The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-02
WOE AND WICKEDNESS.


MOTHER AND MONEY MISSING.
DEs MONIES, a., Nov. 1.-Two weeks ago
family named Dewey consisting of a
widow and two daughters, arrived here en-
route for Harden County, expecting to
meet brother here from Marshaltown.
The brother not arriving, Mrs. Dewey took
two teams and $500 in money and started
for MarShaltOwn, since when nothing has
been heard of her The daughters were dis
covered by farmers in camp, suffering
from hunger and exposure, and were taken
care Of
DEATH IN CABOOSE.
CLINTON, a., Nov. Am extra train ran
into the caboose of regular freight train
on the Northwesier ern Road, near Round
Grove, H., yesterday morning, demolishing
the caboose and killing man whose name
is unknown, who was in charge of a car of
stock.
WOOLEN MILLS BURNED.
LAWRENCE, MASS, Nov. 1.-The Taylor
Wooen Mills, at North Salem N. H.,
burned early yesterday morning. The
mills were operated by James Walton &
Co., who owned the machinery. Loss,
$65 900 on stock and machinery, which was
insured; $42 900 on the building, on which
tleTe WAS bZD,OUU lllStlFdnce. olS Hullultu
men were employed in the mills.
A FAMILY KILLED IN KANSAS.
CHEToPA. KAs., Nov. "A farmer named
Hunt was murdered and his wife mortally
wounded in his residence, in this county,
about twenty-five miles northwest of this
place, on the night of the 20Ih Theo.
Munsterman, young farmer, residing with
his sister near the same place has been ar
rested for the crime. An old feud existed
between the parties 1t is reported that
Munsterman has been lynChed
HARAssING HAZARD.
LoGANsPoRT, IND, Nov. 2.-About 12:30s
yesterday morning Hazards pursuers from
Auburn presented themselves at the Jail
with a bond for his release On the strength
of this the Jail officer released him. Upon
his appearance outside he was taken in
hand by four men, hurried into an omnibus,
driven off and transferred into a close car
riage Hazard hallooed for help, and was
heard by Mr.. Frank Justice, who rushed
out and stopped the horses and called for
the police Two of the force were near,
and coming up they arrested Hazard and
remanded him 10 Jail.
VERY PROBABLY A cANARD.
PoRT JERvIs, n Y, Nov. 2.-Inquiry in
Thompson, Pa, where two tramps were
said 10 have horribly mutiiated a young
school teacher who wrote on the black
board with desperate strength before she
died, the details of the crime, leads to the
hope that the story is untrue. No one in
Thompson hau heard of the outrage, but
there is a rumor that such crime occurred
in Cannonsville, Delaware. Inquiry there
also leads to the belief that the story had
no foundation. The first report came
to Port Jervis apparently on trustworthy
information.
BILLINGS OF BALLsToN.
NEW York, Nov. Jesse Billings, Jr.,
of Ballston, arrived in this city yesterday
from Buffalo. He looks careworn. but con-
versed freely with his acquaintances about
his late trial, and expresses a belief that,
should he be tried again, he would be tri-
umphantly acquitted. He wrote yesterday
a long letter to his daughter Jennie.
addressed to her at Fort Miller, Washing
ton County, N. Y, in the handwriting of a
friend. He said he took this course to be
sure that she would open it. He feared that
if she should recognize his handwriting on
the superscription she would return it un-
opened. She is not aware of lis presence
here.
SCARED TO DEATH AT SHOW.
OIL CITY, Pa, Nov 2.-On Thursday
afternoon, October 24th, Robert Frazier's
Humpty Dumpty troupe gave family
matinee at the Grand Opera-house in this
city, which was attended by little girl
named Kingsbury, aged about twelve years.
She was so frightened by rick in which
a man is apparently beheaded, that she
went into spasms from the effects of which
she died yesterday.