The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-09
Fourth Edition.
THE LATEST.
GLINTS FROM GOTHAM.
neanness, Miseries and Meandering
Of the MetrOpOlitans.
TWENTY-FIVE TO TWENTY.

oPC'Iui w lHS ollE.
NEW YoRK, May 9.-The Brooklyn Pres
bytery yesterday dismissed the charge o
alsehood and deceit against DIR. Talmagt
by a vote of twenty-five to twenty.
SUING A HOSPITAL.
National Associated Press to the Star
Mrs. Mary Ann Proctor has sued the
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital for
10000 for the loss of her sight, caused, she
alleges, through the negligence of the hos
pital surgeon in performing an operation.
The surgeon atlirms that the loss off her
Hglt was the result of disease, and not to
be attributed to neglect or want of skill.
SOLEMN STATE OF THINGS.
The Sun to-day says the Rev. DR.. Van
hyke practically gave notice to all con-
eerned, on Wednesday, that the Presbyte-
rian Church. big as it is, is not big enough
falmage stays, he goes. As Vandyke is
much looked up to in the denomination,
Ibis rather solemn state of things.
MRS. HARRIET HocKER's DEATH.
Mrs. Harriet Hooker died yesterday, on
Fifth avenue. from an overdose of hydrate
Of chloral, which she was accustomed to
take as cure for a nervous disorder, and
to produce sleep. She was twenty-nine
years old, and a resident of Kentucky.
Her remains have been sent to her former
home.
DETERMINED TO SHUTTLE.
A young woman, who gave her name as
Mrs. Jennie Worden, of this city, was ar
rested for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct in Hoboken yesterday. She hanged
herself in her cell in the Police Station
with silk scarf, but was cut down by the
Keeper after she had become unconscious
Ehe was revived, and an hour later she tried
to strange herself with piece of string
Then she was handcufled
WOODRUFF EXPEDITION ABANDONED.
The Woodruff scientific expedition
around the world has been abandoned, the
number of subscribers being insufficient to
cover the expenses.
UNANIMOUSLY DISMISSED.
The Grand Jury yesterday completed its
investigation in the case of Clifton L. A.
Merrett, accused of having taken a $50 bill
from Lemuel Williams, and unanimously
dismissed The charge.
OPENING OF THE NEW CATHEDRAL.
A large force of men in the new cathedral
are preparing it for the grand opening May
18th. All the pews are ready for use the
five affairs are completed and the large or
gan in place. Musical arrangements for the
opening are under the directions of Prof.
VIM. Pechcs, the well-known organist
There is a grand rush OF applications for
tickets to the opening services. The Ca
hedral structure occupies whole block
IN the best part OF Fifth Avenue and cost
S,0O0,0O0.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
The siXty-third anniversary of the Amer
ican Bible Society was celebrated last night.
The receipts for the year were 1852, 274, and
Of this amount $112 205 we're from legacies
during the year past. At the Bible House
there were 1865, ,7G1 copies Of the Bible
manufactured; printed abroad, 145, $50 cop
les; purchased abroad, Gj, ,637 copies; total,
1896 958 copies. Issued at home, $40, ,Sl4
copies; abroad, 238,04o copies.
AMERICAN CONGREGATIONAL UNION.
The American Congregational Union held
Its twenty ysixth annual meeting yesterday.
The total receipts for the year were $27 SOB,
and the expenditures So, ,4GS. Of the latter
sum $16G01 were given to thirty-one
churches. Rev. DR.. Edwin Webb, of Bos-
ton, was elected President for the ensuing
year.
A BAD CASE AND A WORSE ONE
The World to-day says thc case of Mr.
Kiddle is bad enough, but the case of the
thirteen members OF the Board Of Educa-
tion who think the case Of kiddle does not
concern the cause of public education in
This city isa good deal worse.
INDIAN TERRITORY INVASION.
A Herald Washington special says the
fawless invasion Of the Indian Territory
has substantially ended. News received
here shows that it was got up as a specula.
ton of restless men who were making
money out of the emigrants by selling
them supplies, and who had no other OBJ