The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-12
OUR SISTER CITIES.
The DOings Of the Day as Seen by Star
Special Reporters.
Detroit.

Detroit.
GIVES HIS CUEIosITIEs- CONVENTION FIZZLE--
MAX sTRAKosCH's MISERY.
Special to the Star
DETROIT, March 12.-Ricc A. Beal o
Ann Arbor to day formally offers the Uni
versty OF Michigan his hall interest in the
Bcal-Steere collection Of South American
curiosities.
The Vessel Owners Convention called
for Cleveland to-day fzzled. Buffalo and
Milwaukee did not join.
John Arouhalt, Of Marion, Ohio was shot
in bed and lis house burned. Members o
his own family are suspected.
Max StrakosclI's theatrical effects were
all seized At the suit OF Manager Davy to
day on claim of breach of contract
Columbus.
THE QIINBY LOCAL orTIoN-CETMINAL BAILIFE
BILL-AS TO EXECUTIONS.
Specials to the Star.
CoLrNnuS, O., March l2.-All day yester-
day and to-day tine Quinby Local Option
bill was being discussed in the House.
About twenty speeches have already been
made on it, and each statesman seems to
wish to place himself on record. The final
vote can not be reached before tomorrow.
The bill can not pass.
The committee to whom was referred the
Criminal Balitf Bill met last night and de-
termined TO recommend its passage.
In tho Senate the time was taken up in
discussing Benson'S bill TO provide that all
condemned prisoners shall be executed
within the walls OF the Penitentiary.
Baltimore.
KILLED \ WOMAN WITH A WAGON wnIP.
| Special to the star.
BALTIMORE, MD., March III. w. Lin
thicum, n farmer Of Frederick County, is
charged with killing a colored hired girl
with blow of wagon whip over the
head.
Pittsburg.
| Special to the Star.
REFUSING TO CoNSULT--TIIE ADVANCE IN IRON.
PITTSBuRG, Pa, March l2.-The Produ-
GERS Union, yesterday, refused, by vote of
G4 to 4, to appoint 4 committee to consult
with the Standard Oil Company relative to
differences.
Iron men here say the advance of five per
cent made yesterday in Philadelphia is
merely local, caused by heavy orders there
and does not affect the general market
They are Of the opinion that the advance
can not be maintained even in PhIladel-
phia. No action will be taken at present in
any event by the Western Iron Assvcia-
tion.
ThiCapO
LAST YEARS WHEAT UNFIT FOR SEED.
Special to the star.
CHICAGO, March l2.-Therc is no doubt
that last years No. heat, while all right
for milling purposes. is mostly unfit for
seed, the summers excessive heat having
killed its terminating power Farmers are
paying prices for hard seed wheat largely in
excess of tie regular market rate.
Louisville.
HOW \ MEXICAN HUNTS sNirE-K\TE CLAN
TONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THOMAS
HIGGINS, ETC.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, March 12-Mrs Sa,ie Ward
Armstrong and her son, John w. Hunt,
leave for New York on Thursday.
Yesterday morning William Williams, a
Mexican living on farm near Laval's dis
tilery. went out hunting snipe with Hous-
ton Van Meter. The hammer of Williams
gun caught in bush and was discharged
shooting Van Meter in the back. He died
in few hours.
Last night Miss Kate Claxtons satchel
was stolen from her dressing room at Ma
cauley's Theater while she was on the stage.
Ii contained a pair of gold rings worth $50,
gold pencil worth SIS and $40 in money.
The clothing Of Mr. Stevenson, her hus-
band, was also stolen, with pair of cuffs,
the buttons of which were valued at $50.
Yesterday afternoon two colored girls
found the dead body of Thomas Higgins
floating in Bear Grass Creek at the foot of
Hancock street. Wounds we're found upon
his head and it is evident that he was mur-
dered..
The John Porter's hands, twenty in numr
ber quit work last night on account of the
reduction of wages.
The motion for new trial for Webster
the ravisher, has been set for the 29th inst. |
Hop La, the Chinaman who assaulted |
Frank Manly, colored, Saturday night, was
Yesterday afternoon fined / cent and costs, |
to Sll %, in New Albany.
Indianapolis.
BLEW oUT THE GAS-MIsSING FROM HOME-
TICKET sCALrERs UNLAWFUL.
Special to the Star.
lNpIANAroLIs March 12.-An old lady |
from the country blew out the gas in her
room at the Occidental Hotel. When found |
she was unconscious. but she was soon re-
stored.
Mrs. Lewis r. Geisendorff, of No. GO |
Minerva street, left her home on Friday
last, since which time nothing has been
heard of her. She said her husband i'll
treated her.
The Governor yesterday issued commits
'ions to the various trustees and officers of
The three benevolent insttutions-the Fc-
male Reformatory, the Asylum for the Fee
Die Minded, the House of Refuge and the
State Normal School,
Judge How yesterday decided that the
sct making ticket-scalpers unlawful is con-
ititutional.