The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-24
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
National Associated Press to the Star.
RED-MEN ROW.

RED-MEN ROW.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 24.-Monday
secret organization called "Red Men," who
became famous for their numerous lynch
ings and similar deeds of violence, destroyed
saloon in Warrington, W. Va, tearing
the building all to pieces. ltwas owned by
Mr.. Cartwright, whose son Carl was recently
accused of murder, and who was generally
believed guilty
The mob horsewhipped man named
Beatty, who was witness in the murder
case, and gave him forty-eight hours to
leave the country
Another witness has been given six weeks
to settle up his business and leave.
MURDERED BY ITS MOTHER.
A woman calling herself Mrs. Fairburn,
living in Roane County, killed her four
year-old illegitimate child on the 10Th. She
was recovering from an attack of sickness
and the child was playing by her bedside
when she suddenly sprang up, seized it by
the feet and dashed its head across the head
board of the bed, killing it instantly.
BARN BURNED.
PRINCETON, I'LL, July 24.-Last night the
fine barn, stock-shed and hay-shed of Mich
olas Cottrell, two miles east of this place,
was destroyed by fire, together with one
span of horses, thirty tons of hay, thirty
head of hogs, windmill and tank, and all
the farming implements except a reaper.
Loss 81 900; insurance $4,000.
THE WAY THEY DO IN WARREN COUNTY.
Dies MONIES, a., July 24.-Sunday even
ing X. Proctor, brother of Reub Proctor,
who was hanged by vigilants in Warren
County, was taken from his home, severely
cowhided, and told to leave the county in
ten days or he would meet the fate of his
brother. None of the cowhiding party were
disguised, but were strangers.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN VIRGINIA.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July PA dispatch
from Gordonsville, Va, dated July 23d,
says: Wilson Houchins who lives near
Fluvanna Courthouse, has for the last five
years threatened to take the lives of the
members of his family. Not long since his
wife discovered him stealing over her with
drawn dagger. She in some way pre-
vented the fatal act then. He begged her
not to say anything about it.
Since then Mrs. Houchins has been COM
PEELED to take her little ones. three in num-
ber, and leave home to save them on sew
eral occasions. Yesterday Houchins car
ried out his premeditated design by mur-
derng his wife, mother-in-law and child,
then killing himself. The Oldest boy, about
seven years old, saw his father commence
the attack upon his mother, seized the
baby, who was lying in the cradle, and
made for neighbors house, thereby saving
himself and the infant. The murder was
comm itted with an ak. The cause of this
horrible crime is not fully explained The
man, however, is supposed to have been in
sanely jealous.
TEXAS DEMOCRACY.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 24.-At the State
Democratic Convention held here, Orrin M.
Roberts was nominated for Governor, James
D. Sayers for Lieutenant Governor, and
Gen. H. B. Mccormick for Attorney
General.
SUICIDE AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, July 25.-At 20 minutes
after 10 yesterday, G. S. Sanvinet, colored,
aged forty-nine years, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head. The act was
caused by despair of his son, who is in the
last stage Of Of consumption; sanyinet was
Civil Sheriff in his parish under War
mouths administration.