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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-12
TERRIFIC TUMBLE.
An Immense Chicago Ele-
vator Gives Way,
And Lets Down q Deluge Of
Golden Grain.
,o,,onal Associated Press to the star

National Associated Press to the staE
CHICAGO, Feb. 12-The large new ele.
vator Of Douglass T. Stewart, situated be-
side the track Of the Chicago, Burlington
4 Quincy Railroad, between State ana
Clark streets, gave way under the heavy
pressure Of grain this morning, the whole
northern portion falling out and completely
covering the railroad. sf
No trains could 20 out, and incoming
trains were compelled to stop at CLARK
street, whence the passengers came down
by street cars Tracks are being laid around
the wreck. The elevator was built by Geo.
Douglass, of Cedar Rapids, and Robert
Stewart, of this city. When completed,
about six weeks ago, it was leased by Mum
ger, Wheeler & Co., who had it entered as
. regular elevator, and stored therein 1913,
900 bushels of No. 2 spring wheat Their
loss is $50. 600. ssa.
They are at work with large number oi
wagons gathering up the golden wheat and
storing it elsewhere. The elevator was con
sidered one Of the best constructed in the
city, and only yesterday had beeninspected
; and pronounced safe. 1t is considered now
that the accident was due to the weakness
of the foundations. Its capacity wa
placed at from 1901 to 200, 900 bushels
The building cost nearly 100000, and j
almost total wreck. The less will he a
least 5000, and the loss on machiner
SO 900. There was a. fire insurance Q
4O.OOO, but no accident insurance.
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Fourth Edition.
GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
Opening Speech Of The
Emperor To-Day.
national Associated Press to the Star.

rational Associated Press to the Star.
BERLIN, Feb. 12.-The Reichstag opened
today with the usual ceremonies.
The Emperor in his speech said. that on
sccount of the serious increase in their MIL
jtary establishment made BY other Enr",
pean powers the Government had decided
That the necessity for similar action was
imposed upon Germany, 1t was indispensi-
bic to secure the safety uf the country, :,
The Government, feeling its responsible,
My for the welfare of the entire people ot
the Empire, could accept no risks. Europe
might or might not soon become involved
in war. He trusted that the prevailing
peace might not be broken, but Germany
was situated and had SO many important
interests at stake she could net pardon
herself if struggle should spring up and
fnd the Fatherland unprepared to meet It
Parliament would be asked to vote
m increase of the army, but ont
which he was confident they would fee
VAS not to be regarded excessive o.
nenacing, II the size Of the armaments o
other Powers was taken into consideration
and he trusted tine Reichstag would
Gee the necessity Of approving the mea sure
a. precautionary one alone. The Emapero
in refs ring to the subject Of his foreign re
htions, said that they were entirely friend
ly with all tile powers.
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Two Men Killed Over a
Canine Contest
Woman Murdered at Henderson,
Kentucky.
Fatal Stabbing ARRAY Between
Two Boys.
KILLED BY A FALLING TREE.

KILLED BY A FALLING IhnAs
Special to the star.
sunryEponr, TENN, Feb. 12-Thomas
D. Baggett. farmer, living GEAR sugar
Town.slin Calcasien Parish, was instantly
a falling pine tree. The tree
had burned nearly in two when MI. bag
gett struck it a few blows with an AK
knocking it down. H."
eARRoTED AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. I'D. A.
Johnston, jeweler of this city, was CARROT
ed late at night by stranger.
A box containing several cheap satches
was taken from him. AS he offered resist
ance. he was beaten by the garfoter. who
fed after inflicting several blows upon his
victim.
CONDUCTOR SHOT.
DECATUR, ALA, Feb l2.-Captain I. M.
Mitchell, passenger conductor on the Men,
nhis h. Charleston Road, was shot last night
but not dangerously wounded. few miles
from Chattanooga, by an unruly passenger
who was carried back to Chattanooga for
trial. ...-.
| HOW A DOG FIGHT ENDED.
WroH1rA KAs., Feb 12.-News reaches
us from Mulvane, Kas, of desperate fight
that took place on the Butler ard Cowley
County line, about sixteen miles east OF
Mulvane, over dog fight. John Small
was stabbed in the neck. and died instant
Ilv. Bush was also terribly cut and Is not
| az xnected To live. Several others engaged
in the fight were bruised. Six nf the party
we're arrested and taken tn Douglass.
| SHOT GUN CHARGED WITH ARSON.
CARRoLLroN, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-THE occu
pants Of Mrs. Griffin's house, near the
illinois Bluffs, in this county. were al
away, when, from some cause, shot CUR
standing in the back part of the house wa
Knocked down. 1t fell upon the floor il
such a way as to be exploded, and thu
charge set fire to the curtains in the room
The flames we're unchecked until neighbour
noticing something wrong entered th'
house and at last succeeded in extinguish
| ing the fire.
scALDED IN BOILING LARD. j.
| OAKLAND, ILL.,, Feb. 12.--Yesterday An
ME, ten-year-old daughter Of Jaco
Wendell, living two miles north OF thi
city, fell into kettle of boiling lard. TIL
kettle was an old-fashinned one and hel
forty gallons. There is no hope of he
recovery.
SUICIDE OF A RAILROAD MAN.
EAST BERNARD, TEX, Feb. ia raj
road man, who said he worked on th
Galveston & Santa Fe lately, but who WI
t not known to any one here, suicided b
shooting himself through the heart with
shotgun.
JUVENILE MURDERER.
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. IA special to Il
t Herald from Texas, gives an account OF
!. stabbing ARRAY between youthful despe
:, ADDE'S, James Pierce and Willie Whit
< aged eight and thirteen, respectivel
Pierce was cut in the neck, the wour
, causing instant death. White was refus'
: = bail, and held on charge of murder.
70 WOMAN KrLLxD,Ar HENDERSON.
i. HnDERsoN, Feb. IA negro wom
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AID FOR IRELAND.
Action Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Committee. &

The Irish Relief Committee Of the Cham
ber of Commerce organized yesterday by
appointing Richard Smith, President;
Thomas Morri son, Treasurer; D. w. N.
Hobart, Secretary. A committe was also
appointed to draft the following appeal
which was presented to the Chamber to-
day: t
To the Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce and the
Citizens Of Cincinnati:
/ TIE undersigned Committee appointed
by the Chamber Of Commerce to consider
the question OF relief for the suffering peo-
pie in Ireland, beg leave to report:
There is great destitution in the south
and west of Ireland, resulting from re-
heated crops falling, and owing to the gen
eral deficiency in agricultural products
there is all inability in the country TO take
care Of its own poor.
Therefore relief from outside quarters
has become necessary. From we'll authen-
ticated reports it is ascertained that thou
sands of families are on the verge Of star
walton, and that mhltitudes are subsisting
on small portion of corn bread per day, a
quantity not adequate to ole meal day.
1t is not worth while to consider in this
emergency what other countries or peoples
are doing, or ought to do but what our
people, who have. been blessed with abun-
dant harvests and are enjoying
general prosperity, ought to 90
under the circumstances, and it
should not be forgotten that while we lare
considering, hundreds of thousands Of peo
pie in Ireland are suffering for the necessi
ties OF life, all of whom could be relieved II
it we're possible to send them the food that
IS daily wasted in the United States.
The Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce
and the citizens of Cincinnati have nevel
failed to respond promptly and LIBERAL.
to the call for the relief of suffering falleI
men, and we feel sure they will not fail t(
answ er this present call in substantial
way.
Unfortunately political agitators arr
making use OF the prevailing distress Il
cause disturbance in Ireland, and hav'
} thus created the impression that money
: contributed to feed the hungry poor ma,
be used to sustain the political cause Of tin
lagitators.
. Your Committee, not unmindful Of this
. have adopted a policy with reference t
funds that may be entrusted to them tina
I, will insure the application of every dolla
I contributed directly and in full to the n
! lief # hers in want.
TO this end we have decided to select i
: Ireland commercial bodies correspondent
!, in character with our Chamber Of Con
= merce, to take the responsibility of seeir
to the proper distribution of the funds
our hands.
Your committee would also recomnen
!. that collections for this purpose be take
- in all the churches Of the city one wee
II from next Sunday and the attention OF pa
y ties is especially directed to It. M
n Thomas Morrison las been elected Trea
.s urer of the committee and to him all co
n tributions may be paid. [Signed.]
e RICHARD SMITH, THOMAS COOK,
, FRANCIS FERRY, JOHN Ryan,
!. J. F. BYRNE, W. N. HOBART
Es THOMAS MORRISON.
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CIRCLING CYCLONE.
Terrible Tornado in. New
South Wales.
Awful Destruction Of Life and
Property.

National Associated Press to the Star.
LoNDoN, Feb. IA dispatch from sgd
ney, New South Wales, states that the
island of New Caledonia was visited by
fearful cyclone on the 25th Of January,
which resulted in AM enormous destructioh
Of property and loss OF life within the cir
Gle of the storm.
The wind is estimated to have blown at
the rate of one hundred miles an hour. Al
Numea, the seat of the Government, the
scene is described as having been terrible.
The sea rose to an almost unpre-
cedented height, and the force OF
the wind was greater than had been ex'
perienled there for years. The waves not,
withstanding the fact that the harbor Is
sheltered by several OUTLYING islands
swept the shore and drove several sh'ps
whiclrwere lying at anchor in the por'
upon the rocks and wrecked them com
pletel?. IN tl55yD.I
Houses we're unroofed or blown down
altogether, in many cases, crushing the IN
habitants beneath the rnins. In the 10y
atty and other adjacent islands the effect
of the cyclone were less pronounced, ohi!
because there was less to destroy.
4 The course OF the storm was southwest
erly, and it is supposed to have crossed tn
whole width of the Pacific from the direc
ton OF the northern coast of South Amerl
ca or Mexico, subsiding before reaching tn
shores OF Australia.
|, Reports from the interior OF New Gaze
donia speak Of great destruction OF life an
property in the agricultural villages. at IN
mines and on the Peninsula of Dncos, til
penal settlement of France, to which cour
} try the island belongs.
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,f nnre gold. three decigrams Of pure silver

Of pure gold, three decigrams Of pure silver
and seven decigrams OF copper.
Its weight is to be seven grains. and IS
to be OF the value of "a standard. Inc
mints are to make Tho coin upon the same
terms as other coinage.
VIM. Wheeler Hubbell, who originated
the idea OF this coin, is to receive seignor-
age OF one mill to the dollar OF the value
of the coinage.
Also bill to authorize the coinage OF
the metric dollar. two dollars and q irac-
tion of dollar and the coinage OF the
gold double eagle, eagle and half eagle, all
to be OF standard value. These coins are to
be legal-tender, the same as other coins
of the United States. of.
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TO-DAY IN CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Mr Stephens.
from the Committee on Coinage, presented
q bill to authorize tile Secretary OF the
Treasury to furnish States. for tile use OF
Agricultural Colleses,with one self-standard
OF weights and measures. Passed.
Mr.. Willis, Of Kentucky, from the CONF
mittee on Educationg and Labor, reported
back resolution calling upon the Presi-
dent for information as to what steps have
been taken to abrogate the treaty
between the United States and China, also
to transmit any other information on the
subject be may deem proper. Adopted.
The House then in the morning hour re-
sumed consideration OF the bill for the re-
moyal Of causes from State Courts.
,,,-pa SENATE. MA ~istlf,a
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Vice Presi.
dent laid before the Senate resolution
from the Republican members of the Lou
isiana LEGISLATURE in reference to the seat
in the Senate now occupied by ". T. Kel.
lOgg.
Mr.. Garland introduced a bill for the re.
lief OF the Texas Pacific Railroad. Referred
to the Committee on Railroads.
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SHADOWS Of Coming Events.

The Han thorne Club will give their
third entertainment of the season at Melo-
deon Hall this evening, when 7. ". Ro-
bertson's comedy Of "Home" will be rem
dered.
Prof Proctor will give three new lee.
tnres in Melodeon Hall on the evening Of
February 18th, Goth and Path. The sub
iects are as follows: "Thc Poetry Ut AS
ir nomy," 'rrhe Yastness Of Space and
Time as Revealed by Astr nomy," and
s0ther Worlds and Other Sunsn
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AID FOR ERIN.
LATEST CONTRIBUTIONS.
National Associated Press to the Star.

NEW York, Feb. 12-Among the latest
subscriptions to the Irish Famine Fund
are S25, 600 from the Bank of Nevada; also
liberal sums from other parties, including
the Fire Brigade, Marine Corps, BARLEY
Campbell, Lester Wallack and others
All or nearly all the places OF amusement
will give performances for the fund on st.
Patrick's Day. The great cornetist, Levy,
offers to PLAY in Wall street or the Stock
Exchange for the benefit Of the suffering
poor of Ireland.
SAN. Francisco, Feb. 11.-Mr. James c.
Flood, the well-known San Francisco
banker. has contributed $25,000 to the
Irish Relief Fund. a
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Marriage Licsnsea

The following marriage licenses have beel
issued since our last report:
Henry I,oeshe and Katie Gebrcl.
Charles e. Fuller and Louise Ferris.
Clyde M. Clark and Kate Malone.
Peter Riedinger and Susan Poggendick.
Isaac H. Hayes and Salie j. Matson.
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named Mary Graham was shot and killed
on the wharfboat at this place at o'clock
last night by negro man. The shooting
is supposed to have been done
By a negro fireman on the steamer
Idlewild, named Asa. Three shots were
fired, the third taking effect In the left side
of the head, causing death. The murderer
has so far escaped. The officers are now
looking for him. The husband OF the
negress is now in Jail for threatening to
kill her last night.
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The Opera Next Week.

Sale Of seats for the French Opera at the
Grand Opera-house next week commenced
this morning. There is every indication of
a brilliant season and fine audiences. You
can not select nights and secure seats too
early.
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The alarm Of fire from Box 27 this
morning was caused by the burning Ct
some old carpets in the furnace room OF the
Masonic Temple ON Tnird and Walnut
streetA No damage a#&
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In Brief.

National Associated Press to the Star
BosToN Feb. 12.-The residence of Geo.
II. Norman, on Beacon street, was entered
by thieves last evening and robbed of bonds,
checks, money and diamonds, aggregating
in value about 81, 600.
BALTIMORE, Feb. I'm. Say and family
have arrived at. Cambridge Md, OH board
the yacht Henrietta.
Joseph Beyan, colored youth, attacked
his sweetheart, Mary Pierce, with razor
and billy last night, in East Baltimore, and
hacked her fatally. to-Sas
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Death Record.

The following deaths have been placed on
record since our last report:
Infant Falthaper. still-born, city.
John Steidel, 10 months. city.
VIM. Schick, months, city.
Jacob Sleeper. so years, Germany.
Fred Kalthoff, 81 years. Germany.
Susan Miller. % wears, United States.
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REDUCTION OF RATES.

REDUCTION OF RATES.
National Associated Press to the Star
NEW YoRK. Feb. 12-The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company having reduced their
passenger rates to San Francisco to $75 and
$35 + + cabin and steerage passengers, the
railroad companies have given out that they
also will. reduce the fare to 500 for first
class. $75 for second class. ana $45 for third
class, or reduction Of $50, $50 and $40 re-
spectively.
NEW YORK CENTRAL AND ERIE POOL.
New York, Feb. 12.-The contract be-
tween the New York Central and Erie
Railway Companies, regarding the new
pooling arrangement, has been formally
agreed upon, and will be signed by Messrs.
Vanderbilt and Jewett as soon as the
amendments proposed can be incorporated
in the original agreement. The negotia-
t"As for this contract have been in progress
for several weeks. A final understanding
was reached yesterday, and the papers are
now in course preparation.
NEW YORK CENTRAL OIL coNrRAcT.
New YORK, Feb. 12.-The contract which
has been pending some time in regard tt
| the Transportation of oil over the New
York Central Railway has been substan
TALLY agreed t., by the subscribing parties
| and the conclusion Of the negotiations il
hourly expected. Although the precise
terms of this contract have not been made
public, it can be stated after inquiry
| in the proper quarter that tin
new arrangement will be very advanta
geous tn the New Jersey Central. Indeed
it is said that the earnings of the line from
the transportation of oil alone, will unde
this agreement suffice to pay a dividend Q
six per cent. on the capital stock. 1t
known that the road is row earning SUI
plus on its ordinary traffic.
THE OIL SHIPMENT POOL.
New York, Feb. 12-It is known to tn
privileged few this afternoon that the NeN
Jersey Central has been made party t
the Trunk Line pool, which will hereafte
control all the shipments of oil from til
Pennsylvania coal regions to tide water.
The New Jersey Central and its conne'
tions, the pipe line under the contract, wi
i let about One-siSth of the entire traffic, an
the remaining five-sixths will be divide
between the Pennsylvania Central ano Ne
York Central and the Elie Railroads. I'll
Baltimore & Ohio will get but small pr
portion. fE al - 81 r- t
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MISCELLANEOUS

DAINTER'S MANU- AL. HOUSE AND SIGN
1 painting, graining, vanishing, polishing, kali
somining, papering, lettering, staining, gliding,
&C., soc. Book OF Alphabets SO. Scrolls and Or
naments, 81. Furniture and Cabinet Flnisher,
SO. Matchmaker and Jeweler, so Carpenter 50.
Horseshoer. M Soapmaker, 25. Baker. 80. Can
dymaker, 50. Taxidermist So OF BOOKSELLERS Or
BY mail. JESSE HANEY 4 CO., 10 Nassau St
New York. 8GG} t
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RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
MASON 4 BRUNSWICK PURCHASE.

MASON d BRuNSWlCA fuhChASAs
Special to the Star.
ATLANTA, Feb. 12-The purchasers OF
the Mason & Brunswick Railroad are here,
and were consulting Governor Colqnitt all
day. There are rumors of difficulty in
arranging for the transfer Of the road and
one report says the purchasers want the
Governor to take notes for the money. hut
the act authorizing the sale will not permit
this.
Others say the purchasers are ready te
nay at any time. Parties who claim to have
bought the road at the former sale still
threaten an injunction if the later pur
chasers attempt to take control. Rumor
say the recent purchasers will make th'
first payment to-day.
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BARKS LOST kT SEA.
National Associated Press to the Star.

BARKS LOST 1T SEA.
National Associated Press to the Star.
New YORK, Feb. 12-The British bark
Alaska, from New York to Sligo. Oct. 24th,
is given up as lost. with thirteen men.
The Italian bark Catharina, from Balti-
more to Queenstown, Oct Gath, is also
given up as lost She had twelve men
aboard.
FIRE IN NEW YORK.
New YoRK, Feb. IA fire broke out in
the drying-room of David Bnchners to-
bacc0 factory, Duane street. last evening,
causing Loss Of $3.50 to stock and build
ing. Hs2
RELICS OF A MURDER.
LEAvExwoRTH, Feb. 12-The skeleton ol
woman was exhumed near creek at the
western limits of the city yesterday after
| noon. The bones were in a good state o.
preservation, and long braid Of yellow
hair was found lying next to the skull. A
party of entrants, consisting OF mar
and three women, were murdered some
where near the spot about forty years ago,
and as four skeletons have been now ex
| humed there, with marks of violence OF
two of the skulls, it is thought by tn
police that the bones are the remains Q
the murdered party.
FIRE AT RIvERTowN, IA.
R1vERrowN, a.. Feb IA fire yester
day DESTROYED five of the principal build
ings involving losses aggregating $15, 600.
TAILOR BURNED OUT.
GREEN BAY, Wis, Feb. 12.-The tailor
ing shop Of J. p. Tracy was burned las
night Loss, $4,000; insured, 81 500.
l Vi
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ADJUSTMENTS.
GRAND OPERA.HOUSE.

=. MONDAY EVENING, February 10th.
OP ERA at atPOPULARP PRICES.
Orchestra Chairs ana Dress Crcle..... .....N 80
Balcoily l ~
No extra charge for reserving seats.
SPECIAL MATINEE PRICES.
Admission all parts OF house. 90
No extra charge for reserving seats. Gallery, soc.
First and only appearance in Cincinnati of
MIR. MAURICE GKAU'S
Great French Opera Co.
The grandest ever organized for the proper pro.
duction of Fren h Comic Opera
During this musically eventful week,
4,..........,.NEW 4 OPERAS. ..................A
Will be given for the first and only time here.
MONDAY, Feb. 16th-Sumptuous revival of
La File de me. AM. OF.
TUESDAY-Fjrst time in French, MignOn.
WEDNESDAY MATINEE-F rst time here in
French, Les ClOches dc COrneviile.
WEDN ESDAY NIGHT--Le Petit Ruc.
THURSDAY NiGHT--Ln perich0le.
FRlDAY-Beneftof of Paola Marie--
Madame Gavarts
SATURDAY MATINEE-(sirOflc.Gi GirOfta.
SATURDAY NIGHT-Last Night but One, hrst
time in America by this Company
LIN MariNlaine.
SUNDAYNIGHT-I.a Grande s,uchesse.
| Seats and Opera-b0oks for sale at Hawley's and
| the Opera-house, on and after Thursday morning,
February 18th. fe9u
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

medicine and surgery. 1so; belles-lettres.
ESSAYS. monographs, III; law and
lurisprudenoe, lb1 and political and social
ologians were NEST activs In Novsmbsr.o ana.
like the lawyers and doctors, gave little ID
the public as soon az the long vacation COM
msneed. Writers upon metiioDe ndroitlv
aimed at Issuing their works timely Tor In,
opening OF the medical schools In October.
Although tho law courts open Ia Nnystni,er
80 many judges go ut once upon circuit that
the writer's upon law, wise In their Reuert-
tion. Issue most OF their works In Janu ary.
when the business OF the legal year oof,-
mencee In earnest. Novelists reckon upof,
their market In the winter months and send
forth their productions chiefly from October
TO the end Of January. Politicians appear In
greatest force In May when the session Ut
Parliament ls busiest, and In August, when,
II their last words are not spoken, they will
fall to influence the Legislature for another
year. Tho total number Of works published
last year was 5834.