The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-24

Os tulS CITY, nOblutu Lue lOUuSe LA
change thai they were unable to meet
their obligations. The firm has liabili-
ties amounting to $1,000 aud assets
very small. Their creditors are princi-
pally in Europe and Western NEW YORK.
The cause OF the suspension is shrink
age of values in European markets, TO
which the house made heavy shipments.
Since the suspension of this firm, and in
consequence thereof, a Western produce
house made an assignment, and a ooun-
try Oauk in the West is said tu be ill.,
VolVed.
The Lord Hicks Mystery.
The counsel for the children OF Tbom-
as Lord have obtained au order from
Judge Vanbrunt for an order for sub
stltuted services in lunacy proceedings
against their father. The summons has
been published, and gives notice that a
commission in lunacy will be executed
on the ID OF February.
Ry the Storm.
A large number OF small casualties
were reported to have been caused by
the high winds yesterday. A number OF
vessels lying along both the East and
North Rivers were slightly damaged by
| breaking away from their moorings.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
has accepted the cnaplaincy Of the
Nineteenth Regiment OF Brooklyn, ma de
| vacant by The resignation OF DR.. Hal
| sted carroll. MIR. Beecher, In letter
Of acceptance TO Col. Austin, thanks the
regiment for the honor, aud says he
shall be happy TO render to the COM
manl any services in his power.
The Remains of Christopher Co.
| lumbus.
| A civil engineer of the Cathedral o.
| St. Domingo City, Lieutenant Colonel
Don Jose M aria Castillo, is now on q
visit TO this city in connection, he says
with the recent discovery Of a portion oI
the remains of christopher Columbus In
the above edihce. The purpose Of the
St. Domingo authorities is to erect 8
monument to psrpetuate the memory o.
Columbus, and Senior CASTILLO states
that he has been assigned to the task o.
selecting and transporting the neces
sary material
The box discovered In the Cathedra
at 81. Domingo City, and believed Y
contain the re elnains Of AmerI0a's dis.
ooSsrer, is made OF lead very scientii
jcally and with NO iron work about i
save two screws, which had been use(
to fasten the silver plate to the inside o
the lid. Owing TO the oxidation OF thest
screws the plate had fallen from IT.
place aud was found among the ashes
together wi!h q leaden bullet which
Columbus is said to have received at tn
battie Of Beydzoos
On the plate was an inscription, whlcl
translated means "A portion Of the re
mains OF the First Ad miral Don Chris
topher," while there is engraved on th
right side these three initials: c. G. A
which stand for "CristobaI CoiuMbu
Aimjrant."
An OhioaM Arrested.
John Earle, native of OHIO, age
y thirty, has been arrested for deiraudiu
the New York Contra! g. Hudson Rive
Railroad by procuring unpunched tick
cts from railroad clerks ON roads an
selling them below the regular rates.
Youthful Imbtbers.
Four boys, John Dunn, John Shanno,
ana two others, all under fifteen year
old, pupils in Public School No. 8, had
la 60 bottle of whisky at school yester
day, and Dunn and Shannon were i'm
prisoued for drunkenness.
The Petrified Man a Fraud.
The Tribune says the Colorado petri
fed man that was exhibited recently il
this city was made al E!kland, a noun
tain town in Pennsylvania, near th
New York State line, by George Hull
maker Of the Cardiff giant. 7. I. Bar
nun became interested in the schem
and supplied part OF the capital. Tn
figure was taken to Colorado, buriel
there, aud finally dug up, i'll accordanc
with careiully-arranged plan.
An adroit deception was practiced il
regard to the reSHlts OF a eciautitic trAt