississippi editors are In LOUIS
Vile, Ell route Tor Mammoth Cave.
John Decker, an indianapolis hod-
carrier, drowned himself in the White
river.
James Kirby, quarryman at Harris
City, near Greensburg, Ind, was killed
ON Saturday.
Rev. Henry r. Smith, of Philadelphia,
was drowned at Beach Haven, Saturday.
HIS body was recovered.
Damaging disclosures are being made
in the Investigation of j. L. Gibson,
Agent tor the Usage Indians.
+. A. Schreyer, Hospital Steward at
the Memphis Jail, suicided because he
believed his wife unfaithful.
The apprehended insurrection in Geor-
gia is over, and the excitement has sub
sided. Peace and order are restored.
The victorious American Rife Team
arrived in New York, on Saturday
evening, and had an enthusiastic recep-
tion.
The late Emperor Ferdinand, of Aus
tria, left by his will to the Pope the sum
of $6,000,000, which has already been
paid.
John Walters. wealthy citizen OF
Mansfield, o., threw himself under a
train, Saturday, and was horribly man.
gled.
The investigation OF the Emigration
Commissioners OF New York has been
broken off by row among the inyesti-
gators.
1t is estimated that ten thousand peo-
pie attended the old settlers Harvest
Home meeting, held on Saturday at
Greensburg, Indiana.
In the case of the poisoned lunatics at
St. Louis, the Coroner's jury censures
the nurses for administering Over-doseS
OF DR.. Howard's "sedative mixture"
Cutie & Boudley, tea merchants, who
absconded from Baltimore in July last,
after swindling, as is alleged, their cred
itors Of $1O0, 900, were arrested in Canada
on Friday.
James Langdon, laborer, was shot
dead Saturday during a quarrel with an
unknown man in Horn IL Co.'s lumber
yard, Fifteenth street and Ninth avenue,
New York.
The examination of Theodore w.
Brown, arrested on the charge OF being
concerned in the larceny from the Treas.
ury Of $4,000 has been postponed till
next Monday.
A new National Union party, with
Gen. N. p. Banks for President, and L..
Q. G.. Lamar, of Mississippi, as Vice
President, has been organized in Boston,
with very small following.
The Republican County Convention of
CuyahOga county on Saturday nomina-
ted III. W. Curtis for State Senator, and
o. j. Hodge, John Fehrenbach and Theo-
dore Beck for Representatives.
The barn OF Henry Fox, Rush Creek
township, Fairfield county, was struck
by lightning Thursday afternoon. Three
horses, q COW and all his crops and farm
ing implements were destroyed.
The Investigation by the Board of
Trade into the loss of the steamer Alb
botsford resulted. in verdict that the
captain made an error of Judgment, but
his certificate is returned 70 him.
At Reading, Penn, on Saturday, a mob
attempted to lynch Bessinger, husband
of the woman who drowned herself and
three children on Thursday, but his life
was saved by the police. A woman
caused all the trouble in the family.
David Hall, q saloon-keeper OF Alle-
gheny City, shot and, it is feared, NOR
tally wounded Constable !. j. Hays on
the steps of the Courthouse yard Satur-
day evening, the ball entering Hays
check and passing through, lodging in
the back part OF the neck.
Mrs. Lincoln is pronounced well
|enough to leave the asylum and visit
her sister, Mrs. Edwards, of Springfield.
1t is not likely she will return to Belle
vue Place, as there is some feeling
evinced in the matter of her incarcera-
tion by friends who refuse to believe
her insane.
The grand council with the Indians
for the cession Of the Black Hills will
open September 1st. 1t is reported that
it has been unanimously resolved by the
Indians not. to dispose of their right in
the Black Hills country nor have any
thing to do with the making OF new
treaty with the Government.
John Gordon, the Black Hills miner,
who was Oh parole at OMAHA attempted
to escape on Saturday, and was assisted
by his counsel. He was, however, ar
rested and taken to Omaha Barracks,
where he is confined in the guard-house.
He has had General Ruggles arrested for
false imprisonment, aud afterward had
the General and his clerks arrested for
assault and batterv