The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-19
OUR SISTER CITIES.
The Doings of the Day as Seen by Star
Special Reporters.
Philad eipAia,
THE HAPPINESS OF COLONEL M'cLuf

special 10 the star.
PmLADnPHIA, March 19.-Colonel A. X.
Mcclure. the weIl-known politician, and ed
itOr of the Philadelphia Times was mar
ricd to-day to Miss Cora Gratz, of an old
family. 1t was a brilliant wedding and oc-
CURED at q Questionable church.
Detroit.
THAT BODY IN A RAG-AsYLUM ABUsEs-CoUS-
TERFEITERs ARRESTED.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, March 19.-The woman's body
found scwed up in bag in the River was
supposed to be fully identified as motor
ious Spanish Doctress. However the Doc.
tress turns up alive in Northern Michigan
and the mystery is greater than ever.
The man killed in the affray at Planters
Row, Leayenworth, Kansas, was Daniel
Smith, formerly of Kalamazoo, Mich.
The leakage from the Kalamazoo Asylum
investigation shows terrible abuse by the
attendants
Two men named Ecard were arrested at
Mason, Mich, as counterfeiters
baltimore.
WANTS TO PUT A GR.ECo-HoMAN NOSE on MIL
LEk,
Special to the Star.
baltimore, March 10-Col. Mclaughlin.
the collar-and-elbow wrestler, will arrive in
Baltimore to-day to cover Millcr's hundred
dollar deposit at the Evening News Office
for GlCCo-Ruman match in this city.
PittsbUrg.
AgTER 1HE CITY HoNDs-Or.D BANKER DIES IN
Special TO the star.
PITTsbJ GG, March 19.-PiLtsburg banks
not members Of the Clearing house Associ-
alton are cndeavoring unsuccessfully to
procure temporary loan OF bonds of the
city as an investment The Clearing house
Association which took the entire loan,
would have taken twice the amount had
they been offered.
Henry Engelhart, who died suddenly yes
nent wealthy banker of Dresden. He died
of poverty, almost unknown. He had
lived i'll Philadelphia for several years.
Columbus.
WRIGHT AFTER EArISrs-poDD's BILL sTRAS-
GLEp--GEoLoGGCAL MILLER AND rATENT
BALLoT-EoX CtMpBELL
special to the star
CoLrMDrs, O., March 19.-Mr Wright to-
day introduced Il bill in the House to au-
thorzc cities of the first grade OF first-class
to exchange coupon bonds OF said city for
registered bonds of the same city.
He also introduced a bill to punish rape
on a daughter or sister. or any child under
twelve years, with death
The committee having charge of the
Dodds Insurance Bill to-day reported in
favor Of its indefinite postponcment
whereupon Dodds moved to strike
out all after the enacting clause, and then
got in an entire substitute for the bill.
Mr.. s. A. Miller to-day made strong
argument before the Committee appointed
to investigate the Geological Survey.
Mr. C. c. Campbell is here to look after
his patent ballot-box, as is also Joe Moses
on the Criminal Baililf Bill.
Louisville.
THE VERY BAD CONDUCT OF SOME VERY BAD
MEN.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, March 19.-The jury in the
rape case yesterday brought in verdict of
$l2, 800 damages against the accused, Philip
Mende, the pawnbroker. Mendel has been
arraigned also on the criminal charge of
rape, and next Monday he will be tried in
the Circuit Court again. Some months ago
Mendes clerk, Taylor, was tried for bas-
tardy and convicted. Now Mendel himself
is mulcted in the sum OF Sl2500 for COM
mitting rape.
Yesterday morning Judge Ballard sent
enced twelve counterfeiters, who have been
convicted before juries during the present
term Of the United States Circuit Court.
Officers McAulife and Brown had live
ly skirnish with gang of burglars. Sey-
eral shots were fired and Brown was
knocked down by club, but nobody else
was injured.
A gang OF seven burglars were captured
by the police last night after desperate
struggle.
Jesse Pettway, the colored man who care
lessly killed his mistress, Lizzie Brown, last
Friday, was yesterday held in $500 to an
Circuit Court.
indianapolis.
TATE's JURI-MILLEE AND SLAUGHTER-MC-
CARTNEY AND HIS wIFE--DANKERS son
HELD IT, ETC.
Special to the Star
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, March 1o.-The en-
tire day was spent yesterday in trying to
select a jury in the Tate case. and the work
was not finished at the adjournment OF
Court last evening. 1t is thought the jury
will be filled by noon to-day,
The trial Of Carey w. Miller and Jas l..
Slaughter, in the L. s. Court, charged
with embezzlement from the First National
Bank, is in progress. the defendants be-
ing represented by Ex-Governors Baker
and Hendricks, A. W. Hendricks, Pierce
Norton, John NJ. Butler, Lewis Jordan and
Major Gordon. The trial excites intense
interest.
Deputy United States Marshals Curry
and Lee left for Michigan City last night to
convey Pete Mccartney, the notorious
counterfeiter, imprisoned at the Penitenti-
airy there, to Springfield ILL.,, where he is
wanted to testify against his wife and her
paraniour for, r,counterfeiting.
Hazard asIadmtted to bail Yesterday.
He makes sport of Bixby, who he says ''has
no sand"
The son of bank cashier was "held up"
on South Meridian street early one morn
ing this week, and relieved of $3.50 in clear
cash.
The colored citizens are in a frenzy of OK
citement over an angel which they declare
appeared last Sunday evening at Zion Afri