The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-29
FLASHES.

Diphtheria and scarlet fever are pre- =
valing in Chicago to an alarming ex-
tent.
The British bark Beulch, bound out
from TniLi, recently struck reef and
was a total loss.
Max Oulrey, appointed Minister to
the United States, will leave Paris for
Washington this week.
Charles E. Appleby, OF Glen Cove, l..
l., has been appointed Receiver oil the
Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company
OF New York.
Advices from Teheran say that Per-
| sia is likely to observe a pacific policy
toward Turkey unless great pressure is
exercised by Russia.
G. W. Chadwick, accused of compile
ity in the forgery BY which the Union
Trust Company, OF New York, suffered
10 the extent OF $64, ,0OO, has been held in
500, 100.
The loss by the explosion of the OIL
works of Jenney & Co., in Boston, is es-
tmated at 100000. Insurance, $27, 900.
Ihe body OF Cvrliss, the employe, was
recovered.
Parties from Austin, Miss, report a
terrible state of affairs there. Since the
murder of Sheriff Manning several of his
| trends have been notified to leave, and
have done so.
VIM. r. Messick, Democratic Sheriff
elect OF Avoyelles Parish, La, was shot
ana Killed by Policeman McMahon, who
claims he only fired to trighten, not in
jure the deceased.
The leading men of the civilized In
dian tribes favor the project OF sending
the NortheIn Sioux 60 The Indian Ter
ritory, thinking it would be to the In-
terest of all The tribes.
A Washington special says that a
number OF the officers of the late war
have determined to offer President lyle.
sails their services, and one OF their
number has been deputed to wait upon
lglesais and formally tender their SER
vices.
A fire at Pittsburg Saturday morning
totally destroyed Burgain's bakery,
McLaughlins furniture-sLOre and ware
house, Gleason's clothing store aud
Millers grocery. Several other build
lngs were damaged. Total loss about
$4,000.
The indianapolis Academy of Music
was totally destroyed by fire on Satur-
day night. Fortunately there was no
performance that evening, and no loss of
life. Several business houses on the
ground floor were also burned out. The
loss aggregates over 100000.
A peddler called at the house of S. s.
Challant,' In Fairfield County, Ohio,
Friday evening, and obtained permis-
sion TO lodge over night. During the
night he chlorotormed The entire family
and ransacked The house, carrying off
n q In in. .lr fta
George U. Davis, late President of the
Davis Screw Company of Dayton, was,
on Saturday, tried before Justice Kelly
on three separate charges vl embezzle-
ment OF money and other property be-
longing 10 the Screw Company, and was
he'd In $1,3O0 bail to appear before the
Grand Jury. Mr.. Davis was formerly
one OF the editors of the Cincinnati Ga
zette.
A mass of kilograms in connection
with the Oregon Electoral certificate
were read Saturday before the Senate
Committee investigating that matter.
Some were in cipher and uninteligible
without key, and others viii be con-
strued according to the politics of the
reader. Democrats see in them nothing
improper, while Republicans think they
discern hidden evidence OF corruption.
The Commission appointed to prepare
a plan for the reform aud reorgan cation
| of the army report to the President that
there has been very general discussion
and interchange Of opinions, but other
important matters have 81 occupied
them that they have not been able to
give the subject the attention and delib-
GRAFTON its Importance demands, and
they can not, therefore, make recon-
mendations.