The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-21
NEW YORK.

National Associated Press to the Star.

NdGlOHal ASSOclateu freSS 10 the SCar.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The jury in the
suit of Augustus Maverick against Demas
Barnes, to recover three weeks salary and
$40, 900 damages for having been dismissed
from his position as managing editor of the
Brooklyn Argus without notice, returned o
verdict for the defendant yesterday, and the
Court granted $50 allowance. A stay of pro.
ceedings was granted, and the case will be
appealed.
Sheridan's Victory.
The jury in the case OF James Whalen
against General Sheridan to recover
$4l6278 81, for the forcible election of the
former from the Killona Plantation, in St.
Charles Parish, La, and the seizure of his
property thereon, returned verdict last
evening in favor of the defendant.
The Car Drivers strike.
The trouble on the Third Avenue Rail-
road is about over and no further trouble
is anticipated. James Kearney, one of the
principal leaders in the strike, was con-
victed yesterday of assault and battery on
Jas. Brown, driver on one of the cars,
who refused to join the strikers. Sentence
on Kearney was deferred.
Young, Fair and Erring.
Kate E. Stewart, a prepossessng girl about
nineteen years of age, was arraigned in the
Tombs Police Court yesterday morning
She was elegantly dressed in mourning,
and appeared calm and unconcerned. Com
plant against her was made by her aunt
and guardian, Mrs. Rose McVey, who with
tears in her eyes said that the young
girl had been educated in
convent, and no expense spared
to render her fit to adorn any circle in So
ciety. Her mother died eight years ago.
She was appreniced to fashionable dress
maker and became proficient in her busi-
ness About year ago she became ac-
quainted with wealthy importer of drv
goods named Seymour, doing business down
town, who succeeded in betraying her. She
left home, and her brother, becoming heart
ago. Her relations learned by chance of
her whereabouts and caused her arrest
Judge Murray spoke to the erring girl pri-
vately, and urged her to enter a reforma-
tory institution voluntarily, and not COM
pei him to commit her to the Island along
with the common herd of outcasts. The
Judges words had visible effect upon the
girl, who, after q few minutes reflection
to 60 to the House of the Good
Shepherd.
Mrs. Stewards Charities.
Mrs. Alexander T. Stewart has presented,
through Judge Hilton. $500 to the Ameri-
,an Dramatic Fund Association, which has
'een thankfully accepted. She has also
ent to the New York Eye and Ear Infirm-
Try $500, with the request that it be spent
IN the present poor of the city instead of
,eing credited to the capital account. Mrs.
Stewart has also Just given $500 to the
Home for Little Wanderers.
A Pool Investigator.
w. d. Bentley, who came to New York
o investigate the failure of the Erie Pool
n October. is convinced that keene had no
land in it whatever, and will recommend
hat the London Stock Exchange be ap-
,lied to open a correspondence with the |
Jew York Stock Exchange on the subject |
The Third Rail.
The third rail on the Erie Road has been |
aid between Jersey City and Buffalo.
Failure OF Millinery Men.
Travis & Co.. wholesale millinery dealers,
ave failed. Liabilities, $75, 200.
Don Has a Sure Thing.
A Herald Philadelphia special says there
no probability of Don Cameron failing
, be reelected to the U. s. Senate.
A dispatch from Cincinnati.
The following dispatch from Cincinnati,
gned by twenty-five individuals and firms,
received here:
To Jesse seigman and Others:
1.-THE offers of Mrs. Stewart to donate to
our respective institutions, through Mr..
[ilton, should, in our opinion, be rejected
ithout further consideration. If neces-
Try the Jews of Cincinnati will contribute
ward making good any loss that may be
lstained by such action. ...
Preserving the Irish Language.
The Society for the Preservation of the
'ish Language meets regularly two or
lree times a week. The attendance of the
oung people of both sexes is quite numer-
is and several classes are making encour-
ring progress Half the number of the
,ciety are Americans, but considerable
lmber are German and Hebrew students,
so learning the Gaelic tongue.
Samuel Whitechurch was before the
oard of Apportionment yesterday in re-
rd to estimates for 1879. He said he rem
sented the Central Association of Tax !
lyers. There had been a good deal of
Tx, he said. about teaching languages in e
q schools hut If aDv lanouaoa NO, e., ~ i.