The Star, 1875-02-08

ODDS AND RNDS. Trost your mother, noble youth, Turn-not from the paths of truth; In tettintation'S OVil hour beek her ere Jt gains new power. The hair of Miss Mary C. Buskins, of Danbury, N. IL, is 52 inches long. The "Mardi Gras" celebration will not take place in New Orleans this year. ' Small men'iu the overcoat of the period have to get out search warrants to find I themselves. It is Miss Lewis, of Manchester, Eng England, - land, England, that thev say James Gordon Ben Beni - i Beni nett has gone to marry. Look out for the domestic tiger. An English Coroner'e jury haw Just found 1.. that a baby was killed by a hungry cat. A little work on British wild flowers, considered in their relation' to ihsects, has been written by Sir John Lubbock. 3 "Well," exclaimed Miss Outing, as she returned Item her eleventh enter entertainment - tainment entertainment of the week, "I ant tired anti I f ant glad Lent is most here." Ail tuo Spanisu priests have been in. structed to offer up prayers for Aliens and to acknowledge the theelpt of me instruction. Business-like. A school tor dressmaktug is to be start started - ed started in Berlin soon; all the pupils will be I required to have CerilliCaLed of gradua gradua' - ' gradua' tiod in a higher female seminary. The report that lat. Samuel Wilkeson said that the Beecher-Tnton scandal would "knock the 'Lin of Christ' higher than a kite" is not accui ate. What fie really said was that it would knock it to the oeyil. The Supreme Court of Michigan has decided that the consent of the parties is all that is requisite to make a mar. ) riage valid, and teat no ceremony is nec necessarythe - essarythe necessarythe same doctrine mat hao al already - ready already been laid down in several other States. 1 The enterprising publishers who were intending to have ready for the press, the next day atter the vernict, a "Full , Report ol the Great TiltonBeecher hqve consulted with the Apple AppleLona - Lona AppleLona as to the cost of their CyclupWtita, and given up the notien ol "a catnip, pop pop' - ' pop' ular,etlitiou." The discovery ot natural deposits of of' - ' of' borax In Calitornia in an almost, pure , state has centributed targely to a retitle retitleLion - Lion retitleLion of price in this salt. Foreign borax ruled iu tuis market at thirty-live cents and upward; but the present price is thirteen to luteen ceuts decliniug. Featuers are in fash'ion agam among , the dowagers for head dreams, but that's no reason why some ladies should make their heads look like an animated cluster. Somebody hits veutured to assert that theta is moderatiou in all Whigs, we be be: - : be: lieve, especially in the matter of Intira. bout leathers. The corset waistthe corset waist everybody is taiking about it. Seine blame Worth for presuming to introduce the style, and othersespecially the la latiles - tiles latiles who have fiue liguresthank him heartily for so doing. one thing is cer certain, - tain, certain, and that la that it won't do for shapelesa girls to wear the corset waist. Tile teacher of a district, school Is in the habit of asking his scholars to define the words which tuey are giveu to spea. The -boy who had to wrestle with the word "ulcer" stated, with a good deal of , confidence, that it was President Grant's name. What a grand Vilitit of possibili possibili; - ; possibili; ties stretches out' before that Winter ur urchin. - chin. urchin. - The exactness with which the man of the house shovels off his sidewalk is re remarked - marked remarked as amusing. Be will go at-it fiercely until he comes to the Hue that separates his territory from that of the next-door neighbor, and there he stops and squints his eye, and treats the snow that liea just over the boundary as though it were so much poison. There is to be a great international chess match between English and French players. 'ad last was thirty years ago, and lasted two years, when the English were beaten. Tney have uow challenged the French to another trial of strength. Turee days will be allowed tor each movq. The stakes to be played for will probably be $4,000, and the match will be carried on by telegraph. A writer from Benin thus describes a German inilitary bow: "Imagine an oak plank six feel in height, wan a hinge in the middle, draw itself up te a perpen perpendicular, - dicular, perpendicular, and with a quick movemeut, snap the hinge so that the upper part springs forward and back again, and you Will have some idea of the graceful... uess of the exeeuted movement, and ol the shock one gets when introduced to a German military ,swell.," It has been stated that each young lady at Vassar College consumes 2,500 grialdie, cakes every morning. This is lase- The students en mese eat that number dallg. This gives an average of six and oue ouefourth - fourth ouefourth cakes to each, girl, or say forty- ' lour per week, 1,304 per mouth, or 2,213S per annum. lite couree of study lasting lour years, each fair Vassarian thus gets away wail the startliug number of 0,162 griddle cakes while completing her ettu ettucation.Boston - cation.Boston ettucation.Boston Globe. A cousumptive invalid writes from Colorado: "We lite comfortably out 01 , doors in tfie sunshine mid winter, , though ali summer we slept under Wait. i kets. , There to a sort el radiance in the 1 atmosphere which I have.. never wit witnessed - nessed witnessed in any other country, probably from the purity and dryness tuereof. At night the moon and stars seem to come ' down and almost twinkle and glow near lone's eyes." This is all bosh and Writ Written - ten Written in tue interest of some rellroad corn- 4 pany a la Jay Cooke. , Some curious CUSLOM8 are still extant ' la the Spreewald villages in Wendish, 1 Prussia, when the head of a family died. I For instance, if the deceased ebould nave chanced to be a bee keeper one of . the family will go the hive and, striking 1 the comb, will exclaim "Iliee, arise, your I master is dead!" On t'he morning oi the 1 luneral, too,, the men proceed to the cat. I tle sheets, and atter causing the animals to get upon their logs,and plaeing cheese belores teem,. will soinieuly aunounce to them that the body is about to be i taken away. - This is the way Serrano heard of it. At seven o'clock A..M. an oiliest went to f his, quarters and ballad him taking his t choctaate. lie said:"I bring Your Highness bad news." "Do you come to I arrest me?" said Serrano. , "No," said the Officer, "but to inform you that the Army ol the North will proclaim Alfonso King." "It will do well," answered the, e Narithall, calmly. "and -far from oppos opposing - ing opposing myself to sueh a proceedingI accept it personally ite the, oilly poseible seta- a tam." ,

NE WS PROM PO.INTN AROCIND AVONDAMMore evening 'buses are in deniand. Trot 'em out, Hit The village rink and. all the ponds af afford - ford afford splendid skating. Religious services are being held night- ' ly in Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, under the direction of Rev. Mr. Short. Tbey are short, but sweet. The poor town clock is being closely. watched by two enterprising reporters, who evidently have designs upon It. Be- ware, gentlemen, lest one of its hands gets after you. t , DAYTON. Ify.Promenade concerts for the benefit of the Catholic Church are to be given at Noltes Hall this even- : ing and to-morrow evening. A very , pleasant time is assured to all who may attend. The funeral of Fannie little daughter of Mr. Joel Van Sant;took place front the -Methodist Church Saturday after afternoon - noon afternoon and was very largely attended. The sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Zimmerman. The protracted meeting of the Baptist Church was concluded last week and Rev. Mr. Spilman 'snow &inducting sim similar - ilar similar services at Union. Wednesday, of this week being Ash , Wednesday, the usual services will be held at the Cateolle and Episeopal churches. Rev. Mr. Elwell, of the Epis- - copal Church. will preach at 11 o'clock, ' A. M. , , LEXINGTON, KY.--The leading colored " people ot this city are somewhat down , the mouth, as they term it, about the changes in the Civil Rights bill, not knowing what these changes are. The American Citizen calls upon the ' colored people to come forward and pay their taxesthe public schools beiug want ol the money to carry them on. Perhaps the Press has an object in Gatlin' the agent of Tint STAR a lunatic. Getting Lim in the lunatic a.yium would he a nice way of stopping a competitor for reportorial superiority. Next Wednesday afternoon is the time appointed tor choosing a pastor le take charge of the first Presbyterian Church in tine city. The recent cold spell prevented the usual congregation of couutry people on Cheapside last Saturday. The Board of 3Iauagers of the First , rLunatie Asylum met 'on Friday, and passed the monthly bills antounung to.. 0,000. The dirty old Court-house, or the Black Hole of Lexington, as we have properly styled it, was considered at the adjouru adjourument - ment adjourument of the Circuit Court on Saturday. General J. B. Huston arose and sug sug, - , sug, gested that theCourt issue an order to the firemen to come with their appapitus - and clean it out. The General said he had information that seven deaths had . been trace(' to Ibis old temple of injus- , Lice. His life and that of the Judge was in danger, as W011 as Judge Kinkead and ' other members oi the Bar. Several mo motions - tions motions were made for the purpose of ing the attention ot the Grand Jury to that deadly place: Why such a building should be used for court purposes in a , 'wealthy county, is more than a Solomoni could answer. first number of the Kentucky Live - Stock Record appeared last Sattixday, and presents a handsome, lively appeal appealance. - ance. appealance. A week from to-day the City Council will elect or choose the various munici- , pal oill,ers. Tile people should bring such Influence to bear upon these Wee-. tors that will insure the choice of fajta fajtaful - ful fajtaful and competent persons well known for their executive abilitiee. The Cominissionere for the settlement of rigift of way for the Southern Railroad have awarded $2,000 damages to Mr. Thomas Biadley. In the Circuit Court RobtBishop was tined WO tor shooting Wm. Owings with - intent to kill, and Lyman Shepherd WaS fined Oa. for being accessory to the' shooting. Frank Taylor,' an old negro, was fien- , tenced to the Penitentiary for two years on the charge ot stealing two plowa from - Chas. Farra last spring.

JOHNNY PIERPONT, the genial ticrket seller at Wood's, can boast of handling more tickets during the past two weeks Wail ail the other ugents in town Ilia saleshaving amounted to nearly $10',000. John is a popular man among amuse amusement - ment amusement seekers and can fill more ticket or orders - ders orders in a given time than any Clucin Clucinnatian - natian Clucinnatian who wears boots. INFORMATION of the death of Jos. O. Eaton, an artist well known East and West, and lormerly a resident of this city, reached hie relatives here last night. He died last Saturday afternoon, at his home in Yonkers, on the Hudson river. Mr. Eaten was a native ot Lick Licking - ing Licking county, this State, and was well known as a portrait, painter, and was especially successiul in grouping cnil cnildren - dren cnildren tor family portraits. A targ nutn nutnher - her nutnher of his works are owned in this city, and are highly prized by those owning them. Socially Mr. Eaton was much esteemed by those who knew him.. lie was a true friend to poor, struggling men in his prolessión, a number oi whom are deeply indebted .to him. It is. not unlikely that his remains may be brbught to Spring Grove Cemetery, as two of 11141 children are buried tLere. Ho leaves seven children, lour SORB and three daughters. THE lire at a house, at NO. 271 Everett street, about 9 o'clock last Saturday night, signalled from Box No. 136, has since proved to have been a clear case of incendiarism. The floors of the house were found to have been saturated with coal oil in four or five different places, and the bureau-drawers, which remain remained - ed remained unscathed, wore fnund upon investi investigation - gation investigation to contain nothing but old. rags literally soaked in coal oil. The cell cell' - ' cell' pant of the house, Mr. Ed. J. Parker and his wife Mary, were arrested yesterday on suspicion, but subsequently released upon giving satisfaotory explanations to the officers. The furniture in the house belonging to Parker was insured for $600 in the -Etna. Clothing and all other portable valuables had been removed. Chief Megrue intends tolegin a vigorous search this morning for the gbilty party, and bring him to justice. or possible. The Insuranceocompany will be interviewed concerning the matter. Tun Trustees of the Colored Orphan Asylum, acknowledge the receipt of the following donations: Central Christian Church, Ninth street, $12 43; Seventh Street Congregational Church, $19 91;, Mrs. Edward Sargent, $25; Mrs. Gomer Wayne, $5; Mr. F. F. West, $5; Rev. Mr. Young, Miss Bessie West and Mr. Har Haryer, - yer, Haryer, $1. each 03). Also, to the ladies and gentlemen of Avondale named be belbw, - lbw, belbw, for clothing and refreshments fur furnished - nished furnished for the Christmas festival: Mrs. Levi Coffin, Mrs. Howard Eckert, Mrs. W. S. Moffatt, Mrs. Lainbert, Mrs.Wood Mrs.Woodward, - ward, Mrs.Woodward, Mrs. F. C. West Mrs. J. F. Stnith, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. A. Swift, MrseThomas Knett, nrs. McKeehan, Mrs. A. O. Ty Tylor, - lor, Tylor, Mrs. D. Collier, Mrs. Theo. Wilson, Mrs. James L. Haven, Mrs. W. K. Hal. stead, Roberts and Sellers, Mr. Burn Burnham's., - ham's., Burnham's., Sabbath-school, and the Board ol Education of Avondale who gave per permission - mission permission to use Avon Iii;11.

1 wmar filli wasap.iliff. Senator Andy Johnson had a rousing reception in Memphis Saturday. 'A new Capital-removing bill was in introduced - troduced introduced in the Nebraska Rouse Satur. day. - Specie shipments to Europe yesterday were 4;100,000 in gold and some silver bars., Crowds ot visitors to the Carnival in Memphis Tuesday are arriving by every train. - A. S. Gray has been nominated as United States Marshal for West Vir Virginia. - ginia. Virginia. James Brown, 24 years of age, bung himseit in the Marion, (Ind.) Jail on Saturday. 'Spanish military and naval officers have been-ordered to keep away from po political - litical political meetings. , nem James Blackmore, ex-Mayor of Pittsburg, died Saturday, atter an illness of over a year. A lire broke outin Parker & Pershing's store at Wakeman, Ohio, Saturday nigut. Damage 415,500. Brevet Brigadier General William Bays, United States Army, died Sunday at Fort independence. The St. Mary's Catholic Church, in Putnam,' Conn., burned Saturday. Loss 70,000; insurance :liõe,000. E. D. Bammond, Teller of the First Na National - tional National Bank of Lawrence, Kansas, is a delaultar to the amount ot 15,e00. There are a large number of applicants l'or -the Ince of State Librarian, matte vacant by the death ot Walter C. flood. The Pope on the 6th gave audience to a number ol Americans, including mem members - bers members of the family of the late General Lee. Some appreciative friend sent Ben. Buller an elegant bonnet on ,,'Saturttay, which remained on his debk during the session. The Shaker village of New Lebanon, Pennsylvauta, was partially destroyed by lire Saturday alteration. Lose un known. Wm. Hoffman was killed and three others injured, Saturday, by tile explo explosion - sion explosion of a Defter in 1,0111d Boult's Die lac lactory, - tory, lactory, St. Louis. Wowl, three miles east of Urbitea, while sawing wood on Saturday with a six-horse power, had one loot cut off by the bite,. The ballot for Senator in the West Vir Virginia - ginia Virginia Legislature Saturday resulted: Camden, 35: Walker, 25; Johnson, 7; Caperton, 5; Gaff, 6. Official dispatches from Arteiga en ennoulice - noulice ennoulice the repulse of eight battations ot Carlists, who made a bayonet attack up. on the National troops. Felber Leis, of the German Catholic Church of Massillon, died very suddenly at his residence, Friday, of lung lever. Funeral Tuesday morniug. The Fairfield County Agricultural So-, clay held their annual election Satur Saturday. - day. Saturday. J. O. Kindred W elected Presi President, - dent, President, and A.B. Gillett Vice President. Ref. Joseph Rickey, rector ot Calvary P. E. Church, Baltimore, has been cited , to Bishop, Whittingharn on a charge of using prayers tor tile dead involving the doctrine of purgatory. The Court ot Common Pleas, Judge Pillars on the bench, convenes at Bucy Bucyrus, - rus, Bucyrus, Ohio. to-day, and Will remain in ses seswon - won seswon the balance of this month. There are a large number of cases on the docket. Several hundred guns were tired in Ar Arkansas, - kansas, Arkansas, Saturday, over the news that the special committee to investigate at attain; - tain; attain; ia that State bad reported la laver et the existing State' Government and the validityof the new Constitution.

NEWS FROM TEE OLD WORLD. LONDON, Feb. 8.Charles Anderson Pelham, Earl of Yarborough, died yes yesterday. - terday. yesterday. The Times telegrams from Spain state that Senor Zorilla's offense consisted in issuing Invitations to a conference for the purpose of organizing the Republi Republican - can Republican party on the basis of the Constitu Constitution - tion Constitution of 1869. , A committee of Austrian nobles,tthich has hitherto contributed libgeolly for the Car list cause, have adviised Don Carlos to conclude peac,e with Alfonso. The Daily -40Tegraph correspondent assèrts that the object of the Cellist at attack - tack attack at titeiza was to capture King Al Alfonso,;ile - fonso,;ile Alfonso,;ile was known to be In the vi vicinity. - cinity. vicinity. Eight battalions of Carlists were epoiged lu the movement. PARIS, Feb. 8.-31. Dahlrel, a promi prominent - nent prominent Legitimist Deputy In the Asembly isalead An election for member of the Assemb Assembly - ly Assembly was held to-dav in the Department of the Seine-et-Oise. Incomplete returns show that Valentin,. Republican candi candidate, - date, candidate, is five thousand votes ahead of his Beeapartist competitor, Due De redone. SubsePiptions have poured in for the Paris muhicipal loan until they amount to torty-two times the sum required. LIENnAYE, Feb.. 8. Twelve cannon, four thousand rifles, and five hundred thousand cartridges, for the Carlists, were landed on the Coast of Biscay, on Sa turday. Pant peluna Is saved. King Alfonso en entered - tered entered the city on Friday. NADRID, 8. Senor Merry has been appointed diplomatic representa representative - tive representative of Spain at Berlin. At a dancing party In Western Ken-. Welty the other night to Well several women came with their babies, some young men changed the clothes of the in intants - tants intants while their parents. were dancing, and miaed them up generally. The fol. (owing day there was a great row, and as the families lived miles apart, it took several days to utimix the children. - There is a happy couple out on Court street. They have only been married about a week. They cominenced house housekeeping - keeping housekeeping yesterday, and had roast turkey ler dinner. It was the first she ever roasted in her life, and she took great pride in having it all ready when John came home. John came, and shortly after the young husband, with a very pale expression of countenance. v, as seen to stride across the ba,;li yard and throw a whole turkey over the fence. The inexperienced housewife had roasted it without removing the interior works, and it was altogether too much turkey for him.

A fire at Ripon, Wis., last night de destroyed - stroyed destroyed Sumner's Block, corner of Main and Scott streets. The losers are. Sam Samnet - net Samnet Sumner $8,000, insurance $6,000; A. B. Coe $15,000, insurance $8,000; SV. M. Lockwood $7,000, insurance $2,000. D. L. King, President of the Valle, Railway Company, has lelft Akron, Ohio, for Dig land. He goes for the purpose of raising funas for the completion of- the road. The work on the road will be pushed Vigorously upon his return. Deacon John McCormick, one, of the oldest and wealthiest citizens ot Vernon O., was loand murdered in his store, 'Saturday morning. The sale had been robbed,of several theusand dol dollars. - lars. dollars. There is no clue to the perpetra perpetrators. - tors. perpetrators. Wm. F. Ruclenstein, druggist, and an old citizen of Massillon, originally !rem Baltimore, died Friday eight. He was a very prominent Free Mason, and for years an officer in the Grand Chapter of the State, and a delegate to the Grand Chapter of tau Unitea States. 'The Eastern bouifd Express train on thb Pacilio road, when near the Osage river, encountered a bro , en rail, and toe smoking car, sleeper, and one passenger , car, jumped the rail aua slid down an embankment, injuring about twenty per persons?none - sons?none persons?none 44 them seriously. , Mrs. John Grabach, of Kearney Junc Junction, - tion, Junction, Nebraska, Friday morning, killed a little step-daughter aged four or live years, knocking th'e child down and jumping upon her with her feet, in a tit of anger. The woman tried to poison the child some time ago, but tailed. Secretary BristJtv is reported to be very indignant- at the revocation of the order transierring the, Supervisors of In Internal - ternal Internal Revenue. He has been advised to dismiss all Supervisors who worked Lo prevent the order being issued,and when issuett to secure its suspension. , At Delphos, Ohio, Saturday, a child three years -of awe, daughter of Wilham Robinson, while getting close to a stove, was terribly scalded by a leg tlf the stove coming out and upsetting a coffee coffeepot - pot coffeepot filled with coffee over the child, which caused its death this morning, selevelandle new Fire Department offi officials: - cials: officials: Chief ,Engineer,' John A. Bennett; First Assistant, James Dickenson; Sec Second - ond Second Assistant, - Harry Rebbeck; Third Assitatant. , Joseph Speddy.' Mr. Reb Rebbeck - beck Rebbeck will retain his position as Superin Superintendent - tendent Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph.