The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-11
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
St. Louis.
St. Louis.
oPERA-HoCsE soLD--FAsT RIVER MAGL--TRAMP
HIERoGLYPHICs.

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DeBar's Opera-house was sold at auction
yesterday to Chas Green, for +. R. Priest,
for s., 100. Mr.. Priest, it is understood,
will have it rented to a responsible man
ager.
| H., J. NJ. & A. {. Phelps yesterday insti-
tuicd suit in the United States Circuit
Court to recover 1927, 900 from the st. Iouis
National Bank. They claim the bank holds
fvo hundred and twenty-five bales of cot
ton belonging TO them.
The St Louis and New Orleans river
mail contractors are heartily engaged with
the preliminaries of their project for fast
river mail between the two cities
Many of our citizens are intensely ex-
cited over some cabalistic signs which have
been marked on fully three hundred
houses. They are thought to be made by
tramps for the edilication Of their COM
rades.
TWO BALLOT BON SUFFERS PARDoNED, AND
THE OTHER GOT AWAY
Special to the Star.
PrTrsBUEG, Pa, April ll.-News Of the
pardon of the two members Of the Seventh
Ward Election Board convicted of ballot
box stuifing, and sentenced to one year in
jail was received this morning. 1t created
general indignation. The prisoners, Rausch
and Scalt, were clearly convicted. One of
the party indicted, named Crown, escaped.
He is q Democrat, and the other two are
Republicans.
Detroit. .t
BODY sNATCnING EXTRAoRDINARY-ACc
10 AN ALDERMAN
Special to the Star.
DETROIT Mich, April 1.-THE arrest OF
DR.. Sovereign, of Three Oaks aud the i'm
plication Of two other doctors OF Buchanan
leads TO public belief in the notion that
fifteen bodies have been snatched at
BEchanan. Fragments OF one body were
found on DR.. McLins premises.
Alderman Boydel, of this city, fell down
his own elevator way to-day, in spite of
city ordinance about enclosing hatchways.
He is seriously hunt.
Columbus.
roWER FoE Our B. P. w.-CoX's INvEsTIGA-
TIoH TINJEs--ENTERTAINING THE LITTLE
LEGISLATURE
Special to the Star.
CoLUMBUs,O o., April 11.-Mr Sextros bill,
providing that the Board of Public Works
of Cincinnati have power to correct any
errors made by the Plating Commission,
passed the House this morning.
The Cox investigation continues to-day,
with the further examination of Judges
Longworth, Avery and Johnson. The COM
mittee will close examinations this evening.
Governor Bishop entertained the little
Legislature at the Park Hotel last evening.
Chicago.
\ SCHOONER cAPsIzED-DEowNED IN TIE
LAKE.
Special to the Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 11.-Last night was
very stormy on Lake Michigan, and many
vessels were injured. The schooner Glad
Tidings capsized near the harbor, and a sea-
man named Robert Taylor was drowned.
The body Of well dressed unknown man
was found in the lake this morning
Indianapolis.
WILL IT he 4 FIGHT Or A FIAsc0 0?-TlIE EAST
EES srAR-CAI LOAD OF CoNvICTs ETC.
Special to the Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 11.-A sensational
report that Judge Harrington and Major
Gordon had fought last night, the latter
being killed and the former badly wound
ed, created much excitement, but it turns
out to be canard. Some people antici-
pate collision to-day, but the affair will
probably blow over without bloodshed.
Both men attended bar meeting yestcr-
day.
The Grand Chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star, which was in session here two
days, adjourned last night to meet here
again next April.
The funeral of the late r. P. Parker, at.
torney, took place yesterday and was large
ly attended.
Yesterday an old man named Jos. Snhr
fell dead in an East Washington street
drug store while waiting for prescription
to be filled.
Mrs. Mary jones, a respectable colored
woman, was met on the street by AL. Stone,
who threatened to cut her heart out If she
didn stop aud talk with him. During the
trial in the City Court yesterday, he
sneaked up behind the woman, threw his
left arm around her neck, and struck her
several severe blows with his right fist be-
fore bystanders could interfere For this
act Mayor Caven fined the brute 500 and
costs, and sent him to the stone yard.
A car load OF convicts came in from
Louisville last night en- route to the Joliet
(lll.) Pcnitentiary in charge of Deputy
United States Marshal Frank Madden and |
seven guards. There were sixteen of them
fourteen for counterfeiting one for mail
robbery and one for forging pension pa
pers.-including woman.
Pittsburg.
SUICIDE BY DROWNING IN TIE MoNoNGAHELA |
Special to the Star.
PIrTsBUnG, April 10.-Mrs. James Cath
cry wife of a coal miner at Camden, Pa,
this county, stepped out of the house last
night and drowned herself in the river. Her
body was found this morning in the Monon-
sahela. The woman had been ill and was
demented. She leaves large family of
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