The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-11

GRANT.
Special to the Star.
COLUMBUS, Dec 1.-THE Lake Erie and
Bloomington and Muncie Railroad Com.
pany are consolidated under the name of
the Lake Erie and Western Railroad Com.
pany. '.a
Tie Middletown Gas-light and Coke
Company increase their capital from $25, 900
to $32, ,640 ,s-
The Cincinnati Star Base Ball Associa-
ton increase their capital $2250.
The Governor issued a pardon this morn
ing to Edward c. Siddons, sent to the peni-
tentiary from Brown County in 1878 for
three years. f.. |.. .....i,
The Governors Guard banquet, at the
City Hall tomorrow night in honor of Gen.
eral Grant promises to be grand affair.
The hall is handsomely decorated with
| flags, cedar and bunting. An Oriental pa
villon has been constructed on the side of
the hall for Grant and wife and party.
which is luxuriously furnished.
Tickets are sold at IS and decorating
seems to be in order here this morning, and
workmen can be seen on all sides tacking
up flags and stretching bunting from win
dow to window. The rotunda of
the State-house is ornamented in
handsome style. with battle-scarred
flags from the fag-room. One hour
before arrival Of Grant here tomorrow
it is pr posed to sound the fire alarm to
notify the people, and when the train which
bears him enters the city all steam
whistles and bells will be set going.
Louisville. , lt
FIVE CENTS LET DUGAN OUT.
Special to the Star. ge
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 11.-Adam Dngan, who
resides on Green street. committed suicide
yesterday by taking arsenic. Dugan is a
cigar-maker by trade, and. having failed in
business, he has been much depressed in
spirits lately. Tuesday night he went out
and bought five cents worth of the drug
and swallowed it. DR.. Miller held all in
quest and found verdict in accordance
with the above facts.
| st. Louis.
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| JESSE JAMES HEARD FROM.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. II. Judge James l..
Moody, once one Of the shining legal lights
OF ti,is city, and at one time warm per-
sonal friend OF General Grant, was taken to
the City Hospital yesterday, broken down
by poverty and intemperance. He will
probably not recover.
William Brown. while in half-drunken
sleep last night fell from third-story win
dow to the pavement, receiving fatal in
juries.
A private letter received in this city to-day
from Texas states that Jessie James was
seen on farm in that State well and alive,
showing no indication of bis having been
wounded. @
Indianapolis. sC
JUDGE EpERKINs-sTATE ATEeRANGE-swINE BREED
| ERs-FIRE.
Special to the Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 11.--Judge Perkins
was still alive at an early hour this MORN
ing, but he can not possibly last much
longer ........,.
The Indiana State Grange has been in
annual session at Masonic Hall for the past
two days, with Henly James, Grand Mas
ter, presiding. The proceedings have been
of a secret character.
The Swine Breeders Convention meets in
this city January 7th, 1880. '
A fire in Overs foundry late last night de-
stroyed $500 worth OF patterns.
| - 1890
That noy's Brain. 6F
JERSEY CIrY, N. j., Dec. 11.ALittlc John
McEvoy, aged fourteen, whose brain was
cut nearly into halves by circular saw at
Paterson, Monday last, is conscious, and
was resting easy last night. The cut was a
quarter of an inch in width, almost diyid-
ing into halves his skull aud brain. Part OF
the right nostril had been torn away and