The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-26
FLASHES.

Minister Il6Efep Iut Salleu lOE LnSlanu
Saturday.
John Caine, one of the escaped Salt
Lake conyicts, was yesterday captured.
The new M. L. Church at Gallipolis
was dedicated yesterday. About 81, 500
was raised.
Postmaster General Jewell has invited
the Postmasters of the large cities to a
conference upon the new law reducing
the appropriations.
John Lumbacher, fisherman, living
in the old Gayoso House at Memphis,
fatally stabbed his vie in a drunken
brawl yesterday. He was arrested.
Mrs. Larry McCarty and four children
we're badly burned by kerosene lamp
explosion, at Ogdensburg, New Jersey,
Saturday evening. The mother and one
daughter died.
In accordance with orders received
from General Crook, four companies of
the Fourteenth Infantry left Camp
Douglas, at Salt Lake, Yesterday, en-
route for the Black Hills.
The New Free Press, of Vienna, says
the Porte, with q view Of establishing a
financial administration, intends to ap-
ply at London for qualified British off,
vice.
A Berlin dispatch to the London Daily
News reports public opinion in Russi
much excited. 1t Is threatened that the
Russian Government will sustain Seryia
in breaking through the military Gordon
with which she has been surrounded by
Turkey.
The Congressional Conference on the
Legislative and judicial Appropriation
Bin separated without agreement, and
a new conference will probably be ap-
pointed to-day. This is the fourth con-
ference had on this bill by the existing
Committee.
The water in the canal at Sault Ste,
Marie commenced rising about 10 O'Clock
Friday morning without any apparent
cause, reaching greater height than
has been known for many years. It's
variation was four teet and nine inches
in one hour and twenty minutes.
Hon. Milton Sayler was ON Saturday
elected Speaker pro tenn. of the House of
Representatives. A resolution had been
drawn to make Mr. Holman Speaker pro
tenn. during the absence OF Mr. Kerr and
Mr.. Cox, but Mr.. Saylers name was
substituted for MIR. Holman's and the
name of Mr.. Cox erased, and the resoiu-
ton passed.
The Army Appropriation Bill reported
from the Senate Committee ON Appro.
priations strikes out the eight sections
by which the House proposed to reduce
and reorganize the army, and to estab-
lish lower salaries for officers. Amend
ments are reported increasing the House
Items OF appropriation TO an aggregate OF
over ~, 600, 900.
A battery Of field and siege artillery
was dispatched TO the frontier from Bel
grade Saturday. The reserves called
out for service number six thousa and
men, and are divided into thirty COM
panies. All arrangements have been
made for The entire Seryian army taking
up its strategical positions BY the 27th
Of June. ShOuli the rupture with the
Porte ensue, which Is by no means un.
avoidable, warlike action is scarcely
likely to begin before the first day Of
July.
At Robinson, Crawford County, ILL.,,
Friday night, Dick Henderson, the
Sheriff, entered the Jail to lock UP the
prisoners, when he was attached by o.
borne, prisoner confined for murder.
with small billet OF wood. The Sheriff
grasped the prisoner, and the two strug-
ged to the outside Of the Jail, another
prisoner, confined for horse-st tealing, es-
Gaping In the meantime. The Sheriff re-
cetyed very severe injuries from the
murderer, but held to him until the
screams Of the wife Of the Sheriff brought
crowd OF citizens to his assistance.
These citizens cut rope from an avn.
ing and Immediately hung the prisoner
to locust tree near until he was dead,
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