The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-11
WHAT THE Wires WHISPER.


punishment was defeated in the Maine
Legislature yesterday.
The residence of Z. S. Bennett, at
Walton, Indiana, caught fire and burned
to the ground, yesterday.
Two Of the Memphis express robbers
have been captured and about 5000 re-
covered of the $4,000 taken.
General Chester Harding, Brigade
Commander in the Union Army during
the late war, died in St. Louis yester-
day.
Charles Richards, in the Chicago Jail
for burglary, escaped early yesterday
morning, and has not yet been appre.
hended.
James r. Dick, a prominent banker oi
Meadville, Penn, died at his residence
in that city Tuesday night, aged seventy.
four years.
Considerable excitement prevails over
the report OF the Arkansas Investigating
Committee and the Presidents message,
al Little Rock.
The seeding members of the First
Presbyterian Church OF Louisville have
instituted proceedings for the recovery
OF the church property.
The National Association of Stove
Manufacturers assembled in Chicago
yesterday, G.. Olhaber represents Cin.
cinnati III the Convention.
Last night the extensive stave factory
of Charles Selgroyes, located at Kansas
Station, Ohio, burned to the ground, in.
volving loss OF $4,000; no insurance.
st. Louis is the latest applicant. Yes.
terday the Merchants Exchange re-
onlvaI RI p,pinariu Ijzp t'nutriasc inr tho
establishment of "a mint in that city.
The &. p. Kimball Carriage Company.
OF Portland, Maine, has suspended, with
liabilities 100000, IN consequence of the
failure Of their Boston selling agents.
The Minneapolis Plow Works of Lar
owdy, King " uerrine, at Minneapolis,
were burned last afternoon. Loss OH
ock, $4,000; machinery, 5000; on build.
ings, $4,000. Insured for $l2,5OO.'
Walter McIntroy, n brakeman, while
switching cars at Hubbard, o., yester.
day, slipped and fell, three cars passed
over him, crushing one leg at the knee
and the other near the body, fatally in.
juring nim.
The requisite number of creditors oil
the New York dry goods jObbing firm Ol
Rice, Goodwin, Walker d CO., which fail.
ed last December, have united in insti.
tutiDg proceedings to put The firm in
bankruptcy.
The fire at Lowellville last n ght orig
mated in Il defective tiue in the post
office building, which, with five other
business and dwelling houses, we're en-.
tirely consumed. Loss over $4,000; in.
surance about $1,000.
The President Yesterday. nominated
Ex-senator John nj. Thavrr. of Nebras.
ka to be Governor of wyoming Terrific
ry. and John A, Campbell, at present
Governor of Wyoming, to be Third AS.
sistant Secretary OF State. ....t.-
John Ryal, the Young Kokomo desper.
ado who seriously cut five men, some
time ayo, while at large under heavy bail
met one Of his victims, Wien a quarre
ensued, in which Ryal was badly cut up
1t is reported that Ryal is dead.
Ee,rv Tr,cv res;dant ot Grand
Ranids Mich AGED thirtv.seven died
vprv G1,ddnniv vestnrdnv mornino Ju.t
after he got out OF bed stream OF blood
gushed from his mouth, clear across the
room, caused by hemorrhage Of the
lungs.
A ouarrel betweep John Snrunce and
w;,o nf II okomo veeterdav ros,,itcd I'm IN
Sn,,,nce heinz t3tallv h,,rt NV his snn
WR;,';nn Gnn' WE, ~ !" M ant or yitinn i h;A
vito he oon s,runt hin, an the head wIih III,
y ,,f,'an or :, yya,son tatloo oru.Lin;s his
slp,ii PHI ,ron ~ no aaaots of vhicb ha ,ind
INu',, shis n,nrninc oY Vn0 'Aeo - N''A A' "'0''
'N.'
rind nn Snufh Iihartv street A IIiance
p,oe; inos ;toi,,lIy anstro"aS hy tiro about ho Z
w., " a n,,.iocir last eyening Inss obnnt
ai,,ht p hu,,Irnd dollars. mo incI,ranco CO
f,s ',s cn,,id Ia lcnrnpd r. is sunnnsed
:" haye hean tha wnrL nr an ;noendip'rv pys"
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oh Mohaay iasl rnilip Niahiperser,
tenant on the iariii o' Suiius barhaIa'
near omaha, Went 10 the raiiroaa sta,
tioh on BUSINESS ana @ on MS ietu' n iouna
the aeau pooy vi MS Wlg, WIN nef tnIoat
cut from ear 10 ear. ne nao leie net
Weil' anG aii waS quleo w.ell ne went
away. Inc terripie crime Is ciouaea III
ana aiahnush o, an IN ihses'igaaion hse %
is III pioSress' no oiue nau peeh olSco'-
The rear car of the night express south,
on the OIL Creek Railroad. was thrown