The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-20
WHAT THE WIREs WHISPER.

WHAT IAL WAAGo ~ hlcI EAts
The German Baptist Convention is in
session at Covington, Ohio.
Memphis is observing to-day as holi-
day in honor of the Mecklenburg Centen-
nial.
jeremiah Hamilton, a well-known coll
ored speculator in Wall street, died yes-
terday.
Advices from Winnipeg, Manitoba, say
that myriads OF grasshoppers are hatch
ing out.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis made a short
speech yesterday to the people OF Bfen-
ham, Texas.
An Italian named Louis Rossa was
robbed in Louisville of W, TOO on Tuesday
night while drunk.
The Western Tanners Association is
in session in Louisville, But few dele
gates are In attendance.
Edward Lee, young man Of previous
good character, has been convicted by a
St. Paul Minn.) Court.
The total of the sale of Short-horn cat
tie at Chicago yesterday amounted TO
$22, 4S5, the average price being $562 per
head.
Seven companies of the Twenty-second
Infantry left New Orleans yesterday for
their former stations on the, Northern
border.
John Cutter, an employe of the Balti-
more and OHIO railroad, had his right
foot mashed at Sandusky by a bar ol
iron falling upon it.
Peter Young, an employe of the Cleve-
land, Sandusky and Cincinnati railroad
shops at Sandusky, had his left hand
badly buzz-saWed.
In the case of the Atlantic and Lake
Erie Railroad Company vs.. Hudson OF
Pomeroy. the jury returned verdict
yesterday for the plaintiff.
A fire in Kansas City, Mo-, destroyed
the building occupied by the American
Express Company and two other build
ings adjoining. Loss $4,000.
Two miles south of Bucyrus William
Arbuckle's horse stumbled and fell upon
him, breaking his arm badly and other.
wise seriously injuring him.
Two highwaymen near St. Paul, MINI.
Tuesday night, got away with $500, the
proceeds of sale of apples, from George
Lockwood, of Dalmas, Illinois.
The Northwestern Normal School o.
Fostoria challenged the Heidelberg Col
lege tor an educational contest, to come
of during the next academic year.
A fire at Logansport, Ind, destroyed
barns belonging to J. Mcraggart, VIM
Wilson and Horace Peters. Loss aDou
$1,000; light insurance. Origin OF fire un
known.
Fl. G.. Sellers was arrested In Tifin for
shooting, it is feared fatally, man IL
New Baltimore last week, and was taken
to New Baltimore, where he will be hell
for trial.
United States Marshal Fiske YESTERDAY
morning received p pardon from Presi
dent Grant for Oscar u. Wainwright
| convicted OF perjury in February, 1874
land now confined in Sing Sing.
The trial of John II. Fulton for th
| shooting Of Joseph Walgamot, on th,
night 0fthe 10th instant, was concluded
| Fulton was discharged on the groun,
| that he acted in selt-defense.
By the explosion at the Hazardvill
Powder-works, in Hazardville, yester
day morning, Moses Black, John Lever
and George Richards were instantl,
killed, all Of whom leave large families.
Jerry MuldoWney, a resident Of San
dusky, brakeman on the Lake Shore an,
Michigan Southern Railway, was throWi
between the cars at ,Berea last night
and received fatal injuries, by the break
ing of brake chains. a
The Government dams at Eagle ,ani
HalPs Lakes, on the upper Gull River
Ontario, have broken away, flooding th
| village Of Ninden. Tue water is nov
over two feet above the floors of th
houses and still rising. t..
The Great Council of Red Men, in ses
sion at Urbana, concluded its session
last evening, having as its last work In
lstalled f. A. Marble, of Columbus, a
Great Sachem. Steubenville was chose
as the next place Of meeting. -
| A large barn and contents at Ade
Ohio, belonging to John Cobaugh, wa
entirely destroyed by fire yesterday. Th
promptness and untiring efforts of tn
fire department prevented the loss 9
several outbuildings adjacent. No IL
surance.
Margaret Duede, a German lady, wh
had. been missing from her residence
| st. Louis since the night of May 14tt
was found yesterday in a neighbours wei
the woman was delirious from small-po
at the lime of leaving home, and twelv
families have been drinking water ,froI
that, well.
7, Texas, cattle have begun to arrive /
Kansas, but the general drive is about
month later than usual. The expecte
arrivals for the next thirty days amour
to fifty thousand. There are thirty {
forty thousand wintered Texans still i
Kansas, ana are selling at unusual
high prices. .T
News has been received that the Al
fairs at Rio Janeiro are still in critics
condition, and that the Deutsche Ban
has suspended. Its paid-up capital wa
81, 900 900, and it was mostly owned i
Hamburg. Belief that the gold cliQu
will do nothing In the way of disturba1c
this week has induced further recover
in foreign exchange. 49,.
NEW YORK, May N.--The Grant Loco
motive Works make a showing OF liabil
ties $S5l, 900; assets, S71200
1 The statistics OF European railway
have brought out some very curiou
facts. They show that the risk OF q pei
i Iq0n Jaaiuu lhte n "a u, a ,sofI ,s.,r L, f~r