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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
DEATH AND DISASTER.

DISTURBED AT HIS DEVOTION!

DISTURBED AT HIS DEV0TIoNs.
BYFIELD, MASS, Jan. Yesterday as
John H. Caldwell, farmer, was holding
his morning devotions, and while kneeling
in the act of prayer, his wife seized an ak
and struck him on the head, splitting it
completely open, and killing him instantly
She then went to neighbor, Mr. S. Am
brose, told him that she had struck her hus-
band, and perhaps killed him. She was ta-
ken to The Newburyport jail, and to-day
will be taken to Danver's Island Asylum.
Mr.. Caldwell was most respected citizen,
graduate of Dartmouth College, and an
active church member.
END OF LONG FALL.
LAsALLE, LII, Jan. 1.-James Young, a
boy fourteen years old, fell distance of
one hundred and fifty feet in the Union
Coal Shaft, yesterday morning, and was
killed.
A BLOWOUT BoILER-HEAD.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 1.-The head of
boiler in the meat packing house of c. Dell
man, at Jackson, blew out yesterday. John
Lucks engineer, was severely scalded, and
VIM. Coulson also injured.
SAD ACCIDENT TO FIREMEN.
LEBANON, Pa. Jan. l.. Last evening
ABOUT o CLOCK d ldlSt dldTHl Vi lire was
raised. The Union Fire Company respond
ed with their steam engine and before 60
ing very far sad accident occurred, which
will cause the death of two young men,
named John Dressler and George McHart.
They had hold of the rope, and in coming
around corner they both slipped and fell,
the wheels of the steamer passing over their
bodies. Dressler had his head crushed in a
horrible manner, and McHart both legs and
one arm broken.
BORNE BENEATH THE ICE.
RICHMOND, QUEBEC, Jan. IA team cross
ing on the ice between Richmond and Mel
bourne, broke through and were carried
under bv the rapid current The occupants,
Messrs Rowe and Kemp, of Kingsbury, and
Mrs Saddler OF Melbourne, were drowned.
SUDDEN DEATH OF JUDGE SMITH.
MEMPHIS, Jan. Judge Henry G.
Smith dropped dead last night at his resi-
dence on Madison street. He was at one
time Judge of the Supreme Court of this
State and had just returned from the citi-
zenS' mass meeting t.
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that office will hereafter be performed by
the Chief Clerk. :. f..

Confident of Its Success.
Secretary Sherman yesterday said that all
arrangements for resumption OF specie pay
ments had been made There was nothing
additional that would be done at present
by the Department as to the results of the
resumption law, and of the workings OF the
orders issued by theDepartment under that
law. The Secretary expressed himself as
confident of the success of resumption. He
had received numerous messages from men
prominent in this country both in business
and politics, congratulating him upon the
evident success of his financial policy. The
Superintendent of the New Orleans mint
Foote has arrived at his post. The mint
will be reopened in about two weeks.
Seeking for Cyphers.
The Potter Committee having decided to
go into the cipher business, an atache OF
the Sergeant-at-Arm has been dispatched
to New York with pocket full OF sub
penas for people who were prominent in
the affair at the time, or who have become
so since, through the exposure and inter
pretaiion of the ciphers Whitelaw Reid
will. it is understood, be one OF the first wit
nesses summoned.
Don't You Hear 1t Jingle?
The total coinage at the United States
mint in Philadelphia in 1873 was %, 754, 389
pieces; double eagles, 543 645; eagles, 73, 800;
half eagles, 13l, ,74O; three, dollars 1924;
quarter eagles, 2S6, $50; dollars, gold, 1920;
dollars, silver, 10, 500, $50; trade dollars, 900;
half dollars 1878, 400 quarter dollars, q
260, 500 twenty pieces, 800; dimes,
1878, 800; fve-cent pieces, 1850; three cents,
1850; cents, 5,799,850.
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Additional River.

PoMERoY, O., Jan. THE Ohio No 4
leaves this morning for Cincinnati Con-
siderable light ice running.
PoMERoY, O., Jan. 1-10 A. M.-The gorge
at Hartford City still holds. and very thin
ice passing here. The Ohio left for Gncin-
natl at 8 a. m.
Mrs. S. F. Dana and niece, wife of Capt.
Dana, the coal merchant, leave this evening
on the Fleetwood for Huntington.
There is still considerable running ice ia
the river, but is very soft and boats can pass
through it without trouble. 10
Light snow early this morning, and snow
ing quite hard at II a. M. Weather sultry,
and moderating, with light wind from tho
north. r-
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'ingle Copy Two Cents. mo. !.

won by New York after long siege, which
lasted twenty-six minutes The fifth battle
was won by Connecticut in fourteen min
utes, the New York fowl breaking his leg
when he had the battle nearly won. The
sixth and seventh battles were won by Con-
necticut, and odds changed from 500 TO $Io
on New York to 800 to $50 on Connecticut
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the eighth battle
the score stood: Connecticut 5, New York
2. The eighth and ninth battles were won
by New York, and the score stood to to 4,
Connecticut being one battle ahead. Con-
necticut won the four last battles and the
main amid great enthusiasm and excite
ment. Score: Connecticut g. New York 4.
The defeat of the New York fowls was quite
surprise for the fanciers.
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Louisville LacOnics.

Special TO the STAR e-.. .a. r.a.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. barbara Hoffman, a
woman OF the town, who came from Law
renee County, O., was found dead in her
room yesterday. An overdose of NOR
phine.
Mike Queeney. switchman at the Louis
vile & Nashville Depot, while making. a
coupling in the yard yesterday, was caught
between the brake beams and dragged q
distance of two car lengths, and his condi-
ton is critical. -
John L. Cummins was arrested and taken
before Commissioner Wharton yesterday
for robbing registered mail packages. He
was appointed route agent between Natchez
and New Orleans in the absence of the reg
ular agent
John Vonderhide, a well-known Louis.
vile thief committed to the Penitentiary a
few months ago, made his escape last Sun
day night, and reward of 5000 has been
offered for his capture.
Mayor Malbon, of New Albany, was sew.
enty-two years old yesterday.
Between two hundred and three hundred
bootblacks and newsboys sat down to a
bountful supper at the St. Cloud Hotel last
night.
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At the COurt-hOI.se.

Superintendent James Carlin gave orders
last night to all of his men to go to work
this morning. Accordingly all of the Jank-
tors we're on hand and went to work. This
is in accordance with the instructions OF
Commissioner Joseph Reardon. The Court
house engineer, J. Lawton, and fireman
Berkley, appointed recently by Commis-
sioners Zumstein and Ficke however, took
their places. Superintendent Bob Bailing
did not get his keys from the late Superin-
tendent Carlin. There is trouble in tho
air,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01

A postal car was totally destroyed BY fire
near Girard, Pa. tr
Sydney Smith, boat carpenter Of New
Albany, Ind, fell dead.
Cooper's brick block, Paris, Mo-, burned.
Loss $40, 900, mostly insured.
Homer Roberts fatally shot himself while
hunting near Uniontown, Ohio.
c. M. Smiths mills at Davidson Station,
Mich, were burned. Loss $4,000.
A fire at Dawson, Mich, destroyed the
saw and grist mill owned by Charles Flint.
Loss $4,000.
Moses Sample, colored, was brutally muir
dered at Turkey Point, Texas, by Tom Fa-
gan and stranger.
VIM. Harrington, of cambridge, Mich,
was instantly killed by a falling limb,
crushing in his skull.
A farmed named Friend was found frozen
to death five miles west of Greencastle, Ind.
Result of intemperance.
During the year 1878, 27,005 deaths, 1892
still births, 25 729 births and I, 7,629 marriages
were reported in New York.
Edward Gamer yardman at the Green
castle lind. Iron and Nail Works, was run
OfGI Wy q COdl Lloill hiN hiAAON,
Little Olive, five years of age, daughter
of J. NJ Sears, two miles from town, was
burned to death at Shebonier, Ill.
This morning Fred. Kahlor's Center
Wheeling Bakery was burned at Wheeling,
w. Va. The loss is about $4,000.
Bents dry goods store, Huntington's boot
and shoe store and Smiths saloon were
burned at Laingsburg, Mich. Loss $1,000;
uninsured.
The trial of Kate NJ Cobb and Wesley w.
Bishop, for the murder of Mrs. Cobb's hus-
band and Bishops wife, has commenced at
Norwich, Conn.
Bennett Downs and Henry Strather, the
latter colored, got into shooting scrape at
Crockett Texas, in which Strather was shot
and instantly killed.
Fred. Helker aged sixteen, while attend
ing 20 the elevator of the Hoosier Manu-
featuring Company at Ft. Wayne, Ind, fell
through the hatchway.
Monday night Thos Grossly, a shoemaker
in San Francisco, shot and fatally wounded
his wife, and then cut his own throat with
shoe-knife, causing instant death.
In fight at Shelbyville, Ind, between
Richard Ryse and Peter McCrea, deaf
mute, the latter was struck upon the head
with rail and dangerously wounded.
Mr.. Donthitt, prominent young lawyer
of Canton, O., who is charged with obtain
ing money under false pretenses and other
badness, was arrested yesterday at Akron.
A man calling himself Prof Renso de la,
Anotire,. and claiming to have been the
fellow-traveler of DR.. Livingstone in Africa,
committed suicide at Waseca, Mimi, by
poison.
Last Saturday at Sparta, Tenn, the two
Mcpherson brothers attacked Joe Dibrell,
son of Congressman Dibrell, when he killed
one instantly with shotgun, and danger
ously wounded the other.
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AT 10 o'clock this morning Capt Wsp-
penstein was sworn in as Chief of Police,
and Lieut.. Reilly as Inspector of Police
by President Kinsinger, at the ofics
of the Superintendent. A communication
from the Board congratulating them upon
their appointment and advising them Of
the responsibility of their positions, was
then read and responded to in pleasant
manner Lieutenant Churchill will take
Captain Reilly's place at the Central Sla-
ton.
PRoF. Dow, of the Commercial Night
School, was Monday evening presented
with an elegant New Years gift, consisting
of a thirteen volume edition of Shakespeare.
Prof. Geo. f. Brown, OF the Public SchooiA
was the donor.
A LARGE audience was present at thu
entertainment given by the Nin,h-street
Baptist Sunday school last night and at its
close an interesting time was had by tho
little ones who we're presented with candy
and chromos
SYLVESTER CoNNELY, laborer eighteen
years of age, was locked up at the Ninth
street alton to-day ON suspicion OF having
stolen two suits of clothes from Mr.. Dud-
ley Of 337 Vine street.
DETECTIVE JOHN T. NORRIS, of Springfield.
Ohio, who recently captured the notorious
Bob Mckinney, made short visit at the
City Buildings to-day,
LUNCH will be served at the Queen City
Club House to-day from II a. m untilT
p. m.
ALE 'he up town railroad Offices closed "a
10 o'clock to-day.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01

George B. Wright has obtained position
in the Treasury Department at Wasliing
ton. ra
Col. VIM. o'Brien, Associate Editor a
the Lawrenceburg Register, was in the city
yesterday.
Captain Hunter, of Washington County.
has been appointed by United STATES Mar
shal Ullery as Chief Deputy.
Mr.. Chas. B. Bazell, lumber merchant
of Ironton, Ohio, was married last evening
to Miss Lille Webb, in West Loveland
John L. Boyer, Secretary of the Giobs
Rolling-mills, is lying dangerously ill at
his residence, corner of Mound and Chest
nut streets s,-- y. q
Professor Leue, licensed instructor II thu
McMicken University, will begin on Satur.
day course of lectures on structural and
physiological botany.
Mr. Edward Stanbery, under the direc
ton of Mr.. John /. Covington, will s,op.
start for Santa Fe, New Mexico, to attend
to the adjustment of the insurance on .
large flooring mill recently burned in thas
city. afl4 7@ 70
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01

DECLINE OF SHIP-BUlLDING IN MAINE.-The
ship-builders of Maine have done not much
more than half the work this year that they
did in either of the three years preceding.
Only eleven ships we're built in the State,
and not one of those on the Penobscot or to
the eastward of it.
The average tonnage of the Sc vessels
constructed is about 425 tons, the total Al
06O. In 1877 the total was 76, 308, in 1876 it
was 70, ,573, and in 1875 it exceeded $4,000
tons. When the ships are taken out the
average tonnage is less than 300 tons.
In the Bangor district, where many
large ships have been launched
they turned out this year tive
vessels, one of tons and the other of 203
In the York and Saco districts nothing was
built. In the Wiscasset, two schooners,
which footed up the amazing amount OF 46
tons. The prospect now is that next year, s
work will be less than that of 1873 A
Bath ship-builder says: "Unless there is a
sudden and very great improvement in
the freight market, which is not at all
likely to occur, the amount of tonnage
built in Maine in 1879 will be less than has
been built in any year of the last thirty.
Although materials and labor are 50 cheap,
there is no inducement to build. At pres
ent rates of freight, vessels are absolutely of
no value. for there is no port in the world
where sufficient freight can be obtained to
pay expenses and insurance and leave any
profit 70 the owner. Boston Herald
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Eclipse of the Moon.


National ASSOclated PfesS 70 tbe OtHf.
GREENFIELD, O., Jan. John Moon. the
owner Of saw-mill near here, got into a
controversy with one Of his mill hands yes
terday which resulted in Moon being badly
butchered by knife in the hands of his rs
sailant. The cut was across the abdomen,
laying open the cavity of the bowels. There
is only a possibility of recovery.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
Special to the Star.

Special to the Star.
SECRETARY SHERMAN FOB GOVERNOR OF OHIO.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Notwithstanding
Secretary Sherman's denial that he is a can
didate for Governor of Ohio, yet he would
not be sorry if the Republicans of the State
would call Oh him to be their candidate.
The polite way in which he expressed it, is
that he came into the Cabinet with the
purpose of remaining there; but as
he had never yet declined to respond to any
request made of him by his party in Ohio,
he would not begin now, if he wanted to
aid the party by the use OF his name for
Governor. He is waiting to see whether
the Democrats intend forcing the nomina-
ton ON Thurman, AND in the event this is
done, he believes the party will call upon
him as the fit man to be pitted against the
Senator.
OUR NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS.
With the first day of January the first
call is made by the Secretary of the Treas
ury for the five-twenty bonds of the 1867
series, of which there are over $500, 100000
outstanding. The first call of $10,OO0,O0
to be refunded into per-cents, will
have a very decided effect in cutting
down the premium. Secretary Sher-
man said to-day that he. intends to
call in 100000 900 of these bonds during
the coming calendar year. The fact that
the first is for $lo,o0o,oo0, when the prac-
tice heretofore has been to begin the calls
at IS, 100000 each, indicates the confidence
of the Department in the prospect of the
sale Of four per cents. In TACT, it, indicates
that the Department will push the sale of
four per cents. With the closing of the
Treasury books for the calendar. year 1878
it is shown that $l2s,67S,00O of four per
cents had been sold.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01

Rice Custard-One quart of milk. thrcs
eggs well beaten, four tablespoonfuls sugar,
one scant tablespoonful butter, little salt.
one small cup boiled rice. Boil the rice
and while still warm, drain, and stir into
the milk. Beat the eggs. rub butter and
sugar together, and add TO them. Mix all
up we'll, and bake in buitered disl, hall an
hour in pretty quick oven.
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County over the case. Chase was at the
time, some two weeks since, taken from the
Jail by a mob, and only escaped lynching
by breaking out of their hands. He has
been strongly guarded during the trial
A CRAZY COON OWNS UP.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Yesterday after
noon Guetig, the supposed insane murderer,
to the surprise of prisoners and jailor,
came out of his cell, washed and dressed,
and declared he could play the insanity
dodge no longer. He appears entirely ra-
tioual, and says he has been so from the
outset He was tired, he says, of simulat-
ing longer.
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Beard of Public Works.
Permits were issued by the Board of Pubtis
Works for repairing. altering and building houses
for the wear 1878 aS follows:
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CRIME AND CALAMITY.
National Associated Press to the Star

DARING ROBBERY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
CATAsAQUA, Pa, Jan. IA daring rob-
berry was committed at Laury's Station, six
miles from here, Monday night. Four men
broke into the house of James Rhodes a
farmer of some means, and, with revolver
cooked and pointed at his head, demanded
his money. Fearing violence. Rhodes COM
piled with their wishes. Meanwhile ser
want girl had escaped through the back way
and alarmed the neighbors, who assembled
in force and gave chase. Footprints in the
snow were traced 10 the house of Nathan
French, in Ironton, who was arrested and
confessed, giving the names of two others
who were with him. Three men were
locked up, but the fourth man got away
w; tb soma valuables
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CHASE SENTENCED FOR LIFE.

= CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS, Jan. 1.-THE case
of VIM. Chase, on trial here for the killing
in verdict of murder in the first degree
last night, and Chase was Immediately SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life. There
has been much excitement in Chippewa
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-01
The Secret Service Changes.
,tional A Ssociatpd Press IN the Star

WASHINGTON, JAM l.-Secretary Sherman,
in an official circular yesterday, relative to
the Secret Service Division, abolishes the
Office Of Assistant Chief. and the duties Of
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Coroner,s Statistics.

Coroner Stch has made his quarterly 70
port, and will submit it to the Commissions
ers next Friday. 1t embraces all inquestz
held during the last three months. Fifty
three cases were held. The nature of each
was published in yesterdays STAR. Ths
receipts that are credited to the Fee Fund
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Total ,278 400 %
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Great Britain.

THE SYMTATHIES OF THE CIhK.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Gar has sent an
autograph letter to Her Majesty, sympa-
thizing with heron the death of Princess
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A VERY INSECURE FEELING.
LONDON. Jan. IA dispatch from Con-
stantinople says there is very insecure
feeling there, owing to numerous arrests
made at night.
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VN NANTED-Everybody to call at Green's Shoe
w Store for cheap shoes; I'll Central avenue.
de5-1m
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MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED--MISC
NANTED-PUPILS--O the piano organ and
w guitar; also vocal; instruments free for prac
tce by MARY l.. BARNARD, 1T Barr street
del6-qtM&W
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
a Terrible Battle.

President and Mrs. Hayes sat talking
in their Fremont home the other even
ing with a group of guests, when Gen.
Sherman was called upon to tell the
story Of the "Battle of the Maumee."
Well" said that genial warrior, cit
was during what was called the Michi-
gan war, when the border inhabitants of
Michigan and Ohio were quarreling over
strip of territory. The dispute be-
came SO warm that resort was made to
arms, and the Ohio party raised about
1920 men from all the neighboring
towns, while the Michiganders were not
much behind the opposition. On the
eve Of battle the two formidable armies
were divided by only board fence, and
pickets were stationed along the line.
Word got abroad somehow that during
the night there was to be surprise attack
made, and a dreadful slaughter must
surely ensue; SO when a mysterious
noise as of stealthy step approaching
was heard by one of the sentinels, he
became terribly excited and called out
IN the direction of the noise. Receiving
no answer he levelled his pice and fired,
after which he threw it down and ran
for dear life. Next morning when the
sun arose it looked down upon two de-
serted camps, the only victim of the
nights adventure being an innocent pig
that had wandered from home and met
it's death at the hands of the heroic sem
trv -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01

" To the True Greenback Men of Wis
consin," the editor of the Greenback re-
hearses the Infamous record of Brick
Pomeroy-how from being a copperhead
Democrat, reviler of all who fought
for the Union, and are ridiculer of
greenbacks and Greenbackers, he has
now got hinsef placed at the head of
the Green back party. And then he asks
the patriotic and honest men of
the party-those who sincerely
believe in its principles, how
they can consent to compromise them
selves by laboring under such leader.
The article will open the eyes of great
many Greenbackers to the character of
the man who has been made chairman
OF their state committee, and cause
bolt which not all his protestations and
plausible falsifcations can stop.-Even-
ing Wisconsin, NIL.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-01
Remedies i'm Partisan Hospitals.

As illustrating the tendency which
has prevailed for the last few years to
make a run on certain favorite rene
dies, the statement is made that the
central pharmaceutical establishment of
the Partisan hospitals furnished 282
pounds of chloroform few years ago,
while in 1875 the quantity had risen to
GIG; the increase Of ch1oral from 1859
to 1875 was from 10 to 720 pounds !;
bromide of potassium, pounds in
1866, 1900 in 1875; morphine, 1 pound
6 ounces in 1855 to 20 pounds in 1875.
The progress of alcohol, considered as
therapeutical agent, is especially
worthy of notice. Thus, between 1865
and 1875, the consumption of alcohol
in the hospitals increased from 1870 to
10000 quarts; brandy does not appear
on the list until 1862, when 4 quarts
were supplied, while in 1875 the guam
tity had risen to 4,1OS quarts. Rum
followed nearly the same rate OF pro-
gression during the same time, namely,
from IS to 5,782 quarts. A remarkable
fact brought to light is, that in proper
ton as alcohol rose leeches fell-thst is,
up 70 the year 1889 100000 of leeches
were annually supplied to the Partisan
hospitals, while during the last twelvd
years the annual supply has average
about $4,000.