The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-22
THE METROPOLIS.
Stuck-up Railroads.

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New YORK, Jan. 22-Work will begin i'm
mediately on another elevated railroad, the
| iron contract for which is the largest ever
made in this country. The two roads now
! in operation are great success, and do an
immense business, but the horse cars are
paying also. Many one-horse cars, how
ever have been substituted for the two
horse cars.
| Brooklyn will soon have one or two ele-
va ed roads, in which Boston and Philadel-
| phia capitalists are said to be largely inter
ested.
He is Rocked to Sleep.
| Alexander Ball, between whom and Flor
ence Perry, in 1865 and 1868, the author
ship of Rock Me to Sleep, Mother was
One Hundred for Roscoe.
Yesterday afternoon the colored men fred
one hundred guns in celebration of Senator
Conkling's reelection:
DIR. HallOck's Funeral.
| The funeral services over the body Of
DR.. Robt. Hallock, aged seventy-four, the
distinguished farmer, Quaker, mesmerist,
magnetic physician, homeopathist and
spiritualist, was performed yesterday under
the auspices of the First Society of Spiritu-
alists. The handsome drawing rooms were
crowded with venerable, long-haired men,
emotional and trance speakers, and in
spirational orators of both sexes. John
| Tyerman, converted clergyman of the
Church of England and resident of Au-
stralia, delivered the opening address. Miss
Nellie Brigham, aged thirty and genteel
looking, prayed and preached. The re-
mains were taken 10 Hudson for inter-
ment.
| PrecociOus Youngsters.
Freddie Bushnell, aged twelve, and Eddie
Bird, aged fourteen, had been reading dime
novels and have disappeared to become
heroes.
Charley Man, crippled boy, who was
sent to Newark Jail Friday by his own re-
quest, because he was friendless and had no
home, has been identified by Josiah Atkins
of this city, He strayed away from home
when he was four years old and has been
missing fourteen years.
Trying am Imcendiary.
District Attorney Rollins is trying in the
General Sessions man who he says was
one of the gang of three professional incen-
diaries hired by Joseph Levy to set fire to
the LudlOw-street tenement house.
Insurance Matters.
| Insurance rates in the dry goods district
are suffering since the recent fires The
insurance companies have lost in the first
three weeks of 1879 their whole premium
earnings in this city for 1878.
The Court of Appeals sustans the taxa
ton imposed by the New York Tax Com
missioners upon Fire Insurance Companies
in this city.
Pork and Lard Advancing.
| For the past ten days there was consider
able excitement on 'Change accompanied
by the heavy advance in.pork and lard. The
advance since the start on pork has been 50
to 81 25 per barrel. Lard from rs to 87H
cents per one hundred pounds.
A Busted Bear.
George Hincken, bear, failed. Liabili-
ties estimated $4,000.
Brooklyn Gases.
The deadly gases in some of Brooklyn's
best mansions, it is said, caused the death
of the millionaire, James. Rockwell.
The Old Guard.
New YORK, Jan. 22,-Great preparations
have been made for the civic and military
reception of the Ola Guard tomorrow even
ing highly successful affair. Many of
the best military organizations in the coun-
try will be represented, and a large number
have already arrived,
| Einner for Chotteau.
A complimentary dinner was given Leon
Chotteau last evening. Among the gentle
men present were VIM. Appleton, of this
city, and Nathan Appleton, of Boston
Chotteau proposed toast, ''rhe American
Press" He said that he, in conjunction
with Nathan Appleton, had spoken before
the bnards of trade in large number of
French towns and had been received most
cordially. He proposed to do the same in
the principal cities of this country. He
leaves in a few days for Washington.