The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-12
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.


A quarantine has been established In
New Orleans against vessels from Ha-
vana and Vera Cruz.
1t has been decided by the Toronto
Assessment Commissioners that grain
in storehouses is not subjectto taxation.
Theodore Piatt was found dead near
the railroad track at Lynn, Ind. He is
supposed to have been killed by some
train last night.
A man named Frank Ward, supposed
icide in Sandusky by shooting himself
through the head. Cause unknown.
Sheriff Curran, OF Logan, Ohio, took
Jones, the murderer, and BIosser, the
thief,to the penitentiary yesterday morn
ing,to work two and three years respect
lively.
The Post-ofiice Department has or
dered the extension of the railway mail
service to July 1st, from Chicago to
Elgin. Illinois, q distance of tifty-three
miles on the Chicago & Pacific Railroad.
The New York Grand Jury are still
investigating the silk-smuggling frauds,
and 1t Is probable that by the first OF next
week several more prominent merchants
and three or four Custom-house officials
will be indicted.
A young man named Herbert Q. Fowler
was arrested in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on a
charge Of bastardy, brought by Silvia
Bump, and was taken before Justice
Greer, and was bound over to the Court
Of Common Pleas in the sum Of five hum
dred dollars. ~.
The Jury In the case Of Alonzo jack
son, of GAINESVILLE, on trial in Court for
the last two days on a charge Of drown
Ing his wife and child and two other per-
sons, four weeks ago, returned verdict
yesterday morning of not guilty.
In the second trial, under the Adair
Liquor Law, Of the suit of Mrs. Joseph
BaDney against Nicholas Sibila, both ol
Massillon, Ohio, the jury at Canton yes
terday rendered a verdict for $4,000 for
plaintiff, the full amount claimed. In
the first trial the verdict was for $4,000.
1t was discovered to-day that Chas. G.
Fuller, President, and j. I. Mowry,
pany, Norwich, Conn.,, have absconded,
leaving outstanding obligations estima.
ted at The amount of $4,000, the greater
part OF which is believed to be in forged
notes.
| Auditors Of the counties along the line
OF the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
have agreed upon the following valua-
tion of the road: Main line, per mile,
$4,000; sidings, $4,000; Portsmouth
branch, 81, 500: total taxable value over
50, 900, 900, $449,0o0 Of this being in Ross
county.
Peter Ross, of Wayland, O., was Sc
verely and dangerously injured by a
board flying from a planer which he was
running, the board striking him in the
lower part Of the abdomen, rendering
him insensible for several hours. He is
now suffering intense agony, with little
hopes OF his recovery.
Rev. Isaac Errett, Of Cincinnati, ad
dyessed the lieerary societies of ths
Northwestern Ohio Normal School, II
The address was able and instructive,
and was received with great applause.
This institution has only been running
three years, and In this short space has
over twenty graduates.
Henry Prince married girl named
Russell against her fathers will, some
weeks ago, near Pocahontas, fifty miles
east of Memphis. Ham. Russell. the
BRIDES father, met Prince in the road.
A fight ensued, and Prince killed Rus.
sell by cutting his throat with knife
Witnesses to the affair testified to the
facts, and Prince was acquitted.
Last night an attempt was made to
burn the store-ro0m and dwelling of w
H. III. McIlvor, at Cambridge, o., by
/ placing handkerchief, with bundle Of
matches attached, under the weather
boards. Also, an adjoining store-room
and dwelling Of Mrs. Herberts, by plac
ing ball made of candle wick and pa
cause the matches failed to burn enough
tn set the hand prchinf and ball on fl re