The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-22
GLINTS FROM GOTHAM
Meanness, Miseries and Monkey
shines of the Metro
pOlitans.
rs THERE A SPRINGER ESTATE?

10 ThEhE A SPRINGER ESTATE!
Special to the Star.
New YORK, April 22.-Much has been
said lately about the heirs to an estate Of
SIC, 600 600 left by one Springer, who was
said to have come to New York 150 years
ago and to have died without heirs
Springer is said to have been the great
great grand uncle of the alleged inheritors,
and his property, it was stated, including a
considerable tract in the city of New York,
has been for many years in the hands of
the State pending the appearance of claim
ants.
Inquiries were made yesterday of large
number Of persons familiar with New York
real estate and the titles thereto, but no
trace of such an estate could be found.
THE STRIKES AND STRIKERS
The piano-carvers employed by David
scheele have received an advance in wages
of from ten to twenty per cent The
cabinet-niakers of Vandewater will here
after work fifty-three hours week and be
paid SIG 30.
Those employed by Bamutz, Diehl & Co.
have received an advance of 10 per cent,
making total increase since the year be-
gan of from % to 80 per cent. The strik-
ing cigar-makers of L. & E. Kaufman have
compromised by accepting half the ad-
vance they asked for, and those employed
by Levy, in East Tenth street, have done
| the same.
| DEATH OF FAMOUS FoRGER-
Charles Sacia, the father of Marcus T.
| Sacia, one of the convicted conspirators in
the Lewis Lewis will case, died yesterday
in the Hudson County Church Hospital
and Home, Jersey City Heights. Charles
Sacia's career as a forger and confidence
man is hoteworthy. Witnesses in TIN
Lewis will case testified that he offeret
them bribes of So. 900 each If they woulc
testify in favor of Mrs Jane II. Lewis, tht
bogus widow, and it was generally believed
that he was the originator OF this conspir
acy.
CIGAR-MAKERs STRIKE.
National Associated Press TO the Star.
New YoRK, April 22.-Six hundred
cigar and bunch-makers employed in the
factory OF Bowdy & Siderer have struck fol
an advance of wages. The cigar-nakers ask
for so cents advance on every thousand
cigars, bunch-makers 25 cents, the hanc
workers who do their own punching, X
cents advance. This firm refused to pay
and the workmen knocked of. The strik.
ers to-day will endeavor to find out wha
other manufacturers are paying, and viii
make out list OF prices at which they viii
return to work.
SEARCHING FOR ANTON COLE
New YORK, April 22-The search fol
Anton Cole, the missing citizen OF Mime
apolis. Mimi, was continued yesterday by
officers of the Minneapolis police, aided by
detectives from New York, and resulted
in the discovery that Mr.. Cole, who
reached New York City on January 14th
Oh his way to Europe, had purchased {
passage ticket for the second cabin on {
Hamburg steamer that was to sail on thu
following day. He did not go on board tt
occupy his berth, however, and undOubt
edly met his death, probably by violence
in twenty-four hours of his stay in New
York.
| COTTON FOR RUSSIA.
1t is stated this morning that $500 bale
of cotton sold yesterday are 10 go direc
to Russia. This is considered sOmethin,
antiralv upnsual