The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-07
derstood to mean serious operations
apainRt the Ouadrilateral.

derstood to mean serious operations
against the Quadrilateral.
Mr.. C. A. Byrne, editor Of the New
York Dramatic News, was severely
thrashed Saturday night by George G.
PerrlD, father OF Mrs. George Fawcett
Rowe Miss Kate Girard) The cause Of
Mr.. Perrin's attack was said to be an
article about Mrs. Rowe which was pub
lished In Mr.. Byrne's journal.
General Grant and Explorer Stanley
are at Cairo, Egypt, and are the reclpi.
ents Of distinguished honors from the
Khedive and his Government. The
Knedlve has offered the use Of his pail
ace in Cairo 10 General Grant during his
stay there, and a steamer to navigate
the Nile will be placed at his service.
ColIiery No. 4, near Summit Hill,
Penn, is still burning. As the coal
burns away the ground caves in, en-
dangsring liie ana property. One Of
| the engine-houses at the head of the
! slope caved In Saturday afternoon, and
| SIX men were overcome by the sulphur
and smoke, and were carried home in
sensible.
News has been received OF fierce
and bloody fight which took p ace on the
buffalo range, on the south side of the
few days ago, between two hunting
parties of Cheyennes. and Arrapahoes
| and Pawnees, la VIII Ich thirty Chey
and twelve PaWnees are said to have
| been killed, the Arrapahoes' loss not be-
ing given.
The Auditors of st. Joseph and Law
renee Counties, Ind, have refused to
report TO the Superintendent Of Public
| Instruction the full amount Of interest
ON the Congressional School Fund,
which the Superintendent claims as due.
The question is whether The Counties
| are liable or not, and as a considerable
amount of money Is in controversy the
Attorney General Will be called upon
for a decision.
The Thomsonville [Connectlcut) Saw
ings Bank is found 10 be uusounu, and
the Bank Commissioner has Forbidden
IL 10 make iurtner payments OF priuci-
pal or interest to deposilors until the
amount due shall be scaled down &C.
cofding to the shrinkage OF assets. This
shrinkage is chiefly due to losses on the
STOCK OF the NinJn and Park National
Banks OF New York. The Treasurer oil
the Savings Bank thinks depositors will
| lose only SIX months interest and five
| per cent. OF their deposits.
| The report OF George l.. Howe, United
States Collector Of the Cleveland, Olio,
port SHOWS: The total valuation 0f good s
entered coastwise is $2S, ,5S5, ,440, aim osL
| twice as mucA rs in 1876. IAe valuation
OF clearances made coastWse is $37 ,029, :
| l4T, an Increase of $14 3l5 I47. Tne re-
celpts from foreign entrances are $454,
427, to S375, 900 in 1876; but foreign clear
ances have fallen Irom 81, ,227 $50, TO $S4S,
5l9. Number OF vessels entered coast
wise, 242; cleared coastwIse, 2,484;
American vessels cleared to foreign
ports, 352; foreign vessels to foreign
ports, 92O; American vessels ente ed
from foreign ports, 22l; foreign vessels
entered from !oreign ports, 292.
Saturday Samuel Shifert, horse
dealer of Ashland, Penn, was on his
way home on horseback from Pottsvllie,
Penn, having collected money ON the
sale of horses. When near Flowing
| Fields-ubout TWO miles out, Oh the
same spot where Thomas Keeler was
robbed four weeks ago-iour men con.
fronted him and ordered him to dis
mount, stand and deliver. AS he did
not respond Immediately to the demand
he was Knocked off his horse By a blow
from club, which stunned him and Gu
, his lace terribly. The robbers then bea
him numerically. He was frightfuil,
lacerated and left for dead. HIS pocket
were ritled OF large sum OF money ant
) yaluables, and gold watch.