The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-22

molly, Sweeny. Oakley Hall, and
Hugh Smith. From January, 1868. to the
summer Of 1870, witness deposited III
bank warrants for work done to the
amount OF 81. Alb; witness received
Of this $685., l0o; the real value Of the
work was only $2Gi $50; witness had
done work on priya houses belonging
to Tweed, Connolly and others, for
which the city paid. The Committee
then adjourned until to- 'ay, when
Woodward, lngersolI and George 5.
Miller will be examined.
Enormous Cargo.
The telegraph steamship Hooper,
which is to lay the submarine cable be-
tween Brest and Montauk Point, Long
Island, left this port last night ior LiV-
erpool with an enormous cargo, CONSIST
ing in part of 1850 bushels Of corn,
| 81, 900 bushels of wheat, 430 tons of lin
seed oil.cake, 1850 bales of cotton and
| Olner articles, making u total of D, ,25O
tons of freight.
American Institute Fair.
The fair of the American Institute
closes Saturday night next, when the
| official award Of prZes Will be pub.
llshed. Among the awards on wines is
| the medal OF superiority, the b CHEST
medal ever awarded by The lnstitu e;
also a medal of excellence, to j. Lands
| berger a. Co.. for their dry champagnes,
which proved superior to any OH exhibit
ton, including many brands Of foreign
| wine.
Marriage of VanderbiIt's Daugh-
ter.
| Florence Adele, third daughter of Mr..
| William Ii. Vanderbilt, was married
last night in st. Bartholomew Cnurch,
to Hamilton Nick. Twombley, who was
| formerly OF Boston, but who now occu-
pies the position of superintendent OF
the New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad eeYator. The church was
crowded with an assem- blage represent
ing the fashion, wealth, and much OF the
social culture of New York.
The marriage ceremony was performed
by Rev. DR.. Cook, rector OF the Church,
assisted by Rev. stephen Tying, Jr. Al
the conclusion of the ceremonies the
party returned to the residence Of the
brides father, where the reception was
held ana a costly collation. served. The
wedding prt sents were more numerous
and valuable than any in the recollec
tlon Of the guests.
Dangerous ana Disastrous Fire.
LasL evening, shortly after 8 O'clock, q
fire broke out in the basement OF the five
story building, IS Leonard street, which,
with first IL Jor aud sub-cellars, was oc-
cupied by smith g. Taylor, wholesal e
linen merchants, and David NJ. Lord 4
Co., wooden merchants. Tue loss OF the
two firms is estimated at nearly $1GO, 600
which is covered by insurance. StcI 4
Biglow, agents for the Camien Wooleu
Mills, and David S. Br0wh& Co., agents
for the C0nd. and Gloucester Mills, who
also occupied part Of the first floor, lose
about 20 Co.,
Tue stock OF James E. Niles, dealer il
buttons and notions, VINO occupied the
upper fl rs, was Slightly damaged BY
water. The building, owned by james
Hade, was damaged to the amount o
Zoo; insured.
The stock of Blum & Arid, shirt mau
ufacturerS, who occupied the uppeI
fl ,ors Of "a and rs, was damaged In the
sum Of 50 O00, and the stock OF Perry
: Wendell, Fay e. Co., commission mel
: chants. who occupied the lower floors
was damaged to The same amount; in
suret.
The flames extended to No. Is and /
Worth street, occupied by W. l.. Strong
! & Co., Commission merchants. Lost
$4,000; insured. The fire for some time
caused considerable anxiety in conse
quence OF 1T occurring in what Is known
as tue Army Goods DISTRICT. Nearly the
whole of the reserve force OF the Fare
Department was called out.
Cuban Expedition.
4 NEW YORK, Nov. 20. "A disoree
siieue4 is maintained by the Cubar
agents in regard to the new expedition
fney think the Government wrong In
Withholding Cuba's belisgerent rights.