The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-11
WHAT THE wIRRs wHIspEK.

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calico ball.
Mosques, the California bandit, has
been convicted.
There are new developments regard
ing the Tennessee Senatorial question.
P0stal-service has been ordered on the
Eastern Ohio Railroad from Dennison to
Cumberland.
A fire occurred last night at Treasure
City, White Pine, Cal. Loss, $4,000,
mostly dwellings,; no insurance.
A number OF the wealthlest citizens OF
Circleyille will attend the railroad meet
ing ar Columbus on the 14th inst.
The. Canada Atlantic cable Company
give notice they will ask Parliament at
the next session to amend their charter.
Mrs. Bowsher, Of Wapakoneta, Ohio,
was so badly burned by u coal-oil explo-
sion Saturday that her lie is despaired
of.
Bids for Cincinnati Southern Railroad
bonds in New York Saturday amounted
to $3,000,OO0. Awards viii be made to-
day.
At Circleville. Ohio, a small frame
building belonging TO julius Wells was
burned about eleven O'Clock Saturday
night.
Mr.. Myers, of North Vernon, Indiana,
while butchering hogs Friday, accldently
cut his arm with a knife, and bled to
death few hours afterward.
Avices from Cape Town to the 10Th Of
December report that that country had
been VISITED by terrible storm, doing
immense damage on sea and shore.
The veterans at CIrcleyille Of the Mex
lean War held a meeting at the Mayors
office Saturday evening, and selected
del, gates 10 the reunion at Columbus.
The Western Hotel at Sacramento,
CAL, was burned yesterday afternoon.
Three men perished in the flames, and
others are supposed to be buried in the
ruins.
The Nebraska Legislature adjourned
at Lincoln. Saturday morning. No BUSH
ness was transacted. This week the
election OF q United States Senator takes
place.
A broken fish-bolt on the Baltimore &
Ohio track, near Cambridge, Ohio, ON
Saturday, caused the destruction of a
sleeping-c0ach and The injury OF live pas
sengers.
The Atlantic Cotton Mills, at Law
renee, Mass, lately running only tour
days in the week, start on lull Tune TO-
day. They give employment to 1900 op-
eratives.
Saturday is generally acknowledged
the coluest day Tor many years. At
Cheyenne the mercury touched 80 de-
grees below zero, and ut Chicago it
ranged from Is to % below.
A fire at Delaware. Ohio, this morn
ing entirely destroyed the drugstore of
Pbeneger Brothers, Oh Main street.
Loss, Va, 900. Timmons II Watson, book
sellers, adjoining, were damaged 95J0.
Last night the wagon and blacksmith
shop, together itn several buggles,
owned by strsng Il Dow, in Loud onyilie,
were destroyed Dy tire. Loss, S3,H0D; no
insurance. The fire was the work OF an
incenaiary.
Richard b. Irwin was taken to the Dis
trict jail Saturday, and now occupies u
comfortably furnished room used for q
number Of years AS the Waruen's office.
A writ OF hdbeGS corpus has been granted
returnable tU-uay.
By an accident on Christmas on the
Great W estern railroad England thirty
one persons were killed and over seventy
wounded. A broken wheel caused the
train TO jump the track while running at
the rate OF forty miles an hour.
The Master of Chancery has decided
thai the action Of Bishop O'Hara in re-
moving Father Stack from the Church
OF the Anpunciation, OF Wheeling. was
in full accord with the recognized law
and discipline of the Catholic Cnurch.
The suspension of mining operations n
Pennsylvania has become almost gehex4
The action of the Philadelphia and Head-
ing Coal Company in reducing Its prices
Tor the current month will check all
movements Tor rise all along the line.
At Chillicothe the mercury, at six
O'Clock yesterday morning, stood at 20
deg. below zero. This Is the coolest
weather that has been experienced there
since January, 1852, when on one occa-
sion the mercury stood at rs deg. below
zero.
The residence of VIM. Kennan, about
one and one halt miles west of Monroe
vile, Ind, was totally consumed by fire.
IL is supposed to have been caused by
deiecti> fiue. Almost all the household
goods were saved. Loss, $1,000; no in
surance.
There were no developments Saturday
in the New Orleans troubles. The Legis-
latures OF Virginia and Tennessee passed
denunciatory resolutions, and the Ar
kansas Senate passed resolution deny
ing Sheridan's assertions in regard to
lawlessnes in that State.
The Wisconsin State Grange held Sc
cret meeting Saturday, at which the
81 eeches and resolutions displayed an
disposition to modify the
existing railroad legislation so as to ell
courage rather than repel investment OF
capital in that direction.
James Lytle, seventeen years of age,
living near North Vernon, Indiana, COM
mitted suicide Wednesday afternoon by
sutting his throat from ear. to ear with a
because a young lady to
wnom he had been paying his addresses
had broken the engagement.
Dennis Curran, in the machine shops
at Athens. Ono, Saturday, in attempt
ing to put a belt over wheel, fell upon
it, and being carried several revolutions
with the belt, finally became SO tangled
as to stop the machinery. Although bad
ly mangied, he bids, fair to recover.
The Illinois Democratic State Central
deny the authenticity OF the
address sent from there a tew days ago,
to have been issued by them,
calling a mass indignation meeting to
protest against the recent action OF the
Fede.'al Government in New Orleans.
The Grand Jury Of Cook County, ILL.,,
has been sworn in, and indicted Richard
Morton, OF Kentland, Ind, who was
taken to Illinois on a reauisition of Gov
ernOr Beverldge, for bribery. 1t will be
this was case of an illeged
attempt on The part of Morton to bfibe
Grain Inspector Harpes, OF Chicago.
Forty clerks are, it is said, engaged In
the preparation of the message of the
President in regard to Southern affairs,
which will, it is expected, be sent to the