The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-15


New YORK, March 15.-Ihe following
dispatch comes through private sources:
est. PETERSBURG, March A.
1.-THE Emperor has signed a
charter authorizing L. B. Shaw +.
G. Burgess, T. B. Lane and
other New York capitalists to erect and OPP
crate grain elevators throughout the En-
pire."
Failure in the Hat Trade.
The failure is reported of Baldwin &
Flagg probably the most extensive manu-
facturers in the country with liabilities
amounting to about $450,000 of which
$500, 1000 is on real estate, and the balance
in merchandise Indebtedness. The firms
factory is at YonkerS, New York. The as
sets will be very large.
The direct liabilities of Jehial Read &
Co., hat iobbers, whose suspension was an
nounced Yesterday, are about S204000, in
addition to which there are contingent lia-
bilties of $4,000. 1t is expected settle
ment will be made on basis of 80 cents
on the dollar.
George Fawcett Rowe
has, through his counsel, entered suit
against Tompllins & Hill, of the Boston
Theater, for $1,000 damages for alleged
slander, basing the action on the allegations
made in their complaints in the recent suit,
viz that he had fraudulcntly trespassed on
their rights to the play of ''The Exiles."
The Furniture Trade and the Tariff.
A meeting of the Furniture Board of
Trade was held. yesterday afternoon. Rep
resentatives were present from Philadel-
phia and Boston The object of the meet
ing was to consider the tariff bill now under
discussion before the Committee ON Ways
and Means at Washington, especially with
regard to its influence on the Southern
trade and exports from South America. A
number of minor amendments to the bill
were suggested and it was stated that they
would be presented to the Committee by
/ Mr. Wood of New York, and Mr.. Burchard,
of Illinois
Ex-Secretary Fish will Not Talk.
A reporter called upon Ex-Secretary
Hamilton Fish to obtain his views in regard
| to the Halifax controversy, and also his re-
plies to the statements made by the Belgian
Minister, NJ. Delfosse, March 18th, when
the Ex-Secretary stated 81 must be ex-
cused from being interrogated in regard to
this matter. 1t has passed out of my hands
Mr.. Evarts now is the gentleman who can
give you all the information bearing on this
question. do not desire to be quoted at
all on this subject"
When the reporter called his attention to
the fact that the question might become an
all engrossing topic of discussion, the Ex'
| Secretary said: 81 do not think so. The
American people just now have other mat
ters OF importance to engage their attention
Whatever shape the discussion takes how
ever, must be excused from conversing on
| the matter"
Death of Il Distinguished Lady.
New YORK, March 15.-Mrs. Adele NJ
Wilson widow Of the late Mr.. Geo. Wilson
of Staten Island, and youngest daughter ot
the late Theodossus 0. Fowler, long prom
inent merchant in this city, died very sud
denly last evening. Her mother was 6
daughter of Mr.. Francis De Pau, native
of the Island of Hayti, who married the
daughter of Admiral Count De Grasse, the
celebrated commander of the French aux
iliary squadron which rendered Washing
tom and the army of Count Rochambear
such essential service ut the close of the
Revolutionary War.