The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-22
CRIME AND CALAMITY.
SETTLING A GEORGIA BOARD BILL.


Specials to the Star.
DUBLIN, GA, May 22.-J. w. Mcdowell
and John Pryor met in a field some ten
miles from here and quarreled about a board
bill due from the latter to the former. Each
had shot gun and Mcdowell fired load
Of shot into Pryor's cheek. Pryor then
shot his enemy in both legs, and Mcdowell
gave Pryor his second load in the arm.
They then clinched, but Pryor being the
best man physically, had beaten Mcdowell
almost to death when assistance came up.
Pryor will die and McDowelrs wounds are
serious. The ammunition used was slugs
and buckshot Of large size.
A PRISONER CIEMATED.
HAwKINsvILLE, GA, May 22.-The Sta
tion-house at Cochran, Pulaski County,
was burned few nights since, and George
Long, colored man, imprisoned there for
burglarizing turpentine distillery, per-
ished in the flames. 1t is limited that this
method was taken to get rid of Long, who
was one of the worst men in this section.
JUVENILE ELoPEMENT.
SULLIVAN, IND, May 22.-The parents Of
Master Harry Wall, aged thirteen and Miss
Falconberry, aged only eleven, are in great
agony over the departure of the two chill
dren, who are among the latest runaways
THE GAY MAIDEN GETS A NEW TRIAL.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, May 22.-The jury in
the bastardy case of Miss Hays, aged forty,
against Cox, aged twenty, have failed to
agree, and a new trial will be the result.
WAR AMONG THE WATERS.
HAVANA, ILL.,, May 22.--Last night ne
gro waiter at a no ell in this place, named
Peter Worden, was shot by another colored
waiter and fatally wounded in the left side.
TIE END OF A TRAMP.
ANDERSON, md, May 22.--Thomas Har-
ris, a tramp claiming to be from New York,
was last night shot and mortally wounded
by Deputy Marshal Coburn, for threatening
10 strike the Marshal with club, and III
terfering with the arrest of his companion.
DESPERATE coUNTERFEIrER
FREEMAN, ILL, May Yesterday while
Officer Romance was attempting to arrest
Clint. Furgg a notorious counterfeiter, at
Perryton, near this place, Romance was
dangerously shot in the right arm by
Furgg.
COFFIN FACTORY BURNED OUT.
DECATUR, ILL, May yesterday de-
structiye fire entirely destroyed Roberts,
Green & Co.'S large four-story brick coffin
factory. 1t caught from the engine room.
The loss is estimated at 800 600; insured for
$1,000.
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL, May 22.-Mr c. II.
Burnett a prominent citizen of FL Paso,
was fatally injured here yesterday by being
run over by runaway team.
PLAYrULLY POINTED RIFLE.
GBEESUP, ILL, May 22.-Jo ohm Ward, aged
seventeen, yesterday playfully pointed a
loaded rife at Eddy Light, aged fourteen,
and pulled the trigger. To his surprise it
went off, infcting wound in his young
companion which will probably prove fatal.
SUICIDE BY HANGING.
LAFAYETTE, IND, May 22.-Geo Louke, a
young man residing six miles east of Frank
fort, committed suicide by hanging last
night. No reason for the act is assigned.
He was sober, industrious and about twen-
ty-0ne years of age.
LYNCH THREATENED AT ANDERSON.
ANDERSON, IND, May PA clear case of
incest was made against w. H. Widener
yesterday and he was sent to Jail in default
of 81 900 bail. There is feeling of fierce
excitement among the people and mob law
is seriously limited at