The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-03
Third Edition
OUR SISTER CITIES.
The Doings Of the Day as Seen by Star
Special Reporters.
Chicago.
PROUD OF THEIR NEW PRESS.

PROUD OF THEIR NEW PRESS.
Special TO the Star.
CHICAGO, March 3.-The Daily Telegraph
occupies its new four-story building to-day.
ITS new perfecting press is really revela-
ton in newspaper machinery invention.
1t prints and folds twenty-six thousand pa
pers all hour with ease and can be run
with perfect safety as high as thirty-four
thousand.
Baltimore.
Special to the Star.
THE ANCIENT MARINER AT AUCTION.
BALTIMORE. March 3.-The Mariner" an
old ferry y-boat, formerly well-known in
Washington and Philadelphia, and for
many years plying between Fells and Lo-
Gust Points in this city, was sold by an auc-
tioneer for $205 this morning.
Pittsburg.
gpecial to the Sur
NO CATTLE DISEASE AT Neutrality-suspicious.
IN CoUNcIL-sTRIKE OF GLASS MEN.
PITTsBURG, March 3.-An examination of
the cattle yards at East Liberty shows that
the cattle disease does not exist and has
not existed there.
qtrhe City Council are at deadlock Oh
the Appropriation Ordinance. The Com
mon Council, by refusing to agree to the
report of the Conferenc Committee, have
made themselves liable to contempt of
Court in refusing to obey the order of the
Supreme Court ordering them to pay the
bondholders.
The pressed glass workers. who have been
on a strike for several months, talk Of
starting cooperative works.
Detroit.
Special to the Star
THE FREE PRESS FLoPs.
DETROIT, March S-The Detroit Free Press the
Btae organ of tho Democracy, repudiated coal-
tion with the Greenbackers, the day after it took
place, but now fops to the support thereof and
hoists the coalition ticket.
The Bourbon element will probably start two
cent morning paper in opposition to it. The ex-
ctement runs high
indianapolis.
Special to the Star.
"BUcK' BOUNCED BY BoTrLE-AN ABSENT
AGENT-EMIGRANT NOTES.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 3-Isaac Swof1'ord,
better known AS "Buck" Swofford, the
man who was struck over the head
by bottle in the hand of Michael
Reibolt three weeks ago, died Saturday
morning.
The ScottSiddons party left the city for
South Bend last evening, where the lady
reoites tonight They missed their agent,
who had the tickets for the party. Diiigent
search was made for him everywhere, but
he was not found and unless he boarded
the wrong train his absence is a mystery.
During the last week all average of one
hundred emigrants per day have passed
through the city, over the Vandalia en-
route to Western points
Louisville.
Special to the Star.
AN INDIAN PEEACHER-PRIsoN BIRDs-FIREs
AND SHIPPERS.
LOUISVILLE, March "A student of the
louisville Theological Seminary named
James c. Colbert, who is full-blooded In.
dian of the Creek Nation, preached at the
Enon Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Ind,
on "Pcter's Deliverance from Prison."
The following prisoners, convicted in the
Jefferson Circuit Court, will be taken to
Frankfort to-day: Hugh Adams, grand lar
ceny, four years; James Taylor grand lar
ceny, four years; Ed. Clayter man
slaughter, five years; Ben Gravy. grand lar,
ceny, two years, and Zack. Freeman, arson,
two years.
Bob Scruggs, an employe of the Ohio
Falls Carworks, has skipped the town,
leaving several angry creditors to lament
bis sudden disappearance.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon fire
broke out in a straw-shed owned by "The
De.Pauw American Glass-works," in New
Albany. Loss, $500
Mrs Hurst, of Corydon, widow lady,
made raid on Apple:ate's saloon in New
Albany and smashed a lot of his bar fix.
lures. She accused Mr.. Applegate of sell.
Ing whisky to her son after she had forbid
den him to do So
Columbus.
Special to the Star.
FREIGHT MoSoPoLY-BENsoN's BILL-INCENDIAR r.
hSM-sK1PS AND ESCAPES.
COLUMBUS, o., March 8. The Committee
10 investigate the Standard Oil Compa
ny monopoly have agreed upon bill
Which is TO cut of discrimination in favor of mo
nOpoly, and protects smaller operators One pro
vision will be that no railroad can charge
greater rate tol single car than for greater
number.
Senator Benson this morning introduced bill
providing that any person guilty of raping cllt
or incest with his sister or daugher shall sutfe
death.
The time OF the House to-day was taken up ir
Committee of the Whole TO consider Hitchcock
bill 10 give the next Governor the casting vote i,
board Of directors OF all public nstutions.
The excitement caused by the ince diary at
empts of Saturday night sill prevails here, anC
I hotels and business houses are closely guarded
4 and the police force has been temporarily in
creased. anticipating another attempt to fir
4 the city. The stable of L. Hos
ter the brewer on Front street
4 was destroyed by fire at o'clock this morning
No proof is found against the persons arrested OF
3 Saturday night.
7 Sam. Dessun, late manager OF the u .heneun
fheatcr. suddenly skipped out of the Town yesteI
4 day.
4 Five. persons escaped from the Columbus Jai
\ yesterday.