The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-16
FLASHES.

uS SCuOO06T WAS SUM uedE
Portland on Saturday, and three men
we're drowned.
The price of composition on morning
papers In Louisville has been reduced
from 40 TO 36 cents.
The st. Louis Lumbermen's q Me-
chanlcs' Insurance Company has deci =
ed to retire from business.
The fastest three-mile rowing time on
record was made on Greenwood Lake
Saturday by Riley-2O:47H.
The Liabilities Of Young, MoNaughton
q Co., shirt ana collar manufacturers,
lately failed in Montreal, are $244, 900.
David Hilligoss, an old and respected
citizen Of RushVille, Ind, was on Salur-
day thrown from his horse and killed.
Morgan Baty and lady named Phil
lips, both OF Philadelphia. were drowned
at Atlantic City yesterday while bath
ing.
The case of Gaff, Fleischman & Co., On
trial In New York Tor alleged dealing in
swill milk. resulted in verdict of ac-
quittal.
The City Park Railroad OF New Or
leans was sold esterday by the Master
in Chancery, Pitkin, to Thomas III. Hal =
dy for $25 900.
| A full statement Of the recent Spanish
outrage upon the ProYinston whaling
schooner Rising Sun mas been forward
ed 10 Washington.
| Edward Holland, OF Carmel, New
| York, III lhe American Hotel, fatally
shot young man named Ellsworth.
Holland was drunk.
| Five prize American oxen were
shipped from New York Yesterday for
Europe, to compete with the Scotch
oxen AT FAlklrk lryst.
james A. Favor, under $40. 900 bail for
assisting to kill the Harrington girl at
| Il tst Boston, drowned himself in the
canal Saturday afternoon.
The Governor has refused TO interfere
in the case OF PenweiI, sentenced 70 be
haugeu m h ,mtra on The 2O,A ms tant for
the murder o. his wife.
T1e Choctaw aud Chickasaw Nations
have brought suit against the Missouri,
Kansas Texas Railroad, on a claim OF
SI0O,OO0 tor ties, timber, masonry, coal
w., used i'll the construction of lhat
road.
Tne death-rate in New York for the
past three weeks has shown startling
increase, largely among children under
i've years OF age. The mortality from
dlarrheal diseasr Is nearly tWo-tnirds OF
the whole.
TWO severe shocks Of earthquake were
felt ID Memphis at hall-Jast Saturday
evening, preceued By heavy, rumbiing
| noise from the west. Although quite dis
tInct they were not severe enough to do
any damage.
Samuel j. Tilden and party rev sited
the Revolutionary bait e-tielQ at Trent on
on Saturday, and afterward dined with
Ex-Governor Parker. In the evening
there was serenade, followed by an
inlormal reception.
Friday morning, at Lake Charles,
Chief Deputy Marshal Galvey boarded
boat on The Calcasieu Rlv ar iand had
a lively fight ilh the Captain for pos
session, but was compelled to call on
the military to aid him.
In the United States District Court at
Chicago, yesterday, Judge Blodgett dc
cidGd that the case or the Government
against A. Z. Hesing should be reopent d
for hearing OF argument and the repre-
sentation OF his counsel.
Two million bushels of wheat were
shipped from New York to England last
| week, and applications nave Deen made
| to two of the largest steamship lines for
a month ahead IOr all the room Lhev
| have unengaged for grain.
Squire Buffenbarger, a wealthy and
| highly respected farmer, living about
three miles west of South Charleston,
Oni6, committed suicide about 7 O'Clock
Saturday morning by hanging nImsell.
No cause whatever is assigned.
| Gen. Grant was entertained at ban
quet in Frankfort-on-the-Main on Fri
day evening. The Burgomaster pre-
sided, and the banquet hall was beauti-
fully illuminated and decorated. One
hundred and twenty guests, incluuing
all the prominent and leading citizens
were present.