The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-11
OUR SISTER CITIES.
The Doings OF the Day as Seen by Star
Special Reporters.
Philad elphia.

Court this morning by Judge Butler to ten
years Imprisonment and 5000 fine and
costs of the prosecution.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad was held this
morning. Report read and accepted. Pro-
ceedings lively, but harmonious.
Elias Phillips and Richard Thomas, at
Bethlehem Pennsylvania, were arrested for
swindling through the mails, and were held
in $1,000 each by United States Commits
sioner Bile this morning.
Chicago.
LARGE AND HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.
Special to the Star.
CHICAGO March 1.-THE Republican City
Convention to-day was large and harmoni-
Gus. A. NJ. Wright was nominated for
Mayor by accamation. 1t is probable that
the Democrats and Greenbackers will unite
in opposition to the Republicans.
Columbus.
THE ROUTE SIXTEEN BILI-LocN OPTION
MORE INVESTIGATION NEEDED.
Special to the Star.
COLUMBUS, o., March 11.-Kerper's Route
No. lG Bill passed the Senate to-day by a
unanimous vote.
The time of the House this morning was
taken up with the Quinby Local Option
Bill.
Many amendments are proposed, and
nearly every member of the House will
speak upon it. Though making gallant
fight, it will likely be defeated.
The Senate to-day received communica-
ton from the Trustees of Longview
Asylum, asking the Senate to investigate
that institution.
Baltimore.
HE pINED WITH LAFAYETTE-A BEGGING FRAUD.
| Special to the Star.
BALTIMORE, MD. March 11.-Justice B. O.
Hatchison, aged seventy-eight, died last
night. He dned with Lafayette when the
latter was in Baltimore.
converted Israe!ite named Geo. Ebert
| sixty-fiye years old, was arrested to-day fol
| obtaining goods under false pretenses. He
| said they were tor church OF which he
was the protege.
Pittsburg.
| BLOOD TELLS THE sToRY-HoW HICLEY AVOID
ED HIS SENTENCE.
Special to the Sta-.
| PITTsBURG, Pa. March l1.-An important
discovery was made to-day in the Hunter
murder case, blood being found on the
overcoat of Mclean, one of the prisoner!
who is supposed to have carried the boy.
dead body on his shoulder in bag to tn,
river.
Josiah Higley. of Little Cooley Clarion
County, killed last night by lightning, wa
recently convicted of adultery, and was t.
have been sentenced to-day.
Detroit.
| SALT KING RETIRES-MILL.-RAcEo ON A RAMPAGl
| HIGH TEST KICK, ETC.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, March Wellington p Burt
the Saginaw salt king. retires from business
to-day, selling his salt wells, mills, etc, tt
Jethro Mitchell, of Cincinnati, at higl
figures.
The mill-race at Ann Arbor broke awaj
last night, and washed out one hundred
feet of the Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroad.
A high. test oil ring is bull-dozng tn,
Legislature to-day to keep the high test up
The people kick for Michigan pays NOR
for kerosene than any other State
The Golden Eagle arrived at Sandusky
from Putin Bay, Lake Erie, to-day, thu
first boat of the season.
The Cleveland Greenbackers have split.
LOuisyille.
| MOUNTED POLICE-SAyAGE RoUsTA BoUT-BIt
cLIFTY sroRY-RUNAwAY MATCH, ETC.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, March 1.-THE mounted DO
lice of the southern beats entered upof
their duties yesterday.
Edgar Wyatt has secured a bondsman il
the sum of 81 900 for his appearance at tn,
next regular term of the Hart Circuit Cour
on the charge of having murdered Bucl
Phanz and has returned to this city.
James Sloane, roustabout on the steamer
Morning Star, charged with frightfully cut
ting companion on the boat, was arrested
yesterday and thrown in Jail.
The CourierJournal to-day classifies tn,
story of wealth discovered in "a Cumberland
County cave as another yarn manufacturer
by the Big Clfty man.
r. r. Beeler and Miss Maggie Cromwell
both of Bardstown, crossed the river like
streak of lightning yesterday, and wer,
! married in Jefferson. 1t was a runawa,
match.
The Hon. David R. Murray, with two @,
three friends, left for Leadville Colorado
yesterday He proposes to practice law
there.
| Brevet Major Charles T. Witherell, FRS
Lieutenant Nineteenth United States In
fantry, received a verdict yesterday in tn,
United States Circuit Court for So, 900, fol
injuries received in the accident at Ran
dolph Station September /, 1871.
indianapolis.
SPRING sToRMs-BCRGLARs-Ex SESSION.
SALE OF A RAILROAD, ETC.
| Special to the Star.
| INDIANAPOLIS, March live had hail
rain, wind and thunder and lightning las
night
DIR. w. c. Thompson yesterday removed
the right eye of Robert Mitchell, ESQ, O.
Princeton President of the State Board o
| Agriculture. The eye was injured sixteer
years ago.
The Insane Asylum investigation is grind
ing slowly.
Last night the police gathered in gang
of burglars at Ella Harter's ranch. They
gave the names of Tim Ryan Eugene
Wicklew, Sam. Kennedy and Joseph Simp-
son, and as they showed fight they were
promptly knocked down. Saturday night
these men burglarized four houses in town
The regular session of the Legislature ex
piring yesterday, Governor Williams i'm
mcdiately convened it in special session by
proclamation.
A sale of the Iafayntte Mnncin & Rlonr,