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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-23
The Organ Concert.

A small audience, said to be thousand
people, but really between seven and eight
hundred, gathered i'll Music Hall last night
to hear the second organ concert The
audience was not large enough to obviate
the slight echo which interfered somewhat
with the forte passages on the organ and
with the singing of Signor Tagliapietra
The selection of organ music seemed to
have been made with a view of bringing
out all the good quail ties of the grand in
strument and hiding of the bad ones, but
Notwithstanding this the instrument was
far from satisfactory. 1t appears out of
tune and does not readily respond to fhe
touch of the performer.
1t takes time to get such an instrument
thoroughly in order, and we believe that
after years time, and after all the little
inaccuracies have been remedied, the great
organ will fully meet the expectations OF
our musical people. In the meantime why
do the managers refuse to rent the or
gan? We hear that societies that will oc-
cupy the hall have been refused the use OF
the organ, though they offered to pay good
price for its use, and employ Mr. Whiting
to play. A little more breadth of views
and business talent, gentlemen of the man
agement, or people will soon begin to look
with contempt upon some of those who as
p1re to being considered the directors of our
musical affairs But to return to last nights 3
concert, Sig. Tagliapietra was twice encorcd.
as was the pastorale in F major, composed
| by the organst, the latter being all the more
| beautiful by comparison with the stormy
finale to the Fifth Symphony, which pre-
ceded it.
The second matinee concert will
take place Saturday, May 25th, at 2:30, with
Mr. i. Hartley Thompson as vocalist. The
admission will be but 25 cents, which is all
right so far Now let such men as Howard
Hinkle be relieved of any connection with
the concerts so far as the publicis concerned,
and we look for better results. He hasn't
the right kind of appreciation of the inter
est of the whole people. In other words, hs
is a man of too much greatness for ths
|
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-23
Local Personals.

Sir Alex. Gait, of Montreal, is guest al
the Grand Hotel.
Inspector of Oils, Mr.. Riddle, was sworn
in last evening.
Mr. Dunklee, of the Burnet House, has
left for Europe, accompanied by his vile
and daughter.
Mr. G. ]. Kennedy, clerk at the Oxiey
Stave Works, Fulton, WAS married to Miss
Minnie Parks, of East Fifth street. yester-
day.
Daniel Webster was last evening elected
First Lieutenant of Company HI, First Regi-
ment O. N. g., and also Instructor OF the
Cincinnati Cadets.
The marriage of Mr.. VIM. Alloys Mass-
man and Miss Mary Kroeger took place yes
| terday at St. Paurs Church, corner offspring
and Abigail streets,
Mr.. W. E. Ludlow, for many years the
General Western Agent of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad Co., with headquarters in
this city, has resigned.
| Clarence, B. McElroy, Of this city, has ex-
ecuted in fine style large crayon OF Tie
witch of Endor." This young artists but
fifteen years old, but he has attained a high
standard in drawing.
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SECRETARY SHERMAN.
Direct Charge of Pretty Crooked
Transaction.

National Associated Press to the Star.
New York, May 23-The Evening Post
editorially gives the following: Just preYl-
GUS to the meeting of the Forty-tifth Con-
gress Col. Samuel Thompson, late President
of the First National and now President OF
the Chase National Bank, OF this city, and
his father John Thompson, Vice President
of the same bank, discovered, while exam
inine the books Of that institution, that 1t
was subscriber for nearly $50, 900 OF
the new four per cent. loan, and that GER
titled check had been given for the usual
margin to guarantee the subscription.
This discovery caused them great alarm,
as bv any sudden decline of five or ten pei
cent in Government securities, not only the
capital of the bank, but their own private
fortunes. would be suddenly swept away
On questioning the Messrs. Fahnestock ano
Baker, who we're Directors in the bank, Ba
ker being Cashier for an explanation, the
Thompsons were informed by Fahnestock
who formerly conducted the confidential
relations of Jay Cooke Il Co. with the Treas
ury Department, that 1t was all right
that they had an understanding
with the Secretary Of the Treasury that |
anything occurred, such as a sudden ad
vance in the price of gold or a sudden de
| cline Ill Jn6 VI SCSu1ApiSGi nv WV NV
retary, was not to demand gold for subscrip
ton, but would call in and accept othe
bonds in its stead, or let them out of TIN
subscription altogether and return tn
check. This explanation not being salts
factory to the Messers. Thompsons, the!
arranged at once for their withdrawal iron
the First National, and after selling tt
Fabnestock established the Chase Bank.
In this connection, in corroboration, o
this incident, it should be remembered tha
Secretary Sherman cancelled $1o,ooo,oo01
the subscription to the four per cents whel
their sale became profitable. By these state
ments it seems clear that an understand
ing did exist between Secretary Sherma
and Messrs. Fahnestock & Baker that if tn
venture proved success, several hundre
thousand dollars would have been divide
among some Of the parties theretoi while
if it failed, all were to be protected by tn
special favor shown by the Secretary OF tn
Treasury. '
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testified to having sold George Bishop on
one occasion two ounces of alum, one ounce
of borax and a half-ounce of arsenic, and
subsequently another half-ounce Vi arsenic.
This closed the testimony for the Common
wealth.
The first witness for the defense was Mrs.
Emma Bethel, the defendant. Mrs. Bethel
is of plump form and well preserved. She
testified that she was twenty years old, was
married to John Bethel and had two
children. In her testimony she was very
positive in her denial of everything that
had been produced to her prejudice by wit
nesses for the Commonwealth, and on cross
examination she denied having been di-
vorced on the ground of adultery, though
she had not seen her husband for three
years.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 23-The fourth an
nual convention of the Catholic Young
Mems National Union was formally opened
yesterday morning with Pontitical High
Mass at St. Joseph's Cathedral The con-
vention was called to order at st. Stephen S
Hall by Rev. John NJ Walsh, of Albany.
A resolution was adopted congratulating
Pope Leo XIII and was sent by cable, after
which recess was taken
WHEELING, w. VA, May 23.-An afro
cious murder was committed yesterday in a
coal mine at Charleston w. Va. Davis and
Summerfield, two miners, began quarreling
about little piece of chalk, and presently
Summerfield threw stone, when Davis
drew large knife and hurled it atSummer
field 1t struck him in the head and buried
itself deep into his brain, killing him in
stantly. Davis can not be found.
HARRISBURG, VA, May 23.-U. s. Revenue
officers on Friday made an extensive raic
upon parties carrying on illicit distilling II
the mountains of Floyd and Franklin Coun
ties, South West Virginia. Six Illicit dis
tilleries We're destroyed and two hundred
gallons OF whisky captured, with twelve
prisoners. Thirty or forty shots were free
into one division of the Revenue posse, non,
being struck. Two horses were wounded
The distillers fired from bluffs and cliffs
screened from view Of the U. S. Marsha
and his force.
BALTIMORE, May 23.-President Hayes
) accompanied by Private Secretary Rogers
Webb Hayes, Attorney General Devens am
Secretary McCrary passed through Bait
: more yesterday, en- route to Hampton, va
to be present at the commencement OF tn
State Colored Normal School to-day.
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LATEST LOCAL.

THE little daughter of Fred. Tassell, cor
ner of Second and Sycamore Streets IL TO
ported as lost
THERE was another birth at the Geological
Garden last night-this time young YAK,
or bison grunnicus.
Do NOT forget the Cincinnati Grand Or
chestra concert at the Highland House BED
vedere tomorrow, Friday, evening.
A LIBEL has been filed in the United
States Court against Kayser q lzor, the dls-
tillers arrested for carrying OH illicit distili-
ing.
Mr.. LEWIS BRAcKER, of Covington, sent
the rope to Mansfield, Ohio, this morning
that is to swing man into eternity at that
place next week.
A LITTLE five year old girl named Lucy
Meyer has been missing from her home. On
Fifth and Wood streets, since yesterday
Any one hearing of her whereabouts would
confer favor by informing her parents
Mr.. A. NJ. RIDDLE, of No. IL Walnut
street, has been appointed inspector OF cesd
oil of Hamilton County, under the new Law,
which requires the temperature of all the
oil used in the State to be 120 degrees. He
will begin his work Immediately.
In the case Of Patrick McDermott against
the Queen City Bank, to recover $50 do
posted in that institution by the plaintiff,
judgment was rendered for the amount
claimed by Squire Gilligan to-day. Con,
stable Malloy made levy on the property
of the Bank, and will take possession of ths
same this evening.
AMONG the latest additions which hays
been made to the Loan Collection. may h'
seen fine basket of oak leaves and acorn.
designed and carved in walnut by W. Fly.
as resting place for the owl; specimen oil
the wonderful carving of Frullini, the cele
brated Italian wood carver, and jar el
brown earthenware, with incised designs
and incrustations in color by Miss Nc
Laughlin. Almost every day some at
tractive addition has been made to this COD
lection, until nearly all the available room
is occupied
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Edition
THE LATEST
I'm Brief.

HI htrBeHs
National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The Army Bill
was so amended in the House to-day as to
provide that the number of enlisted men
Shall be twenty-five thousand
NEW York, May 23.-Captain Bogardus
arrived here from the West and will remain
here until Thursday next, when he leaves
for the Paris Exposition in the City of Mon
treal
BURLINGTON, VT, May 23.-The Republi-
can State Convention met to-day. Ex-
Governor Smith was made Temporary
Chairman, and after organizing the Con-
vention adjourned till 2 p III.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 23.-Chairman
Potter, of the Investigating Committee has
received a telegram from Mr.. Hlscock, of
New York, stating that he will not be able
to return before Saturday. Mr. Potter says
the Committee, on that account, will not
probably be organized before then.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-Early this morn
ing the planning mill known as Twins, a
three-story frame structure, on Unity street,
in Frankford, was entirely DESTROYED by
fire. Loss SO, 600; no insurance. The oc-
cupants, Charles Stevenson, builder; Crow
ther, bobbin turner, and Phillips, lounge
manufacturer, lose altogether about SIS, 900.
LONDON, May 23--A dispatch from Trebi.
zonde states that the Russians at Erzeroum
have received a reinforcement of ten thou.
sand men. Putrid fever is ravaging the
garrison at that point. The insurrection in
Lazistan against the Russians is spreading
1t is estimated that between ten thousand
and fifteen thousand Lazes are under arms
These are prosecuting guerrilla warfare
against the Russians about Artzin and Ba
tOum
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-23
CHICAGO CHIRPS.
Decorators and Doctors, Drowning
and Dining.

Ia +,+ +I,,S
National Assoca'eo 90 pfesS TS 70 '5e ot%
CHICAGO, May Zo.-lh ne 0ou'neil' =, soe'i''oi'
who were TO have dlned with the CONNER
cial Club of this city have sent word that
q pressure of business will prevent their
oomino The Club will dine, however, and
JGsn 'lisnnss railroad DETERMINATIONS.
M Michael Abel. n teamster in this city, was
tbrnwn m W % from s his WAGON and Instantly killed
bv i'rl tbe fM " wheels heel ~, passing over him.
W '1rvestipation rvt f into the fraudulent build
inc of fhe Chicago Customhouse is CON
cl1ded, and the reports will be made public
tn.dav nui TN IKE Commission charges that there
was sI fraud in letting the stone2cutting CON
trocts n[',o Nv hW which the Government was swim
ded eJ'|, ont H' Of go O0o that an overcharge of
9 St9d oon was made on the stone-sawinr con
ftrael f and t That , from two to three times too
much labor was expended on the building,
and owing to collusion between contractors
and the Government officials they. place the
entire amount out of which the Govern
ment was swindled by the whole crooked
hus;nass at between half million and one
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-23
POLITICAL.
The Greenback Convention
National Associated Pers to the Star.

National Associated FcfsS 10 tne Stdr
INDIANAPOLIS, May 23.-At the Conven-
ton of the Indiana Observation-Disclosures
National party, held here yesterday, the
following ticket was nominated
Secretary of State, Henry James, Grant
County; Treasurer of State, Reuben P. Main,
New Albany; Auditor of State, Jas. F. Bird,
Gibson County; Attorney General, David
Moss, Hamilton County; Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, John Young, Marion
The platform accepted consists of fifteen
resolutions and is quite lengthy. 1t adyo.
Gates the abolition of all bank issues; the
unlimited coinage of gold and silver and
the issuing by the Government of full legal,
tender paper fiat money; opposes the re,
sumption of specie payments, the system Of
bonded indebtedness, the red flag of the
Communists the building Of a costly and
magnificent State-house in Indiana the
election laws of Indiana, the criminal anC
unfair apportionment of the State in Con
eressional Districts, and to an increase o
of interest, the abolition of useless offices
and the protection by law of men who worl
in mines.
The Pennsylvania Democracy.
P1TrsBuRG, May 23.-Very little was ac
com pllSneu al llle Oldtc NohNSll
ton yesterday, owing to the tardiness of tn
Committee on Credentials, which had faileC
to make its report up to o'clock last night
The Convention adjourned until 9 o'clocl
this morning.
The resolutions adopted by the Commit
tee are in effect as follows: They denounc
the Republican party as responsible for al
the distress that now exists They oppos
further contraction of United States lega
tender notes, and favor the suppression o
riots by law; an increase of tariff, and tn
keeping of the public debt at home. The.
maintain that the public lands are the com
mon property of the people, and should no
be sold to spectators nor granted to rail
roads; and they oppose any attack upon tn
Presidential title as dangerous to our inst
tutions and fruilless in it's results.
At noon Andy H. Dill was nominated TO
Governor on the third ballot.
LATER.
P1rTsBuRG, May 23-Hon. Henry B. Ros
was nominated for Supreme Judge, and th
Convention adjourned until o'clock.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-23
PERIODICAL PLYMOUTH
Another Case With Woman In 1t.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, May 23.-The busy
gossips of Brooklyn, and more especially
those who reside in the aristocratic neigh
borhood of the Heights, have again found
subject for scandal in connection with Fly-
mouth Church.
The principal in the case this time how
ever, happens to be Rev. Frank smith, the
young and handsome missionary who has
charge of Plymouth Bethel, on Hicks street.
Plymouth Bethel is an institution which
was founded by the pastor of Plymouth
Church, and is supported by his congrega-
ton.
1t has a reading-room for mechanics and
poor children. and on Sundays divine ser
vices are held in the large room on the sec
ond floor. It's Sunday-school scholars num-
Der five hundred, and, although under the
charge of Superintendent Isaac Signor, it is
really controlled by Rev. Frank Smith. =,
| Before the latter took charge OF the Bethel
he was Secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association in Rochester. He came to
| Brooklyn about year and half ago, and
was regarded as one OF Mr. beechers Prote-
ges soon after taking his present position.
Tuesday morning as Smith was leaving
the Bethel, Miss Matilda Kettell, young
woman handsomely dressed and of lady
| like appearance, walked hurriedly to his
side. Smith started to leave, but the young
woman stood in his path and excitedly de
nounced him in unmeasurable terms anc
violent language, and at that point ar
elderly gentleman, said to be Mr.. Smith!
father caught the woman by the arm.
She turned and struck at him severa
times with her umbrella. Young Smith
ran, but he could not escape from her
The old gentleman in the meanwhile took
the woman by the arm and then she walkec
away Mrs Kettell is a member of the
Bethel Bible Class A reporter asked thu
younger Smith the cause of the troubl,
and if Matilda had not charged him witt
seduction.
Smith preferred to say nothing about thu
matter, but said the scribe had better se
lawyer Shearman or Mr.. Signor. He addet
that where one had to visit abandoned
people, as he often had, such attacks mus
be expected.
Signor said the charges of this womal
have been investigated by commiNe, an
we don't think they amount to anything
They arrived at the conclusion that Smith i
innocent because the young woman is in
correct as to date. Reporters were not a
lowed to see the testimony.
Maildas brother said: 'We don't wan
to say anything about tnls matter ye1' M
1 sister and myself made our statement
before the Committee. You can say
: Plymouth Church Committee. l mad
:, my statement in writing. 1 hav
y written to Mr.. Signor to hay
i him return my documents. Until | g
f them l don't want to say anything. pr
y pose however, to make the case public, an
when | do will surprise them"
J The charges were made against Smit
e two or three weeks ago. The investigate
g was conducted very secretly.
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WEST AND NORTHWEST.
Walls of w est Winds.
National Associated Press to the Star.


SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May Ex-Governor
Cullom yesterday morning pardoned Louis
B. Stout, convicted.of larceny, in Richland
Circuit Court in 1876, and Gains w. Bum,
convicted by Woodford Circuit Court i'll
April last
DENVER, Coll, May 23.-There was great
flood in Cherry Creek, the result of heavy
rain and water spouts On the great divide
between the Arkansas and the Platte. All
the bridges we're carried away, and West
Denver is isolated and partly inundated.
MADISON Wis, May 23.-An annual re-
view of the City Fire Department took place
Yesterday, all the companies acquittine
themselves with honor. ---- .---------. ..--..-,
DUBUQUE Iowa, May pa farmer in the
French settlement named John Wormley
commonly known as Sailor John, in com
pany with his wife, went out in the corn
field to work. Before leaving, they locked
I'D their three children in room, supposing
that the little ones would be safer under
lock and key than running about. On the
return of the parents couple OF hour
afterwards, on opening the door they were
Mortified to discover that the house was
filled with smoke and that their little one!
were living dead upon the floor. From The
appearance of the room it was evident tina
the children had taken burning sticks ou
of the stove and thrown them into th'
wood-box, where they smoldered and emit
ted smoke, which filled the room ant
asphyxiatod the children. The eldest o
the unfortunate little ones was but nin
years of age.
OTTAWA, ILL. May 23.-The store of F
Breston at Ionica, was entered last nigh
and $1,000 worth of jewelry and $50 il
| yrpe nhacks stolen
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Announcements

The funeral Of Alexander Henderson, ST.,
will take place at his late residence, corner
of Knowlton and .Langland streets, this at
ternoon at o'clock.
i Gov. Thos. Young has accepted an invita-
tion to deliver the memorial address on
Decoration Day at Cave Hill Cemetery,
Louisville, May 30th. ++'
! The Walnut Hills Baptist Church have a
fete on the grounds of Hon. B. Eggleston
this afternoon and evening. A good band
Of music will be on hand to add to the
pleasures of the OCCASION.
J Tomorrow will be observed by the
Womens Christian Temperance Union, at
their hall, No 200 Vine street. as day OF
prayer, services commencing at 10 q. m.
O Eopies and leaders will change hourly.
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THE H ENIANS.
Indians Want Their ScaIps.

National Associated Press to the Star.
MONTREAL, May 23-Captain J. T. Kirby,
of the Six Nation Indians, says that in case
of Fenian invasion he can place at the
disposal of the Government one thousand
trusty warriors i'll five days.
They Drill Down i'm Jersey.
New York, May 23.-A company of FEM.
ans has been organized in Orange, N. j., and
is being thoroughly drilled by member OF
the National Guard The members are
quiet, and refuse to talk upon the subject
of their future movements.
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THE EASTERN STATES.
Their Deeds and Misdeeds.

National Associated Press TO the Star.
CAMDEN, N. j., May 23.-The Bethel poi
son case was resumed to-day before Judge
Woodruff. Mrs. Sarah Watson, the first
witness for the prosecution, was recalled,
and testified that the day before Mrs Bishop
died she refused lemonade, saying it looked
so white, and asked what had been put in
1t. Mrs Bethel answered, "What would I
put in it2" DR.. Henry Britton, druggist.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-23
DOONISDAY,
Prisoners Sentenced by Judge
Swing.

VIM. Ostendorf, selling counterfeit coin.
10 months in Jail and 500 and costs u
Rudolf Bernstein, selling unstamped ci-
gars, 10 days in Jail and 81 and costs,
W. H. Stoecke, attempting to pass coun-
terfeit money, months and 800.
J. H. Grossheim, Jr., making and selling
counterfeit coin, year and 800.
Mary Gordon, making counterfeit coin, 1
day in Jail.
Miss M. J. Irwin, possessing counterfeit
money, day in Jail and 81. e
Louisa Lohrer, having and selling coun-
terfeit money, year and $10O and costs
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Forty.fifth Congress - second Ses
sion.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The bill for the
relief of settlers on public lands under the
preemption laws, was passed.
MIR. Lamar, of Mississippi, addressed the
Senate in favor of Government aid for the
Texas Pacific Railroad.
The report of the Conference Committee
on the Indian Appropriation Bill was
agreed to:
The bill to provide for permanent form
of government for the District OF Columbia,
was then taken up and discussed, and the
first and second sections were agreed to as
reported from the committee on the District.
The bill was then laid aside and the Senate
adjourned.
..... HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Senate bill
for the relief of settlers on public lands
whose crops were injured by grasshoppers,
was passed.
i A resolution to extend the investigation
of election frauds, under the Potter resolu-
tion. to the States of South Carolina and
Oregon, was adopted.
The Army Appropriation Bill was then
taken up in Committee of the Whole. A
long discussion ensued on the clause limit
ing the army to twenty thousand men
Without disposing of the bill the Commit
tee arose.
A bill to authorize the publication of ar
official gazette of the United States, which
shall contain all public advertisements, etc.
was passed.
Adjourned.
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Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licensesilave vebeen
issued since our last report:
T.F, Macdoapsagh and E'enore Bcuchard-
JsS-( Otter and Sifah Corcoran.
H Hoffeld and Sophia Henser. i
Myron W. Austin and Belle Gardner
J. C. Hibbets and A. G. BroadwelL
Chas Raft and Ellen Ryan
G, W. Smith and Sarah L. Wright
Allen Mitchell and Eliza Butler.
John Asset and Josephine Hoock.