The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-24
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
Detroit.

| Detroit
vANDRRDILT's NEXT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| MILLS BURNBD-AN INSANE INDIAN.
Special TO the Star.
DETROIT, Mich, March 24-Work on the
great tunnel beneath the Detroit River will
begin at Crosse Isle, twelve miles below De-
troit, April Goth. The Vanderbilt roads
build it. Scott g. Co., Of Erie Pa, are the
contractors.
The Hubbardston Lumber Company s
mill, at Hubbardston, Mich, is burned.
Cost originally $4,000. Less than $4,000
insurance.
Charley joe an Indian, walked one hun
dred miles in twenty-four hours at Luding-
ton, Mich, closing Saturday night.
Philadelphia.
| HAM-CURING ESTABLISHMENT BURNED.
Special to the Star.
| PHILADELPHIA, March 24-The Washing
ton Butchers large ham-curing establish
ment burned this morning. Loss $4,000.
Baltimore.
Tributes OF REsPEcr-A SAILOR DROWNED.
Special to the Star.
BALTIMORE, March 24.-Leading members
of the Bar paid high tributes to-day in
memory of the late Judge Giles, of the
United States Court.
Thos. McMurray, sailor Of the schooner
Eva c. Hemmingway fell overheard as tn C
vessel was passing out of the harbor yestcr-
| day and was drowned.
Chicago.
| I-cNTING COUNTERFEITERs OF THE DOLLAR OF
OUR DADDiEs
Special to the Star.
CHICAGO March 24-Tyrrcll, chief of the
United States Secret Service, arrived here
this morning hunting for counterfeiters of
the new silver dollars OF which great num-
bers have just been rushed into circulation.
PittsburS.
KILLED by BURSTING sAw-sTABBED AT
THE BREAKFAsT-TABLE-DEM OF
STRIKING MINERS.
| Special to the star.
PITTsBURG, March 2l.-Jamcs S. Mcbride,
aged twenty-siy, was killed this morning at
jamestown, Pa, by the bursting of circu-
lar saw in stavc-factory
At tavern on Pennsylvania avenue this
morning quarrel occurred at the break
fast table ending in Tom Sweeney stabbing
John MGlenn with butcher knife
1t is believed that McGenn is fatally in
iured.
The striking miners are assembling this
morning at Elizabeth with brass bands
en- route. Severa shots were fired in pass
ing the mines where blackegs were al
work. No one hurt
IndianaDoIis.
TATE TREAL-A GRAND IMMERSIoN-THE
SLAUGHTER JURY, ETC.
Special to the Star.
INDIANAroIIs, March 2i.---The State will
rest its case in the Tate trial tomorrow.
Fully 5000 people yesterday witnessed
the immersion of about 100 colored converts
by Rev. Moses Broylcs and three assistants.
One of the new brethren got excited, Jumped
away from the assistants, knocked down
the minister, and the two went under
water together, causing much excitement.
At Sixth street Elder Singleton, of Mt
Zion Church, baptized about sixty con
verts.
The jury in the Slaughter case, in the
United States Court which retired about
half past O'Clock Saturday afternoon, had
not agreed upon verdict up to an early
hour this morning They will no doubt
be discharged to-day.
j. II. Russell won that jackass at the Cal
ifornia House last Saturday night.
Geo. II. Hazard, the ubiquitous and ir-
repressible, returned to the city last night
Louisville.
BoYToN'S PROGRAMME-"sILvER TOPS" Lee
TUREs-DEATH OF A VETERAN, ETC.
Special to the star
LOUISVILLE, KY,, March 24-Boyton
gives an exhibition at Floral Park this
afternoon and leaves here again at noon
tomorrow. He proposes to stop at Glover
port and Owcnsboro', and make Evansville
by 5p. m. Friday.
''Silver Top" formerly clown with
Van Amburg's circus addressed a red
ribbon meeting at New Albany yesterday
He wears clerical garb now, and is all
eloquent speaker.
Anthony Dewitt an old veteran died in
Jacksonville yesterday. Mr.. Dewitt was a
soldier in the Mexican war, serving in the
same company with Grant and Sherman,
and in one of the engagements Of that con-
flict. when Major Anderson, of Fort Sumter
fame, fell wounded, Private Anthony Dewitt
carried him off the battlefield, for Which the
Government rewarded him with a special
pension. Upon the suggestion OF General
Grant, in 1872, he received an appointment
at the military depot in this city.
The parents OF young Alexander, the
seventeen-year-old boy who married a
fiftceu-year-old girl, have disinherIted him.