The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-25
WHAT THE WIRES WHxSPER

DeQ ny 5pFalneu ankle.
There will be q grand circular fox
hunt near Bremen, Ohio, on Saturday
next.
Specie shipments to Europe Saturday,
SO, 1885, 900, Of which 50, ,040, 900 were in gold
coin.
Ortwein, who murdered the Hamnett
family near Pittsburg, will be hung Feb
ruary 90.
Ten thousand pounds of bullion were
Withdrawn from the Bank of England on
balance Saturday.
Eli Rhodes, a countryman, living near
Lancaster, Ohio, died yesterday, from
the effects of horse kick.
One hundred and forty eight Sisters of
Charity, expelled from Mexico, have ar
rived at Havana, en- route to France.
Friday night, Cyrus l.. Boyce, a farmer
living some twelve miles from Green
vile, o., was robbed of some fifteen dol
lars.
Joseph Delight, watchman at the Max
well House, Nashville, was shot and
killed Saturday morning by Raymond
Thomas.
In Chicago Saturday night, Christopher
Malone stabbed James Reagan, inilicting
a wound which proved fatal in few
minutes.
Parties in Greenyille are suspected of
being concerned in the breaking open of
Hammet& & Minnick's safe at Castine the
other night.
A. G.. Mandeps varnish factory, at
Hunters Point, with two thusand bar
rels of yarnish, burned last night. Loss
100000; insured.
Fowler's mill, at Omego, Brown coun-
ty, Wisconsin, was destroyed by fire
yesterday morning. Loss, $4,000; ln-
surance, $1,000.
Heath, Anderson & Co., of Boston,
show assets OF $339,929 with liabilities
of$306, 400. Their creditors will probably
grant an extension.
Citizens of Shreveport have published
card denying the assertions of Major
Merrill as to- the prevalence of lawiess-
ness in that Viciuity.
SiXty-seven thousand dollars of Jack
son county's seventy-fve THOUSAND was
raised Saturday for the Springfield, jack
son e. Pomeroy railroad.
The forty ninth ballot for United States
Senator, taken Saturday in the Tennes-
Bate, 40; Ewing, 7;.Henry, l.
The Landenburger Hosiery Mills at
Frankfort, Penn, are closed, the firm
having failed, and over 1000 men are
thus thrown out of employment.
Five Of the eleven members of the Com
mittee on Elections are opposed to the
Delegate Cannon from his seat.
Two women who keep baby farming
establishment at Holliston, Mass, have
hnnn n n q Of n
five infants within eight weeks.
Captain III. "A. White, leader of the
Connecticut Colony in Russell county,
Kansas, froze to death near his home
during the recent severe cold spell ON
the plains.
The Congressional Centennial Com
mittee visited Philadelphia yesterday,
and last night attended Club dinner,
where President Grant and the Cabinet
were present.
At Lancaster, Ohio, yesterday, Mrs.
General Rees slipped and fell on the
sidewalk, injuring herself severely. She
was taken to her residence in hack, in
an insensible state.
A courier has arrived in Berlin bear
fonso to Emperor William. He has SINH
lar letters for the Emperor of Austria
and the King of Italy.
W. A. Weeks, colored, Assistant Sec
retary of State of Louisiana, was killed
Saturday night by George Paris, Tax AS
SCISSOR, of New Orleans, in an alterca-
tion, it is reported, about woman.
VIM. Rochester, son of Col. W. FL.
of Danville, who is very
prominent citizen of that part of Ken
tAcky, was shot aud killed in Lancaster,
KY, last night by w. S. Miller, keeper of
the Lancaster Hotel.
Daniel Reitel, of Red Oaks, Iowa, who
came to BrookVille, Ind, to be married,
was, on arriving there, found to be raw
ing maniac, and is now in close contine-
ment. He will be taken heme by men,
bers Of the Masonic fraternity.
The Democrats of the West Virginia
Legislature took seven ballots in caucus
Saturday night for United States Sena-
tor, without result. Camden and
Walker were the leading candidates,
the former receiving 20 votes and the lat
ter 16.
The Court of Commissioners of the |
Alabama Claims decides that claimant |
must swear that he had borne true allie |
glance to the United States during
The period of the late rebellion. With
out such declaration no claim is admis. |
sible.
At the special election in the First H. !
inois Congressional District, b. G. Caul-
ield, Congressman-elect from that Dis
trict to the Forty-fourth Congress, was
elected to fill the vacancy in the present
Congress, caused by the death of John B.
Rice.
st. t..Patrick's Church, Hartford, Conn.,,
burned yesterday morning. Valued at
b0, 900; insured for $4,000. The walls
IRE standing, and will probably have to
be taken down. The building will be re-
placed at once.
Twelve of the large stables at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, burned yester-
lay. Loss about $30, 900. Seven hundred
lorses were in the buildings, but they
we're all rescued without harm. The
ire was the work of an ircendiary.
An engine and baggage car of the
light express on the Michigan and Lake
shore Railroad was thrown from the
rack by broken rail near Grand Rap
DIS Saturday. Engineer John w. An
lerson was killed, and Fireman Walton
Cummings injured internally.
At Greenville, o., Saturday morning,
IS John G. Fisher was driving into town
n his spring wagon, accompanied by his
vile, the horse took fright and ran away,
hroWinu Mrs Eishpr ont of tho ~ a pon | ,