The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-27
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.

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| The Missouri State Press Association
met at Bonneville yesterday.
w. e. Copeland, the pretended minis
ter, Is badly wanted in New Orleans.
Alice Baker, e. C. Oghorn's celebra-
ted trotter, was sold at Lancaster, ONO,
tor $1,000 last week.
Yesterday morning the body of o man,
forty-flve or fifty years old, was found
in the river at Freedom, Pa.
The scioto Baptist Institute is in ses-
sion at Lancaster. The attendance is
large and the exercises interesting.
Mrs. Falwell, wife of Joseph Falwell,
an old citizen Of Millersburg, o., died
very suddenly yesterday afternoon, from
an apoplectic fit, aged. go years.
At meeting held at Frankfort Tues
day, over $1,000 was raised for the Day
ton and Southwestern railroad. Frank
fort says her quota for the road is as
sured.
At o meeting of Ex-Federal officers
and soldiers Of Memphis, it was resolved
TO decorate the graves sof Federal SOL
diers at the National Cemetery on the
3lst inst.
A little daughter of Asa Harbaugh, of
Lancaster, o., was dangerously, if not
fatally, injured by dog, yesterday. The
little girl was picked up in a terrible
condition.
| Detective Wood, from Boston, arrested
Abraham Jackson, the Boston defaulter,
at the Ansable House, Keesvil!e, New
York, yesterday, and proceeded with
him to Boston.
| The Warsaw Northern Indianian was
sold yesterday to Carpenter " Hodde,
by Williams Il Hassier, VINO take pos
session Of the Fort Wayne Daily Gazette
on the 1st Of July.
Collector Erskine, of Milwaukee, re-
fuses to resign, as requested, because
such course would be construed into
an admission that he has been unfaith,
full or negligent in the discharge Of bis
duties.
An old man named N. Cook, who lives
J at Lafayette, Ind, was run over and
| killed by the cars, near Reynolds, Ind,
last evening. He was walking on the
track, and did not hear the train ap.
preaching.
, Alpha Chilcote, an employe at Schultz
& COPS soap-works, at Zanesville, o.,
fell backwards through skylight fifteen
feet into lye, and was badly burnt ABOUT
the shoulders, head and face, and may
f lose both eyes.
|, John Anderson, arrested on Monday
at Alliance, o., for stealing valise from
Rev. j. s. Barr, of COnnellsyille, Penn.
a passenger on the noon train West
while dining, goes to the County Jai
| for twenty days.
Philip Pfarr, q German, living on what
is known as Skinner Road, several miles
tfrom st. Louis, was murdered about halt
past nine last night by colored man
name unknown, and his wife, who was
about to become mother, outraged.
Three hundred farmers of Jackson
county, Missouri, met at Ihdependece
yesterday to devise ways aud means fol
/. the relief of the suffering of their coun
1 ty, Twas resolved to issue au addres
to the people OF the county calling TO
{ aid.
, A young man named Frank McGowar
! was run over by the Circleville accom-
modation, at Washington G. H., last
levening, about two miles from New Hol
land, and killed instantly. MCGOWAN
was sunstruck about three years ago
and has been partially insane since.
Miles Swetzer, in driving through q
piece Of woods near Morley, Michigan
: passed under burning tree, when Q
: limb that had burned off fell, striking
his head, and killing him instantly. He
had just received u telegram from hi:
!; wife, at Grand Rapids, summoning hin
to her sick bed at once.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania yes
: terday renominated GOV. Hartrantt BY
. acclamation, and nominated Mayor II
w. Rawle, of Erie, for State Treasurer
Resolutions were adopted declaring al
, unalterable opposition to a third tern
) nomination for the Presidency, but eX
; pressive of the warmest admiration fol
President Grants policy during his TIVE
terms in office.
n The first annual tournament of tn,
J Tifin Shooting Club was held yesterday
: Many sportsnlen were here from abroad
Harvey Moore, of Toledo, carried off til,
first prize Of fifty dollars gold; Quayle
, Of Gallon, the second, of thirty dollars
4 Charles White, of Upper Sandusky, tn,
! third, of twenty dollars. Two sweep
! stake matches were also shot. Elcher
of Upper sandusky; Quayle, of Gallon
) land Marshall, OF Toledo, were the vic
tors.