The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-16
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Stephen Meeker dropped dead at Ceylon,
near Sandusky, o.
John Hall was fatally shot at Kelly's Sta
ton, KY, by Harvey McCord.
Yesterday Philip Whitney stabbed and
killed John Mollery in New York.
A charge of drunkenness has been filed
against Gerard Reiter County Auditor at
Vincennes, Ind.
An infant child of Jacob Bahr, of Chilli
cothe, Ohio, died Saturday from the effects
of severe burns.
Gov. Freere, of Cape Town, has sent an
ultimatum to the Zulu King. An answer
is expected daily.
In shooting affray at Kelly's Station,
Ky. on Saturday, John Hall was fatally
shot by Henry McCord.
VIM. Brand an old man, committed sui
eide near Nagaunee, Mich, by throwing
| himself before train OF cars.
Gov Hartranft on Saturday repreved till
January 14th the Mollie Maguires, James
Mcdonnell and Chas. Karpe.
On Saturday Lewis Burk, young Ger
man of Baltimore, committed suicide by
swallowing strychnine.
The mother of Hon. w. G. DePauw of
New Albany, Ind, died on Friday night at
Salem, Ind, aged ninety-six years.
The execution of Smith Jackson and Prior
Jones, for the murder of Johnson Black,
took place at Bastrop, Texas, on Saturday.
Samuel ]. Tilden has won his suit in the
Supreme Court of Michigan against the
First National Bank of Negaunee, involving
$4,000.
1t is said that Gen. and Mrs Grant, in
their recent tour in Europe, paid visit
incog. to the Fountain of the Lady oi
Lourdes.
The jury in the case of John Thomas, al
GAINESVILLE, O.. on Saturday. charged witt
killing Albert Denny, returned verdict Of
not guilty.
Herman B. Chapman, charged with EN-
bezzling $l4, 600 from the United States Ex
press Company at La Sale, ILL.,, has beer
acquitted.
A fire yesterday destroyed the dwelling
house of Colonel ChamDliss, with the con
tents, at Coburg, Ont Loss $40, 900; in
surance $4,000.
The large tobacco manufacturing estab
lishment of Thomas Williams g. Co. burned
yesterday at Richmond, Va. Loss esti
mated at $4,000.
Chicago elevators have capacity for stor
ing between fourteen million and fifteel
million bushels of grain, and now hav'
about eight million.
A difficulty occurred Saturday at Kelley
Station. KY, between Mr.. McCord and Mr.
Hall McCord shot Hail in the nose, th'
ball lodging in the back of his head.
Saturday evening man named Thoma
Kares was run over by freight train Oh
the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad, Cleve
land, Ohio, and his body literally ground t.
lpieces
Maria Settle, negro woman living nea
IShelbyville, Tenn, was horribly murdered
Friday night. Neighbors going to her hous
Saturday found her dead body, terribl
mutilated, and signs of hard struggle,
A pardon has been obtained for W. Gregg
Superintendent of the Money Order Depart
ment of the Chicago Post-office, who is uIl
der Indictment for completely in the EN-
t bezzlement of $15,0 900, on condition that Ii
refunded his share of the amount, S., 900.
The number of hogs slaughtered in Chi
cago since November 1st to date is one mil
ion one hundred and seventy four thousan
six hundred and thirty-nine, agains
: eight hundred and thirty-three thousan
eight hundred and seventy-one for the col
responding period last year.