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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-09
AMUSE MENTS.
Woods Theater.

Mr.. Stewart Robson, one of the lors-
most Of American comedians, appeared
last night as "Major Wellington De
Boots" in that excellent comedy, s.EY-
erybody's Friend" Following this was
given, as concluding piece, 6JoBeS.
Baby" q screaming farce that always
brings down the house. Same bill, and
an excellent one 1t is, for Tonight.
Wednesday night Bret Harte's great
play, ''Two Men Of Sandy Bar" in
which Mr.. Robson, MIR. Macauley and
the whole company will appear.
Grand Opsra-h0use.
Miss Soldene was delayed In her A.
rival for day, but the company appear
ed last night and was most enthusiast
ically received by q very large and very
appreciative audience. ssMadaaIe
LArohiduc' was the opera, and the
part of "Marietta" was most admirably
rendered 0y Miss Rose Stella.
tsLa File De Madame Ang0to is the
bill for Tonight, anu the management
announces Miss soldene will positively
appear. -
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REWARD.
$1,000
REV ARID! :!
FOR THE ARREST OF
SMITH n. HALVES
AND
w. j. SANDFORD !!
FOR THE ARREST OF

w HEREAs, THE CITY COUNCIL OF
Covington, KY, at q meeting thereof on the
eth day OF January, 1877, authorized and di-
Tected the Mayor to offer, in behalf Of said city
Of Covington, reward Of SIX HUNDRE
DOLLARS for the arrest and delivery to
the Jailer Of said city OF SMITH N. HALVES,
Pate Treasurer of the city, now under
indictment for the embezzlement of the
funds OF said incorporation and for the
forgery of orders ON its Treasury, and who is
= fugitive from justice; and at the same meet
ing authorized and directed the Mayor to Of
fer In behalf Of said city a reward of SIX
WUN DRIED DOLLARS for the arrest and de-
Uvery to the Jailer In said city, of j. w.
tSANDFORD, late Clerk of said city, charged
by AFFIDAVIT with forgery Of orders on the City
Treasury, and now a fugitive from justice.
Now, therefore, said City of Covington, Ken
rtucky, by the undersigned Mayor thereof,
hereby offers reward Of six hundred ($6OO)
dollars for the delivery to the Jailer in Cow
lington, Kentucky, OF said Smith N. HALVES,
and like sum of six hundred (S6OU) dollars
4or the delivery to said Jailer in Covington,
Kentucky, OF SAID W. j. sandford.
Witness my hand as Mayor of said city this
9Th day Of January, 1877
! R. A. ATMEY,
It Mayor of the City OF Covington.
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FHE LATEST
OrtOn TO be Arrested.

National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--The House has
just adopted a resolution offered by
Mr.. HuntoD, of Virginia, for the arrest
Of VIM. OrtoD, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, for failing to ap.
pear as a witness before Morrison 6
Committee in New Orleans.
Oregon investigation.
The Sub Committee of the Senate Com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections this
morning continued the Investigation oil
the Oregon Electoral case, and Henry
K. Llppet OF Oregon, one of the
Democratic candidates for Elector
testified that he was in
Salem on the morning the Electors met
in the room with the Republican aud
Democratic candidates for Electors,
when Chadwick, the Secretary OF State,
came and handed an envelope to Gro
min, after which he retired. Mr.. Cart
wright went to the door and called in Mr..
Mimic, the City Marshal, who came in,
locked the door, and put the key into
his pocket. Mr.. Cronin objected, as no
one but Electors were allowed to be
present.
Mr.. Cartright said they were entitled
to Sergeant-at-Arms. and he called
Mimic for that purpose. After
some discussion the Marshal re-
tired. MIR. Cronin then began reading
the certificate. Cartrlght began abus-
ing the State officers when Cronin sug-
gested that they proceed to business.
ization of the Electoral College.
la cto ri foh
"The certificate recognizes MIR. Odell
and myself, and we ought to have it,"
Mr.. Cronin replied, "Let US cast our
votes and attach the certificate to it,"
Cartwright got up, and placing his hand
in his pocket in a menacing manner
said, "This looks like a row; II we are
going to have 1t let's have it now."
MIR, CronIn told him to sit down. DR..
Watts then handed in his resignation,
which was accepted. The witness then
testified in substance as other witnesses
have testified regarding the appointment
Of DR.. Watts to fill the vacancy in the
Republican Electoral College after Cro-
min and the other two had disagreed,
and the appointment of Miller and
Parker by Cronin to act with him.
Witness further described the organiza-
tion OF the Democratic Electoral Col
the casting Of two votes Tor Hayes and
Wheeler, and one for Tilden and Hem
dricks. On cross examination by
Mr. Morton, the witness stated
that he knew before he
went to Salem that he had
been defeated. Had received letters
from Chadwick and Bellinger urging hlm
to come on. Received no letters of that
character from New York. Did not
meet Patrick; does not know him. Gro
nin,told witness that he had met Patrick
and the latter spoke very boastingly Of
his duty in relation to the election.
Cronin did not tell witness that Pat
trick made him (Cronin) an offer, nor
that he came there in behalf of Tilden.
Barnes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The Judiciary
Committee OF the House had the case or
Barnes under consideration to-day, but
took no action.
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MIDNIGHT FIRE.
Young Man Seriously Burned.


About II O'Clock last night the alarm
OF fire from Box 126 called the engines to
the Candle Works of Woods 6 COnahan,
N os. 678 and $50 Central avenue, and the
whole structure, with adjacent build
ing, beiug in jeopardy, it was thought
necessary to turn in general alarm.
Fortunately, the flames did not spread
beyond the small building in which they
originated.
The fire was caused by the bursting OF
one of the Oil-stills in the building ON
Providence street. RoberC Florence, a
young man employed as night watcB-
man at the place, was In the building as
the time, and was desperately burned
by the hot oil about the face and quite
seriously on the breast and abdomen.
Almost mad with pain, he found his
way out through the main building to
Central avenue and into saloon across
the street, where he gave notice of the
fire. The injured man was carried to
the house OF mis- mother, on the corner Of
Oliver and Linn streets, where medical
attendance was summoned.
The loss on the building and stock
will not fall short of 5000; fully In
sured.
This morning it was learned that Flor
ence's condition was quite critical. His
lace is all crisp from Lne burns, but, sim
gular TO state, his hair was not slnged.
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NEWS FROM THE METROPOLIS

Commodore VaMderbilt's Will.
National Associated Press to the Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Yesterday after.
noon the will Of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt was opened at the residence o
Mrs. Thorne, daughter of the deceased
and read in the presence Of the family
after which VIM. M. Vanderbilt, Angus
tus schell and counsel proceeded to th
Surrogate's Office and petiti01ed for its
probate. The will is dated January O.
| 1875, ana codicil is attached dated
June 80, 1875. The will directs the ex-
ecutors to pay to Mrs. Vanderbilt $780,
900, settled on her at marriage, together
with the family mansion, statuary, fur
niture, plate, two carriages, one pair OF
carriage horses, &c.
To the five daughters, Mrs. James M.
Cross, Mrs. William X. Tborne, Mrs.
Horace f. Clark, Mrs. Daniel Torrance
and Mrs. N. B. La Bon, 81, 250, 900 in reg
istered bonds of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroads and 81, 250,-
900 in consolidated mortgage bonds Of
pany. to be divided in equal shares.
Mrs. Daniel B. Allen, daughter,
$400, 900 in ten-torties, in trust, upon
which she is to receive the interest, and
upon her decease the $500, 900 in bonds to
go to her children.
To daughter, Mrs. Eliza Osgood, inter-
est on $500, 900 in same class of bonds,
and at her decease the principal goes to
residuary legatee.
To daughter, Mrs. Catharine Lafitte,
interest on $500, 900 In ten-forty bonds,
and at her death bonds to be divided
among her children.
To son, Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, inter-
est on $500, 900 in ten-forty bonds; upon
decease of Cornelius, the 100000 in
bonds to be given to residuary legatee.
To sister Phoebe, $1,000 per annum
during life.
To niece, Phoebe Ann Blake, $500 per
annum.
70 Rebecca Little and her daughter
Cornelia, $500 each per annum.
To brother, Jacob FL. Vanderbilt, $50,-
900 Of first mortgage bonds OF Staten Is.
land Railway Company.
To niece, Annie Root, $4,000 OF like
bonds.
To nephew, Cornelius v. DeForest,
SIC, 900 registered Lake Shore bonds.
10 niece, Phoebe Ann Dusten, 5000
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ALLEGED COUNTERFE1TE4s.
A Former Hotel Proprietor Ii

Inspector Jacob Johnson, having good
reasons to suppose that Mr.. Valentine
Heyl, former proprietor OF the Heyl
House, the property at the south
east corner of Sixth and Elm streets,
now owned and occupied by the Young
Mems Christian Association, was
dealing in the 'queer," cotiR-
terfeit money, determined to
probe the matter to the bottom,
yesterday evening. So, accompanied By
Officers Mullen and Sullivan the three
proceeded to the corner of Sixth and
freeman streets, where Heyl now keeps
a saloon, and stationed themselves In n
place opposite to await the arrival OF
Heyl, who had been absent from home
all day.
Early in the evening the propriet0x
put in an appearance, and was promptly
arrested on the charge Of dealing in
spurious currency, after about $40 worth
of the stuff had been discovered.
1t seems that the credit of this arrest
should be equally divided between Capt,
johnson and his party and Market
master Barney Heuckman and Mr.. Ben.
G. Van Dyke, of the Health Office, all OF
whom were working on the case, tire
two latter gentlemen unbeknown to the
attaches of the Chiefs omce.
The fact that Heyl was suspicioned Of
being crooked came to the knowledge
of MIR. Heuckman last Sunday; day or
two later he and Mr.. Van Dyke, who has
had experience in bringing offenders to
justice, concluded to test the matter.
With this object in view Mr.. Van Dyke
visited the place yesterday morning,
and pretending to be a Keutueky
Granger considerably under the infln-
ence of 'bug juice" ingratiatsd himsBif
with Mr.. Heyl by ''treatng" him several
times, and finally rendered a S. bill I'd
be changed to pay for the hospitality
dispensed.
The bill was changed, Van Dyke re-
ceiving in part good money and 81 7S in
spurious coin.
His next move was to have the metal
tested; it proved II. s. Ono good).
Relating the circumstances above
detailed to District Attorney
Warner N. Bateman, that
official advised Van Dyke TO have
Heyi arrested Immediately, stating at
the same time that Captain Johnson was
working up that identical case. Upoa
this Van Dyke and Heuckman went 10
the place as stated, where they found
Captain JohnsoHs party, and the arrest
was made.
Heyl was brought before United
States Commissioner Hooper, who con-
tinued the case to next Saturday aiteI-
noon, and in default OF bail commit
ted the prisoner TO the County Jail
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LATEST LOCAL.

THE Tippecanoe whisky case is still
progressing before Judge Swing.
Mr.. PAUL BAUER found a pocket-book
containing small sum OF money which
| was lost in the Lower Market. The wal
let aud money may be recovered at No.
II Broadway.
In the case of the State on the part Of
Draper against Dustin q Spangenberg,
the argument for the defendants will be
concluded today. Judge Murdock will
withhold his decision Tor the time.
THE alarm from Box 1877 was caused
by fire in the Office oil Zimmerman g.
Co., coal dealers, on Washington ave-
nue.. The loss did not amount to any
thing considerable. The fire originated
from detective fue.
WASHINGTON IRWIN, thlrty-four years
old, who Is employed as a
canal boatman, while wrestling with
companion this morning in the
Boatmen's House, No. 20 Canal street,
kept by j. Appel, was thrown down and
broke his left leg above the ankle joint.
CHARLES LEFTwITCH, colored man,
was arrested by Officer Butler ON sus-
picion of having stolen a coat. When
searched at the Hammond-street Station
| house sum OF money and razor were
found in his possession. An additional
charge of carrying concealed weapons
was preferred against him.
AT a meeting of the Ladies' Hebrew
Aid Society held Sunday, Jan. 7, the fol
lowing ladies were elected as officers tC
serve for the ensuing year: President
Mrs. II. j. Solomon; Vice President,
Mrs. FL. Levy; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Pa.
riera; Secretary, Mrs. Il. Phillips
Van West, Mrs. M. Valentine, Mrs. r
Goidblatt and Mrs. l.. Rosenthal.
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Bennett, May, and HOnOr(?1
Full Particulars Of the Duel.
May Slightly Wounded and
Bennett Unhurt.
Miss May Ill and Ignorant of All
That Has CURED.
yational Associated Press to the Star:

National Associated Press to the Star:
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The Bennett
May affair of honor Is the all-absorbing
topic, and from the latest advices it ap-
pears that the duel has taken place in
Delaware instead Of Canada, and that
May was wounded.
The World has information that Ben
nett and May met at 2 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon at Slaughter Station, Della
ware, on the Md. 8 Del. Railroad. Only
one shot was fired, and May was wound
ed. The party Immediately afterwards
separated and Bennett started for the
city. Bennett last night telegraphed to
his sister and to other parties that they
had met and he was all right. Fred.
Mays cousin, in this city, has received
telegram saying May has been wound
ed, but the dispatch does not state how
severe the wound was.
From the fact that only one shot was
fired, it is believed Nays injury must
be severe. His friends refuse to state
the character OF the wound ana where
the wounded man was taken, though 1t
is believed he will arrive in Baltimore
this morning.
The World says q number of gentle
men renamed at the Union Club until
ate this morning discussing the duel,
and from the general feeling of satisfac-
tion 1t was very evident that Bennett
escaped unhurt.
All Intelligence of the difficulty be-
tween the two has been kept from Miss
May, and she is now in utter ignorance
Of all the occurrences of the past week,
Since the breaking of of the engagement
she has been quite i'll, and Miss Bennett
has been with her frequently during the
interval.
Bennett arrived In Philadelphia at
midnight and registered at the Conti-
mental Hotel, but declined to give any
information or discuss the difficulty.
General Barlow says May is seriously
wounded.
A dispatch from Baltimore says NAV
was only slightly wounded, and is now
under the care OF surgeon at the resi-.
denoe Of a relative near the place of the
duel.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan. 9.-Fred.
May passed through this city this morn
ing going In the direction of Philadel-
~
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A MOTHERS GRIEF.
Arson and Attempted Suicid,

Arson and Attempted Suicide.
! At 3 o'clock this morning an alarm O
fire was turned in from Box Al.
The fire was discovered to be in a
large tenement house at No. 36 Nortt
street, between Seventh and New
| streets. The hremen were
prompt in reaching the place,
as usual, and upon going into q miser.
Mortified to see extended upon the floor
an Eelderly woman who was suffering
great apparent agony.
A closer examination Of the surround
ings revealed the TACT that the woman
had her throat cut and lay weltering in
pool of blood, where she had fallen,
close by the rickety bed.
She was at once carried down.
stairs, where the cool air seemed
to revive her some ewhat, and she
had strength enough left to
murmur almost inarticulately that a
man had entered her room, and after at
tacking her with knife and chtting her
in the neck, had set fire to the house.
The poor woman was placod in an am
bulance which had been dispatched for
few minutes previously, and conveyed
to the City Hospital.
Then 1t was ascertained that her
name was Bridget Brady aud that she
was O widow. The wound, an ugly
cash which penetrated the
jugular vein, severing the wind
pipe, was sewed up by DR.. Marshall,
who gives it as his opinion that although
the wound is dangerous, the patient
may survive II Inflammation does not
ensue.
At first she reiterated the same story
to the Hospital officials regarding the
cause OF the fire and her wound. saving
that tall, well-dressed man had been
guilty OF the tragedy, but after she had
became somewhat composed she yolun-
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The Ice Moving Above.

Special to the Star.
1RoNToN, o., Jan. % P. M.-The ice
commenced moving. here about 1920. Up
to this hour there have been three
barges sunk. Fifty-one barges passed
down. part of them loaded with coal.
The steamer Granite State arrived from
Ashland and landed about one mile
ABOVE here. The river is falling and ice
still moving.
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LOCAL PERSONALS.

Mr.. William Kuehmstedt, Of McCook
Encampment G. A. R.. was presented
last evening with silver watch and a
gold chain. A banquet was given in
honor of the occasion by Mr.. John Ep-
plnger. Of Bremen street.
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Edition

The nert tacenty-four hours probably
clear and cool, folloaoed by cloudy or par
tally cloudy and l1arnser aoeather.
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The Weight of a Bushel of Corn.

The Weight of a Bushel of Corn.
To-day On 'Change Superintendent
Maxwell announced that, by order of
the Board of Officers OF the Chamber of
Commerce, the standard weight of
busnel OF Ear Corn in this market Will,
on and, after the 10Th Of the present
month, be fixed at 68 lbs.
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FOREIGN.
Rational Associated Press to the Star.
THE EASTERN CONFERENCE.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 9,-At the Con.
sefence Monday the Porte intimated its
acceptance OF all Conference proposals,
Sut asked the consideration Of counter
psoposalg. a stormy discussion en-.
sued. Count Chancordi advised the
consideration OF counter proposals., and
aelegetes gave way. The cohsidera tion
Ehen began, but had only proceeded as
FOR pa questions touching Montenegro
IHad SeTYla, when the Conference ad-
Ikygspea, The tendency 10 pacific,
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LOST.

GNTRAYED MARE - Dark brown mare
y with part harness on, fifteen hands high,
SIX years old; bring to No, 50 Logan street, or
- Lower Market, and get reward. w. ACK-
EN- YER, butcher 1t+
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ADJUSTMENTS.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
WOODS THEATER,

REDUCTION OF PRICES. - Admission: Bal
eohy 25c; Dress Circle SOC: Parquet and first
and second rows In Dress Circle 75c-
TUESDAY EVENING, January Q, second
Of the funniest American Comedian, STU
ROBSON, when will, be presented EVERY
BODY'S FRIEND and JONES' BABY.
Wednesday Mauneo-Mr. Robson in two
parts of the house.
"Wednesday night-First time In this city of
Bret Harte's famous play, "The Two Men of
Sandy Bar" -.,,'--.
Monday next-MIss KATE CLAYTON.
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NOTICE.

nj Office is hereby given that the subscrib-
IN or has been appointed and qualified as
administrator on the estate Of Mrs. Mary
Jane Warner, late Of Hamilton County, de-
ceased.
Dated at Cincinnati this Goth day Of Decem-
her, 1916. DAVID WARNER, Admir-.
ja9-3tTu
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PREFERRED SPECIALS.
RY Dyelng and Securing at Walkers, 81 &. ID.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-17
The Russian A,.n,u.

The present military laws Of Russia
render all men who have completed their
twenty-frst year, and are not physically
incapacitated, liable to service. Immu-
nifty by the purchase of substitutes is
prohibited. The term of service is fixed
at fifteen years, six in active duty and
nine in the reserve. To enable the ed
ucated classes to free themselves from
compulsory CONSUMPTION, and also to pro-
vide the requisite number of officers to
serve in the supplementary branches
young men possessed of a certain degree
Of education are permitted to enter from
their seventeenth year as volunteers for
a short term, after which they undergo
a military examination, and become
either army officers or pass into the re-
serve The regular army on a war foot
includes the following classes:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-17
A Terrible Explosion in a Pennsy,-
cQNiu Coal Nine,

ST. CLAIR. Pa, May "a terrible ex-
plosion of gas occurred in the Vaudeville
mines, near St. Clair, at about ten o'clock
this morning, killing and wounding nine
men and imprisoning five others. Wades-
vile shaft, eight hundred feet deep, is be-
tween Pottsville and st. Clair, and is oper-
ated by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
Company. The first warning of the accident
was a sudden alarm sent up to the bosses for
aid. Descending Immediately they re-
covered the bodies Of John Durkin and
William Kirk, killed outright, and hoisted
them to the surface. Seven more men were
then reached, all seriously burned, and it is
thought three can not possible recover.
The five men imprisoned are behind two
hundred tons of ceal displaced by the ex-
plosion. A large force of miners are re-
moving this mass of coal. Some think the
imprisoned men can be reached by night,
while others think it will be impossible to
liberate them before morring, as the gang.
way in which they are confined runs under
the surface for over a mile and getting to
them is a slow and laborious task.
The scene at the mouth of the shaft is
heartrending. A large number of men,
women and children are gathered there,
anxiously awaiting the rescue of their friends
and relatives.
The names of the five men imprisoned are
Benjamin Mosely, Herbert Moore, Thomas
Corners, and John Wildwood. Before the
men can be rescued it is feared it will be too
late to ave their lives. They have been in
since 10 o'clock, and att p. m. their chance
of escape is gloomy.
SP. M.-Tbree more bodies have been re.
covered, legving two men in the mine.
ST. CLAIR, May $3.50 p. m.--Thonas
Connors. among the last OF the men brought
out, had his head and both OF his legs bio IN
of. Herbert Moore, another of The victims
presented II ~frightful appearance, his face
and body being dreadfully burned and dis
figured. John Durkin was thrown with
great violence against the props and walls
AID was insanity killed. Edward Weaklin
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-17
Among the irregular tooops of Russia

Among the irregular tooops of Russia
the most important are the Cossacks.
The country of the Don Cossacks con-
tains from 600, 900 to 700, 900 inhabitants.
In case of necessity, every Cossack from
fifteen to sixty years of age is bound to
render military service. The usual reg
ular military force, however, consists Of
ffty-four cavalry regiments, each num-
bering 1,044 men, making a total Of &c.
376. In addition to these, the Ural, the
Siberian, the Orenburg, and other Cos
sacks make up a grand total of about
100, 900 of these fierce warriors who can
be called into service in time of war.
In a recent letter to the Paris Temps
it is stated that the Russian army oper-
ating in Bessarabia is composed of four
corps of infantry, each having two divis-
ions, of four divisions of cavalry, and
twelve regiments Of Cossacks. The ar
tillery consists offour hundredfeld guns,
and there are four bridge equipages.
The strength of the force is about LAC, 900
men, 10000 of them cavalry. The
personnel and materiel are good, the SOL
diers are pretty well clad and well
armed, and the cavalry is well mounted.
The Cossacks form an excellent light
cavalry, and the artillery are well
| horsed.