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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14

River about stationary, with feet 10 inches
in the chanpel. Weather cloudy with light
rain this morning. but clearing towards noon.
thermometer at 7 A. M. 73 deg. and wind
southeast. The maximum temperature for the
last twenty -four hours was "a deg. Business
fair.
The local packets are arriving aud departing
with their usual regularity to-day and gener-
ally doing good BUSINESS.
The GoD. Lytle will be the regular mail
packet TO Louisville tonight.
The Wildwood went to Maysville at noon to-
day, with fair trip.
The Glasgow came we'll laden with freight
and passengers yesterday, and will. return to
Evansville with a fair trip this evening.
The Ashland Will be the Pomeroy packet,
and the Fleetwood for Huntington, this after
noon; the forLler at g. and the latter at 4
The City of Portsmouth leaves for Chilo Mt
P. M., and the Bannock CITY goes to Vevay at
3 O'clock to-day. 4 f#fI
The Andy Baum is receiving literally, and
has prospects of q fair start for Memphis this
eveding. she leayes atl5P, ~. She has also
fair engagements below.
On account OF the low stage of water, the
Thomas Sherlock has laid up for tho present.
Her engagements have been transferred to the
cargo, and will be in readiness to start for
New Orleans to-norrOw evening instead OF
SATURDAY., as was previously announced. She
will have a fine trip.
The Thompson Dean is aground at Cumber-
lana Dam, and Will probably be lighted over
To-day.
TheiCons. Millar left Memphis for Cincinnati
last evening with moderate trip.
The New II. E. Lee is nearly completed, and
win be ready to 60 down the river the first rise
The james D. Parker is coming mp with a
fnil trip from Memphis. she passed Louisville
o-day, and will reach here tomorrow. The
Exchange left PittsDurg for Cincinnati last
evening with = splendid "Trip.
There are 81 feet reported at Rising Sun
Bar.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14


At half-past O'Clock yesterday after.
noon fire broke out in the grease fac
tory of George Bossey, on Evans street,
west OF Millcreek. All the adjoining
buildings We're destroyed. Anthony
Lauer's house and out-building, the
house and stable ,ot Bessey, Herm an
Baum's house and stable, Herman's
of all. Ineendiarism is suspected.
Twelve hogs were burnt alive. The ag-
Fgregate loss will reach $4,000, only
lparLly insured.
Joseph Vale was injured by falling
beams; Frank. Meyers was burned about
the face and hands. I'm going to the fire
the Seventeens broke down on Depot
street, near Eighth. VIM. Breitman,
oil Evans street, had a valuable watch
stolen from his house DURING the excite.
ment. ASIA III EHV
About an hour after the Bosely fire
had started an alarm from Box 46 called
the engines to D. Hamburger & prothers'
cigar factory, No. 524 Central avenue
The building being frame the flames
spread with rapidly, endangering
Klein's saloon, next door north. The
cigar shop was completely burned out
before the fire could De stopped.
Considerable goods were saved, but
Hamburgeps loss will reach fully 80, 600
| with an insurance OF 81 500. Tue build
| 1874 w alnut street, is o blackenedi wreck
| MIR. Speyer, who lived in the seeonG
story, loses all. Kiein's saloon Wa
| damaged abouT$500. w AHh w
In both instances double alarms wer'
turned in. @ 90 Ea 1{dJTfG
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14
Cincinnati Dry Goods Market.
81 CINcINN ATI Iune IA

Trade in this line has been very light
this week. The market continues heavy and
depressed Prices are somewhat irregular in
consequence Of efforts to effect jobhing sales
with large concessions from current quota
tions. We quote rs follows for various leading
articles:
RRINTs-Standards Cas- &c, and Inferior grades
5ah2c per yard.
BROWN SHEETINGs-7Standard Eastern, sha
DC; standard Western. 7lsa8c; seconds, 6ha7c.
BLEACHED SHIRrINGS iork Mills i3tsa
14c, Wamsuttas 13c, Fruit OF the Loom 10a
10hc, Lonsdale 1Uc. Hope SC. lU-4 Bleached
Sheetings--Utica, 1914. 3oc.
JEANs-Newport l9c, WInona zoe, Pewee
Valley 25c Mfnneola DOC, Guiding Star 80 II G.,
Gibraltar doc, Laurel Hill 6Oc, Queen City
HHe, Buck Run 65c. and Long Branch 75e.
PLAID C0TToNsIAl lOhc, Augusta
do XXX lShc. 4
,TIoKINGs- -Conestoga, &C. A., Islfc, c. T.
14hc, Gold Medal 1870, Extra Medal l8kc,
Queen of the West l4c, I6c, lSc, zoe, 221ac, 25c,
2SC and 30C. ITNWa r~
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14

When Secretary Chandler was in the
Senate he was offered an opportunity TO
subscribe for some stock in a proposed
horse railway in Washington, but de-
elined the offer, saylng:I make 1t the
invariable rule OF my life not to- take
STOCK or'other pecuniary interest In any
company chartered or otherwise aided
by Congress while am in the Senate.
This enterprise OF yours is a good one.
"A road Is needed Through the portion of
the city you propose to 60, and, il well
maaaged. will pay aigood percentage on
the investment. 4 DO not say there is
any fmpropriety in Senators taking stock
in it. lhaye made the rule mentioned
for myself only; and the more l think
upon the subject the more am disposed
70 adhere to W. ------ ------ ~ 80 ~
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14

GOOD FOR AN M. P.-This is good
enough to be American: A member OF
Parliament, wed known for his ready
and untailing humor, had lately to un-
dergo serious operation for an abscess
in the leg. It was atone time feared, bu5
without cause, THAT amputation OF the
limb would be necessary. Just as the
operation was alb ,ut to begin, the honor
able member quietly remarked to the
surgeon, "RemenDer that il you cut off
my leg, can't stand, for the city any
more. But" he added, after a short
pause, as il for consideration, "aftef al ,
shall be able tQ stump the county,"--
HarpeHs Magazine. .ansa .ae-44
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Death by Taking. Arsenic.

Ell NJ. Brlimeter, twenty-one years
old, formerly a boek-kespey at Miller g.
Co.'s stove store, has been Victim Of
strong drink for sometime. He took a
dose of arsenic and died yesterday af-
ternoon.
Coroner sMaley impaneled a jury last
evening ana adjourned the case until
this morning to hear the testimony Of
Gerhard Decker. the druggist, who sold
gist testified that he sold d portion Of
arsenic to Brilmeier, who wanted it for
Technical purposes, and that he did not
know it to be unla " full to sell poison
without prescription from doctor. q
TIE jury returned verdict as follows:
''Death from suicide by taking arsenic,
and We censure the druggist for selling
poison in violation, of the statute"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14
A Suspicious Transaction,

At Niagara Fails there lives-a farmer
he was called upon by two (revenue
men, who talked as though they woulu
like to purchase his tobacco. He exhlb-
tied his stock, and they selected two or
three leaves as "samples," tor which
they offered him 40 cents. He declined.
stating that he always gave buyers
samples. They insisted on his taking it,
but he steadfastly refused, when, as we
understand it, they left the Az cents on a
box and went away. Now this farmer
has suit on his hands lor retailing TO.
bacco without paying the revenue tax
thereon.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14
Attempt to Steal "a Bale of Rags.


!. Yesterday morning, about O'Clock, a
respectfully dressed man accosted q
dfayman who had his dray nearly in
front of the warehouse OF Suiphin &
shaefer, 234 Walnut street, near Sixth,
and told him to take on bale Oh rags
which belonged to that firm and was
lying ON the pavement, and which the
man asserted he had just purchased OF
them, aud gave iocanty to which he
wanted it carried. ..,
He then walked off, and the drayman'
was in the act OF removing the bale when
Mr.. Murphy, clerk employed by the
firm, stopped him with the information
tnat no such purchase had been made
and the man who had engaged him to
take it off was an impostor. Nothing
more was heard Of the matter until this
morning, about the same hour, when a
man, supposed to be the same Individual,
gave similar order to another dfayman
in the vicinity, who at once rolled one OF
the firms bales ON his dray, and, as di.
reeted by the stranger, carried 7it to d
warehouse at the corner of Sycamore
and Second, where: he left it,, The bale
has been recovered by the owners, but
no clue has been obtained to the identity
of the would-be thief. 80 ,t..
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14
PIRNETTI'S MAGICAL POW
ERS.
The Marvellous Performances Of Russian Con-
jurer7 Quitting vt. Petersburg by Fifteen
Gates at the Same Moment. Fa ik ttf-
[From the Denver (CoL) News

jurer7Quitting Vt. Petersburg by Fifteen
Gates at the Same Moment. 'a iAf '
e [From the Denver (Col) News,1
About the beginning OF the present
century aconjurer made his appearance
at st. Petersberg, who astonished tile
natives by his marvellous performances.
His name was Pirnetti, and his fame is
yet in the memory Of those who wit
messed his unriyailed talents.
The Czar Alexander, having heard
Pirnetti much spoken of, was desirous
Of seeing him, aud one day it was an
nounced to the conjurer that he would
have the honor Of giving a representa-
ton OF his magical powers at Court, The
hour fixed for him to make his appear
ance being O'clock. A brilliant and
numerous assembly Of ladies and cour-
tiers, presided over by the Car, had
prised and displeased, the Czar pulled
out his watch, whicn Indicated five
minutes after 7. Pirnetti had not
only failed in being in waiting, but had
caused the Court to wait,and Alexander
.Sas not more patient than Louis XIV.
A quarter of an hour passed, hall an
hour. and no Pirnetti. Messengers who
he'd been sent in search Of him returned
unsuccessful. The anger OF the Czar,
with difficulty restrained, displayed it.
self in threatening exclamaiions. At
length, after the lapse OF an hour, the
door OF the salon opened, and the gentle
man OF the chamber announced Pirnetti,
who presented himself with calm front.
aud the serenity OF one who mad done
nothing TO repr6ach himself with. The
Czar, however, was greatly displeased; !;
but Pirnetti assumed an air or astonish-
ment, and replied with GOODNESS:
"Did not your Majesty command my
presence at 7 O'Clock preciselyW p
N'Just sol1 exclaimed the Gar, at the
height of evaporation. ss
ssWell, then,n said Pirnetti, ''let your
Majesty deign 10 look AZ your watch,
anu you will perceive that am exact,
and that 1t Is just7 O'clock"
The Car, pulling out his watch yio-
lently, IN order to confound what he
|oonsidered piece oil downright insp-
lence. was completely amazed. The
watch marked Z p'cloekl In turn all the
courtiers drew out their watches, which
were found. as usuil, exactly regu.
lated by thai OF the sovereign at I o'clock
Indicated with q eommcn accord by all
The watches aud ciooks In the palace.
The art OF the magician was At once
manifest In their strange retrogression
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14
Monkey Sympathy.

G. Romanes writes in The Popular
Science Monthly: Many cases OF sym
pathy in monkeys might be given, but l
shall contine myself to stating one
which my self witnessed az the Zoologi-
cal gardens. A year or two ago there
was All Arabian baboon aud an ,Anubis
bab0On contined in one cage, adjoining
that which contained d dog-neaded
baboon. The Anubis Daboon passed his
hand through the wires Of the partition,
In order to purloin a nut which the large
dog Tbaboon had left within reach
t-expressly, l belieye, that 1T might act
knew The danger he ran, for he waited
Until his bulky neighbor had turned his
back upon the nut With the appearance
Df having forgotten all about it. Tne
hog-headed balloon, however, was ali
the time slyiy looking r0,s.ua with the
Corner 81 his eye, aaad no sooner was the
s. hfm q ms v,sctim we'll within his cage
s@.~une sprang with astonishing rapid
Ivy aud caught the retrsating hand IN his
mouth. The cries OF the Anubis babo0r
quickly brought the keeper to the
{escue, when, by dint OF Il good deal oil
'physical persuasion, the dog-headed
ba0oon was induced 10 let go his hold
the Anubis babJon then retired to the
midule OF the cage, moaning piteously,
And holding the Injured nand against his
Chest while he rubbed IL with'the other.
.Ihe Arabian baboon now approache
him from the top part OF the cage, and,
while making q soothing sound, very ex
pressiye ofsympathy, folded the sufferer
Sn his Enthusiastically as u mother Would
her child under similar circums tances
It must be stated. also, that his expires
aion Of sympathy had d decidedly quite
ang effect upon the sufferer, his moans
Pscoiiiug less piIeous 80 soon us he was
iepfQlded iii the arms OF his comforter
and the manner In whlen be laid nis
check upon the bosom oihls friend was
o. expressive as anytning could be o
asmpatuy appreciated. Tnls reall
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Another I8ase RawIer.

/. Boys, congratulate Charley Gould, the
famous Red Stocking ball tosser. This
morning at half-past B O'Clock he was
presented with bouncing ten-pound
boy, the image of it's t'daddy." He's a
red-leg by nature and Inheritance. May
his shadow never grow less.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14
The Massachusetts silver Mine.

lBeston Letter TO the San Francisco CALL
The main Shaft Of the mine In New
bury, Essex County, IL now sunk TO a
depth of over two hundred feet, aud the
machinery is adapted for doing the work
of a mine OF six thundred feet. From IA
ton and half to four tons OF ore is daily
taken out. The Burleigh steam drills
are used. Tue prospective value of the
mine is immense. In 1872 it's third year,
The yield was $44, Coz; in 1873, $S5S. 600; in
1875, 81, 100000. Silver bars are now
being madein statd old Newburyport.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14

affecting spectacle lasted a considerable
time, and while watching it ]. felt- even
had it stood alone, it would have been
sufficient to prove the essential identity
OF some OF the noblest among hunan:
emotions with those 81 the lever ani-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14
Cincinnati Live stock.

CINUINNATI, June I4--2 r, NJ
The following are the receipts and shipments
OF live stock tor the paHt "A hours:
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THE DAILY STAR
cov1I,NI,'aroN. M
The Starr Mefe defeated bY the Buck.

t The stars were defeated by the Buck
eyes yesterday By q score OF 8 10 .. .'-,ssA'ss,
The Stars and Mutuals Of jackson,
Michigan, play at the Star gfoanas To-
day.
f. M. Calkins, OF the Ticket, who was a
few days ago badly beaten by J. ID. San
ford. was out again this morning.
A colored lady whose name we could
not learn was burned to death about
IL o'clock to-day, on Fourth street near
Russell, whlle klndling the fire. 70 AA
"A suit for divorce was filed ID the Cir
cult Court, yesterday, by Alexander
Halg against Fannie Haig, for abandon
ment. a4t.-v ta. FL
The s'register" Of the Clinton Hotel
was claimed yesterday by Col.gJitn Nc
Laughlin, of the Buckeye Dining Rooms,
Cincinnati. The book was surrendered.
The state OF Miss Clara Morgan, vino
was shot Monday by Gid. Prather, is
more unfavorable than was at first sup
posed. The ball is lodged some ewhere
near the left kidney. y ~r-e elae ~ 5s7
MAYORS CoURT.-C.R, Burk and Car.
oline Burk, deanng in counterfeit money,
continued Till Saturday,; Robert Wea-
yer, malicious shooting, honorably dis.
missed; Tnos. Daniels, disorderly con.
duct, paid $l3; Richard. Miller, drunk,
discharged; Mary Mafthy, drunk, $4;
Jonn Bandymaker, dlsordeliy conduct,
"a
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14

The following is the ESQ p. NJ. report Of New
York Stock Market, as received by Lea, Ster-
rett IL Co., 2e VI est Third street. t1
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-27
Marriagc in Iiigh l.slc.

.
"a Ivy }. H. sidslcns N Galaxy for August
y There is nothing with which the cutrr
world has ~ little to do as a mans mar
riagc, and vet there Is nothing about
which il concerns itself so very much.
Every one thinks himself or herself en-
titled 10 sit in Judgment upon the suit
ableness of matrimonial match, cspc-
cially i'm aristocratlc circles. where birth
and fortune are in question. Thus ii was
disappointment To the blood royal that
the DIXIE of Cambri,lgc lid not marry n
German princess. and it ia a sore subject
with the queens sons that their sister
Louise should have married a Marquis.
Lord I.orne is terribly snubbed by the lot.
The Prince of Teck. who married the
Princess Mary of cambridge, likewise Is
a source of trouble: for being IA handsome
fellow he is liable to alluremcnts whieh
disturb conjugll felicity. Prince Chris
tian, Who has married. another of the
queens daughters, is regarded a. qucs-
tonable character. because he had con-
tracted a morganatie marriage: and the
Duke OF Elinburg is bothered entirely
on account of the rank OF his wife. who.
AZ a datt,riltci Of tire Emperor. is Il stick
Ter for prtic,dent> AT court. The Prince
of Wales Is very happily married, but he
had some narrow escapes OF being led
into immoral AMI Illegal connections.
When in America he was so much taken
with the beatty Of the fair ,olumbianS
with whom hc danced at Boston and New
York. tina, il was expected he would pro-
pose mat rimouial alliance with one of
the faircst. Ii was urged that. on the
grounds OF equality. there could be no
objection. inasmuch as the presidency oi
the republic was the heritage of every
nativC-boin American; and when the
Duke of Newcastle or Gen. Bruce. under
whose tutclagc the FRINGE came 10 the
United States. laaghiugly limited at tine
possibility OF his Il. is connecting the
crown al England with n family ut the
White Huu>e. the FRINGE answered. II
should have no objection politically 10
Snch an alliance il the lady father were
TO conlinue prcsi lent during,his Lifetime:
but there is no guarantee that 'icllar'
VINO Is rulrr of millions to-day may not
drop down 10 the soap-boiler's line to-
morrow 49,
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-27

Notice is hereby given that default hay-
ing been made for more than sixty days in
the payment Of a portion Of the amount Sc
cured to be paid by u certain mortgage eX-
cutcd by James Ryan TO Samuel stsats
Taylor and Edwin Parsons, trustees OF the
Caho City Property, dated the 18th day OF
May, A.D. 1873 and recorded in the record
er's office, in and tor Alexander county, in
The State OF Illinois, in book Of deeds page
5etc. The undersigned, the successor Of
laid trustees, will on Wednesday, the 18th
day OF July Xt, A. ID. 1876, a: 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon Of that day, under and by
virtue Of the power Of sale contained ia
said mortgage, sell at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, for cash, at his Office, cor
ner OF Washington avenue and Eighteenth
street, in said city of Cairo, in Alexander
county and State of Illinois, all the right
title and interest OF said James Ryan or hi,
assigns, III and 10 lots numbered - Crhir-
teen and II Cfourtc in block number
cd * (Tweniy eight in the First addition
to said City OF Cairo, according TO the re-
corded plat thereof, with the appurtcnan-
ccS, 10 satisfy the purposes and condition
Of said mortgage
Dated, Cairo, Ill, June 9th 1s1G
\. STAA1STAYLOR.
Trustee of the Cairo City Property.
G-2g-Ntd
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THE SOUTHERN OUTRAGE BUs-
MESS.

The BULLETIN asserted the other day
"that every man who was engaged in the
Hamburg massacre should be hung up
higher than Hannah" The Springfield
Jo,oriof quotes this and says:
II this were TO fall under the eye of the
chivalrous Seen" Butler and his Demo
cratic followers, it would probably hurt
their feelings, did they not take into ac-
count the fact that il is necessity of the
BULLETINS geographical position. They
will remember. however, that the BULLE-
TIN and its allies never talk in this say
age fashion except Just before AN cleo
lion.
II the BULLETIN "ncver talks in this
savage fashion except just before
AN election" it is for the
very good reason that such
outrages as the killing OF the negroes at
Hamburg never takes place 'except Just
before an election" at which time it Is
TO the interest Of conscienoeless Radicals.
north and south, that they should take
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-27

Mr.. WAsHISGToN HEsING, a son OF A.
e. Hesing, in company with Emory
Storrs, the whisky-ring's lawyer. is now
In Washington endeayorlng TO get the
Illinois delegation To sign the petition for
Hesing's pardon. Several members
complied with the request, but when it
was handed 10 Morrison he declined TO
sign, on the ground that he was not ac-
quainted with the facts upon which the
pardon was asked. lie however wrote
the following 10 which he attached his
name: "Not knowing the facts as TO
alleged unjust discrimination, which the
petition sets forth Was exercised in the
case OF iiesing. | join in recommending
A. I. Hesing to such executive clemency
as will place him on an equality. as to
punishment, with others who confessed
10 like Ofienses.' This sentiment was
subscribed TO by large number Of other
members on the Democratic side who
atlerward attached their names To the
petition with the above reservation.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-27

WHEELER, Republican candidate for
vlce-president, in answer TO an inquiry
has written letter in which he says that
1.-THE whole extent and nature Of the op-
position on his part 10 the Ohio river in
terest has been grossly misreprescnted
and that General Garfield is now prepar-
ing an opening campaign speech in
which the matter Will be fully ex-
planned" 1t would have been vastly bet
ter for the Hayes ticket if there had never
been any opposition to Western river in
terests on the part OF MIR. Wheeler to
explain.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-27

With Thurman. Allen. PcndIeton.
Stedman. Ewing. Morgan. PAYNE, Ran
ney, Hurd. GrOesbeck and all the OLD
leaders OF the Democracy of Ohio united
on Tilden and Hendricks. with such able
Liberal leaders as Judge Stallo. Judge
IlOadley, eX-Iieutenant GOV. Mueller.
Fred. Hassurek. Charles Reemelin and
Gen. Brinkerhofl coming TO the front
and plunging into an aggressive fight
against Hayesism. it is certain that the
fight in Ohio will result in the triumph Of
the Tilden reform ticket.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-27

The colored Republicans of Spring
field, H., think it about time they were
getting some Of the spoils. One OF the
resolutions of the Hayes and Wheeler
colored club Of that city reads:
Reso'eed, That colOred men have not
had that recognition heretofore in the
public patronage that their numerical
strength Justly deserved, and that while
We are Republicans. IRON principle and
not for place, we nevertheless think that
10 discrimination should be made OF
account OF color. We also believe thai
hereafter we shall not have so much rea
son 10 complain Of this.
The last sentence conveys the idea tina
they have been promised some OF the OF
fees if they will vote just once NOR,
with the Republican party.