The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-10
GOTHAM GLEANINGS
News, Notes and Dashes In and About
the Metropolis.
EBENEZER FLEEs.

National Associated Press to the Star
New York, March 10.-Ebenezer B. Wood
ward, well-known petroleum broker. is
reported to have fed the city to avoid his
creditors.
MTsTooK THEIR MAN.
last night, shortly after o'clock, two
burglars, named Dennis Dargon and limo
thy Casey, forced an entrance into the resi-
dcnce of John Richards, East Eighty-sixth
street. Mr.. Richards, who was on the sec
ond floor at the time, hearing the burglars
moving about, went down to the paror and
confronted them. A short struggle took
place, during which Richards drew re-
yolver and shot Casey in the head, killing
him instantly. Dargon, seeing his compan-
ion fall, surrendered himself and was locked
up. Richards surrendered himself to the
police and will be held to await the action
of the Coroner.
AN INSANE ARTIST.
Charles Meuth, describing himself as an
artist of the Coast Survey Bureau at Wash
ington, became insane yesterday at the
Grand Union Hotel, and was taken to Belle
vue Hospital
HARD TIMES FOR HoBoKEN.
The officers of the Dime Savings Bank,
Newark. have announced to the Hoboken
city authorities their intention of bringing
suit to recover $19O,00O on Hoboken city
bonds.
DEFICIENT TAX COLLECTOR.
A deficit of 100000 is reported in the
accounts of the West Orange Tax Collector.
DID NOT PAN OUT
A large number of persons in Monmouth
County, New Jersey, invested nearly $685.
600 in the Monmouth Gold Mine, in Color
ado, few years ago, but the mine has not
yet begun to pay, and much distress in the
county prevailed.
THE DRUNKEN FATHER.
Thomas Morris, laborer in Brooklyn,
while intoxicated yesterday stabbed his
five-year-old son Charles over the right eye
with knife. He has been arrested.
AsCHooNER's ADVENTURE.
The schooner Ada Barker sailed from
Jamaica December Sth and arrived at this
port yesterday. She reached Sandy Hook
January I'd, but was blown off by north
west gale and put into Bermuda in distress.
ROBBED AND MISSING.
Reports are published to-day of the way
laying and robbing of two women in the
streets
Mrs Hart, aged fifty-two, is missing.
THE FAITH THAT WAS IN THEM.
Seven Baptist converts showed faith that
was in them yesterday by plunging into
the cold stream, two women and five men,
near Dicktown, N. J. A large hole had to
be cut in the ice for the purpose.
EFFECTS OF IpLENEss.
A striking example of the sanitary effects
on the body and mind by work, as COM
pared with idleness is given from the
records Of the New Jersey State Prison.
In 1874, when all convicts were employed,
only deaths; on May 31st, 1876 when
they were still at work. only q ont of 664
| we're idle because of Illness and only
insane; December 31st 1875, after months
of idIeness, so out of III were unfit fol
| work, 10 were insane, and there were Il
deaths in the year; in 1876 only few were
| busy and there were 20 deaths; in 1877, when
| 500 out Of 1856 were at work, there were only s
deaths, and OH December 3ist there were 3e
unfit for work. in 1878, with only 270 busy
| there were 10 deaths; in January, 1879, with
the same number busy, there were 10Y in
the hands of the doctor.
TALMAGE's MONSTER.
Talmage yesterday pictured bigotry or
sectarianism as horned and hoofed mon
ster which he intended to hay, and he
called upon all Churches to form in line
against the common enemy.
POWER OF THE PRESS.
Mr.. rockingham lectured on the press,
and expressed the opinion that newspapers
are becoming more useful but less power