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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-31
PECULIARITIES OF ALPINE FLOWERS.

The beauty OF Alpine flowers is al
most proycrbial. 1t consists either i'm
| the increased size OF the individual
fl l)wers AS compared with the whele
plant, IN Increased Intensity of color.
or in the massing Of small flowers in %
dense cushions ot bright colors, and 1t is
ouly in The higher Alps, above the iius-
it OF forests and upward toward the per-
petual snow-iiue, that these cnaracter-
Is Tics are fully exhibited.
This ltfJrt at conspicuOusness under
adverse circumstances may be traced
10 the comparative scarcity of winged
insects in the higher regions, and 10 The
necessity Tor attracting Them from dis
tance. Amid the vast slopes of debris
and the huge masses of rock SO preya-
lent IN higher mountain regions, patches
of intense color can alone make them
selves visible and serve to attract the
wandering butterfly from the valleys.
MIR. Herman Muiieps careful obserya.
tions have shown that in the higher Aips
bees and most otLer groups OF winged
insects are almost wanting, while bas.
te flies are tolerably abundant; and he
has discovered that In number OF cases
where lowland flower is adapted to he
fertiliZed by bees, its Alpine ally has
had its structure 80 modified as to be
adapted for tertiliz tion only by buffers
flies. But bees are always lin the tenn
perate zone) far more abundant~thaa
butterflies, and this will DO another
reason why flowers specially adapted 10
be iertiized by the latter should be rel.-
dsred unusually cousp cuuus. -
We find, accordingly, the yel priaa-
rose OF the plains replaced by pink aaE
magenta-colored Alpine species; tas
struggling wild pinks of the low lands by
The masses OF large flowers ia saen
mountain species as Dian hus Alpiaas
and ID, glaciali'; the saxiirages o. shs
h'gh Alps with lunches OF flowers a toes
long, AS i'll Saxlfraga longifoiia and s,
cotytedon, or forming spreading masses
OF flowers, as In S. oppositiIolia; wh,le
the soapworts, sllenes, aud louseworts
are equally superior to the allied speci3s
OF the plant.-[A. II. w Waliace.
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Death of mr. Samuel F. Scott.

Dcatn Oh NEFs sal" Z SSVshs
His mafy friends will hear with sim
cere regretof the death, at 2 O'Clock this
morning, Of Mr.. Samuel F. Scott, an at
tache Of the STAR from almost the first
issue Of the paper (nearly six years
ago) to the time of his death. DECEASED d
was born in the city OF Philadelphia
November 7, 1923, but has been for over
twenty-five years a resident of this city,
where he was known by almost every
man, woman and child.
He has held various positions Of pub
lie trust in conneo ion with the city and
county governments, which, like al du-
ties contided TO him, he discharged with
energy, fidelity and care. He possessed
very many fine traits Of character,
which. with his generous impulses anu
social disposition. made him q favorite
among his business associates, in the
lodge-room, or in any circ.e he happened
to be. Wherever about the city there
was anything worth seeing or hearing
there was he to be found, and there are
few men who would be missed by all
classes of people m IRE than he. IL has
been frequently said by his associates
that he knew more people In Cincinnati
than any other one man in the city, and
we believe it to be True. Due notice OF
the funeral will be given.
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The Board met in regular session.
all the members present, aud President
Bell in the chair.
The report from the Committee on
Water-Works, recommending that a line
OF siX-lnch water-pipe be laid on Cory
street, from Vine to Jefferson street,
was adopted.
AS also report from the same com.
mittee, recommending that a four-inch
liue be laid on Grand street, from N assau
street to a distance OF three hundred
i9et south.
The report from the Committee on
Light, 10 whom was referred the re-
quests OF either branch of the Common
council TO have lamp posts and lamps
transferred to named localities, huve
conferred with the Gas Company In
reference 10 their undertaking 10 make
such cbanges the Board OF Public
Wores havipx no iunQs at their CON-
mand to justify 1t TO order the work to
be done), and the Presid mt Of said COM
p,@My declines to make the trans, or, was
hleu.
A resolution was adopted that the
to be paid the Pay-.naster
Of the City Water-works from and after
November Let, be u, 200 per year.
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ARhnOUncenb eutS.

The Jolly Nine have issued tickets for
grand masquerade ball, to come of In
February.
The Bon-ton Social Circle will give a
social this evening at Schmidps Hall,
corner OF Race and Seventh streets.
A reception and tair will be given to-
morrow and FRIDAY evenings at the resi-
dence of MIR. N. Ziegler, No. u Clark
street, by the members OF the Mite Soci.
ETY. OF the First E. E. Lutheran Church,
on Elm street.
G. W. Cole, Esq, is announced to de-
liver the next lecture in the Tree course
at st. Paut Methodist Episcopal Church,
on Friday evening next. The subject
will be "Henry Eighth and the Reforma-
tion in EngIanu."
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Detective Fred. Ampthauer has been
cohnned to mis- home Dy sickness. for A
couple OF days.
Mr.. Frank Guiterman. after an ab-
sence of three ana one-half years. spent
at fre1burg, Saxony, returned home yes
teruay.
Hon. John A. Shank lett asst night for
Flttsburg to attend a meeting of the
Olio River Improvement commission in
tnat city.
Sir Philip Woodhouse, late Governor
OF the Presidency OF Bombay, and AIR,
henry Wilmot, N. p, England, arrived
in the city to-day.
The Exposition Commissioners of the
Chamber OF Commerce are: Ed. Ii. PEN
dleton, William Means, John j. Henue =
son, }. NJ. W. Neff and James Gordon.
Mr.. VIM. A. Becker, late Secretary OF
Underclitf Land anu Loan Association
NO. 2. was last night presented with
gold pen, pencil and case BY his friends.
Rev. J. Loveioy Robertson, OF Roches.
ter, New York, formerly pas tor of the
Second Presby terian Church, has ac-
cepted u call from the Euelid-lvenue
Presbyterian Church, IN Cleveland.
Miss Annie Miller, of Rising Sun.
Indiana, and Miss Ella Mexrue, whose
guest she has. been during her stay in
our city, entertained number of
.siends at the residence OF the latter on
YORK street last evening, prior TO her
departure for home.
Mr. Lewis Autenheimer, of the Col
lector OF Internal Revenue office, in
these days of civil service reform is
turning his attention from politics to
pedestrianism. His friends CLAIM that
a few days ago he performed the feat 0
walking from this city to Harrison, O..
distance OF twenty.:our miles, in iour
hours anu ffty-IWo m nutes.
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THE BLOODY GROUNDS.
Arrest of Am Alleged Murdere,

Arrest of Am Alleged Murderer,
City Marshal Dave Lock. OF Newport,
received dispatch yesterday evening
from the Chief of Police at Louisville,
TO be on the lookout for man named
Thomas Murphy, who murdered po-
lceman in that city on Monday, Octo-
ber ~.
Marshal Pat. Bolan, OF Covington, hav-
ing received slmla notice, sent
Otioer Healey, OF tnat city, to N wport
10 assist L. Ok. Alter diIigent search
tar0ugh the various boarding-houses
without any SUCCESS they visited
the neighborno0d or Swilps rolling
mill, anu there learned that a young
man named Murphy had come iroM
Louisville last Friday and Went to work
At the mill on Monday OF this week.
The officers then sought out MurpDy's
stopping place, whicA was Brulon's S
clearinghouse, on Goodman street.
where they arrested him. He stoutly
denied knowing anything about the
affair, but letter found ON his person
''gave away"
Tue letter was written to his father.
requesting him not to 80 back Oh him
now-so ~ once send him money SO that
he could set away.
MarshaaiLock dispatched to Louis
Vile last night shortly after the arrest
requesting the Marshal to send An
officer to identify him.
Ihis moinlng Lieut.. SteleIy arrived
IRON the Falls City, aud reooguiz ID h m
as the murderer, whom he took thither
az Sp'clock this afternoon.
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LATEST LOCAL.

The Southern Railway Bridge over The
Olio RIVER will be tested tomorrow af-
lernOon.
THE will OF Elizabeth Hates was ad.
mitted TO probate, and G. A. Vanhan
appointed execuJrix.
JUDGE WILSON amused those that In.
gered alter the Police Court this morn.
ing by relating jokes and singing. He
says that while at one Of the depots the
other night ne saw a fellow leaning up
against a post, pretty full, dreaming
away the pleasant hours, and that alter
he had been moved away several times
by the policemen, the Judge thus ad-
dressed him: Jimmy, how can. you
sleep so soundly In such a position as
that" Son" said the "snoozer," "hic
-hic-l am an ex-poiiceman."
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penses are not curtailed." The point
now Deing considered is, where the ex-
penses can be reduced without Grip
ping the interests OF the country, and in
Ibis connection II has about decided
mat large reduction can be made ip
the appropriations for improvements Of
rivers and harbors and In the building
OF fortitcations. II is oontended that
an immense amount Is spent on rivers
and harbors that mighth be saved and
applied to the Sinking Fund or some
other useful purpose; and the same may
De said OF the amounts spent In building
brick and rock forts, which are more
ornamental than useful.
1t is proposed to stop all appropria-
tlons tor this sort Of work, and to use
sand forts and torpedoes for narbor de-
tense as more certain to be depended
upon than brick and rock forts, and are
much less expensive. 1t is also pro-
posed to curtail the river and harbor
improvements to the actual and abso-
lute wants Of the country. The ex-
penses OF the naval establishment, and
in fact every branch of the Government
service, il 10 DO reduced to the very low.
est 1gure possible. Tie heads of
the Departments are busy revising
their estimates, and it is probab. @ that
the appropriations for the fiscal year
commencing July l, 1878, Will be les
than Tor any year since the close OF the
war. IL is expected that this effort on
the part OF the Administration to reduce
the expenses OF The Government will,
meet with some opposition even in Con.
gress, whose leaders are stating that
they intend to insist upon the greatest
economy IN the appropriations. There
is no getting away from the fact that the
appropriations must be reduced VI the
tarh Increased. The Administration is
determined TO put TO the test the sim
cerlty oil Congress on the subject oil
economy.
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The Bolivia Safc.
KENTUCKY.
Criminal and other Matters i'm the
Old Common wealth,

old Comm ON w Caith,
National Associated Press to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 31.-GroYe Kennedy,
the notorious Garrard County despera.
do, who killed his uncle In that
county several months since.
and escaped from his guards
alter being remanded to Jail 6y the
Judge without bail, and who was recap
tured by George ". Hunter, Marshal of
Bardstown, last Saturday, was brought
to Louisville, yesterday, and placed in
the jail Tor safe keeping.
he will apply for writ OF habeas
corpus with lie view of Obtaining bail :,
He can give any amount. There are
but few who believe conviction pos sibIe
in his case.
Mise Fanny Davenport is playing
up que" to crowded houses at Library
Hail. Sac has been rendered benefit
on Friday night.
MAYsvtLLE, Oc'. .1-Some two years
ago man by the name OF John Wear
killed another by the name Of Michael,
in Owen County, but BY some means
managed to escape from the county
before the law Officers could effect his
arrest,
About six months ago he returned to
Kentucky, and the Owen officers, hear
ing OF 1t, started on his trail, and traced
him to Brooksvllle, in Bracken County. :.
When they came for him few days ago,
The arrest was resisted by some Of
Wears friends, but the officers sue
ceeded in taking him, aud safely lodged
him i'll the Brooksyile Jail.
On Saturday night, little after dark.
a mob appeared at the Jail aud took by
force from the jailer the keys, released
Wear ana took him away with them.
and, as nothing has since been heard OF
him, 1t is believed that the mob was com.
posed Of his friends.
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Senator Morton.

Special to the STAR
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 81-At an early
hour this morning Senator Morton is
still alive. He does not seem to suffer
any pain, but can hardly survive through
the day.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 31-12:30 P. M
Senator Morton's condition is not ma.
terially changed from yesterday, ex.
cept that his stomach is able to sustain
little nourishment. A somewhat uu-
favorable condition of the lungs, caused
by paralysis of the pneumagastric nerve,
has developed, but be is at present rest
ing comfortably.
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A Good KauI.

Some time late last night or early this
morning burglars visited the saloon of
+. Il E. schomberg, No. 151 Harrison
avenue, near Brighton Station.
They seemed to have followed the
Bill sykes" method, by putting little
boy through the transom over the
door leading to the Kitchen,
After the door had been
opened to them, the burglars proceede d
to the room where Mr.. Schomberg and
his wife were sleeping. ana turning on
the gas went through" The pockets oil
MT. ochomhelg, securing b pocket-book
containing $505.
They did not take time to look after
some uf the valuable jewelry in the room.
but decamped with their booty a, quick
as possible. The police has been not
fed.
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IL is related that whep Andrew Jack.
son was military COMMANDER in Florida.
he had tiled at tdrum-head court-marSiaA.
sentenced and hanged, two Englishmen
who had tried to incite insurrection
among the Indians. President hIoaree
feared that Great Britain would be IT,
dignant, and summoned jackson 10
Washington to be repremanded. Secre-
tary Adams defended jackson and maae
long argument, i'll which he quoted in-
ternati"nI IA" az +x.,euuded bv Gro-
aus, Vattel ana Puffsudorl, Jscksoa
,istehe ln suilen silence, but that eve.
nhg, when asked at dinner party
Whether ne has not conferred by In.
Aaamy .i.n,0', oi.aslon Of authorities, he ex-
ciaimed; What do care about thosa
Old musty chapsf Blast arotius. M W
waiter and blast the puffen.ch ap. Tais
ls 2 light between Jim Monroe aoa Me-
anu propose to tight IL QUIZ
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MORE ARCTIC FooL!sHNEss,
The House Committees.
5ional Associated Press TO tne Star.

Satlonal Associated Press to tne Star.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-The House
Committee on Appropriations organized d
yesterday and proceeded to the con.
sideration of the Army Bill. The bill
be reported to the House early next
week.
The Ways and Means Committee ap.
pointed as its clerk Col. VIM. Hemphill
Jones, of Delaware, late Lhiei Clerk OF
be First C"mptroilei's Office, aud the
person to whom General Dix sent the
u1spatch: 1t any man attempts to haul
down the American flag shoot him on
The spot"
Governor Swan called at the State De-
par meht TO know when the Secretary
would receive the COMMITTEE on Foreign
AHalrs, but found him absent. TIE
committee will organize today and
pay their respec's to the Secretary. Be-
ore the hour OF meeting most of the re-
naming committees OF the House will
nave organized.
Expenses Must be Reduced,
The question OF reducing the expenses
OF the GovernmeHt has been the subject
of careful consideration by the Presi-
dent and members OF the Cabinet for
sumo weeks past. 1t is fully agreed be-
tween them that the expenses must be
cut down; or. to use the language Of
secretary Sherman, "the revenues OF
the Government viii not hold out IL ex-
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DOWM q RHntchXXaY.

About 8 ,'c.ock this morning Mr.. Louis
j. Paul, a salesman in the hardware
store OF George Webber g. Co., Oh Main
street below Ninth, met with a painlu.
accident. He was engaged in sending
some goods 10 the second story, when
he missed his footing and fell tnrou. h
the natchway to the floor beueath. He
was picked up by MIR. Harry Learup and
placed iu hack and conveyed to his
home In Dayton. Ky. II is feared he
has sustained severe internal injuries,
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FOrty-fifth COngress-Extra Ses-
sion.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-A number oil
bills, mostly of private nature, were
introduced and referred to the appro-
pirate committees. The resolution for
the appointment Of select committee
ON he subject of ascertaining and de.
claring the result OF the vote for Presi.
dent and Vice President was adopted.
resolution was intro uced requesting
tue President 10 transmit to the Senate
a statement Of the expenditures on ac-
6 unit Of the army and navy pensions
from 1859 to 1876. After short execu.
tive session the Senate adjourned.
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Death Record.
The following deaths have been placed

The following deaths have been placed
on record since our last report:
Willie Standaoher, y hrs, city.
Infant Weber, stillborn, city.
John Hagedorn, l wk, city.
Dellah Bunte, l414 yrs, Q ty.
Kuneg!nde Brill, 92yrs, Germany.
Henry Tennemey yer, % yrs, city.
Mary Lindermann, 81 yrs, city.
LIZZIE Kennedy, yrs, olty.
JonH Martin, 62 yrs.
Josephine G. Burgoine, yrs, city.
Anna M. Meister, l3 ny, CITY,
Rosa Schultz, Il yrs, city.
Infant Ste fresen, stillborD, city.
Anna schwegmann, 70 yrs, GERMANY
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Flour Mill Burned.

National Associated Press to the Star.
kEADING, PA, Oct. 31.-Tne extensive
8 cam flour mill of A. Yocum was des-
stroyed by fire last night. Mr.. YocunIs
new brick residence, adjoining, and
several other houses in the vicinity,
were damaged by the fire and water
The mill was frame structure,
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NEW YORK CITY.
Fight Between Notorious Char.
aCteFS.

Fight Between Notorious Char.
acters.
National Associated Press to tho Star.
NEW YORK, Oct. Sl.-The sporting
circle, in this city were in state of ex-
element last night, through an atfray
which occurred between two we'll
known sporting men named Edwin NJ.
Haggerty and Thomas Lynch, saloon
keeper,' 462 West Twenty-third street.
1t appears that while Haggerty was
standing in Gallagher's saloon, under
The Il, ffman House, about 8 p. NJ. he
was approached by Lynch, who COM
menced chsfting him about Senator Nor
rissey's chance i'll The coming election.
An angry alteration followed, which
finally resulted in blows, and a. though
number OF frequenters of the place
were present no one dared interfere
fearing that weapons would be drawn.
Finally Haggerly beat his adversary
back, and after several blows had,be
exchanged The men were separated, not,
however, before they had covered them
selves with blood.
Ihe police arrived on the scene soon
after and arrested both men. HagYerty
Is notorious as having been janitor OF
the new Courthouse at the time the
vouchers in the Tweed case were stolen,
ABOUT two years ago. He also shot q
man named Ferries at the Fifth avenue
Hote!, during quarrel about Nj Morrissey.
whom Haggerty Claims as a FREUD. Both
men We're locked up, and will be taken
toCourt this morning.
The Bolivia Safe,
The Anchor Line steamer, Bolivia.
which was six day sOver due this morn
ing, was spoken at sea, twelve hun
dreu miles from New York, on the "a b
inst, by the steamer Devonia. of tue
same line. A dispatch received by
IN this city, from Glasgow, reports that
the Bolivia broKt her snait after leaving
MoVillr, and that she was proceeding
slowly under sail. The agents nave no
lear of her safety and eXp:ot she will
arrive here by saturday or sunday,
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AMUSEM ENTS.
ROBINsON's OPERA.Hnuss

1N"OAN = oVHNNA-HUUSE. VI
MI Booth. with the splendid support
oil the Robinson Opera.house com pany,
VIII appear to-nightas "Gardinal Richie.
iieu," in Bulwer's grand historical play
Of "Richelieu, or the Conspiracy
Thursday, November 1--aMefohant Of
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National Associated Press to the star

National Associated Press to the Star
PoTrsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 3l.-At large
meeting Of the colored voters of.this city,
held at their church here last night, the
following resolution was unanimously =
adopted:
"hesoved, That we sever our connec.
lion with the Republican party, with
when we have heretofore been identi-
heu, ana we hereby proclaim ourselves, !,
~ oolored citizens of Poltsyille, flee
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Third Edition

B&y CINCINNATI, Oct 81 $3.50 P. M.-Coun-
try produce is in good supply and fair local de-
mand and steady. Cotton steady and un-
changed. Mess pork quiet and steady. Lard
easy and demand only moderate. Meats nomi-
nal with none on the market Wheat quiet and
moderate offerings. Corn liberal receipts and
fairly active. Flour in good consumptive de-
mand. Oats quiet. Barley dull. Rye steady
and moderate movement. Whisky In mode
rate demand, and no change in prices. Gold
steady at 102%. Exchange steady and light
demand. Money easy and moderate demand
and business quiet.
Bss5~ WEATHER.-Probably fair or clear and
cooler weather for the next twenty four hours
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Political Contest Settled To be
H0nRed.

National Associated P Pfess to the Star.
81. LOUIS, Oct. 31.- The Supreme
Court yesterday rendered lengthy de-
cision In the case of Frost vs.. Metcalfe,
claims for seat IN Congress from the
Third District, giving the seat to Met
calfe, Republican,.
VIM. Weners was sentenced to be
hanged December IA, for the murder Of
A. j. Lawrence.