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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12
JESSE UNDERWOOD.
How the Armed Desperate Hunts Wild.
eats in the Mountains.
Special to the Star.

Special TO the Star.
MoUET STERLING, KY, Feb. IA gentle
man here who was securing through Carter
County met and interviewed the notorious
Jesse Underwood, who had just come in
from hunt, having killed seven foxes and
one wildcat Jesse goes about well armed
with two seven shooter navy revolvers in
his belt and an eightshot Spencer rife in
his hand.
At night he sleeps upstairs in his fathers
house, with the doors strongly barricaded,
and he has loop.holes commanding the
door, so that any attempt to capture him
would be desperately resis. ed. Since his
escape from the Bath County Jail last fall,
where he was held for killing Trombo, the
authorities have not thought proper to seek
for him in his mountain fastness. jesse
says if he is unmolested he intends to leave
the State next spring. Jesse's brother
George, who was shot through the abdo-
men when the militia went down to settle
the outlaws, is still confined to his bed, the
mere shadow of his former self
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peal the State inspection law and have the
grain grading done as formerly, by the
Board of Trade, on the ground that no city
but Chicago complies with it and the Office
is made political gift.
Agents here of Eastern railroads think
the present cut in passenger rates East
ought to be made permanent, so as break
up the scalpers' business by eliminating
margins.
The President of the Illinois Central de-
nies the report that his Company is to build
new depot.
Wisconsin, appropriated yesterday $50
for fish Matching.
Bishop Foley is dangerously i'll at his
residence, and no better at noon.
Schuyler Colfax is seriously i'll at his
home at South Bend, Ind.
Last night, at Springfield, ILL.,, DR.. Frank
Ryan, young dentist, shot his wife, from
whom he was separated some time, and
then himself. She may recover. He will
probably die. The tragedy causes much
sensation in the best society.
The quantity of grain now stored at the
elevators here is II, 248, ,54S bushels, besides
671, 710 bushels ahoat on vessels in the har
Dor. The quantity at this time last yeal
was only g. 3l19,076 bushels.
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BETRAYED AND MURDERED.
Eorrowful Fate Of Metropolitan Maids.

National Associated Press to the Star.
New York, Feb. ia woman named
Burger was arrested for causing the death
by malpractice OF Cora Sammis aged TWEEN
ty-three. Frank Cosgrove, of Brooklyn,
was arrested as accessory to the homicide of
another patient in the Woman's House,
who was hurriedly removed to an uptown
= ranch, where it was found Cora Sammis
will die This is the second girl the police
have found unattended and unprovided for
with food even.
Hattie Hutchinson and Jennie Daven-
port, both attractive young women, have
been missing some weeks. General alarms
have been sent ont.
Misses Sammis and Steele, the victims dis
covered at Mrs. Burgers last night, were
beautiful girls Miss Sammis' betrayer
was Frank Cosgrove, aged twenty-seven,
unmarried, and well-to-do. He is in great
trouble now. Miss Steele's betrayer is not
known vet
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Single Copy Two Cents. mo. 81.

brewer, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of his birthday on Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. J. Miles have just re-
turned from Troy, Ohio, where they have
been to attend the golden wedding OF the
Doctors father and mother.
Miss Julia Scannell held the lucky num-
Der that drew the handsome pair of slippers
rallied last evening for the benefit OF
Father Kennedy's Church, on Walnut
Hills.
The thirty-ffth anniversary of the birth
day of Mr.. F. Pullman. member of the
School Board from the Nineteenth Ward
was celebrated yesterday at the gentleman's
home. The Mozart Orchestra rendered Mr..
Pullman splendid serenade.
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Nabbing NewspaDers,

Private Officers Hurtig and Doran have
for some time been pestered with COM
plants by citizens living on Eighth street,
between Walnut and Vine, the complaint
being that for some time past all the news,
papers put under the doors of the houses
on the above named streets were stolen reg
ularly every day. The complaints were so
loud and frequent that Hurtig and Doran
determined to put stop to the same by
finding out who the criminal was.
Yesterday they told the carriers on that
street to mark all their papers To-day at
half past o'clock they watched for their
prey and soon lad came along scooping in
all the papers he could lay his hands on. The
officers pounced on the lad and took him
TO Ninth-street Station on a charge of lar,
ceny. The boy gave his name as Chas.
Scars and his residence as Gutter and George
streets.
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MURDEROUS MEYER
Cuts His Mistress, Throa,

About half past o'clock, last night, Mr..
Chas. Hayman, living at No. 297 West
Sixth street, near John, heard the sounds
of scuff1ing in the entry down stairs, and
thought the noise was made by some chill
dren. He went down and to his horror be-
held woman sitting in the hall in pool
of blood. Securing a lamp he asked what
was the matter when the woman replied
bv raising her head and showing him a
frightful cash in her throat. She could
only say that her husband" cut her, after
which her gashed larynx gaped so widely
that she could no longer articulate. Her
breathing was done through the opening in
the windpipe.
DR.. Freeman was called in and had the
woman conveyed to the Cincinnati Hospi-
tai.
Her name is Mollie Meyer, about twenty
eight years old, and has for some time been
living the life of harlot, her husband y
living on tie proceeds of her shame His
name is VIM. Meyer, who until recently
earned some money as hack and dray
driver. He has been in the Work-house
for larceny.
Never and his wife or mistress have been
living At No 200 Webb alley, and have con-
tinually been quarreling. The man seemed
to have been jealous of the woman, and
meeting her last night in front of No. 297
Sixth street, raised q quarrel with her aid
pushed her into the hall where a scuffie en-
sued, ending in his drawing knife and
cutting the woman's throat. The cash runs
from the left side of the throat obliaueiv
upwards TO the right. The knife pene.
trated the larynx, making a one-inch cut
in the windpipe and narrowly missing the
lingual artery.
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KENTUCK KNICKKNACKS.
Hither and Thither in the Common.
wealth.

Specials to the Star.
MAYsv1LLE, KY, Feb. 12-Lewis E.
Skeins, of Elliott County, whose arrest for
counterfeiting was noticed some days since,
was tried yesterday before Commissioner
Campbell, and committed to the Louisville
Jail
ASHLAND, Feb. 12-The trouble with the
coal-miners has been adjusted here and
they have gone to work. The iron mills
will resume in a few days.
EL1zABErHrowN, Feb. 12-Burglars en-
tered Judge A. H. ChurchilPs residence
Monday night, and succeeded in getting
away with a considerable amount of money
belonging to the Judge and about $50
from Miss Gather, who is visiting at his
house.
The crowd in attendance at the funeral
of Philip Arnold was the largest ever seen
in this place. Arnold left a fortune of
probably $30O,000.
MT. STERLING Feb. 1.-THE Council OF
Mt. Sterling contributes 500 to the monu-
ment of the murdered Town Marshal
Young, and private parties have contrib.
| uted 5000.
| FRANKFORT, Feb. 1.-THE residence oil
Abe Robbins, three miles east of here, waa
| totally destroyed by fire. No insurance.
| Defective fiue thu cause.
MADIsoNvILLE, Feb. 12-Monday night,
JOHNSON JUNCTION, Feb. r. - Monday
night very large tobacco barn near here
was fired by an incendiary, and with its
contents consisting of about ten thousand
pounds of tobacco, harness, &C., burned
to the ground. 1t belonged to Robert
Grimes.
in saloon here Ex-County Attorney R. B.
Arnold shot and wounded J. M. Cooley,
Jailer of this county, dangerously in the
hand. Some weeks since Cooley shot at
Arnold without hitting him.
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BUILDERS EXCHANGE.
Meeting of the Members To.ds

A general meeting of the members of the
Builders Exchange was held at II o'clock
to-day, and committee, consisting of
James Dale, S. 8. Snodgraas, f. P. Ransom
and Mr.. McHenry were appointed to draw
up protest to be sent to the Legislature
against the proposed repeal of the present
building law as applied to public building,
and TO propose an amendment 10 the law
whereby contractor will be required to
give security when they undertake a con-
tract.
The following nominations of officers for
the ensuing year were made:
President-James Dale.
Vice Presidents--S. L. Snodgrass and /.
B. H. Nolte.
Directors-W. H. Stewart, Geo. H. Tay-
lor, T. W. Luesey, W. A. Megrue, J. Parker
!. G. Harwood, Isaac Graveson, Henry
Berhens, l.. Schneider and Vim. Rockets.
Committee on Appeals-James Hunter,
James Pierson. A. w. Williamson, Thos
Gibson, James Rush, Jas. Foster R. B..
Moore and J. B. Steinkamp.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
THE EXTRA SESSION.

Special to the Star.
WASHINGTON, Feb 12.-There is much
talk to-day about the prospects for an extra
session. There is a greater difference OF
opinion than before the caucus. Those
who do not believe that there will be an ex-
ira session base their opinion on the ground
that the Republicans in the Senate will
yield to the repeal of the test oath, which
was once repealed, but was smuggled into
the statutes, and that the Democrats will
yield from their demand for the repeal OF
the Supervisor and Marshal law.
THE TELLER CoMMITTEB.
The Democrats on the Teller Committee
have go far been unable to get the majority
to agree to go into the investigation, as
ordered by Thurman's amendment to the
Blaine resolution, which would expose the
Radicals system of raising money for cam
paign purposes. The Republicans seem
anxious to let the Committee die.
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
The Potter Committee is to hear Wool
ley and Solomons, the latter the man who
had South Carolinas vote for sale. 1t is
expected to close this week and prepare
reports to be submitted before Congress
adjourns.
The Baltimore Delegation.
The delegation frcm the Baltimore Board
of Trade this morning had hearing before
the Senate Post-office Committee in opposi
ton to the Brazilian subsidy.
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LATEST LOCAL.

THE members of the Cincinnati Bar will
meet next Saturday to take action on the
death of Judge Satin.
JOHN MCDERMoTT was fined $40 and costs
by Squire Harmeyer to-day for driving
horses with sore backs.
CHIEF OF POLICE Wappenstein has given
instructions to the police 10 pull in all boys
found flying kites on the street.
THE Commissioners of Clermont County
are in the city to-day to hold joint session
with our Board of County Commissioners.
A CASE of shoes belonging to VIM. Run
kle, merchant on West Sixth street, was
stolen from wagon as it was standing in
front of his store to-day.
JUDGE MATsoN has reported and paid into
the County Treasury to the credit of the
Fee Fund the sum OF $4 100 A for the quar-
ter ending February Sth, 1879.
Col. Rowland, formerly member of the
police force, died this MORNING suddenly in
the Waggoner Building, No. 10 West Sixth
street. The Coroner was notified
LOUISA SHAFER has up to this time not
yet made up her mind to marry her alleged
seducer, Charles A. Menge, and the latter
consequently still remains in Jail on the
charge of bastardy.
ANNETTA HENDRICKS, fifty-one years of
age, residing at 164 Eastern avenue, was
locked up at the Ninth-street Station last
night on the charge of lunacy, and was sent
| to the Probate Court this morning for ex-
animation.
JAMES DEPUGH, of 13 East Sixth street;
Earny Williams, of 34S Main street, and
Mart. Ryan, of 48 Freeman avenue, after
| spending the night at ball were arrested
on the street on the charge of disorderly
conduct and assaulting man named Mi
chael Boden.
A STRANGER this morning hired horse
and buggy from D. Schraffenberger, No. 54e
Elm street, for the professed purpose OF rid
ing out to Cumminsville but as soon as he
had gone the owner learned that he intend
ed to steal the rig. He immedia' ely fol
lowed up the man, but lost sight of him the
other side of Cumminsville.
THE Ohio Fire Underwriters Association
A. ]. Walters, of Cleveland, President, met
at the Hotel Emery this morning for the
purpose of holding their annual meeting
The President delivered his annual address
and appointed a committee to nominate Of
fcers for the ensuing year, after which the
meeting adjourned to meet at o'clock
when the bill which is now before the Legis
lature, requiring Insurance Companies tc
pay the full policy for which property is in
sured whether it is worth it or not, will bt
discussed.
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shadows of Coming Events.

The Queen City Club gives a reception
this evening.
publican Club will be held at the Grand
Hotel this evening.
The monthly business meeting of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union will
be held Thursday at p. M, at 200 Vine
street.
The Brilliants will give their second as
sembly on Ash Wednesday eve, Tuesday,
February 25th, at Washington Platform.
A good time may be anticipated.
A meeting of the ladies who will actively
participate in the Childrens Home Fair
will be held at the Home tomorrow at 3
o'clock p m. The Commit ee of Managers
will submit plan of organization and
operatiOnS.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12
Hoard Of Public WorKs.

The Board met in regular session, all the
members present and President Bell in the
chair.
A petition, signed by large number of
property-holders on Sixth street, between
Broadway and Lock street, protesting
against the proposed repairing of the street,
was referred to the Committee on Grades
and Improvements.
An ordinance was adopted to establish
the grade of Willow street, Walnut Hills.
The Engineer was instructed to withdraw
the ordinance from Council in reference to
the assessment of Grand avenue, and to in
troduce an amended ordinance by which
the city will pay large portion of the ex-
pnDSac
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Commissioners, Proceedings.

A joint meeting of the Commissioners Of
Hamilton and Clermont Counties was held
this afternoon, Messrs Reardon, Zumsteini
Rybolt, Christy and Hodge being in attend
ance.
The specifications for the heavy stone
masonry on the abutments of the bridge
across the Little Miami River at Reming-
ton, O., were submitted.
Mr.. Ry bolt moved that the abutments be
built according to the suggestions of Mr..
Jewett, the Engineer. The motion was
lost.
A motion by Mr.. Hodge to purchase two
lamps for the bridge over the Miami at
Milford was adopted.
The clerk was notified to inform Mr..
Davis to proceed with the work of building
the abutments of the bridge over the
Little Miami River at MEANWHILE. The
Commissioners then adjourned to meet at
Milford at the call of the President.
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On sChalEe.

The financial plan for the erection of a
new Chamber of Commerce, as reported by
the Special Committee and Board of Off
GERS, was brought up on Change to-day. A
motion 10 adopt the plan as whole was
first voted down, after which motion was
made by Mr.. Brown to recommit the plan
to the Committee with instructions to re-
port plan by which each member would
have the same number of votes. After q
few remarks the motion was carried.
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The Courts.
SUPERIOR.

~ ~ L,
=. y. jacobs against tne asslgnees OF Aoae
d Co. This case, submitted to Judge Force
on an agreed statement of facts, was decided
in favor of plaintiff
Tu Mncowon g. 10 oooi,st Tboo
MccowanS % On a cross 9etition Of tho
datonaonts vostordav Tndao fEc, fForoo a1IounS
- rastra;ning ordor - cont?nro for ton daUs
aao;nat thn S5,o;nt;ffs enioinino tbe,n frn,a
seiiin" %e' Inn r1mnS p nnJer tha name Of .rTha
RnnLevn Pnmn and from des;gnatinc tho
,,',rn: tbau 49,, por,,fao otnra hU 9hat non,a ~
rho i iniunct,on bond was fiYe1 at $500
-'S ''' ""; T
oo"MoN rhhAs.
Before Judge Moore e. y. Muscroft
against W III. hunllnaH. An actioh brought
ny physioia W leIoFel oili VI Soc loi
SERVICES Iil astei9iiii 'ne son " 'ne ueieiluf
am q uoy WIZ hao fecei'eo fracture Vi
she etooM ia loo': u ~ ,,x.
DeienuanS cialn'eo san e tla' ~, MuscroiI u
agreed 10 take S49 IN iull sa'lSlaction lor
ms services ana 'nat 20 haa aireaay @ neen
pald' Jungneiln m lor the II pialh'lH lor sZo.
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CHICAGO CURRENCY.

Hold Rurgiary-TIIncss of Bishop
Foley amt schuyler COl:ax-Raii.
r00ds amd Graim-A DeViiish Dent.
list.
Special to the Star
Chicago, Feb. l2.--The store of r. New
hall, on South Water stree, in the heart Of
the city, was entered by burglars last night,
the safe rolled from the Office 10 a hand
elevator and lowered to the basement, the
door blown Of, aud $50 in cash and num-
Der Of unconvertble checks laken.
The Illinois Legislature has bill to rs-
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the United States Marsha's office, in the
Custom-house.
Yesterday the Government dredge-boat at
work on the canal brought up the body of
Park Mayhall, who disappeared at the same
tine with jeff. Brown. 1t is now thought
that both Brown and Mayhall were the vic
Tins of foul play.
1t is thought that G. G. Graves, a we'll
known grocer's clerk here, has too many
wives.
Thomas Miller and VIM. Lewis are being
tried for rape in the Criminal Court.
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THE YELLOW FEVER.
Unpleasant RumOrs From the
South.
Epecial to the Star.

Special to the Star
CHICAGO, Feb. IA st. Louis special
nays s. r. Huyett a New York traveller,
just from Southern tour, reports the yell
low fever at New Orleans and Vicksburg.
He doesn't think the disease was killed by
the cold.
NEW York, Feb. ia st. Louis
special says the yellow fever is still
existing in New Orleans and Vicks-
burg, and there have been several deaths
from it in each place within the past few
weeks The disease comes from removing
last summers victims. 1t is stated that
Bome of the merchants in the South are
making no preparations for the spring
trade, fearing another visitation of the
fever.
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Mr.. Geo. II. Proctor and wife, OF Cincin-
natl. are at Paris.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Cory is rapidly recovering
from his recent severe attack OF sickness.
Mr. ]. B. Foley, General Agent for the
Columbus & Toledo Railroad, is in the CITY,
Henry Flick, who has attained considera-
BILE fame as steeple climber, is in the CITY,
Mr.. w. w. Durand, General Agent for
Forepaugh's Circus and Menagcrie, is at
the Gibson House.
MI. John Kaufman, the Vine-street
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Fourth Edition
THE LATEST.


National Associated Press to the Star.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 12.-The epidemic
has entirely disappeared from Astrachan.
No cases for several days.
SARATOGA, Feb 12-The bondsmen of
James H. Wright, the defaulting County
Treasurer, have paid over $24,00O to make
good all deficiencies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE President
has nominated VIM. Butler United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania, vice Cadwallader, deceased.
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE German Reichstag
was to-day opened by Emperor William in
person. In his speech from the throne he
said he thanked the members for assisting
in a suppression of the Socialists agitation.
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DETROIT DOINGS.

Chandler and Bagley Both COnfi-
deMt-Daring Attempt at Incen.
diarism.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, MICH, Feb. 12-There is no
change in the Senatorial situation to-day.
Chandler is confident and Bagley equally
so.
ardsons match factory and a neighboring
foundry last night. 1t is believed that an
organized gang is trying TO clean out the
Michigan Central Depot and adjacent prop
erty
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TO-DAY IN CONGRESS-.
National Associated Press to the Star.
HOUSE.
HOUSE..

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Mr. Whitthorne,
of Tennessee, presented the conference re-
port on the bill to abolish the volunteer
navy of the United States, which was
agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, gave notice that
he would ask the House to consider the
Census Bill as soon as the present appro-
priation bill was disposed of. The House
then, on motion of Mr.. Atkins, of Tennes-
see, went into Committee of the Whole
upon the Legislative Appropriation Bill,
Mr.. Blackburn in the chair. Mr.. Whit
thorne of Tennessee, offered an amend
ment, which was agreed to, appropriating
81, 500 for making complete index of the
reports of the Committee of the House,
giving the names and subject matter Of
such reports
Mr.. Atkins moved to amend the para
graph under the head of "Secretary's Office
Treasury Department" by providing for
one Chief of Division of Customs, at a sal
ary of $3.50; by reducing the number of
Chiefs of the Division from seven to six,
and by providing for twenty female clerks
instead of fifteen as recommended by the
Committee. The amendment was adopted
SENATE.
On recommendation of the Committee on
Indian Affairs, the Senate has appointed a
Select Committee, to sit during the recess,
to inves; igale the treatment and escape
from Fort Robinson, and the subsequent
slaughter of the Northern Cheyenne In
dians.
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CONSOLIDATED.
Important Railroad Transaction To day,

National Associated Press to the Star.
Western people have accepted President
Jewett's propositions, which are that Erie
will guarantee the interest on $1,000, 900 in
bonds, and will divide the earnings of the
Atlantic & Great Western, whatever they
may be.
On the strength of this announcement A.
& G. w. bonds have advanced to 3SH.
This gives the Erie Road perfect connec-
tion to Chicago, either by the B. 4 O. R. R.
or the Piltsburg 4 Ft. Wayne, and South
western connection with the c., c., c. & l.
and the Wabash Railways.