The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-24
daughters, has contested her fathers

will, by swearing 10 new objections
drawn by her attorney, for the purpose
of b1ing iled in Lns SurrOgate's office.
The cause OF Mrs. Labau's action is b r
desire to aid her brother, Cornelius ).
Vanderbilt, in his efforts to compel
william II. to settle with him on his
own terms.
Mrs. Labau recites the fact of the pro-
bate ON March 13, 1877, of paper writing
purpOrting to be the will Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, and a codicil thereto, aud
her intention to contest the validity Of
said will and oodicil.
She charges that neither the will nor
the codicil is the last will and testa-
ment of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and that
neither of said papers was legally exc
cuted, the decedent not being OF sound
mind at the time of the making thereof.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt and others, 1t ls
alleged, procured the execution of the
instrument by undue and improper In
fuence.
Tue allegation ia made that CommH-
dore Vanderbilt had morbid and un-
natural desire to perpetuate his name
and his power by the concentration OF
his property in the hands Of VIM. ID.
Vanderbilt and Williams children.
Accident TO Clara Morris.
Clara Morris mad narrow escape
from a serious accident yesterday. She
had come to the city from her home on
the Hudson, and had taken a cab from
the station to proceed to her dressmak
ers when the horses took fright, and the
driver losing his control, they plunged
yiciously forward, coming IN collision
with dray and seriously damaging the
vehicle. By happy chance ner hus-
band was passing, aud seeing his wlle's
danger, managed to rescue her from her
perilous position. Miss Morris WAS con-
veyed in iainting condition to her
dressmaker's, wnere she remained In.
sensible for over an hour, after which
she was conveyed to Riverdale.
He Couldn't Forget Her.
Henry Steinbacher, gold chain manu-.
facturer, shot himself in the head at his
residence in Brooklyn yesterday morn.
death OF his wife, who also committed
suicide lew days since.
| That Tidal Wave.
The following additional partioulars
OF the disasters occasioned Dy the tida
wave to vessels loading at the Peruvian
Guano Deposits have been received BY
Nj essrs. w. r. Grace & Co., of this city
from their house ut Tattoo, under date
Of May 20: The ship Aida was wrecked,
but the crew saved. The bark Shan
nock's crew were saved. The ships
John Bryce, st. Joseph, Carrollton ant
U. L. Sargent were got OF, but badly
damaged. The remainder OF the fee
had been got off slightly damaged. An
other dispatch to the same firm states
that the Southern Guano Deposits are
destroyed.
| Boss TWeed's Case.
tbs now claimed that the real caus
OF the delay in Tweeo's case is Attorne,
General Fairchiid's knowledge tina
some OF his own personal and poiitica
friends will be shown up in unenviabl
form if TWeed's confession is published
Tweed was called upon for all he knew
and he has furnished more than Fair
child wished. 1t is stated that both Ex
Governor Tilden and Comptroller Kelll
have ADVISED TWeed's release, thel
knowing the value Of the evidence
which Tweed can produce in the RIM
suits.
Railroad Strike Imminent.
NEW YORK, May Alt ls understood
that the managers OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad have decided upon reduction
of len per cent. In the wages OF the EN-
ployss, from and after June /. The cir
culatiOn Of this report has caused grea
excitement along the whole line, ant
the engineers have decided to strike
the reduction is enforced. 1t is probable
that a general strike OF the employe
will be The result of the reduction.