The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-08
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
Louisville,

TENNESSEE TRAGEDY-CRININAL hYFAIRs-
TOURNAMENT POSTPONED, ETC.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, May yS.-A Clarksville, Tenn,
special says that last night John H. Merkel,
of this city, shot and killed Emma brandt,
also Of this city, at hotel where they were
registered as man and wife. Merkel is in
Jail.
One hundred and twenty y-fve horses are
stabbed and in training at the Jockey Club
grounds for the May races, and the meeting
is expected to be one of the most brilliant
and exciting ever held in Kentucky.
William Cronan, for dangerously cutting
John Crook, was arrested and locked up
yesterday. Both parties are small boys.
The Louisville shooting tournament has
been postponed till June 14th.
Burglars entered the house of John
Welch, near the city, cut his throat so as
to endanger his life and robbed him of $50.
Ramsey, Deputy United States Marshal,
indicted for the murder of Lightpool, in
Warren County, has been brought to this
city on writ of habeas corpus. Judge
Ballard will hear his case tomorrow.
Detroit.
A PULyERIzED TRAMP-RAILRoAD ELECTIONS
COMPLIMENT TO THE SHOES.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, Mich, May s.-John Maloney,
a tramp, was pulverized by the cars near
Jackson Mich, this morning.
The Michigan Central Railway Directors
were reelected this morning. They will
re-elect the old corps of officers.
The Vanderbilts and Schell are here.
The Henley, England, race stewards say
the Shoewaecamette Boat Club can row
there again, if they will swear they are gen
tlemen's sons
Columbus.
BAD BLOWS TO SEVERAL BILLs-sHERMAN IN
THE HOUSE, ETC.
Special to the Star.
COLUMBUS O., May s.-The proposition to
reorganize he Police Board of Toledo is de-
feated in the House, receiving but Is votes
in the affirmative. The bill to adopt the
Campbell balot-box is also defeated so far
as getting it passed through the code.
The 3. P. w. Bill met with its first de-
feat this morning bv the House refusing to
adopt the report of the special committee
having the bill in charge. It's a forerunner
of certain defeat to the bill.
Hon. John Sherman appeared upon the
floor Of the House to-day and was warmly
received by the members of his party. In
his serenade speech last night he said he
hoped no one would vote for him for Gov
ernor either in Convention or before the
people.
The bill to repair the Carthage Road was
defeated in the House by a vote of 20 to 49,
Chicago.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF ALCOHOL MEN.
Special to the Star.
CHICAGO, May 8.-An important meeting
of Western alcohol men was held to-day to
take steps to save the loss on tax they are
compelled to pay on liquor for expectation.
A large percentage Of this liquor escapes by
leakage or evaporation in transit to the
Seaboard. Eastern producers do not suffer
this loss as they can put their goods direct
ly on shipboard. The meeting agreed to
petition the Government to make Chicago
port of embarkation.
PittsDurg.
DROPPED DEAD-A WELCOME FOR GRANT.
Special to the Star.
PITTsBURe, May S.-A workman named
Sutton employed at Brush's boiler factory
dropped dead this morning while at work.
The State Senate to-day passed concur
rent resolution for the appointment OF a
commi tee to welcome Grant. The resolu-
ton was previously passed by the House,
81. Louis.
GREEN GOES UP-CoLLIsIoN-HoNEo AND
woMAN's RIGHTS, ETC.
Special to the Star.
ST. LOUIS, May 8. Henry A. Green, found
guilty Of committing rape on the person
of Sylvia Ann Croxton, the eleven-year-old
daughter of one of the colored refugees and
sentenced for twenty y-one years, once served
five years for the same offense in the Ten
nessee Penitentiary.
Two freight trains collided in East st.
Louis yesterday. Nobody hurt Damages
about $1,000.
The Western Academy of Homeopathy
met at the Lndell Hotel yesterday. There
was large attendance.
The Women Sufragists assembled at st.
Georges Hall yesterday. Susan B. An
thony made several pointed speeches. Mrs.
Spencer made some keen thrusts at Con-
gress, and in speaking of the Supreme
Court she said it was composed of mine ju-
dicial donkeys." Rev. Olympia Brown
suggested that the Supreme Court be not
called donkeys and Mrs Snencar withdraw