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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-17

Month ended October al. 1879 .s.-.t stUoetsfa
Month ended October at 1878 -......., 2s 13sne9
Ten months ended October 81, 1879. 2ol hs3p wy
tltan nnn,he snded Intnhar All 1879 191 aeS esi
Twelve montha ended oenher y 1879 2fe ~ 4ta
fwnira ,ncntha an,i4d October Al 1919 ans aan 2Ti
The imports mud exports ~ gold and atlref
coin ana huliNn wern 30 fnilNWa
Month ended October A. 1872 eSneea
If innOFts f'st3".9t
Month endad nnnhnr RI. lRfa, aScesa
~ imports '33'N3"
Ten months ended October n. laia
ay,,aaa IN im,nrta ~ 30 "a
Ten months ended hetoher n ieia
asaaas pf imurtta ptio MN
Twnlvn mouths ended netnhaf a.
iaTn ayGea1 M impafa Az. ial 4a
Fvofv, months enini October u
tg+a p,aaaa III j,pnita RIA
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MINING STOCKS.
C0TTON.

tf1n quotations af Namfs.ir AMI F1rfilH Ma
Hf1S TTe tEfnj tlf a5n>1f2 tetera.as dhi ai.' Ga'
tt4 SfattSttCS 6,pnt Ele Nrr orleans tatt3a Ir-
.d4Gt-#
inc quotations below The demand wa pria-
eipally for the Continent although some sales
We're mate for Great britain aud he North.
Prices vera rather irregular throughout the
day. Sales of Low Middling we're reported at
II u and Middling At l1a.c The movement
was fair. summing up $500 bales. including 900
yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
The Cotton Exchange reports sales to-day
$50 bales. including 800 yesterday. Market
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-17
COAL FOR NEW ORLEANS.
We learn that the following tows of coal ara
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR NOVEMBER
by the Bureau n Statistics

Prepared hY the Bureau al Statistics
Below are the imports aud exports az the
United States for the month ended October til.
1879, and for the ten and twelve months ended
responding periods Of the year Immediately
preceding.
The excess OF exports over imports " mer-
ehandisa was as follows;
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nMMEarIo MARX Era
Toe u fha Htreen r,inoinal l'nite' Rtatea

NEU Nrrh 5.tNr4 Tho ioqmlpt aana Ptnl
ptienl Hi1 hiluu= nnfl tho eara IN 9.nntnn uan
The nntRat rnapnA nnini ani nominal ~ q Ia
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alraal Jniet nnA '.a lower: Ordinary tn#la iea
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y u laa law Mitilng ~ lfe Miialinp Nn
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MI No FaSNa ibtsa
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al"nar III p.m mf rlnsnd at,"ua With aNlas
II w oan huins
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m0wEsTsr IMPORTS uv RIVER EAHE
Anil HALL, EN q Y
Evraurs no rnHE,.s r.urs.

LIVERPOOL
Cotton bales 2niE srln hult hnah 40 cna
INvAE,i AproN- at0lt5ANp
OIL cake sack aeRo
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'neow heh wn'ar mark Vt 1874 sBaow
hnnnh marx Indicates tiaa. tinaipateR fall
i Yesterday was ohnthar beautiful dry. and
y busy ono too; vi on" o. tw" eyeepttnns MI Of
thel@patturea had Rnn tria, The r. u Lee
hal meet probably the arges freight she ever
| aafrIad from here, md she has hal some big
ntna During tho whole If tho afternoon loaded
neroaa tho Ievae. THE Iehn w garrett left with
lat la,pes mud suu bar ella rnolaasaa and u
hogs honda aueat 10 tt"iehi and the w. j foite-
| vent In tnw ~ Memuha,
ne I,aure pavia nrl the II. Peck left also
yeatet.lar, The feImar for the urper eaast and
iha lnttn, ~ 81. Ipfeutehn
Tho Lucy T. Gasrsll vail receive freight for
! nnvia'e II MI tttnnd Galf 81 Joseph. Rodney,
Nat"ho7 pua I'll informed ate landings, foot II
Thoa. T Ilpo steamer Golden Rule. Capt. o.
i T. thihkla. Glatt Albeit Shinkla not being dis
/ altnlRad and leuaiel ~ ttmn ~ leave yesterday
g. ainotau"ii Will gel ~ this y, ~. Without
/ fpi with nua trf6.
The l,an now WIN Egla. also # The +. r
limo arrivad yesterday from Cincinnati, and r.
I0aatVine II return -t4rrrtfrr7T IT, H, 4HIth-
"pt fp 90 tho "f her deuartnre from
| Cincinnati the Enquirer u ihn city published
tha following VIA Brja wps ma name aa-
leana long apn faf The new steamer that with
raAva fa, Now ptlonta "a morrow The name
wna decided urun while yof Flpt VIII Kyla waa
living md rnw the etnanet II Il splendid
,ilh4t" =" hta 'o@m@tg 'nad. We h@llnVe her g
rHtl built lttr limos afa pe,feet, hnr rrnnor-
tlaua taaulhl
IL, eue,eu- hruee measurement Is ne fol-
owa Registered l"ngfh asst feet tonnage
l"ngth 80 fnnt rtglaterna breadth ~ feet
r@ei7t","t 'l"t,,h : t.@5 '"nnnga danth amid
faanl hsinh' ~ fa@ huil tHannEa. ga a5 dnoh
t"nu0e". Ht1r Fotal t'nHage to7!5 Ae~
os1linp a. IT," mnaautemanr IF Tho Under
ttHtE' Inc nfrt4I lHlFp u COS feet
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RIVER NEWS.
nErIOH WFw ORIEAHH DEMOCRAT, i
Wednesday, December ~. 1912.
Arrivals
VWHTT
RpIsnrfssrea

Gee marine column
departures.
Emma Irvine Martha Fnlr rlay De amat
GItr If Augusta, Henry Tnta. u Il Ice. Zig
s'nuH +wnt, lam az EIRwgfG. Jewel, foto M
Ian,a /, Dazzle, W Garrett and hargea.
stage of ihe Rivers
Daily tnInpfautlio report ~ tho slnsn ~ water
nj y1rinna iptfuta With ahahgaa. IN fhe u hours
anltua yaaetal9y ~ = u, III.
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barrels, 2,d2an IN casea. Lard olNo. ! -@-e
iall stralped 1oaDe wp,eaE sst,aineh ,s@.c
seed wi crude asd99n refined AqmFoh
Flsu Mneketel NJ hha 40 II. hnlvna
Gn5 2F uuarteis @3 U, Kits al nj Me- 2
2 NJ eF: M = medium bills = 10 So halves
an "a rnnrinra = 30 hits aaqEa Hefilnpa
NJ ~ y lns Handbook ~ y how. Goldfish
setr Iaunlry OHso 4a,0Fa Y II tfarman
t,at',". fnn,ily a'-9ln, rnln' oQa1" rod
ena'la ga white @e'"" ,.a
EarrFr =Huio I'll lnfa ne irl0tnd no I'll
lows. 04,lian,t it'.@,rt1, u " talt iR'aea,es.a
e"sa lieli =" tn, y Asfi I"
y t'gal d III Hnp Iutt'a lalaui s1eiaF y
l'"eh F,lsla sal 141A v 49,, ke.f. mt'a'atnp r.
Saw e,vr'rp eh6,l waleria oira Y "
fu'I rofplta apl4a
EltWm 3','H9t,r
COUNTRY TRnnlh'yH
rttr,rnpe ~ izeia ~ lll
tnl Wnataru Northntn Il iEntI
Afrtfe thete" ~ Fn@nH bld
Cerptgte ta5 a. r hos md 1fsla y in
torn hnaltt stHa Vt lt
nptHe A9rtllnrn 4m.l - b u; White tliupr
9a,aln. ,"tl kilnns a'sFIta W"ataan white l1e,p
ln Woet"ru tnA 1Vi3
litfn> W"at"u arawn "hiak"na ~ EaT
M = u \, on vnunp A. s1'd'i tluots ster3 80
enEan 500 tnihnra taHti " dNaan l,sn
slano prewn ,I,iaEoua s2r tn'up - teDl
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rasa woatorp - H1a Z Iaznu Iauaiaoa .,
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woo n"lr, '7aa,a. 7 y teatona oloa,
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OFFICE NE THE DAILY nEMNINai'
Tuesday Evening, December ~, 1917
4 branches If trade exhibit fait degree o'
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I,uMnFR Pine, for general build
Ing green " 1000 ~ nonl- -
Pine Tnr s,erai building gree 10 nn6p2a 90
Pine for Hooripp dry 10 0n,D1E 40
typ,ass FOR general building
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Hecrllrra 4lNcr arrrrunru !

Thin rnnf mat yopt
Il Now ~ leans Gaa ieq nt9lp
" II ratta Vii C.a III IAN
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
A. p. A.
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Of Martin Luther
Lodge


Martin Luther Lodge, No. 8, A. P. A.,
celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary to-
day at Jefferson Hall. The Lodge was
formed in 1854 in Magnolia Hall. on Fifth
street, between Main and Sycamore streets.
The Grand Officers at the time were:
Worthy Grand Master, Joseph l.. Dickson
Worthy Grand Deputy Master, l.. Bere.
mann; Grand Recorder, P. Stevenson; AS,
sistant Grand Recorder. John .Riehey
Grand Financial Secretary. VIM. Crawford
Grand Treasurer, Thos Armstrong; Grand
Guide, w. Mcbride; Grand Assistant
Guide, S. Switton; Grand Inward Tally,
W. II. Beremann. and Grand Outside Tally
z. V. Crossmann.
The officers were then elected as follows
Worthy Master, J. Fl. Brodfuhrer; Worthy
Deputy Master. J. H. Nolte; Recorder, Ii.
X. Struewe; Assistant Recorder. G. Toppie;
Financial Secretary, J. H. Sefferinghaus;
Assistant Guides, II. Nolte and II. r.
Juengling.
The charter of the Lodge was handed
over to the Worthy Grand Master on March
3, 1854, and seven hundred and fifty-five
members were admitted.
The number of members up to date is
three hundred and fifteen.
The receipts of the Lodge up to date
from March Sd, 1854, were $65, ,596 SO; ex.
penditures, $l7, $50; other disbursements.
STATS SO; receipts 1884 81; balance on
hand, $640 81.
The Arrangement Committee for to.
nights festivities are: Messrs. z. H. Min.
ming, W. Luckens, G. Bartel, G. Dunkmann
and J. H. Bunte.
Speeches will be made by Rev. Koestlin
of St. Johns Church, Newport, and Rev,
Guntman, of Sedamsville.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
A BAD MAN IN CLERMONT.
Sad story of N Wife and a Girl That
Ought TO Be.
Special TO the Star.

Special to the Star
BATAVIA w., Marcn o.-oohle TWO years
ago hhtnohy W. otauer was h'gh' watcn.
man AT the ehg'he-house OF the Cmcinna''
u Eastern Narrowgause kaliroaa' IN the
stald ana solemn town OF "liiiamsourg'
ana whi'e there made love 10 MISS Jeh.le
bricker beautiful brunette haruiy out oil
her teens. Time rolled on and AFFAIRS
reached that stage wheh u was imperative
that preacher shouid heal Irregularities
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
KENTUCKY KNICKKNACKS.

Special to the Star.
HICKMAN, March 3. - Walker Behurst
fired rifle at tree across the road, and
David T. Bayles rode up just in time to get
the ball through the head. The deceased
married Miss Bruce six weeks ago. Be
hurst surrendered.
LONDON, March 3.-Mrs. Mary j. Eaton,
held in 81 600 bond to answer the charge Of
killing her ten-year-old stepdaughter, has
been sent from Clay County TO the Jail here.
She says horse killed the child, but fails
to explain how the ak came to be bloody.
GnEENUPsDuEG, March 3.-It is said that
Mrs Collins, aged one hundred and two,
living in this county, has received second
sight a second crop OF hair, and expresses a
Willingness to marry man who will not
waste too much time sparkling.
ELIzABETHTowN, March 3.--In a difficulty
in the colored stting-room at the depot
Monroe Howard, young negro man. cut
another negro named George Seeley very
severely in the back of the head.
PADUCAH. March 3.-A woman named
Garrett was arrested Saturday, charged
WIN IlOttHCi. IL wa al
about poisoned dog. The case is contin-
ued till some water Mrs Fletcher had been
drinking is analyzed. Mrs. Garrett, with
her three children, is in jail
OwRNsDoRo, March 3-Henry ILL, col
ored, who waylaid and murdered George
Trpplctt, colored, on the Yelvington road,
near here, last August year ago. was SEN
fenced to 81 years hard labor in the peni-
tentiary
MORGAN, March 3--Frank Turney an
Irish pedder, was murdered for his money
q few days ago near Stewartsyille, Grand
County, by man, who after his arrest.
claimed to be one of the noted Shuck gang.
MANCHESTER, OHIO, March 3.-An infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle was fatally
burned near Concord, Kentucky. The lit.
tie fellow turned the chair over and fell in
the fire. burning its right eye out and ear
nearly off and badly on its body.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BET.
A Suit Against the Stakeholder.

In the Court of Common Pleas to-day the
case of John Ritt against George w. Ward
was called up before Judge Moore. This
referred TO a bet of $50 side made be-
tween Ritt and II. B. Gibson, on the result
of the late Presidential election.
Ritt bet on Tilden, and Gibson on Hayes
The money was placed in the hands OF
Ward as stakeholder, and on the day
Hayes was inaugurated Ward paid the
money to Gibson. Previous to the COM
mencement of this action, Gibson returned
the money to Ward, ana Ritt brought suit
against Gibson for money had and received
The magistrate before whom the suit was
brought dismissed the action.
The question is as to Wards liability to
the plaintiff. The statute provides that if
any person by bet or wager shall lose
money he may recover it back within six
months after the loss. AS Ward acknowl-
edged that he still retained the money,
judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
against Ward.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
Electric Currents.

Snow fell through most Of Ohio yester-
day.
P. 3. Richie committed suicide near Rip
ley. 0.
The Piqua Opera-house was sold for
$1O,G67.
Isaac Steele, a Mexican veteran, died in
Shelby County, Ind.
Johnny MEG uire, an idiot boy, was fatal.
ly burned at Lawrence, Kansas.
John Kelley was probably fatally injured
at London, o. BY runaway,
Kate Harkiness was fatally injured BY /
locomotive at Chillicothe, o.
The Lake Forest y. University was en-
tirely consumed BY lire saturday,
! go.,P Chester, OF Lisa o dealer III boot,
and shoes, has made an assignment.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
Local Personal.

McVey. the base ballst, entered the gym
nasium to-day.
Hon. o. Won Mohl, German Consul at
this place is at the Gibson House.
Mr.. William H. Kane of the Rural New
Yorker is stopping at the Grand Hotel.
Mr.. Thomas C. Pcarce is Director of the
Young Mems Mercantile Library for this
week.
Mr. VIM Boettger, the License Clerk of
the Mayors office, was again at his post
this morning. He has been sick for some
time
Mr.. F. w. Harmand, of the Ohio Medical
College, won the gold medal offered by
Professor w. W. Dawson for the best dis
section
Mr.. August Goetze, foreman at Lack
mans brewery, celebrated his forty sixth
birthday yesterday at his residence, No. 2
Jane street.
Mr.. Aloysius Massman, of the Queen City
Enameling Works, WAS presented by his
wife day before yesterday with handsome
little girl baby.
Jimmy Fitzgerald returned from Ar
kansas last Saturday night, where he has
been spending three or four weeks, recup-
Grating his health.
Miss Lena Solomon, of No. 366 West
Ninth street was rendered q masquerade
surprise party bv her numerous friends in
recognition Of Ter birthday.
Mr. John D. Banks, Clerk of the Board of
Public Works, is confined to his house with
sore throat. Mr.. George Setter attended to
the duties of the Office to-day.
T -. q
and Charles w. Tackenberg were the sue
cessful candidates for the position of House
Physicians at the Good Samaritan Hos
pital.
T. D. Demaree CIV. c. T., State of Ken
lucky, will lecture under the auspices of
Covngton Lodge, No 1881, at Musical Hall,
corner Scott and Fourth streets, Tuesday
evening commencing at 7:3O o'clock.
Friends of temperance and Others cordially
invited. Seats free.
The following Cincinnati people are reg
istered at Paris: NJ. Cadwallader, r. Cox,
Jr., J. J. Emery, w. N. Graf, w. T. Graft,
Mrs Graft, Miss Graft i. Fl. Gunnison K.
$. Hartzell, c. Kenyon, r. W. Lee, J. Metz,
&. p. Proctor and family, Miss Reed, l..
Worthington and Mrs Worthington
Murray has been taken off the detective
| force, and hereafter his fog. horn will be
heard blowing away up among the tan
yards and saughter.houses in the Oliver
streetDistrict. Ta-ta, Johnny. Well drop
up there and see you some night when the
weather gets warmer.
James Halleck Reed, the young aspirant
to journalism, who recently eloped with a
young lady from this city, received tele-
gram day before yesterday at Louisville
from his father, DR.. II. M. Reed, giving the
truants his blessing and ordering the twain
to come home. They have complied with
the request.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
A FREE LECTURE,
FULLY ELUCIDATING THE SYSTEM.
90 Ladies especially invited.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

oflNlONO VT lHE IhEoS.
Prof. Lamber'5 system is highly judicious and
well calculated to mpart quick and thorough
mastery of French conversation.-lN. Y Tribune.
Mr.. Lambert's lectures are extremely useful to
all persons interested In acquiring the modern
languages and his system Is at once agreeable and
instructive.1N. Y. Times.
Prof. Lambert's efforts are both instructive and
entertaining; the study OF the French Language
being made at once attractive and easy by his
method OF treatment and for rapid progress is un-
excelled.|S. Y. Herald.
royal road to learning. Prof Lambert's
method greatly facilitates learning to use the Ian
guage in conversation, whilst in the same lesson
idiomatic expressions are heard written and
spoken. So apt and useful are Uile examples. and
so rapid the progress in this way, that far from
being tedious these lessons are invested with an
almost FASCINATING INTERESf.-(N. Y. Evening
Post.
There is no doubt that Prof. Etienne Lamberts
system (Which is oral and dispenses with gram
mar is practical, and adapted to the American
idea, that of learning a language rapidly, and it
is not surprising that he is meeting with success
By this method people intending to travel on the
continent may learn enough French in short
time to be OF vast use to lhem.-[IIome Journal.
Prof. Lamberts Oral System of teaching with.
out Grammar cnmmcnds itself to the common
sense of those desiring to learn to speak the ian
guage. We are assured by those who tired it that
it presents many advantages over the old routine.
New York Shipping & Commercial List
The popularity of Prof. Lambcrts French Dra-
matte Readings is only exceled by the interest in
his sensible mode of teaching the French Lam
guage.-[New York Daily Bulletin.
Prof. Lamberts Glasses are attended by the elite.
His pupils are charmed with his facile methcd of
imparting quick and accurate knowledge OF the
French Language,-[N. Y, Null.
Many persons OF studious habits would like to
learn French, but they look upon it as too severe
and uncertain task. To all such we commend
Prof Lambert and his unige method assuring
them that to begin with him will be to succeed
American Builder and Journal of Arts.
Prof Lambert has undoubtedly struck upon a
valuable and practical idea in his system, which is
oral, supplying the means of obtaining good
knowledge of the language in a much shorter
time than any other hitherto attempted, Il Phila.
delphia INQUIRER
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03

William Smith alias Bill.Hill sneaked
into the Office of w. G. Davis & Co. s stove
foundry, corner of Third and John streets
Saturday afternoon, and succeeded in get
ting away with a package
of money containing $780, He
was discovered in time to be
captured, after long chase. In the
Police Court, this morning, he waived ex-
animation, and was bound over to appear
before the Grand Jury to answer the charge
of grand larceny. During the chase after
Smith he threw the money away, but it
was afterwards found.
The report of the Committee on Leg
islat!on, which recommended bill to the
Legislature, increasing the number of the
trustees of the. Southern Railway to fifteen
and limiting their term OF service to three
years, was adopted on Change to-day. s
The German Evangelical Protestant
Cemetery Association held a meeting yes
lterday afternoonsili St. Matthews Church
corner Of Liberty and Elm streets Ths
committee appointed to put ap losnina
Etiotis for oiiicefs reported as iollo#s Presi
dent r: unneEehf and II, T. Junglina
lsecrstars. "a Stenwef and q. Liewins
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
GOTHAM GLEANIN.GS
News, Notes and Dashes in and About
the Metropolis.
National Associated Press to the Star.
BAYARD TAYLoR's DIGGE.

BAYARD TAYLoR's DIGGE.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Nearly five hun
dred Germans members of twenty-three
German singing societies. who are to sing
at the funeral of Bayard Taylor, met last
evening and rehearsed the parts of the
nirge. 1t is anticipated that the chorus
will number thousand singers at the flu
neral, and that every German society in
the city will be represented. The singers
meet again next Sunday for final rehear-
sal.
MR.. FULTON ARRAIGNs THE BAPTIsTs
Rev. Fulton yesterday arragned the
Baptist clergy for lack of bravery in the
pulpit.
MES. DYsoN's RETURN.
Mrs. DYSON on whose evidence Peace
was hanged at Leeds England, last Tues
day, came home yesterday.
BANK hooks MISSING.
The Mutual Benefit Savings Bank of this
city closed its doors November 9th, 1875
AT the time of its suspension it had four
thousand depositors to whom it owed
about $450,000. Bad management and
a Ghrinkage in values caused its failure
Now it is discovered that the books
strangely disappeared after the death of
the receiver Aldrich). 1t is the opinion Of
the uep0SltOrS that some OF the officers and
some of the trustees of the suspended
bank are implicated in the fraud. Gen.
Charles Graham was President of the bank
when it passed into the hands of the re-
ceiyer.
KNOW HOW IT Is THEMSELVES.
A considerable number Of minstrel men
have been joining temperance societies
lately, and some of the noted ones are now
announced as lecturers in the ranks. The
other day Cool Burgess joined the Croton
water army, and told of his expert
ence, and yesterday James Sutherland,
widely known as Senator Bob Hart, the
burlesque temperance orator of minstrel
shows joined the ranks of the converted.
He knew how it was himself and said he
had been won to the Temperance Union
while attending meeting three weeks ago.
More to be heard from.
THE INSURANCE MIDDLE.
| The Sun says since the management Of
our insurance affairs was wrested from the
! Comptroller's Department i'll 1860, to graf
ify the greed of unscrupulous partisans
the consequences have been disgraceful and
disastrous. Policy holders have beer
swindled out of millions of money. The
| law creating the Insurance Department
ought to be repealed, and its business re
stored to the Comptroller's Office.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
CRIME AND CALAMITY.
National Associated Press to the Star.
BRAVE OLD MAN. MURDERED.


CHICAGO, March 3.-Three young men,
their faces masked with handkerchiefs, en-
tered the grocery of Gottfried Rhonow, on
Butterfeld street, Saturday night, saying
"Stand back, were are going to rob this
store The proprietor's son ran out but
the old man, Frederick Rhonow. who was
sweeping. raised his broom, saying Not if
| know it," He was shot through the
groin dying soon after. The robbers took
$32 in cash and SIT in scrip. fOm the till
and escaped. The. same gang in a similar
manner robbed neighboring grocery few
nights ago Of 800.
RENO IN RUINS.
SAN Francisco, March 3.-Dispatches
from Reno, New, give details of fire
which almost swept away that city yester-
day, and defied all efforts of the tiremen.
In three hours all the business part of the
town was in ashes, including the post-offlce,
three freight depots. three hotels, two
churches and the Academy of Music.
The loss. as near as can be calculated at
this time, is about $1.000O00, with only
about $3.50. 900 insurance.
Five lives are known to be lost as far as
heard from-Mrs jain Buck. Mrs. John
Riley and three tramps
After working til: exhausted the whites
forced the Chinese to work Oh the engines.
Already several are having lumber hauled
upon their still smoking grounds. Homes
are in great demand.
SUSPECTED MURDER.
MOUNT VERNON. IND. March 3.-There is
great excitement in this city over the mys-
terious disappearance of Nathan Frank. a
wealthy corn buyer of Evansville. Mr..
Frank came here Saturday night and yes
terday morning his hat was found at the
wharf-boat, but he has not since been seen.
AS he drew $4,000 from his bank Saturday,
foul play is suspected.
FINE FATHER-IN-LAw.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, IND. March "a gen.
tleman arrived from Flora reports the ar.
rest at that place Of John Shaw, minister
of the Gospel on the charge of seducing
Mrs. Josie Shaw, his daughter-in law
Opinions as to his guilt or innocence seem
to be about equally divided, and the excite
ment over the matter runs high among the
citizens of that village