The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-18
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
Pittsburg,

Pittsburg.
CELEBRATING THE BATTLE OF CEBRo GoRDo.
Special to the star.
PITTsBrRG, April 18.-The battle Of Cerro
Gordo in the Mexican war, fought thirty
two years ago, was celebrated today by
the annual shooting contest for the Johns
ton medal. The medal was presented for
contest in 1859.
| ARRESTED FOR FoRGERY-BIsHoR B0RGEss
RESIGNATION NOT AccEPrED-FArAL ExPLo-
! SION, Ere.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, April 1s-Geo. B. Matthews a
prominent business man Of Detroit, has
been arrested for forgery. The amount is
small, and he says it is case Of mistaken
identity.
The Pope of Rome refuses to accept the
resignation of Bishop Borgess., Diocese of
| Detroit.
News from Washington shows little hope
Of diyerting Vanderbilt from building his
tunnel twelve miles below this city.
Hawley's saw-mill, at Shelby, Michigan,
blew up last night, demolished the proper
ty, killed the engineer, James Curtis, and
seriously injured four others.
| St. Louis.
A REANIMATED EGG-CoLoRED IMMIGRANTs-A
| DEPUTY MARSHALs JUMP, ETC.
Special to the Star
ST. LouIs, April 18--Detective severin
Eggs who shot and killed young Bryarton
in the Missouri Park few nights ago, has
been given back his star and reinstated.
James Gilland another gambler, was ar
rested yesterday This will be the last ar
rest, as all the others have skipped.
Frank Giles is in Jail. He swindled about
twenty merchants out Of goods on false pre-
lenses, and will no doubt go up.
Forty colored emigrants arrived on the
City of Vicksburg yesterday.
| Yesterday young man named Christ
Murray, Deputy Marshal in East St.
Louis started to go across the big bridge
He was pretty drunk, and suddenly was
seen to climb the railing and jump from
the bridge falling seventy feet to the
ground. He was not much injured.
| Louisville.
MURDER TRIAL--LosT HIS LEG-sTREET CAR
| ROBBERY, ETC.
Special 10 the Star.
LOUISVILLE, April 18.-Geo Neece, who
has been in Jail here for a little over a year
for safe keeping, was taken TO Elizabeth
town yesterday where he is being tried for
the murder of Gardner.
In grocery at the corner Of Roselane
and Preston streets yesterday John Peaslee
inflicted terrible blow with a steak ham
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arrests.
An Irishman named Tom Salt, lying
asleep upon the track of the Short-lne
Railroad yesterday morning, was run over
by car and one of his legs cut of.
The new Board OF Trade was inaugurated
last evening under encouraging, if not fiat
tering, auspices.
| Two highwaymen captured car on the
Cave Hill route last night, and robbed the
conductor of all his money, $25.
indianapolis.
MRS. BIXBN's DlvoRcE--CoRNER ON Socks
DUEL IN AN ALLEY-oRAToRICAL CONTEST
| ETC, ETC.
Special to the Star
INDIANAPOLIS, April 1S.-Mrs. June Bixby
was yesterday granted divorce from Frank
L. Bxby and the custody OF their child by
Judge Elliott of the Superior Court.
Half wagon load OF socks were picked
up alongside OF the Vandala tracks, short
distance west of the river, by the police
yesterday, They had been taken from cars
by thieves. who had been hauling goods
away in wagons.
About midnight this morning two men
quarreled in a saloon and adjourned to the
alley back Of the Surgical Institute to fight
a duel with pistols. Each fired one shot,
when policemen appeared, and they both
fed. Nobody hurt
The oratorical contest at the Opera House
last night was 4 grand affair, and the young
contestants made very favorable impress
sion. The prize was carried off by A. B.
Anderson, OF Wabash College,
| Since the 1st of last June 200 dogs have
been licensed in this city, netting the treas
ury ops.
| Mr.. James NJ. Bradshaw, of this city, is
importing ninety pairs of migratory quails
from Messina, Italy. The are to be used in
stocking Indiana with this variety of the
quail.
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