The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-07
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.
The Missouri Legislature is now in ses

Francisco continues in fever heat.
Chandler's friends are confident that
he will be reelected to the Senate.
Typhoid fever Is prevailing to con-
siderable extent In Connersville, Ind.
Five families from Richmond, Ind., go
to Florida this winter in search OF
health.
The specie shipments to Europe yes
terday was $500, 900, of which $3.50, 900 was
gold coin.
j. L. Quinby's dfy kiln at Grand Rap
DIS, ich., was damaged by fire to the
mount OF 81, 900 yesterday.
The Governor and State Council OF
Massachusetts have refused to pardon
Spence Pettis, the convicted forger.
p. IL. Roots, President of the First
National Bank of Connersville, Ind, is
lying dangerously i'll at his residence.
A Jury was obtained yesterday at San
robber and murderer, Tibur0co Vasquez.
The large frame boarding-house at
Lick Run mines was burned this morn
ing. Cause, defective fiue. Loss, $4,000.
The Legislature of Michigan met yes
terday at Lansing and organized. The
Governors message will be sent In TO-
morrow.
Postmaster Casey, of San Francisco,
has been appointed Brigadier General OF
the State Militia. He was commissioned
Charles T. Goodwin & Sons, cracker
merchants, 228 Front street, New YORK,
tailed yesterday. Liabilities estimated
at $l00, 900.
j. I. Greer, Secretary Of the Toledo
Board Of Water works since it's organiza-
ton, has retired, giving place to Perrin,
the new appointee.
Pete MoCastney, the most adroit and
notorious manufacturer and dealer in
counterfeit money in the country is un-
der arrest in St. Louis.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held in Pittsburg last evening in the in
tefest OF the improvement Of the OHIO
River and the mouth of the Mississippi.
| The Typographical Union OF st. Louis,
yesterday reduced the price OF type-set.
ting on morning papers from fifty to for
| ty-tive cents per thousand ems.
| A fire in Clinton, near Bloomington,
ILL.,, last night, destroyed o. German 4
Co.'s grocery-store, Cockley's billiard
hall and other buildings. Loss, $4,000.
| Judge Farrer, Republican member elect
to the Pennsylvania Legislature, died al
Washington, Tuesday night. He was fol
some years Associate Judge of the
County Courts.
The Republican caucus of the Legisla
ture of Nevada, last night nominated
Sharon for United States Senator unanl
mously. 46 votes were pledged, SS being
necessary to elect.
Colonel W. Jones yesterday consum
mated the purchase of the Athens Ohio
journal. 1t has been independent il
politics heretofore, but viii be Demo
cratic hereafter. The price mentioned
The Dayton & Michigan railroad, dur
ing the year 1874, received at the T0led
station i6,5eS loaded cars of merchandise
and forwarded Is, 105 cars, q total o
1868 cars, against 29,4o3 for the yea
1873, an increase Of Is per cent.
The distillery Of S. L. Chaffee, Of Tip
pecanoe City, was entirely destroyed b!
nre yesterday. Loss on buildings abou
barrels OF whisky were also burned
Partially insured in the Amazon, OF Gin
cinnati.
Lieut.. VIM. Cuddy, Deputy Clerk o
the Court Of Common Pleas at Toledo
died suddenly Tuesday night of rheuma
tism of the heart. He was a drumme
boy in the 14th Ohio during the entir'
| war, and had been Lieutenant in tn,
Walbridge Zouaves.
i VIM. Huston, President oft the Citizens
Bank, of Connersville, Indiana, diet
Tuesday night, aged about sevent.
years. Mr.. Huston came to that count.
about quarter of a century ago, and b.
dint of industry and strict economy &C
cumulated a large fortune. He leave
an only son.
| John Felix, employed at McKennon'
i Camp, Clear Lake, Michichigan, wa
killed yesterday by a falling tree. Ell
has relations in Maine, what part o
place is. unknown, as he had nothini
that could give any information as to th
i place his relations resided. Felix was
young man about 25 years old.
The body of Joseph Bybee, who so mys
teriously disappeared from the house Q
county, Sunday evening, was found in
ravine near there yesterday. His throa
was cut from ear to ear and his arr
gashed. 1t was probably suicide, occs
stoned by embarrassments.
| At Point Pleasant, West Virginis
about O'Clock yesterday morning, CaI
tain ii. Mcdaniel was fired upon and in
stantly killed by a man named Wetzel
from window of his residence. WetZe
surrendered himselfto the Sheriff, and
now in jail. He claims in justification Q
the deed that Mcdaniel was CRIMINAL
intimate with his wife.
The stockholders OF the Cleveland
Mahoning Railroad Company recent
adopted resolutions looking towards tn
forfeiture of the lease with the Atlanti
; & Great Western railway. Yesterday
in Akron, on the petition Of the attoI
J neys of the Atlantic u Great Wester
road, Judge Mcclure granted an injun(
ton restraining the Cleveland g. Mahor
! ing Company from forIeiting the lease Q
attempting to forfeit it.
/ Yesterday James Murray and AlbeI
Fowler, while cutting ice at Circleyillt
quarreled about territory. While Fov
ler was standing on cake OF ice Murra
struck him blow ON the side OF the hea
+ with a pike pole, punched him in th
breast with the point of the same, an
dealt him a powerful blow on the hea
that felled him with fearful force, hi
head striking the ice. Fowler bled pr(
fusely, and is in critical condition. II
is over sixty. Murray is Of the firm {
Haveland & Murray, contractors. H
was arrested, and gave bail in $1,000
tor his appearance on Friday at
o'clock.
One Signor Beaulard owed his fame (
the Initiative of customer. who, cont
| dent of his talent, stimulated his enel
gies by the following request: "Sir,
| said she, ~ am an Englishwoman an
l<ho xuid<,uy Of a6,niroI Moka