The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-31
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BAD FOR THE BACHELORS.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31.-Two old bache-
lor misers, living in Camden, and owning
large quantities of real estate, which they
had accumulated by long years of shaving
notes, were bucked and gagged and robbed
last night by five masked burglars. The
drawers and cupboards were ransacked, and
$17, 500 carried off by the robbers.
TRAMPs CAPTURE A TRAIN.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 31.-A train on the M
c. r. R., in charge of Conductor s. P. Rig
gins, was boarded by one hundred tramps
at Como, Miss, yesterday. They ordered
him to start his train, which he refused to
do unless they got off, The tramps there
upon severely beat the conductor, and
started the train themselves and we're run
ming it to suit themselves at last account.
A CONSTABLE AND HIS PRISONER KILLED.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 31.-In the neighborhood
of Green Hill, Wilson County, near the old
Jackson Hermitage, John Cloyd, colored,
on Tuesday morning, had difficulty about
shooting Winfield McWhirter, although
not mOrtally. Constable Warpool sum-
moned John Osborne, James McWhirter
and DR.. Raymer to assist in his arrest.
They came upon Cloyd in the night, and in
brisk fight which ensued Constable War
pool and Cloyd were both killed.
A DESPERATE LuNATIo
KANKAKEE, ILL, Oct 31.-A man named
Buckman, living near Kempton, on the
kankakee & Southwestern Railroad, who
has been violently insane for year, OBJ
tained possession of butcher knife Tues
day, and made an assault upon his brother,
cutting him badly. He then assaulted a
child, slashing it in horrible manner and
instantly killing it, Next he attacked his
mother, beating her severely, but was over
powered and reduced to submission.
LYNCHERs BROUGHT TO JUDGMENT.
New HAVEN CONN, Oct 31.-The alleged
ring leaders in the attempt to lynch e.
Freeman, the Ansonia negro accused of
rape named Ernest Clemens Isaac Bar
rows, d. Sweden, C. Schaffer and James Da-
wilson, were arrested and brought to this
city on bench warrant issued by Judge
Hitchcock The prisoners were brought
into Court and pleaded not guilty to the
charge of assault with intent to kill. They
were released on $500 bail.
TRAIN wREcKERs AT WORK
New HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 31-A bold at
do dt dDOuG u CIOCh yeSlcT-
day morning to wreck freight train bound
for this city on the Shore Line Railroad at
Saw Pit crossing just east of Gilaro. Eight
ties were stuck in the cattle guard on the
track and the locomotive striking them was
partly thrown off the track, running some
six hundred feet with the fore part on the
lies, and the rear wheels on the track. No
damage was done beyond delay of trains.
JOuN WFST NtpnNcuJNpp
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Oct. 31-John West
one of a gang of moonshiners who have been
operating a crooked distillery near YER
sailles. Brown County, was brought here
yesterday, and in default of $50, 900 bail was
placed in Jail. His partners, Dean and
Stevenson, were captured and taken to Jail
about week ago.
EDWARD JACKsoN's MURDERERs.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 31.-The Grand
Jury of Whitley County, KY, indicted J.
c. Rogers, John Re ,2rs, James Caywood
and VIM. Caywood, for the murder of Ed
ward Jackson (colored) who was accused of
improper intimacy with the wife of J. C.
Rogers, of Tozmill Tenn. Mrs Rogers was
known as the Belle of Pewee Valley A
copy of the indictment having been filed at
the executive mansion Yesterday, Governor
McCreary increased the reward for their
capture from $500 10 81 200. The Governor
of Kentucky also issued acquisitions for
parties named on the Governors of Virginia
and Tennessee,