The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-28
Third Edition
NEW YORK.
A Zig Haul for Som ebody.

A Zig Haul for Somebody.
National Associated Press to the Star
New YORK, Dec. 28.-The messenger OF
the Importers and Traders National Bank,
accompanied by detective, as is usual,
yes erday noon started for the Clearing
house with package containing $43,O 3,OOOin
gold certificates, $2, 400 in legal tender notes
and $l60,000 Clearinghouse certificates and
legal tender notes, this being the amount
the Bank owed the clearinghouse for
balance due on its gold and currency ex-
changes On arrival at the Clearinghouse
it was discovered that the pocket-book con-
tanning this money was missing Whoever
the thieves may be, no use can be made of
the $3.50, 900 Clearinghouse certificates, as
their payment has been stopped at the
Treasury, and any one attempting to use
them will be held for an explanation.
The messenger and detective Immediately
returned to the bank, thinking it possible
that he might have left the package there
They found it was not there. The bank I'M
mediately made up another amount and
sent it to the Clearinghouse The question
is where is the money? The numbers of
the gold certificates are not known, and can
therefore be used by the thief or finder, as
can about 50, 400 in legal tender notes. 1t
is to be said that the regular messenger OF
the bank was absent yesterday on account
OF the death of his child. The messenger
yesterday was Hoffman Beach, who has
been clerk in the bank for ten or twelve
years, and has enjoyed the full confidence
of its officers. He was accompanied by
Daniel Young, the regular detective OF the
bank. 1t is said that no one jostled against
Beach on the way. The pocketbook was
carried in Beachs breast pocket. Superin-
tendent Walling who was at the bank yes
terday afternoon, said that lie was strongly
of the opinion that the pocketbook was lost,
and not stolen. The cashier OF the bank
expresses the same opinion.
New YORK, Dec. 2S-4 p. M.-The pocket
book containing $209, 900, lost by messen-
ger of the Importers & Traders Bank yes
terday, was returned through the Post
Gffice to that institution to-day, less
1922 3S.
The Mexican Exposition.
The steamship City of Merida which
leaves this port tomorrow afternoon, con-
veys to the Atlantic seaboard a portion of
the mercantile and mechanical exhibition
which is to take place in the City of Mexi-
co next month. Those who intend to leave
by rail will start from Chicago on Saturday
of next week. The merchants and exhib-
itors are to be handsomely entertained dur
ing their three weeks sojourn in the Mexi-
can Capital The Government has appro-
priated $50, 900 for the Exhibition Building,
the hiring of hotels and showing guests
around the country in the vicinity OF the
Capital. committee will escort the visit
ors from Vera Cruz to the City OF Mexico.
Kate Punch's suicide.
r., 10 ri III ci VT n
years of age, was committed to the House
of Refuge, on Randall's Island, August 28th,
on the complaint of her parents. Thurs
day she committed suicide by hanging.
The Travels OF u Deserter.
James Thompson enlisted in the United
S S}ates Army on the 9Th of March last. He
deserted shortly afterwards, but before
doing so was found guilty Of a number of
grave charges of an unsolderlike character.
He was overtaken by number of Indian
scouts and brought back to Fort Stephens,
from which he escaped, but was again ar
rested and locked up in Fort Smelling. He
once more escaped and travelled on foot
fourteen hundred miles through Dakota
Territory. Finally he made his way to
New York, and yesterday he was brought
before Justice Morgan, who sent him, at his
own request, to the Island for three
months.
Fire OH Williams Street.
A fire broke out about II o'clock last
night in the upper floors of the four-story
building, No. 1870 Williams street, occupied
by Turner & Wolf, printers and card board
manufacturers, partially destroyed the Sec
ond, third and fourth floors and causing a
damage of about $4,000.
Fatally Beaten Oh Shipboard.
New YORK, Dec. 29.-George Hasben has
sent U. S. Marshal Jayne letter, in which
he alleges that his wife was fatally beaten
on shipboard on the Ladoga, on which she
was cook.
Death of Gen. McCullum.
Brevet Major General Donald C. McCul-
lum died early this morning in Brooklyn,
aged sxty-four. He was we'll known as
one of the great bridge engineers of the
country, and was in Government service
during the war.
VanderbiIt's New Line.
A new line of steamships, to be called
the Unicorn Line, has been established, to
run in connection with the New York Cen
tral Railway. The wharves and elevator
recently built by this road at the foot of
West Sixty-tirst street. have been construct
ed to meet the requirements of the new
line, so as TO give New OrK thorOugn Ter
minal facilities. A contract was signed
December 14th between VIM. II. Wander
bilt and John c. Seger, a ship broker, by
which the latter agrees to place at The dis
posal of the New York Central as many
steamers as desired to carry Wesi ern freight
to Europe The ports named in the con-
tract are Liverpool, Hamburg Antwerp,
Havre, and any other important ports in
Great Britain or Oh the Continent that may
be selec ed.
Already fourteen English iron screw
steamships have been chartered, several of
which are now on their way to this city.