The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-17

Thirty-.our OF the crew Of the Thun-
derer are dead.
General Butler has abandoned the idea
OF running Tor Congress at the coming
election.
United States corvette Alert sailed tor
China on the 14th inst.
The sentences upon persons tried in
connection with the recent outrages at
Salonica have been increased.
Extensive inquiries concerning the
crop prospects in Western Iowa warrant
the assertion that on the whole they
were never more promising.
General Custer had life insurance
policy for $1,000; Captain Yates, 5000;
keogh, SIC, 90; Lieatenant Calhoun, $5,-
000; Crittenden, $40 600; Porter, $1,000.
Il The London Observer states that the
runor that the stolen painting Of the
Duchess Of Devonshire, by Gains.
borough, had been recovered. is un-
founded.
The Governor Of New York has CON-
muted' to imprisonment Tor life the
sentence OF Mrs. WilbeImina, who was
| to have been hanged Friday next for the
murder OF her stepson.
The report that II. j. Habkett, a PROM
inent steamboat owner and coal dealer
ot Detroit, had made an assignment,
proves untrue. He has made no assign-
ment, and does not intend to make one.
The International Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
held at Toronto, Saturday voted it mex.
pedient to admit women, and decided to
hold the Convention next year In 81.
Louis.
Mr.. Hendricks is home again from the
Saratoga conference. He says Mr. Til
den Is man of great nerve and de-
cidedly aggressive principles, and that
the question of reform overshadows all
others in his mind.
A train was ditched on the B. & M,
Railroad one mile from Chillicothe, Iowa,
Friday night, by which the engineer, N.
Best, and fireman, j. Hartman, were in-
stantly killed. The cause was heavy
| rains, and as a consequence y wash-out.
A miner arrived at Burlington from
the Black Hills and reports that his
claim was paying $40 per day per man
when he was driven eff by the Indians
and his partners killed. He is preparing <
to return with machinery and a large
force Of men.
! News from General Crooks camp was
received at Cheyenne Saturday night.
He had received news from General
Terry confirming the account of the
Custer massacre. The Indians are still
hOyering about the Little Big Horn, and
fire into the camp every night of late.
The Committee of Conference on the
Army Appropriation Bill have reached
an agreement, and their reports will bs
presented to-day. It will recommend
that all the house legislation for reor,
ganizing the army ana reducing the pay
ci officers shall be omitted from the bill.
and provision inserted for Commis.
sion to investigate these SUBJECTS and
report to Congress at the next session,
The Senate increased the amount of the
House bill nearly $3, 100000, but accord
ing to the compromise bill now agreed
on this increase will be reduced about
81, 400. 900.
In consequence of report from Can
tain Jordan, commanding Camp Robin
son, that eight hundred Cheyennes were
about TO leave Red Cloud Agency for the
North, Gen. Merritt has delayed the pro.
posed movement Of the Sixth Cavalry
norlhward from Laramie to join Crook.
and has moved It 10 4 position where he
expects tc intercept these Indians, and
II possible give them Narm fecepfion,
The two oourisrs started Oh their return
trip from Fisherman for Crooks camp
sneaAI eysnihg, and viii reach him In