The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-18
FLASHES.


Senator Conkling sailed for Europe
Saturday, on tour OF recreation.
A. U. Dockery, OF North Carolina, has
been appointed Consul to Leeds.
James Russell Lowell has accented
the Spanish Mission, and will shortly
leave Tor Spain.
Every circumstance shows. that the
shooting OF Fred. Bsekwith, Saturday,
at GAINESVILLE, was accidental.
At Milwaukee, Saturday, W. W. Kir-
by was compelled to pay Augusta
Fischer 81, 900 damages for seduction.
Gen. Grant breakrasted this morning
with Mr.. Geo. w. Smalley and dimes
with the London Reformed Club.
A large number of clergymen sailed
in the Mosel, at New York, Saturday as
delegates t. the Pan-P Presbyterian I oun,
Gil.
Gov. Packard has home mission. He
proposes to lecture in The North, and
get sympathy from the disatfecteu Re-
publlcans.
VIM. Ii. Speed has been appointed
Revenue Storekeepef for The Filth Dis
trict, and o. NJ. Bell, Gauger for the
Second District OF Kentucky.
Jonathan Graves, colored, OF Will
mington, Delaware, in shooting at his
wife Saturday afternoon, missed her,
and killed granddaughter.
Roxie Dresser, daughter of a New
York millionaire, eloped, few days
since, with T. z, Roberts, formerly a
reporter on the Urbana (O.) News.
The funeral of the murdered Mcbride
| took place at Mount Vernon Saturday.
Bergen, the murderer, seems TO take
much comfort out of the tragedy.
Fred. Hendricks, wealthy farmer of
Mclean County, Illinois, shot his wife,
and then suicided on Saturday. Do
mestic trouble about another woman.
The President and Secretary Sherman
differ slightly in their opinions on the
silver question, and fears are expressed
that it will result in an open rupture.
Archbishop Williams sailed from Bos-
ton, Saturday, in the China, for Rome.
He carries large present of money
and two addresses to the Holy Father.
| Immediately after Senator Conkling
sailed for Europe, Saturday, four.o OF his
friends, Deputy Collectors in the New
| York Custom-house, were removed from
office.
DR.. Charles A. Sabine, DR.. William P.
| Brechin and Mrs. Rebecca Hutchinson
have been arrested at Boston, upon the
| charge OF procuring an abortion Oh Miss
Eliza Brown.
| A conference between trunk line man.
ayers in New YORK, Saturday, resulted
in an agreement to withdraw "fast
trains," and a restoration OF the regular
passenger rates.
| Dispatches from Urbana, Kenton, Sid.
ney and Grand Rapids, report heavy
tornado, with rain and hail storms, on
Saturday. Much damage to crops and
other property.
Secretary Schurz, in reply to Gail
| Hamiltops charges, denies that he ever
| received aid, pecunlary or otherwise,
from Mr.. Schneider, recently appointed
10 the Swiss mission.
Several Molly Maguires, under sen.
tence of death next Thursday at Potts.
vile, Pennsylvania, had their sentences
commuted TO Imprisonment for life al
Harrisburg, Saturday.
Rinskopf & Denny, wheat brokers and
spectators, Milwaukee, tailed Satur
day to meet their Liabilities. Various
estimates place their liabilities at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
A prominent New York broker was ar.
FeSleu ou odtuIudvs charged Win mum
erous larcenies. He visited society
receptions, and ''gobbled up" small ar
ticles that he found lying around loose
The Galveston News Fort Clark spe.
cial says on Monday last a detachmenl
OF Mexican Government troops crossed
the Rio Grande to this side ut poiDI
twenty miles from here, In order tC
avoid a conflict with a larger body o.
Revolutionary troops fast closing in on
Them. On the same night revolution.
airy body crossed the river and attacked
the Government soldiers, killing severa
and Wounding many, and returned tt
the Mexican side. The United States
military authorities at this post made
captives of the Mexican troops for the
violation OF the neutrality law, In cross
ing to the American side with arms, au(
having u battle thereon. They were
brought to this post under guard o
United States troops, forty in number
including one Colonel, three Lieutenant
Colonels and five Captains. Tney were
released yesterday on parole. Recruit
ing is going on on this side for the revo
lutionary party.