The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-06
OUR SISTER CITIES.
The Doings Of the Day as Seen by Star
Special Reporters.
PittsburR,

ISG-NEw TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Special to the Star.
PITTsBURG, March 6.-The body OF a
young man named Howard, agedhfourteen,
was found in the Monongahela River last
night. Marks indicate that he eswas muir
dered. He was employed as teamster in
Edgar Thompson's steel works. Suspicion
rests on an acquaintance of the same age.
Our new 5000, 900 Water-works started
pumping yesterday. The result was gen
eral bursting of pipes
A special to the Telegraph from New
York says, in consequence of favorable legis-
lation at Washington, 1t is reported the d.
& O., Pennsylvania, N. Y, L. E. and West
ern Railroads will unite in establishing
telegraph company for the transmission Of
commercial and news dispatches
st. Louis.
MURPHY CoNDoN AND COMMODORE CARRIsoN-
LITTLE DAILY DIES.
Special to the Star.
ST.. LOUIS, March G.-Mr. Francis Murphy
the temperance advocate has been engaged
to lecture at Mercantile Library Hall on
the evening of the Goth of March.
The st. Louis Daily Recorder turned up
its toes and closed its peppers yesterday.
Edward o. Meagher Condor is now in the
city and has been heartily received by his
countrymen. He says, in an interview
that the purpose of the Irish patriots, when
the time is ripe, is to establish an Irish Re-
public on the model of the United States,
and in the closest connection with it.
Commodore Garrison, the veteran rail
road President, is here. He declines to at
tempt rebuilding the Southern Hotel with
out assistance from other parties.
Baltimore.
JUDGE HUGHES DECLINES TO sIT-wHY PoPp
POPPED OFF.
Special to the Star.
BALTIMORE, March 6.-Judge Hughes, Of
| the United States District Court has de.
clined to sit until he hears from Washing.
ton in regard to the resignation of Judge
Giles.
The police are working up the case Of
John Page, German, who was found dead
| in store in South Baltimore some few
months ago. 1t was supposed that it was
suicide at the time, but the police have nov
clue that points toward robbery and mur-
der.
Philadelphia.
| DEAN M'oUILLEN's FUNERAL-DEMANDs OF
CAgPBT-wEAyERs.
Special to the Star.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-The funeral Of
the late John Hugh McQuillen, NJ. p, d.
D.S., Dean of the Philadelphia Dental Col
lege, took place this morning from his late
residence.
| There is considerable dissatisfaction be-
tween carpet-mill owners and the weav
ers of Kensington, regarding a demand
made by the latter for an increase of theil
wages one cent per yard for carpet weaved
The weavers who will strike if their de
mands are not acceded to are those em
ployed by nearly all the mills in the Ken,
sington district. In Morgans mill, and
those of Stanson and McGill & Co. an ad
vance of one-half cent has been allowed
which, it is believed, will satisfy the men.
Detroit.
THE UNITARIAEs sPLIT-FAT TAKE FOR THE
| EVENING NEws-REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Special to the Star
DETROIT March 6-By the split in the
Unitarian Church all leading members, ex
cept Gov. Bayley and Senator Tom Palmer
have seeded and will organize Universal
st Church. Dissatisfaction with the minis
ter, Rev. Calvin Stebbins is the cause
The Evening News was to-day awarded
the city printing for the ensuing year.
The Republican State Convention is in
session to-day at lansing
Louisville.
| VICIOUS HoRsEs-HoTEL INsPECToRs-coUN.
TERFEITER CONVICTED.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, March Conway Simon,
the driver of J. Bischoff & Bros grocery
wagon, was found lying in one corner Of
the stable bleeding from wound in the
face, unconscious and apparently dead. 1t
| is feared his injuries are fatal.
A little six-year-old daughter of Wm.
Beck, butcher, living at the corner ol
Eighteenth and Lexington streets, while
playing in her fathers stable, was fatally
kicked on the head by horse
In the United States Court yesterday
Frank Wilmer was tried for counterfeiting,
and found guilty by the jury.
A number of gentlemen from Indianap,
oils are in this city to-day for the purpose
of visiting our principal hotels, so as to OBJ.
tain all the Information possible as a guild
ance for them and their new hotel, which
they propose to erect in indianapolis.
indianapolis.
HARRISON AND PENDLETON-CIvILIZED CHINA
| MAN-EsCAPED PRIsoNERs--EMIGRAYTs
Special to the Star.
| INDIANAPOLIS, March 6.-General Ben
Harrison has been chosen as principal
speaker at the coming Hanover College en-.
tertainment, and Senator Pendleton, Of
Ohio, as alternate.
Ye Sing, the Chinaman who died here,
was member of the Second Presbyterian
Church Sunday-school His funeral took
place from that church yesterday after
noon, the remains being deposited in
Crown Hill Cemetery.
The Sheriff of Hamilton County was in
the city yesterday, and reported a Jail de-
livery in his county the night before Two
prisoners, all the establishment contained
escaped.
Yesterday noon two hundred and five
emigrants passed through this city over the