The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-17
WHAT THE WIRES WHISPER.


| Another half million OF Tweeds prop.
erty has been attached, in Westchester
county.
The wife Of DR.. g. B. Higbee, a well.
known physician Of st. Paul, committed
suicide yesterday by strychnine.
| John Sherman, jr., has retired from the
ington, but II. D. Cooke, jr., remains.
Senator Jones is going to engage In
the manufacture of Ice in Washington.
He will also build q $l50,0W residence
there.
Joseph Haas, of Terre Haute, has been
appointed General Freight Agent OF the
Logansport, Crawtordsville " South
western railroad.
Three hundred children signed the TO-
tai abstinence pledge att children's tenn,
perance convention held at Madison, ll-
diana, yesterday.
| Travis Harris, who murdered Squire
Masterson, his father-in-law, at Com
merce, Missouri, on the 3D. OF last NO
lvember, was hanged at that place yes
terday.
| Judge Drummond, of the United States
District Court in Chicago, reafirms his
decision that that Court has jurisdiction
Vlncennes Railroad.
At Sturgis, Michigan, John Parker, an
old resident, having retired in his usual
good health, was found yesterday morn
ing dead in his bed, and had apparently
died without a struggle. Apoplexy.
Governor Hartranft has vetoed the bill
declaring the Trustees OF the General
Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church,
in the United States, the successors oil
the Trustees Of the Presbyterian House.
Isham Brown, colored, was hung four
mlles from Greensburg, La, at 1880 A.
Nj. yesterday, Tor the murder of JAS. W
Clinton. an attorney OF ST. Helena Par.
ish, on the 18th OF December last. Brown
was convicted on clrcumstantial evi.
dence, but he made q full confession o.
the crime.
Mrs. e. L. Irwin, highly respectable
young widow lady OF Hannibal, his
souri,, tied clothes-lne around hersel
and little girl six years old, fastened the
other end w o. stake in the ground, anC
then took the child in her arms and de-
1liberately walked into Bear Creek. BOtt
were drowned.
1t is now known that Government
changes of considerable Importance arr
impending in Japan. A modification 0
The present form of Administration /,
expected. Great secrecy thus Tar il
maintained by officials, owing to thu
efforts OF Foreign Ministers to interfer,
in the disposition OF Japanese interna
affairs.
Henry Gambs, the Public Administra.
tor Of ST. Louis who absc0nded last No
yember some $50,0J0 in debt to variou,
individuals and estates in his hands, has
Voluntarily ratnrnQd and ia pnUaUaf
with his bOndsmen in settling his AFFAIRS
Gambs has been in Mexico since he lef
here engaged in the c0asting trade be
4 tween Vera Cruz and other Mexican
points, and will return after liking thing
with his creditors.
A census Of Warsaw, Indiana, has JUS
been taken, its object being to obtain ,
city charter. 1t results in showing ,
population Of little over twenty-five
hundred, just enough to obtain it. Al
election has been called to decide thu
question, and will be held on the, 18th
A large meeting was held in the Court
house last night Of those favorable to it
The citizens are about evenly divided or
the matter.
Thursday morning, as Michael Harp
ster was going through the woods OF Cy
rus Beard, Plain township, Wayne
had in his possession a mare, which III
offered tor sale at various prices-so low
thai it aroused suspicion. Mr.. Harpstei
left the woods and returned, bringing
with him five other men. When they gol
to where the mare was, the man was MOI
to be lOund, and is still at large. The
mare is large dark bay, i've or siz
years old, while feet behind, white or
fright front foot, small star in forehead
nice name, with thin tail. Two blankets
and a saddle were with the mare.
Particulars are received at Shanghai
OF fight in Formosa between .savages
and Chinese troops. Two Chinese off
GERS ventured in January last to entel
the region OF the Botan aborigines, and
were Immediately killed. February 18th
a body OF 20O troops went from Hong
Kong on the West Coast to retaliate
They burned one village and put the in
habitants to death, including old men
women and children. On their return
they were surrounded androuted with o
loss OF 81 killed, among whom was the
Chinese leader. The loss OF the savages
is estimated at 30. There is much ex.
element in China, and rumors of large
forces TO be dispatched to the scene.