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The Weber Assign Tnent.
The following was filed with the Probate


Court Clerk, and exr!@i-@ e-rl: itself;
STATE OF Ono, BAuIL1oE C"Urry, CO.
Personally appeared before me; Notary
Public in and for said county, Alexander
Starbucl,, who, upon oath, says that he is
one OF the assignees of George Weber, as in
solvent debtor, whose estate is being ad-
ministered under the insolyent laws of Ohio
in the said county; that he has reason to
believe, and does believe that the said Geo.
Weber has not surrendered to his assignees
all the property and effects embraced in his
said assignment, and that he has under his
control assets to which the affiant and Jacob
Pfau, Jr,, assignees as aforesaid, are en-
titled.
Sworn to, &c. ALEX STARBUcE.
The above refers to a policy Of insurance
for SIS, 900, transferred to Mr.. Weber and
collected after the assignment. The hear
ing was set for 10 o clock to-day.
On motion, the matter was laid over un-
til tomorrow, owing to the absence of Mr..
Ramsay.
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FOREIGN.


National Associated Press to the Star
GREECE WANTS TO BE HEARD.
LONDON, March IA dispatch from
Athens says Greece demands that she shall
be admitted to the Congress of the Powers
AUSTRIA OPPOSES.
A Vienna dispatch says Austria still op-
poses the occupation of New Bulgaria by
Russia.
WILL ENTER CoNsTANTINoPLE
CoNsrANTINoPLE, March THE Grand
Duke Nicholas, with two hundred officers,
will enter the city probably tomorrow.
THE GRAND DUKES VISIT
LONDON, March IA dispatch from Con-
stantinople says the Grand Duke Nicholas
has accepted the Sultan's invitation to visit
that city, provided he is permitted to take
eight Russians as AN escort.
BISMARCK DOES Nor>FAvoR A CONFERENCE.
A special dispatch from Berlin reports
that Prince Bismarck is inclined to dis
cOuntenanee the proposal for the Confer
enee to meet in Berlin. 1t is also stated
that Bismarck is ayerse to attending the
Conference In person.
other Foreign News.
BERIu, March 1T is officially an
nounced that Germany will participate in
the Paris Exposition in May next.
LONDON, March IA dispatch from Yoko-
hama says small Russian man-of-war has
been wrecked on the coast.
ROME, March 7.-Signor Crispi, President
Of the Chamber Of Deputies. has resigned,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07
Murder in West Virginia.

lNuITOIIlI -fSsUCrHtoT
WHEELING, VIVA. March An atrocious
case of murderous assault, which occurred
near Camron, w. Va, two days ago, has
just come to light. AS Benjamin Evans, a
wealthy farmer, was riding home he was
struck by large stone, which was thrown
by man named Ira Jones. At first he
was not supposed to be much injured but
his physicians say he can not live more
then few hours. 1t is case of an old
feud as the two men had previously quar-
relied and Jones had threatened to kill him,
and purposely waylaid him. Jones is about
twenty years Of age, and bears bad repu-
tation. He is still at largo.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07
The Charges Against Seward.

National Associated Press 10 the Star.
WASHINGTON, March THE investigation
of charges preferred by John c. Myers, late
Consul General at Shanghai against Hon.
Geo. r. Seward, United States Minister to
China, was resumed by the subcommittee
of the Committee on Expenditures in the
State Department No evidence of any
special importance was elected, the whole
session nearly being taken up by discus
sion between the counsel for Meyers and
the Committee, as to the admissibility in
evidence of paragraph from an official re-
port bearing upon the Shanghai Consulate
The Polk InvestigatiOn.
Hon. Chas, b. Roberts, Chairman of the
Committee on Accounts, appeared before
the Common Civil Service Reform and
offered certain explanations regarding Door
keeper Polk s accounts, which, in the MAN,
correspond with the evidence given by MIR.
McMahon. Hon. Thos. Swami made a state
ment concerning the appointment OF Harry
Chester as messenger to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, which agreed with Col.
Polk's evidence upon that point The
Committee thereupon proceeded to make
up Its report
The Portsmouth, o., Postmaster
ship.
The Senate to-day remained in executive
session for nearly two hours, and the whole
time, with slight exception, Was consumed
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Freshest Foreign News.

NOT THE DOCUMENT AFTER ALL.
Sr. PETERSBURG, March 7.-To-day's Off
cial Journal says: The peace conditions
published are premature documents signed
by Grand Duke Nicholas and Safort
Pasha The pleaipotentiaries have not yet
reached the Russian Foreign Office.
PEACE TERMS NOT KNOWN.
LONDON, March Sir Stafford Northcote
announced in the House of Commons to-
day that the Government had not yet re-
ceived the authentic terms Of the treaty.
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Death Record.
The following deaths have been placed O

The following deaths have been placed o.
record since our last report:
Jacob KoeM, % yrs, city.
Kittie Ruff, IL yrs, city.
Edwin R. Bart So yrs, Penn.
George Moore, A yrs, England.
Ella M. Mcdonald, yrs, Mich.
Infant Grothus, still-born, city.
Dominicus Fei. az yrs, Germany. -.
Jacob Hutzier, % yrs, Germany.
Clara Wahle, yrs, city.
Louisa Meltebrink, yrs. city.
John Mcnamara, SO yrs ireland.
Mamie O'Harran, 2 yrs, city:
Dennis Cashein, 26 yss. Ireland.
Infant Hechmeyer, shll-born, city.
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General Miies Ordered Back.

N'lL!7'EIsI ET.- EI1N1 ~ ET'H W. VI, II
BIsxAncK, d. r., March 7-Authoritatiye
information SAYS General Miles expedition
has been ordered in by General Terry, and
the hostiles will be left alone until it is too
late to check them. The one hundred and
fifty recruits for General Miles regiment,
who were ordered to Fort Peck to meet the
expedition, will return to Fort Keogh.
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Death of an AGED kady,

National SOciated I'resS to tho Star
CHICAGO, March Mrs. Kennedy, aged
one hundred and six years, died in this city
last night, She retained her memory un-
impaired, aid gave many accounts of the
NapOleoniC wars, rs wen NJ anecdotes of the
Irish Rebellion of '98 to both of which she
was a witness.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

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ever long standing or with Deafness, Diseased
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NatlOIlel ASSOcIdClII PTcSS 10 CHb OTAK
BALTIMORE, MD., March THE entries
for the spring meeting Of the Maryland
Jockey Club, for four sweepstake races, are
announced. These four events are the
"Ranycues" handicap, Vcrnal stakes, the
Baltimore cup, and the Peyton stakes prin-
cipal cup, in which the following celebra-
ted horses are named to start Tom Ochil-
tree, Parole, Barricade, Algerine and Cuba.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07
Or CHANGE.


The Proposed Mint at Cincinnati.
To-day on Change President Hartwell read tbs
following joint communication:
WAsHIHGPoN, D. G., March 4, 1SR
John W. Hartwell. Esq, President Chamber Conn
nieree, Cincinnati:
Ny DEAR SIR-fhis morning had conferences
With the Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures upon the subject of the bill introduces
by me to establish a mint at Cincinnati. Chicago
ST. Louis Kansas City and one or two other PLACES
are competitors At my request the Conmittes
has fixed Wednesday, the 13th inst as tha day fE
bearing presentation of the claims OF the differ
ent localities. In my opinion, at least one adds
tional mint win be established in the West; and
OF course think Cincinnati ought to get it 8
would, therefore, suggest that the Chamber OF
Commerce take immediate steps towards presezrS
ing our claims in the strongest possible light
Lam, very respectfully,
II. B. BANNING.
cordially concur in the above; and would
only suggest in addition, that statement be pFs-
pared as 10 the cost OF coal at Cincinnati the pro-
ductiOn and cost of acids, the means OF transpurA
tation and us TO such other matters as should in
1uence the Committee in determining the location,
OF the mint. am sure 1t can be shown that 10 a1E
these respects Cincinnati possesses peculiar ad-
vantages. Very respectfully,
MILTON sAYIRR
A motion to appoint committee of the Cham.
Der to consider this matter was lulanimonsly
adopted. President Hartwell viii name the conn
mittee tomorrow.
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Assoat on the Zee.

| NntlohaI AsS0cated PFtss % the Star.
DETROIT, MIcu., March Twelve fisher
men have been ahoat on cakes of ice in the
Bay since Monday night. Search is being
made for them, but it is feared that they are
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Police Com missisners,

The Police Commissioners held q meeting
yesterday afternoon.
The Superintendent of Merkets recon-,
mended an ordinance requiring $15 snnual
License OF persons standing in markets IN
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-07

and Canolli and Zavardefli refuse to take
office under the present Cabinet A Minis
terial crisis is imminent.
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MISS BERTHA Won HILLERN.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

). In view of the crowds inseperable from Miss
Won Hiller's closing evening, it is desirable that
ladies and all who can do 80 attend Greenwood
Hall FRIDAY NIGHT or during the day SAT-
URDAY.
| mh4Gt% THE MANAGEMENT.
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SOCIETY NOTICES.

STHERE WILL BE A MEETING OF THE
\ HOdcarriers Union at Brickayers Hall at IN
O'clock on FRIDAY EVENING, to transact i'm
portant business. All are invited. mh6-2t"
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

VIZ XJANTED-GIRL--To do general housework.
w Apply at 22S Madison street. Newport, Ken
tlcky. J. B. DUCASE. lt
r AIDES, TRY NINE GRISWOLD'S CELE-
| BRATED CORSETS. They are without r.
val. All orders promptly Allied by her sSeMts MRS.
NUNsON, 296 Hopkins street; MRS: NEWTON. 1O6
York street. "
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PREFERRED SPECIALS.
LEW. BO M ANS

LIZ w nVHh AVS
ELEGANT DINING ROOMS. opposite Board of
Trade, No q West Fourth street. Bowman's Reg
nlar Dinners the finest in the City. Prices re-
duced and satisfaction guaranteed. fe25-tf
HOUSEKEEPERS,L LOOK TO YOUR
interest, and call at Morrsons, q W. Sixth street.
between Main and Walnut where you can get 4
35b feather bed for Sc; large 5lb pillows 81 EACH
full size holsters, 81; feathers 15c per lb. fel9lm
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YHOR RENTL-ROOMS-564 East Front street. two
T. nice rooms on the first floor; rent very low to ii
good tenant mh6-2t"
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FOR RENT--ROOMS.

E,OR RENT-ROOM-A nicely furnished room
il at PAS Plum street, between George and Seventh
HtreptH
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i kVVHFRESH GRAHAM FLOUR DAT
MEAL and CORN MEAL, for family use, con-
Rantly on hand. JAS. X. HURlN, Sixth street.
near Freeman. Delivered free. fe6-3m
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WILL ENTER CoNsTANTINoPLE.

CoNsrANTINoPLE, March THE Grand
Duke Nicholas, with two hundred officers,
will enter the city probably tomorrow.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
w spectacle French girl, good plain cook, wash
er and ironer, in good home in a private family
country preferred; best references. Call or ad
dress FRENCH GIRL 1861 Elm street. mh7-2t
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-27
Lient. GOV. Humphrey.

The Canton (ohio) Daily Repository
of the 10th inst, says of the Republican
candidate for lieutenant governor of Kan
sas
1--WE are pleased to note the success of
another Stark county boy, in the person
of Lyman U. Humphrey, the present
lieutenant governor of Kansas.
Mr.. Humphrey was born and raised
in Marlboro township, this county, and.
was going 10 school in Massillon when
the war broke out. He enlisted when on
ly seventeen years of age, and served
nearly four years in the 10th regiment
o. V. l., during which time he was
wounded, and was promoted to the COM
mand of his company. After the war
he studied law in MassillOn and at the
University of Michigan, and then went
west to grow up with the country. He
located at Independence, Kansas, when
he soon became successful in his prac-
tice, and his merit was evinced by cleo
ton TO the Legislature, and then TO the
second position of honor and trust in the
gift of the people of his adopted state.
During the war Mr.. II. was an occasional
correspondent of the Stark County Re
publican, and there displayed that abili-
~ as writer and scholar, which has
characterized his after life. He has
identified himself with the Republican
party, and though still young man,
has achieved political honors that sell
dom fall 10 the lot of older and more ex-
perienced men.
His reelection to the Office of lieuten-
ant governor is certain, and in being
thus honored by the people of Kansas,
he is at the same time an honor to Stark
county, and to Ohio, and his industrious
and successful career should be an ex-
ample and an incentive to our YOUTH
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-27
Railroad Land Questions

Mesers. Haskell, Ingalls, and others
addressed a meeting of settlers at Hum
bOldt last week, and at the close the fol
lowing resolutions were passed:
WHEREAS, A large tract of land ".
ing in Southern Kansas, has been. as we
believe, improvidently patented to the
LeavenwOrth, Lawrence 81 Galveston,
and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad companies, and
WHEREAS, Said lands are largely oc-
cupied by actual settlers, many of whom
have made extensive and valuable i'm
provements thereon, and
WHEREAS, A controversy has arisen
between the settlers and railroad com.
panies concerning said lands, the effect
of which is to cast doubt upon the CUES
ton of title to said Landslide said rail
road companies insisting that their IT,
ties are perfect, while the settlers are
perfectly clear that if fair and impair
tial judicial examination into the same
was made, that the claims of the said
railroads would be declared without a
substantial legal basis, and 49,
WHEREAS, In the opinion of said set
tiers thorough judicial investigation
cannot be had, save by a suit brought in
the name of the United States, in the
Federal Courts against said railroad
companies,
Therefore the said settlers, in mass
meeting assembled, do
RESOLVE, That our senators and rep
resentatives in congress be and they are
hereby instructed to use all efforts in
their power to procure an order from
the proper authorities at Washington,
directing the United States District At
torney for the District of Kansas, to in.
stitute legal proceedings to settle the
question of the validity of the claims set
up by said railroads to said lands, and
to associate with him such counsel as
the settlers may employ to aid him in
the conduct of said proceedings.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-27
Kansas.


The wonderful growth of Kansas is
attracting the attention of the whole
country, and the newspapers declare
there never was the like of it," The
New York Times, of the 18th inst, has
the following:
mot one of the Western States is
growing as Kansas is. A census taken
early In 1855 showed a population of
but s,601 ; in 1850 of 1O7 ,SG6; and in
1885, of only 40, 179. Since then it has
had growth more rapid than any state
of the union. Thus, in 1870, its popula-
ton was 1882; the rate of increase
from 1860 to 1870, although largely
made from 1855 to 1870, was three times
the rate of increase of Oregon, Iowa or
Wisconsin; five times that of California.
Missouri or Illinois, and seven times
that of Florida or Texas. The census
of 1875 put the population of Kansas at
533, 372, and at present it is universally
estimated to be at least $4,000. The
increase has been nearly 10000 year
since the first census was taken in 1855.
The state is so extremely fertile, and so
admirably adapted for farming and
grazing that it will be strange if it be
not before long one of the most prosper
Gus states beyond the Mississippi
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-27
DESERTED VILLAGES.

Changes in the Pennsylvania Oil Regions.
A young man who used to be engaged
IN business in the oil country, during
the palmy days, after a recent visit
writes the following: While roaming
through the oil country, our interest was
excited by having certain localities
pointed out to us as the place where
once stood small city. Perhaps no
part of the oil region shows this as
much as that situated between Oil CITY
and 11tusvlile, and no place as much as
Petroleum Center. We stand amazed
and almost doubt the truth of our in
tormant when we are told that this is
the Petroleum Center which we saw ten
years ago. AT that time, as the name
implies, 1T was the center of the land of
grease. Surrounded as it was by the
best oil producing country, it could not
be otherwise. Vast numbers of houses
stores, machine shops, ETC., were erected
in short time, and in 1868 It was CITY
OF 5000 or 600 inhabitants. Everybody
in oildOm knew of Petroleum Center.
The city had banks, immense hotels.
large business houses, and could boast
OF three or four fine churches. The
whole country around tie place was a
city. At night it was almost impossible
to get through the great crowds of peo-
pie collected for pleasure. What a.
change. Nothing can be compared to
1t except the destruction of war. In
stead of fine residences, the ground is
now used for potato patches; a road
marks the place where the principal
street was; the churches yet stand, but
nobody remains to attend them. Per
haps there are 100 inhabitants in the
town now. North of Petroleum Center
we were shown the place where in '66
and ST was the famous Bennington
Run. There remains not sign of any
thing ever having been there. As MANY
will remember, this was one of the best
oil territories in the country at that
time. On the northern part of this farm
was small town by the name of Dub
lin. 1t had 200 inhabitants and was the
terminus of the Bennington Run rail
road. Not single house remains. In
fact, one would think, not knowing any
better, that it had never been cleared.
Many towns like this have gone the
same way. But perhaps the next in i'm
portance is Pithole. Like Petroleum
Center it Is nearly gone. When @. B.
Duncan, who died IN Glasgow some
years ago made his will he left to a
church of Pithole, $4,000 During the
legislation which followed committee
was sent to find the church They re-
turned and stated that no such building
existed, nor could they find any one who
ever knew of it. The facts are, when
Mr.. Duncan was in Pithole the church
existed in fiourishing condition. But
it had disappeared long before the COM
mittee went there. On accout of this,
more than anything else, Mr.. D. was
thought to have been crazy when he
made his will
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-27
Some Interesting Statistics.

In 1867 the interest ON the public debt
amounted to $143, 781 ,591 annually. For
the year 1877 it amounted to $97, 124, 511
"a decrease of SAG, 657 $50 in ten years
1t will be much less for the current year,
as the refnnding of the debt into bonds
bearing lower rate of interest is steadi-
ly and rapidly progressing.
The cost of sustaining the navy has
been reduced nearly to the standard of
1860. The appropriations for the navy
that year aggregated $11, 514, 964-for
the year 1873 they aggregated 1854,
024. In 1860 we had 1O1 ships in our
fleet; now we have 113.
In 1860 the pension list of the country
required an annual appropriation of
81, 102, 926-for 1877 the appropriations
for pensions, arising from the Demo
cratic rebellion, aggregated $27, 1886, 752.
The appropriations for the army in
1865 were $1,O31, 1925, 800; for 1868 they
aggregated $123,246,64S; and in 1861
they aggregated $37, 082, 1876
The appropriations for the Indian
service in 1860 aggregated $2,94O, 191 /;
for 1873, when they were highest, So
394, $50; and for 1877 they aggregated
81, 1929, 1865.
The miscellaneous expenditures of the
government including the civil service,
congress, the courts, consular service,
river and harbOr improvements, the post
office system, etc, aggregated 1927 ,976,-
434 in 1860; $S5, 141 ,593 in 1874; and
SOS, 1926, $50 in 1877.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-27
Heroes Of the Plngne.

1t is quite impossible to keep track of
all the heroic sacrifices that are made in
the charnel houses of the plague now
devastating the South. The sad fate of
one little party which went from St.
Louis to Memphis about three weeks
ago, deserves, however more mention
than has been made in the brief tele-
graphic announcements from that city.
Drs. Mckim and Nugent, with five Sis
tiers OF Charity, left this city in perfect
health to offer their services to the suf.
fering in Memphis, and within the brief
time named all but two of this noble
little band have been stricken by the
angel of death. The death of DIR. Nc
kim has already been referred to and
that of DR.. Nagent was announced in
Saturdays paper. Three of the Sisters
have died meanwhile, so that only two
remain.-St. Louis Republican.