The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-17
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
indianapolis.

IN MEMORY OF GENERAL sHIELDs-wHEAT
HARvEsT-sToLE A WATCH, ETC.
Special to the Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, June H.-Quite number
of the Mexican veterans met last evening
in the rooms of the Auditor Of State and
passed appropriate resolutions to the men,
ory of the late General Shields
The wheat harvest has begun in the
Southern counties and the yield is a large
increase over that of last year. The
farmers will begin gathering in the crop in
this part of the State in about ten days,
and it promises to be enormous.
Wesley Gorhan was sent to the penten-
tiary from the Criminal Court yesterday,
for two years, for stealing watch.
The petition of Charles A. Wright to be
released from Jail on writ of habeas cor
pus has been denied in the Superior Court.
The petitioner, as administrator of the
Northam estate, failed to pay over money
due the widow, OH order OF Judge Adams,
of the Circuit Court, and was committed to
jail for contempt.
ST. Louis.
OPERA HOUSE soLD-ACCIDENT AND SUICIDE
BROADWAY BANK MATTERS, ETC.
Special to the Star.
ST. LOUIS, June T.-Pursuant to an Or
der Of the Probate Court made on June 3,
De Bars Opera House, with all its proper
ties, was sold yesterday to John w. Norton
for $1,000. Mr.. Norton will at once go
ahead and make arrangements for next sea-
son.
The body of an unknown white man
found in the river last night, awaits identi
fication at the Morgue.
Mathew Tibby, stock man from Erie,
Neosho County, Kas., was thrown under
cars on the Missouri Pac. track at 21st
street and instantly killed.
VIM. Prattner, German tailor, commit
ted suicide by drowning in the river.
DR.. Rudolph Bircher was buried from the
Laclede Hotel yesterday. He leaves an
estate valued at $3.50
1t is positively asserted that Phil. Krie-
ger, Jr, the imprisoned cashier of the
wrecked Broadway Savings Bank, at
tempted to commit suicide. The assignee
of the bank yesterday filed schedule of
the assets Of that institution. They amount
" d lilllG oNtl pCOu,Uuu, luCc value. Inc
Indebtedness of Mayer Goldsail to the Bank
is stated to be 1862, 800.
Columbus.
ROBBERY AND ACC1DENT-CINCINNATI MEN TO
THE FRoNT-DEAF AND DUNE SCHOOL, ETC.
Special to the Star.
COLUMBUS June 1.-THE residence of
Col. Inns, late Warden of the Penitentiary,
was robbed last night of $500 in money and
goods.
A young daughter of Philip Knopp was
killed yesterday by being run over by a
wagon on High street.
Gen. Ewing will arrive here from Wash
ington tomorrow to arrange for the CAM
paign.
81. Hoffman, Con. Shultz and Charley
Campbell are here to endeavor to have the
Police Department of Cincinnati reorgan-
lied. A resolution passed few days since
to not consider any more bills of gen.
eral nature, and it is not likely they will be
successful in getting the bill before the
House; besides, the House is tired of Gin
cinnati squabbling
Commissioner Zumstein is to have passed
a bill creating Commissioner of Delin-
9uent Cost for Hamilton County.
The bill passed this morning creating
school for the deaf and dumb in Cincin-
natl. 1t also appropriates 81 400 for the
support of INDECENT mutes.
The Legislature will not adjourn until
next Monday.
Detroit.
sKULKING TO AVOID JUDGE LYNCH.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, June 17.-John House, OF Hunt
ers Creek, who was shot by Alanson
Stevens just before the latter killed himself
and Mrs. Stevens, is now skulking in the
remote parts of the county, to escape
Judge Lynch. He is carrying three of
Stevens bullets in his carcass.
Pittsburg.
THE wHEELBARRow FIEND STRIKES THEM.
Special to the Star.
PITTsBURG, June Ill. P. 'Feldenmeyer
one of the men who are wheeling wheel
barrows from San Francisco to New York,
for 81, 500 aside arrived in this city this
morning. They left San Francisco Decem.
ber Sth, 1878. The other man, R. Lyman,
is far behind. Feldmeyer goes from here
to Altoona, Pa, thence to Tyrone, Albany
and New York.
Lieutenant Rosseau, Twentieth United
States Infantry, shot and killed DR.. Charles
Pivarc OF Fort r1nrly Taync