The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-23
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.

The CircIeville County Jail contains
eleven persons.
Circleville will spell for the benefit o
grasshopper plagued Kansas.
Bullion to the amount OF 424s, 900 wen
into the Bank OF England yesterday.
The Meyers Cadets and friends, abou
ninety in the party, spent yesterday al
Detroit.
At Eaton. yesterday, Mrs. G.. W
Thompson slipped on the ice and fell
breaking her arm.
Sampson Talbert was committed to the
County Jail in default of 500 bail, charged
with stabbing with intent to kill.
A mass temperance meeting was he Id
at Washington G. Il. yesterday evening
ana much interest was manifested.
The Fayette County Fair Grounds
sold at Sherif's sale, were purchased by
+. L. Netterhouse. The price paid was
$500.
Josesh II. Carter and William X. Nix
on were arrested Saturday near Sedalia.
Mo-, and $3o,0U0 in counterfeit money
found upon them.
Ostwein, who murdered the Hammet
family in April last, will be hanged in
the Jail in PiGtsburg at noon to-day. He
expresses his anxiety to die.
At Circleville, Ohio, Isaac Deaker, q
colored man, charged with grand larceny
in stealing forty dollars from q man
named Deeters, has been arrested.
A call for a meeting to protest against
the Porter bill, appeared IN the Toledo
papers yesterday, signed by seven hun
dred citizens irrespective OF party.
A convention of the Western Fisher
men and Fish Dealers Association, rep.
resenting the fishing interests of the
great lakes, was held in Buffalo yester.
day.
Henry b. Hammond and John B.
Brown have been appointed Receivers OF
the Chicago. DanvIIle and Vincennes
Railroad, under bond of one hundred
thousand dollars.
The National Convention of Mexican
War Veterans met in Washington yes
terday, General j. W. Denver presid.
ing. Sixteen States, two Territories
and the District Of Columbia are repre-
sented.
A majority Of the House Elections
Committee having agreed that Effing
ham Lawrence is entitled to the seat now
held by j. Hale Sypher, Of Louisiana, the
first named gentleman will doubtless be
seated this Week0
A match game of billiards for 81, 900 and
the championship of the world was play.
ed in New York last night, between Wig
nauX and Rudolph. The game was the
three-ball carom, and was won by Wig.
nauX. Scorce, $40 to 556.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
in the Lower House OF the Missouri Leg
islature, deprecating the action of the
President in Arkansas affairs, and ask
ing for the continued recognition of the
present Government Of that State.
A fire in Bellevue, Huron county, last
evening, destroyed the furniture store oil
Wise u Cross, whose loss is about Sc, ,0OO
insured for $4,000; j. II. Weber Il Co.'s
grocers store, loss $1,000, insured par.
italy; 5. 4. Felty's stove and tin store,
loss small.
An injunction to stop the removal of
the West Virginia Capital ON Constitu-
tional and legal grounds will probably
be sued out of the Supreme Court by
Charleston men. 1t is claimed that the
Capital can be retained several years by
legal maneuvering.
Oscar Behreng, German, twenty -four
years old, some time ago absconded
from Easton, Pa, alter having embez-
zled $1,000 of the funds of the Wyoming
Dispatch, of which he was business man
ager, under w. Gibson Fields. He was
arrested at Terre Haute, Ind, yester-
day.
Madison Sweitzer, prominent citizen
OF Ft. Wayne, Indiana, died very sud-
denly at + O'Clock yesterday morning, of
apoplexy. He was in his usual good
health yesterday, and passed the even
ing with some friends, going home about
IL O'Clock last evening. His wife was
awakened by his heavy breathing, but
before she could summon aid he had
breathed his last.
The Maumee Valley Pioneer Associa-
tion met yesterday, in the Board of
Trade Hall, Toledo, in annual reunion.
A telegram from Chief Justice Waite of
cordial greetings and regrets, was re-
celved. An interesting address was
made by W. Way, of Perrysburg. Gen
eral John E. Hunt was chosen Presi-
dent for the ensuing year.
The friends of Tom Scotts Texas Pa
cific bill were greatly surprised and cha
grIned at the revelation OF their weak
ness, yesterday, in the House. 1t had
been estimated that test vote would
give them twenty majority in the House
and the result. to-day, was oyerwhelm-
ing. This seems finally to settle the job
for this Congress, unless financial argu-
ments are at once adduced to influence
action.