The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-29
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.


politician, died yesterday.
Mr.. A. Mason, An old pioneer of Rey-
noldsburg, o., died yesterday.
The compulsory educational law OF
Michigan has not been repealed.
The Massachusetts Temperance Alli-
ance has issued an address urging local
option.
The trial of W. F. Storey, of the Chi
cago Times, indicted for libel, is still in
progress.
The residence of A. Blessing, five miles
from Gallipolis, was destroyed by fire
yesterday.
The Union Pacific track at Green River
has been repaired, and trains are rum
ming regularly.
Toledo is excited over the finding of
led ore In the bottom of q well in the
suburbs Of the city.
The great sale of short-horn cattle at
Bloomington, ILL.,, is attracting a 'large
crowd Of stock raisers and others.
At Cambridge City, Ind, Albert Powell
was arrested on the charge of bastardy,
and taken to Hartford City for trial.
The first train since April 18th passed
over the break on the Union Pacific rail-
road, on Bitter creek, Wyoming, yester-
day.
A banquet was given last night at
Delmolco's by leading German citizens
to Carl Schurz, who sails to-day for Eu-
rope.
A valuable white carriage horse was
stolen IRON Mr.. Swain, of Cambride City,
by boy about seventeen years old. A
large reward IS offered.
There is talk that the portion OF the
new Chicago Custom-house already con-
structed must be torn down, because of
| architectural imperfectlons.
A meeting of Boston merchants was
held last evening for the purpose Of or
ganizing on a permanent basis cheap
freight and transportation association,
W. R. Mercer's carriage fsatory, in
Terre Haute; was bad s4d J uamaged by fire
yesterday afternoon. Two men were
hurt. Loss $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Telegraph dispatches from Shanghai,
April 7th, allude to a massacre of for
eigners at Tien-tsin. The Japanese Gov
ernment has advices on the subject not
yet made public.
The Spring Meeting of the Terre Haute
Trotting Association will begin on the
11th OF May. Six thousand dollars Is
offered in premiums. Several famous
horses are expected.
George Davenport, an old and respect
ed citizen of New Lexington, OHIO, at
tempted suicide yesterday, by cutting
his throat. 1t is supposed he can not
survive. Temporary insanity.
The designation Of DR.. Linderman, Di-
rector OF the Mints, by the President to
select site tor the new Mint in the
West, is regarded by Chicagoans as hay-
| ing been made in the interest ot their
city.
Hon. Abraham Simmons, an old resi-
dent of Noble county, and. for many
years County Treasurer, and Senator
and Representative of his district, died
suddenly at Caldwell, Tuesday, aged 65
years.
on plantation, near Memphis, attempt
ed an outrage on a lady for whom he
4 worked. He was arrested and lodged in
| Jail, but last night a party of disguised
men took him from the Jail and hanged
| him to tree.
In the Mayors Office Of Gallipolis yes
| terday John Hampton shot George Will
liams twice in the head and side, inflict-
4 ing serious wounds, but not thought to
be fatal. No witnesses were present,
and the provocation is not known.
At Circleville, Ohio, the County Com
missioners let a contract for q Howe
truss bridge to Sprague & Winters, OF
Toledo, Ohio, at eighteen dollars per
foot; abutments to Richardson, Wheeler
& Co., o.. Portsmouth, Ohio; arch iron
bridge to the Wright-iron Bridge Com
pany, of Canton, Ohio. The masonry
| was awarded to Blaire & Gilletts, OF
Lancaster, Ohio
Captain General Valmaseda, of Cuba,
has issued proclamation offering par
don to rebels who surrender before May
Both. 1875. The pardon is unconditional
for all accept deserters from the Spanish
force, who will be required to serve in
the vanguard of the army until the end
of the war. The proclamation declares
that "enough loyal bayonets remain in
Spain ito make those Spanish soldiers
bite the dust who continue in close union
with the insurgents, shedding the blood
of their former companions and BROTH
ers."
Tammany Hall, New York, was filed
last night by an excited crowd. to wit
ness billiard match between Vignaux
and CARRIER, for the championship and
$1,000. The game was played on Griffith
table, filed with the Delaney wire cush-
ions, and was for six hundred points.
Phil. Tieman, of Cincinnati, was the
referee. Betting at the start was three
to two in favor of Vlgnaux. The game
was won in the forty-sixth inning by
|Garnier-score G 600 to 25S. Highest runs
GARNER, 80; Yignaux, 33. Winners
average, 1926.