The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-30
THE METROPOLIS.
The Murdered POIicem an

The Murdered Policeman
National Associated Press to the Star.
New York, Dec 30-Officer Furness, who
was shot in the chest and abdomen by
William NJ. Palmer at the Metropolitan
Hotel Saturday, died at o clock yesterday
morning from the shock and internal hem
orrhage His funeral will take place to-
day, the expenses of which will be paid by
Stewart & Tate. Palmer is still at the
Bellevue Hospital, carefully guarded by
two officers
MIR. Hull still Missing.
The police have not yet ascertained any
clue of the whereabouts of J. w. Hull, who
on Saturday carried off $780, 900 in U. ).
coupon bonds, the property of Field d
Hull is secreted somewhere in the city.
10000 Skaters at Central Park.
1t is estimated that $4,000 persons visited
Central Park yesterday. From $4,000 to
20, 600 skaters were on the lake at one time
This is the largest number known in many
years.
A fire broke out yesterday morning on
the third floor OF the Bella Flats and East
Twenty-sixth street. occupied by u. S.
Grant, Jr., and Jesse Grant, both being alb
sent from the city at the time. The fire
house, by throwing lighted cigarette on
the carpet The loss on furniture and build
ing will reach about $3.50.
Died of Foo Much Mercury.
Alex. Vibert, aged twenty-nine, died yes
terday from tubercular inflammation Of the
lungs caused by the inhalation of small
particles of mercury. The deceased had
been employed for several years in plate
glass establishment, and during his work
inhaled from time to time small particles OF
quicksilver dust, which settled on his
lungs and finally caused death. The case
has caused considerable interest in the
medical profession.
Talmage Hunting Material.
The Tabernacle pulpit was occupied yes
terday by Prof. Doolittle of New Bruins.
wick. Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage has e. ne to
Washington to collect material for Ma
tonal Series" of sermons. He begins next
Sunday morning. The high police author
tiles are undoubtedly escorting him around
that city.
A Socialist Reception.
A large number of Socialists, at Brooklyn
last night, welcomed Henry Elsman and
Florian Paul, two of the Socialists recently
expelled from Germany by order of the DO
lice. ElSman denounced Bismarck and EN-
peror William, and said that Socialism had
made great progress in this country. He
advoca ed the establishing of Socialistic pa
pers as the means of extending the move
ment. Paul asserted that Hoedel and No
beling were agents of Bismarck, who were
employed to frighten the Emperor in order
to induce him to carry out the policy of the
Chancellor.
Turned UP Ely a Turnip.
James Neumiller, of Big Shore, was gath
erng turnips from his barn floor few days
ago, when piece of the skin of one of
them penetrated under one of his finger
nails, separating it from the flesh. Gan
creme set in and the wound was lanced, but
lock-jaw supervened and Neumiller died
yesterday.
The Major Andre Monument.
New YORK, Dec. 30.-It appears by a
correspondence in the Sun to-day that the
publication of Cyrus Fields formal offer TO
put up monument where Major Andre
was hanged and burned has raised storm
of protests. The correspondence brings to
mind the fact that the body of the young
patriot and hero, Captain Nathan Hale, has
lain in nameless and unknown
grave since ne was nanSeQ IN
New York. and that Congress could never
be persuaded to commemorate his services,
and that on the contrary in 1921 the British
Government appointed a commission to
Journey to America to remove the remains
of Andre from the grave that was dug be-
meath the gallows under which he was
hanged ana subsequently, reinterred them
with royal honors in Westminster Abbey.
James Fish, of the Marine National Bank,
Saturday subscribed the first 800 for a
monument in this city to Hale
The Lost Emily SOuder.
The steamer Comma from Bermuda, De-
cember 25th, arrived this morning, having
experienced heavy northwestern winds
which delayed her day. The arrival of
the Comma has been awaited by the rela-
tives and friends of those on the Emily
Souder, as it was hoped the survivors might
have either reached Bermuda in the Sou
der's boats or else landed there by some
vessel which picked them up. Capt. Lid
dicoat, of the Comma, reports, however,
nothing heard of either the wreck of the
Souder or any of the survivors of this dis
aster.