The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-12
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
PittSburg,

Boy.
| Special to the Star
PIrrsBURG, Pa, Aug. 12.-Newton Miggs.
aged nineteen, fell under the cars of the
CHARTERS Valley Railroad late last night,
and was instantly killed.
| A boy named Jacob Garvey, who few
days ago walked knee deep into pile of
hot cinders at one OF the steel mills, died
late last night, after suffering terribly.
| Detroit.
FATAL FIRE AT SOUTH BEND - THE FEMALE
| WALKIsT.
| Special to the Star.
DETROIT, Aug. ia fire occurred at
South Bend, Ind, last night in business
block. Families who were living up stairs
had to Jump to the sidewalk and all were
seriously injured. One woman was burned
to death.
| Madame Anderson finished her 2,02S
quarters triumphantly last night To-day
she begins 800 quarters in 300 intervals of
~ minutes each.
Chicago.
WHEAT STEADILY DRoPs-A MISPLACED SWITCH
| Special to the Star.
CHICAGO, Aug 12.-Wheat is steadily de-
clining in this market. The general belief
seems to be that it will go lower than it has
for nineteen years.
A misplaced switch on the Rock Island
Railroad, near LaSalle, threw the accom-
modation train from the track today, killed
one man and injured some others.
Louisville.
A DIVIDED JURY - FORTUNATE FIREMAN
JUDGE HUMPHREY MARSHALL.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 12.-Nlrs. DeCoursey
Jones, who says she is acting crazy to spite
her mother-in-law, was tried on q writ de
lunatico inquirendo yesterday. Six of the
jury decided that she was insane. and the
other six say not
Jim Black, pipeman at the No. Fours,
has been formally notified that he will in
the future possess a fee simple title to
5000 acres of splendid land in Central
Texas. An aged relative has given up the
ghost.
In the absence of Judge Dupuy, Mr..
Humphrey Marshall has been sworn in as
Judge pro TEN. of the City Court.
One hundred and four certificates of good
health were issued yesterday to travellers.
About two thousand of these certificates
have been issued in the last eighteen days.
st. LOuIS.
THE EAST ST. LOUIS FIGHT-NoLLE PosEoUIED
BY DEATH-DRuMMERs DECLARE WAR.
Special to the Star.
ST. Louis, Aug. 12.-DepIty Marshal
Wallace, who shot and killed Jack Sullivan
in the East ST. Louis affray, is still in a
critical condition from the wound received
at the hands of Sullivan.
'Nolle prosecuted by DEATH" was the
entry made in the case of Edward Nahlick
in the Court of Criminal Correction yes.
terday.
Eddie was eleven years old and was ar
rested for plucking flowers from D. w.
Haydock's garden. 1t is charged that he
was thrown into cell with drunken
man, and that his death is the result of
fright and i'll treatment while in Jail. His
parents demand an investigation.
The Western Commercial Travellers As.
socation held a meeting at the Lindell
Hotel last night, and determined to test the
constitutionality of the Texas law requir.
ing license of 1900 per annum from drum
mcrs soliciting trade in that State.
indianapolis.
DEATH OF A VETERAN PRINTER-oLD FOLKS
| CRIMINALS.
Special to the Star
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 12.-Charles G. War.
ner, one of the oldest printers in the city,
died at his residence, No. 35 Ellsworth
street, at $40 o'clock last evening. He was
60 years old.
Yesterday was the fifty-seventh birthday
of Mr.. Enos B. Reed, editor of the People.
His employees made him present of a gold
headed cane
The reunion of the old settlers of John
son, Morgan and Hendricks Counties, is be-
ing held at Mooresville to-day.
The Coroner's inquest on the body oi
Martin Purttell, shot by Officer Weidle, is
not yet concluded. Abe Gottleib, of 19C
Barr street, Cincinnati, was witness to the
tragedy.
James H. Woodward, the Cincinnati En-.
quirers 'Jayhawker," yesterday brought
suit in the Superior Court against Alfred
and ]. c. S. Harrison, for $1,000 damages.
He was a creditor of the Indianapolis Chair
Company, and claims that through defen'
dents misrepresentation he lost the
amount claimed.