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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-20
Fourth Edition
THE LATEST.
Gas Explosion in Boston.
Furious Fires in Philadelphia
and Omaha.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star
BosroN, Jan. 20.-An explosion of gas
occurred in the basement of Weeks q Tot
ter's wholesale drug store, on Washington
street, this morning Two men were slight
ly injured, and property to The amount of
$25O,0OO destroyed. A portion of the side
walk in front of the store was blown into
the street.
PHILADELPHIA, JAN 20.-One of the larg-
est downtown fires for long time past
broke out at twenty minutes past O'Clock
this morning in John Brown & Sons four
story cotton and WOODEN mill at Eighth and
Tasker streets, and it was almost entirely
destroyed. The loss it is estimated, will
not fall short of 100000 which is covered
by insurance.
OMAHA, NEB., Jan. 20-The Occident
Hotel, formerly the City Hotel, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday, with three frame
buildings adjoining. The hotel was large
frame building and cost $4,000. The build
ing was not insured; furniture insured for
$1,000. The hotel was not occupied.
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A Rowing Lawyer.

Last Saturday night it was discovered
that Mr.. Frank L. Bixby, a member of the
law firm of Rocker Bixby & Norton was
missing from his place of business, in In
dianapolis.
! He had confeaato this city about week
ago, and had with him about 5000. His
headquarters were at the Gibson House.
He informed the Clerk that he was on his
way to Springfield, o.
It is stated that about two months ago his
name was associated with that of the hand
some wife of prominent merchant of
South Meridian street, and it is thought
that this las something to do with the sud
den departure.
Mr.. Norton came down here yesterday,
and, on inquiry at the Gibson House, found
that BiXby had registered and that he had
no trunk with him. He had gone a few
days after his arrival and forgot to pay his
board bill.
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Assignments. A

A deed of assignment, executed by VIII
liam Dunn and Richard Witt, partners as
Dunn & Witt proprietors of the Eagle Gal-
vanized Iron Cornice Works, No. IA West
Third street, to Hugh Campbell and Michael
Clements for benefit of creditors, was filed
in the Probate Court. The property as
signed consists of leasehold estate on Third
street; also book accounts and all othey
personal property.
William Dunn also made a separate az
sisnment for benefit of his creditors 10
Hugh Campbell, of a leasehold on Third
street; also five pieces Of property on Court
street, and lots on Broadway Gilmore, Pop
lar, Stone and Ramsey streets. The amount
of the assignee's bond is not yet fixed.
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into contract with him-another illus
tration of how the gentleman in red tights
can WELD a man when he has a clutch on
his coat collar, and dominion over his
brain.
Rev. Jos. Odell, Methodist yesterday
turning his attentian to affairs of the day,
said: II have been led to ask whether we
still have any appreciation for true virtue.
A woman, gaudily painted, exposing her
person to the gaze of the multitude, walks
day and night for wager amid plaudits
and showers of bouquets A fireman, in
the discharge of his perilous duty, dies in
an oven of hot brick. You can't paint the
fireman, for he is patriotic; the woman an
industrious poltroon, and vulgar and inn
modest at the best Within the last two
weeks" he continued, "a man walked from
Omaha to New York, cheered only by his
love for home. No bouquets, no applause,
for him."
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Saturday, when she again started. Found
ice heavy. Arrived at Madison, discharged
some freight and came on up to
yesterday and left at daylight. After
Leaving Vevay she met heavy ice and at
Markland she met the North Bend gorge,
and raft of logs and great many empty
barges.
Captain 0. P. Shinkle and the crew of the
Golden Rule deserve great credit for the way
in which they managed he whole affair, and
say the grandeur of their trip through the
heavy masses of surging ice can better be
imagined than described The natives
along the Lower Ohio River duly appre-
ciated the efforts of Captain Shinkle 10
hurry his cargo through, and have dubbed
the Golden Rule 1.-The Ohio River Ice
King"
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Inspecting Fortifications.
Stuck ON the Shoals.
MINISTERIAL MATTERS,
Talmage's Talk-EuMiS Titus, Horse
Trade Bob hngersOll and the
NeViI. Etc.

TIA Images Tail-TuMiS Titus Horse
Trade - Bob hngersOl and the
Devil, Etc.
National Associated Press to the Star
BROOKLYN, Jan. 20.--Talmages defense of
what is called sensaionalism is somewhat
ingenious. PAUL." he declared, twas the
first great sensational preacher. He upset
everything and made row everywhere he
Went" Talnage declared that pulpit SEN
sationalism is bet ter than stupidity.
Rev. Tuns Titus Kendrick, the Method
ist who was once the occasion of q Church
trial in Williamsburg, has been arrested on
the charge of obtaining a trotting mare on
false pretenses.
New York, Jan. 20.--The Sun of this
morning says what would the grandfathers
and grandmothers of the present generation
of Methodists have thought and said OF
love feast without bread and water? Yet
such love feast was held in church in
this city, and after the grandfathers and
grandmothers aforesaid had been present
to listen to the experiences and lnsty sing
ing they would probably have been con-
vinced that the modification of the old
Methodist usages have not extinguished the
old Methodist fire in the mouths of their
descendants.
During lecture in a Methodist church
last evening, Miss Irving Wilson said: Col.
Robert lngersoll is no puny, struggling
weed i'll the current against Christianity,
according % her idea, but hardy plant
The DeyiKs not the biggest fool alive. In
view of what Ingersoll breaches, Satan was
extraordinarily level-headed, in entering
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Next Saturday evening meeting will be
held in Turner Hall and debate INDUCED in
on '"rhe Social Question"
Prof. Adler will lecture at Pixies Opera
house on the evenings of the 2Sth and 3lst
instants, on "The Rising Religion"
James G. Stowe, of Fulton Lodge, No.
liz, I. o. o. f., will lecture on Physiogno-
my in Vulcan Lodge Hall this evening
The first of series of lectures on the
History of Music" to be delivered by
Prof. Krehbiel, OF the College, will take
place at - o'clock Tuesday, 2lst inst
On Wednesday evening next a lecture
will be delivered by the Hon. Charles w.
Baker, under the auspices of the Demo-
cratic Club of Hamilton County, at Robin
sons Opera-house. Subject: THE Political
Fortunes Of Young Menu
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SLAYING STUDENTS
Princeton College Boys on q
Lark.
Special to the Star.

Special to the Star.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 2O.-The polished
surface of the snow was too alluring
temptation for the college students at
Prince on, so Saturday evening they raided
the livery stables in force and engaged all
the cutters that could be secured. Swiftly
they sped over the crisp and CLASSY roads,
twenty-four of the merry party, gliding
across the country to Trenton. By the
time they reached that place the exuber
ance of their spirits could not be confined
and they aroused the denizens of the staid
old capital city from their midnight slum-
bers with yells and roaring melodies which
had never been cleaned from the classical
volumes of Princeton College They con-
tinued their uproarious carnival until the
police finally scooped down upon them, and
four and twenty scholarly students found
themselves under arrest for disorderly con-
duct. The affair crea ed much amusement
and some chagrin in Trenton yesterday, but
the frolicsome youths were finally per-
mitted to return to their books at Princeton
OH the payment of fine of 50 80 each.
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OLD KENTUCK.
Items Of Interest from the Interior.

Specials to the Star.
PRINcETowN, Jan. 2O-Candidates have
assembled here in force for the Convention
to-day. The following are already here:
Gov. Underwood, Jas. L. Cantrell, p. w.
Hardin, Thos. E. Moss, Col. Edgar, II. A.
M. Henderson, Col. Zach Smith, Fayette
Wilson, Thomas D. Marcum and O. D. Nc
Manama.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 20-Gov. McCreary has
appointed Hon. Eugene Underwood, ST., of
Louisville; Hon. J. NJ. Bigger, of paducah,
and Hon. Robert w. Wilson, of Newport,
to represent Kentucky in the Board whose
duty it is to inquire into the steps neces-
sary to be taken in order to improve the
banks of the Mississippi River and prevent
its oyerfiowing, and to promote the COM
merce of the Mississippi Valley.
NICHoLAsyILLE, Jan. 20.-Henry Metcalf,
aged eighty, a widely known and highly re-
spected citizen, died last night of apo
plexy.
MUNFoRDvILLE, Jan. 20.-The examin-
ing trial of Edgar Wyatt for the killing of
VIM. Pfanz, at Horse Cave, came to close
here Saturday night, and resulted in the
holding him over in a bond of $500.
LANCASTER, Jan. 20.-John Y. Leavett a
leading farmer and stock trader of the
county has made an assignment. Liabili-
ties $4,000; assets estimated at $4,000.
ELnABErHrowN, Jan. 2O.-Captain VIM.
M. Adair, United States Deputy Marshal,
and Revenue Agent B. F. Clark, with
Special Bailiffs Charles Mobley, Edmonson
and others, have just returned from raid
in the lower end of this county and edge of
Grayson, having been out thirty hours and
bringing in seven moonshiners. The pris-
oners are James, John, Jerry and Joseph
Johnson. James and Green Ferrell, and
Mace Howell, all captured in Level Woods
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OHIO RIVER ICE KING.
Arrival of the Steamer Golden Rule
An Account of s2er Trip Through

aAkS aCCs
The steamer Golden Rule, Capt 0. P.
Shinkle, arrived last night at o clock from
New Orleans, after making a memorable
voyage She was just forty-three days out
from this city to New Orleans and return.
She left here December 7th and arrived at
New Orleans in due time, and after dis
charging her cargo, received a load and left
there Saturday, December DIST.
She encountered stormy weather the fol-
lowing week and met mea9er ice sixty miles
below Cairo, but by the time she reached
Cairo she found navigation difficult. The
ice in the Ohio River being two inches thick
and in very large cakes. She transferred a
great many of her passengers to the cars,
not deeming it wise to carry them under
the circumstances.
She. arrived at Cairo Saturday noon, one
week out from New Orleans, and came on
up to Paducah, arriving there at $50
O'clock Saiurday night, and remained there
until 8 O'Clock Sunday morning, when she
left for this city The ice in the Ohio River
at this point was not very heavy but slushy
owing to the mild weather. She came on
up to Irish Jimmies and laid there until
Monday morning.
After two hours hard labor and by max
ing desperate efforts, she succeeded in
working through a gorge at Irish Jimmies
and arrived at Evansville before day Tues
day morning. She left there shortly after
daylight and came on up to Wolf Creek,
where she was again detained three hours
working through the ice.
From Wolf Creek t, New Albany she
found the ice mushy, and the river COM
passsiSely clear, with navigation fair She
arrived at New Albany at half past 6
Wednesday evening, and came on up
through the canal TO the foot of Fifth
street, Louisville, where she arrived
at an early hour Thursday morning, Jan.
I'd. She laid up at Louisville. and dis
charged her crew, the ice above being
heavy and navigation impossible.
The Golden Rule left Louisville Friday
and laid up at the Louisville Water-works
Friday evening. Lefl Water works at noon
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PITTSBURG PICKINGS.
Serious ExPlOsiOu-The Ice-Navi
CATION.

SeElOuS FIX XplOShOu-ahe 1Ce-N3Vls
CATION.
Special to the Star
PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 20.-The vat in
Maginn's candy factory, on Liberty street,
exploded this morning, seriously scalding
three workmen-Jas. Maginn, Michael
Hook and Fred. Walbath. None fatally.
The Monongahela ice which broke Satur-
day passed the city yesterday.
The amount of property destroyed is re-
markably small. The largest loss was the
coalboat Dauntless, owned in Brownsville; :;
loss $4,000. Loss in Tipples not heavy
and the impression prevails to-day that nav
igation will close again before next spring
National Associgte ted Press to the Star.
Death of JncOby-Murphy Matters
Affairs at Harrisburg.
PrTTsBURG, Jan. 20.--C. r. Jacoby, who
was shot early Thursday morning in mys-
terious manner while walking on the street
with his wife, died yesterday. He made an
ante-mortem statement, declaring Frank
Small. a former lover of his wife, guilty of
the murder. Small was with her the night
before He is under arrest.
Francis Murphy lectured here last
night.
Extensive preparations have been made
for the Inauguration of Governor Hoyt to.
morrow at Harrisburg.
A United States Senator to succeed Don
Cameron also will be elected tomorrow.
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LATEST LOCAL.

THE wills of P. Guiterman and Conrad
Boan were offered for probate, but the wit
neSses have not yet been examined.
THERE are three hundred and sixty-nine
patients at the City Hospial-a decrease of
four during the past week.
THE fire which was signaled from Box 2G
at 6:15 o'clock this morning was in small
shoe shop in the basement of the old bank
building corner Of Third and Main streets.
Loss trilling.
THE wife of Samuel Barrack, the Vine
street merchant, who lives at l42L5 Mound,
to whom he has been married about year,
swure ont warrant to-day for her hus-
bands arrest, charging him with abusing
his family.
ARoUr fifteen minutes of o'clock this
morning an alarm of fire was sounded from
Box No. q. The fire was in w. p Sterns
shoe-shop, northwest corner of Third and
Main streets. 4 small lot of leather was
destroyed. Loss about $50.
WM GERKEN, clerk at the policy shop,
No. 30 Broadway, was arrested 10 day at the
instance of Joseph Baker, on the charge of
promoting a scheme of chance. Baker
claims to have been swindled at that place
during game last Saturday night.
RESOLUTIONS Of incorporation of the
First Free Methodist Home Missionary
Society Of Cincinnati were left for record
to-day. The following gentlemen have
been elected Trustees during the pleasure
of said Society: John Northwood, VIM.
Anderson and d. NJ. Bye.
AN application was made before Judge
Moore, in the Court of Common Pleas, by
Peler Eichels against August Greiff Of
Greiffs Opera-house, TO appoint receiver
and for the setting aside partnership in
Greitfs Opera-house, on Vine street. The
case has been partly heard.
THE A. P. A. Mannerchor elected the
following officers last night: President,
George Ohlwein; Vice President, H. Blech-
smidt; Secretaries, w. Lutherbein and L.
Keyser; Treasurer, c. T. Hacke; Librarians
Christ. Becker and F. Bockel; Trustees, w.
Roch, H. L. Tiecke and r. Oberding.
AT the trial of Miss Lucy Skinner Vance,
who is charged by Mr.. David A. Murphy
with forging the contract which she gave
him as collateral for 500 in money which he
had loaned her, t he prisoner, through her at
torney, Alexander Long waived an exami-
nation and will 60 before the Grand Jury.
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Supposed InGanticide.

A newly-born male infant was found early
yesterday morning by a coachman named
John Tole, in the rear of No. 73 Pike street
The boy, who weighed about twelve pounds
and had red hair, was wrapped up lying in
basket and was dead when found.
The body was covered with blood. and il
looked as if the babe had been murdered
after its birth. The case was reported to
the Hammond-street Station and the body
removed to Habig's Morgue. The Coroner
was then Notified, and ordered DR. j. Trush
Of 1852 Broadway, to make a post mortenl
examination. An inquest will be held this
evening.
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Chicago CflirPs.

SItUlHI 70 lHV SUIT.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-The Mamie Stevens murder
case comes up Tor trial Friday.
French woman Msdemoiseile La Chapelle,
has rented the Folly Theater for two months ior a
walking match, the duplicate of Madame Ander-
sens tramp of twentyScven hundred q after
miles in twenty-seven hundred quarter h urs.
She gels 81, 900 if she wins. The walk begins Sat
urday night.
There will be no bolt caucus nomination in the
Illinois Legislature. The sOreheads must submit
Logan Will get the election tomorrow.
J hn Edwards, a farmer and dashng widow
from Saratoga, New YORK, have eloped from Shah
bona, Ill. Edwards leaves a large family.
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TO-DAY IN CONGRESS.
National Associated Press to the Star.
HOUSE

National Associated Press to the Star.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The States were
called for bills and resolutions, and the fol-
lowing, among others, were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts-To reg
ulate and define the rank of the staff of the
Marine Corps.
By Mr.. Willis, of New York-Joint reso-
lutions to authorize Commodore w. A.
Nichols, United States Army, to accept a
medal from the King of Spain.
BY Mr.. Cox. of New York-To set apart a
portion of Bledsoe's Island for the use of
the Marine Hospital service.
By Mr.. Starin, of New York-Resolutions
of the New York Legislature protesting
against the passage of the Army Reofgan-
iZation Bill.
By Mr.. Mackey, of Pennsylvania, to au-
thorize Commission for a scientific eXplo-
ration of Northern Mexico.
By Mr.. Wright. of Pennsylvania, to pre-
vent adulteration of articles of food and
drink
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I'm AsrieI.
National Associated Pr

National Associated Press to the Star.
GALvA, ILL, Jan. 20.--A fire yesterday destroyed
Odd-fellows' Hall and the Journal office.
RICHMOND, IND, JAN 2O-Cold and showing.
Ex- Mayor James NJ. Poe died suddenly yester-
day.
MT. VERNON, ILL.,, Jan. 2O-In row at dance
at Rome Saturday night George w. Hays fatally
stabbed Hiram Tenford.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Jan. 20.-The jury in the
Wes murder case has returned q verdict OF guilty,
the sentence being Imprisonment for life.
Mt. VERNON, ILL., Jan. 20.-Two boys named
Moore and White fought at school fourteen
miles from here, cutting each other fatally.
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THE METROPOLIS.
Failure in UDDerS.


National Associated Press to the Star.
New York, Jan. 20.-The failure is an
nounced of G. Godfrey & Sons, manufac-
turers of boot and shoe uppers, &c. Liabil-
tiles are estimated at upward of 800, 600.
Assets small.
Number Twenty-eight.
The New York Life-saving Corps saved
another life last night, making the twenty
sighth.
Loss by the Great Fire.
The loss by the great fire on Worth street
is now put at 81 663, 900. Insurance 50, 639,
500, distributed among large number of
companies, of which foreign ones suffer
most severely.
NHidwimtcr Delights.
The ice bound lakes and snow-covered
avenues, streets and drives of this vicinity
were yesterday alive with skaters and merry
Bleighing parties. Altogether it was one of
the most enjoyable winter days expert
enced in years.
Effects of fSunday-schoOl Literature
New York, Jan. cot appears that the
missing fair-haired girl, Elizabeth King
aged eighteen, of Brooklyn, was fascinated
with Nine. Anderson, and wanted to be-
come her maid. She had read number of
trashy novels obtained from Sunday
Bchool library. During the last week of
Nine. Anderson, Miss King went Satur-
day afternoon and remained till Sunday
morning. Monday she was absent-minded
and petulant. In the afternoon she disap-
peared and has not been found since. She
was an orphan and stopped with her aunt.
DOGging the sunday Law.
Sunday amusemen's are increasing, and
now a boat is being fitted up for floating
theater, the chief reliance of which. for
profit, will be the safe evasion of the Sun
day law. The plan is to give a variety show
OF the common sort during the hot months,
when the city theaters are uncomfortable.
Performances will be given every evening.
and possibly on afternoons, but it is calcu-
lated that Sundays, when the law forbids
the opening of shows in the city, an espe-
eia'ly remdnerative business will be done.
Death of Sheriff Brennan.
1t is reported that Sheriff Brennan died
to-day.
Y. M. c. A. Matters.
The Executive Committee of the Y. M.
G. A. of the United States and British Prov
inces has just agreed to call the next bien-
nial Convention TO meet at Baltimore May
21st. The one hundred and twenty-five
General Secretaries of more than eight hun
dred Associations hold meetings at the
same place, May 10Th to 21st The Execu-
tive Committee state the occasion will be
ono of marked interest, as reports will be
presented of the progress made in The South
and West during the last two years, and of
the work done among SU0, 900 railroad men,
10000 college students, and 500, 900 German
youths.
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Snow Slides in Utah.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to The Star
SALT LAKE Jan. 20.-A heavy snow storm
prevailed here Friday and Saturday, and
snow slides were frequent. In Big Cotton
wood there were thirteen slides in distance
of three miles, completely blockadng the
road to the mines A mail carrier with five
men was four hours in crossing the Slides
1t is rumored that five men were buried in
cabin in North Mill Creek canyon. The
roads will be blockadea for ten days.
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board of PwbIic Works.

The Board met in regular session. all the
members present and President Bell in the
chair.
Bills and pay-rolls amounting to 81 ,55s SO
were ordered paid.
A resolution to improve Purcell avenue
from Warsaw Pike TO Glenway avenue was
adopted.
The contract for improving Thomas street
was awarded 10 Benz. Barton.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
Arrest of Officials.

National Associated Press to the Star.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 20.-Information has
been received at the Department of JUS
lice of the arrest, by State or municipal au-
thority, in Alabama, of United States At
torney Mayer and United States Marshal
Turner, the latter being now in Jail and the
former having been released on writ of
habeas corpus issued by United States Dis
trict Judge Bruce.
Cincinnati CustOm- house.
The Cincinnati representatives have
asked the Appropriation Committee to
place an item of $500, 900 in the Sundry
Civil bill, for the benefit of the Cincinnati
Custom-house.
Inspecting Qualifications.
Gen. Sherman, accompanied by Gen. Van
Welt, with Miss Sherman and Mrs. Van
Welt and Miss Van Welt, go to Florida on
Thursday, and will then cruise in steam
er around the Gulf of Mexico, inspecting
the Notifications.
Stuck ON the Shoals,
WAsH1NGToN, Jan. 2O.-Signa Corps Sta
ton at Cape Hateras, N. G., this morning
reports to The Chief Signal Officer as fol-
lows: "An unknown three-masted schooner
is sunk on the shoals four miles south of
the station and about three miles from
land. Her mast is above wafer, and no one
appears to be aboard" Bakers wrecking
steamer was sent out to her this morning
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Serious Accident.

James Maloney,a brakeman on the Little Miami
Railroad, helped lady upon the passenger train
which left the city at II O'Clock to-day, and was
about to step on board himself when he slipped
and fell under the train, which had already
started.
A car passed over both his legs, almost COM
pletcly severlng them from his body. He resided
in Pendleton, and for many years has been an ef-
fcient employe OF the road.