The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-25
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
st. Louis.

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| sEDALTA AFTER THE CAPITAL-GRAND JURY
| INDIcTMENTs-ToM HIGGINS ESCAPES, ETC.
Special to the Star.
ST. Louis, April 25.-The bustling town
of Sedalia, the only live spot between here
and Kansas City, now wants the State Cap
ital, and offers to construct Capitol build
ing and pay all expenses.
The Grand Jury has indicted C. B. Wake
field for perjury and Judge McGinnis for
assault with intent to kill.
Mr.. Higgins, sent from here to the Peni-
tentary for two years yesterday slipped
his handcuffs jumped from the train and
escaped from the Deputy Marshal, who was
conveying him to Jefferson City.
There will be mass meeting at Turner'S
Hall tonight of the colored citizens and all
Others interested in the colored emigrants
from the South.
indianapolis.
BURGLARS THIS MoRNING-A BUSY BISHOP
FIGHT ABOUT RAT TERRIERS, ETC.
Special TO the Star
INDIAyAPoLIs, April 25-Before daylight
this morning thieves broke into storage
room containing hardware, owned by Mr.
Albert Frauer, on East Pearl street. They
secured considerable amount of goods be-
fore the police scared them off
Yesterday was busy day for Bishop
Chatard. He attended a meeting of the
Bishops in the afternoon at Cincinnati,
at 1:30 o'clock he solemnized a marriage
here, and at s o'clock lectured at Masonic
Hall.
The twenty-ninth annual session of the
Indiana State Medical Society will be held
at the Supreme Court room on Tuesday
and Wednesday, May Goth and 2lst.
Professor Mersmann, lately Instructor in
Sculpture and Design at the Art School,
has gone to Cincinnati to reside.
VIM. Roder and Mike Hurley yesterday
had dispute over the respective merits of
a couple of rat terriers which ended in a
serious fight. Both were arrested for as
sault and battery.
The jury in the CookClem case dis
agreed
Louisville.
TIMBERLAKE TUCKED IN-rRETTY GIRL MISS
MISREPRESENTATION ATTEMPTED, ETC.
Special to the Star.
LOUSY lLLE, "A pm -).--DtIeCblNeS yeStHT-
day arrested VIM. Timbcr.ake at Henry
Homer's saloon, and lodged him in Central
Station as suspected felon. He is a very
bad egg.
Annie Truedean, a very pretty girl, about
fourteen years old, having black hair, dark
complexion and dark eyes, left her home,
No. 920 West Market street, on Tuesday
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The case of John Gleason charged with
raping Miss Lille Mills, was partly heard
yesterday and continued till this after
noon. Miss Mills told horrible story of
Gleason's treatment Of her
An attempt to assassinate Mr. George H.
Yenowine, a former reporter, was made the
other night near Middletown, three balls
being fired at him in the dark He luckily
escaped injury.
A journeyman printer named Cain caught
his wife in hagrante deictu with young
medical student Sunday night, and sues for
divorce.
Detroit.
MAINE LIQUOR LAW KILLED-DEsTRUCTIvE |
FOREST FIREs-M. QuAD's NEW PLAY.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, April 25.-The State Legislature
has killed the effort to pass the Maine
Liquor Law. Members are now engaged |
re-arrangng the tax on liquor selling in
more equitable manner.
Destructive forest fires are raging in
Northern Michigan. Much timber of value
is being destroyed. The weather is hot,
and the woods dry.
A new play by NJ. Quad, the famous hui
mQrist, was brought out here last night by
the Wymans. 1t was gorgeously mounted,
but by no means great success, yet there
are elements in it of good thing.