The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-25
EDITION
For the ne1t t,oentyJoar hours fair,
,oith increased cloudtness and rising tenn
perdture, and possibly Hqht'shoaoers.
NEWS FROM THE METROPOLIS
Congressional Inquiries.

Bv American Press Association to the STAR.
NEW YORK, May 25.-The Canfield
Congressional Committee from WASH
ington yesterday examined Marshal
Fiske on the subject of the workings OF
his office. 1t is believed the Comm ittee
will get to work on Dayenports case to-
day.
The Stewart Estate.
The report that persons BY the name
of Turney claimed relationship to A. T..
Stewart, and intended to contest his
will and put in claim on the estate, is
denied by Mrs. Stewart and Judge Hill
ton. They say Mr.. Stewart had no re-
lations.
Messrs. PlerrepOnt ana Taft
arrived here from Washington yester-
day afternoon, on business arising out
OF Cabinet changes, the nature OF which
is kept secret. They expect to remain
until Friday.
The Obsequies of Baron De Palm,
who died In Roosevelt Hospital last
Saturday, will take place at Masonic
Temple next Sunday. The ceremonies
will be carried out under the auspices
of the Theosophic Society, of which he
was a member, with all the grand and
occult rites Of the ancient Egyptian rit-
ual. The 0bsequ1es proper W ill be pre-
ceded by the singing of selections from
the Orphic hymns. The Baron had re-
quested that no Christian priest or min :
lister might officiate, but that the obse.
quies be purely Pagan. He was over
seventyyears old, and left his property,
valued at $780, ,000, to the Theosophic So
ciety.
Chas. O'C6hOr,s Tangle.
The report OF the tribunal investigat.
ing Chas. O'C0nor's conduct in the For.
rest divorce case will. be presented at
the meeting of the Bar Association In
June, aud 1t is said will show that q
comparatively small proportion of th e
money received by O'Conor from Mrs.
Sinclair was for fees, and that the larger
In time Of need.
Long Live the Queen.
The st. George Society last night gave
a dinner In honor of Queen Victoria's IS
fifty-second birthday. All the British
shipping in the harbor was gayly decor
ated in honor Of the event.
A Texas Pacific Project.
The Daily Graphic Philadelphia special
says Col. Tom Scott and number of his
friends have just subscribed IL, SOC, 900,
which they hope to increase to 81, 900, 600
this week, for the purpose OF building
an extension of the Texas Pacific Rail-
road to Pastmarth. which extension
will be finished by August. This action
is rendered necessary in order to pre-
vent the absorption Of the land-grant by
the rival California Pacific. The road Is
to be laid with steel rails.
The Trial of A. >. Williams,
alias Stevens, charged with negotiating
forged bonds or the New York Central
and other railroads, WAS concluded with
a verdict Of guilty. He was remanded
for sentence.
President Making.
NEW YORK, May 25.-The Herald says
o large number OF Prominent Democrats
are now in conference on the subject oil
a Presidential nomination. and the
probable formation OF the New York
delegation at st. Louis. Judge Churcn
thinks that il the West can agree upon
a candidate, the nomination ought cheer
ully to be accorded that section.
A. n. stewards Legacies.
The total amount OF money required
to pay the iegacies by the late A. L.
Stewart to his employees WIS S205 TOO.
The Mustang Race.
The weather lo-day is clear and favor.
able lor the Mustang race ut Fleetwood
Park. Puralla, the Mexican, will ride
twenty-five Mustangs, aud intends ac-
conipllsh.ng one hundred and tilt -five
miles 10 seven hours. Iap track Is In
lar coliditlos