The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-13
TWENTY THOUSAND.
Extensive Robbery in Kentucky vii.
lage.
Fatal ARRAY in a Ten Pin Alley.

Specials to the Star
EAGLE STATION, KY, Sept 13.-Informa-
ton has just been received here, with no
details, of $50, 900 robbery, which occurred
at New Liberty, a town back in the coun-
try, last night Officers are pressing hard
on the robbers.
LATER.-The merchants of New Liberty
deposit their money in general safe until
Saturday, when it is transferred to the Ma
tional Bank at Newport. At o'clock this
morning burglars cracked the safe and took
from it $4,000 in silver and bank bills.
which was to have been sent to Newport to-
day. The loss is divided among several
merchants of the place.
NEAR THE MOUTH OF BRIMsroNE.
LEBANON, Tenn, Sept. 13.-A young man
named Fireman fell from his mule while
fording Cumberland River near the mouth
OF Birthstone, and drowned. He was only
eighteen years old, and had recently mar
ried bride OF sixteen.
FIFTY DOLLARS LET HIM OUT.
DECATUR ALA, Sept 13.-B. M. Kim
brell has just been tried for killing a young
man named Baker, in the Circuit Court of
Walker County. He was found guilty OF
manslaughter and sentenced to work for
the county for one year, so his brothers
hired him for $50, and took him home.
HIS EVENING SHADES DRAW NIGH.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Sept. ia man
named Kemp, at Evening Shades, Sharp
County, near Batesvlle. las been sentenced
to be hanged Friday, Oct. 3d. for the crime
of murder.
DENVER EXCHANGE INDICTED.
DENVER, COL, Sept 13.-It leaks out that
the Grand Jury has indictments against the
Denver Public Stock and Grain Exchange
for obtaining money under false pretenses,
charging them with manufacturing dis
patches, and transmitting bogus quotations.
MURDERED IN TEN-PIN ALLEY.
LINcoLNvILLE, ILL, Sept. 13.-Last night
shooting scrape occurred in the ten
pin alley of Mike Bremen, in which a
young farmer named Carter Pearce was
shot and killed by barkeeper named Tom
Smith. 1t resulted from Pearce's refusing
w pay III q Saiho VI 'ou-plHS. pHlllH has
been arrested.
ALMOST THE KNELL OF LITTLE NELL.
FRANKFORT, IND, Sept. 13.-Mrs. Nellie
Wilson, better known as Little Nell,"
the mistress of bagnio in this city, at
tempted suicide last night, by taking NOR
phine. The Doctors hope to save her.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, IND, Sept. 13.--Dennis
Smith, a nephew of Judge Gresham, while
on top of freight train passing under the
bridge, was struck on the head, and it is
feared fatally injured.
DROPPED DEAD AT BREAKFAST
WILMINGTON, ILL, Sept. 13.-George
Clark, a business man of this city, while
eating his breakfast dropped dead in his
chair. 1t is supposed his death resulted
from heart disease.
DEATH OF COL. LYON.
PLA1NFIE1D, IND, Sept 13.-Col. Virgil
H. Lyon died at the residence of Rev. Mr..
Bonney yesterday of typhoid fever. He
was Colonel of the Ninth Indiana Cavalry
during the war. He will be buried this
afternoon.
ADVENTURE WITH HIGHWAYMEN.
VINcENNEs, IND, Sept. 13-Two men,
Boyles and Perkins, in their buggy at night.
were attacked by highwaymen, who fired
upon them, frightening their horses until
they upset the buggy. The robbers then
pounced upon them and took some $50
from their pockets.
DAMAGED BY A DERRICK.
ST. PAUL, IND, Sept. 13-A derrick in
W. W. loves quarry fell yesterday after
noon on James N. Bush, the foreman,
breaking one leg and one arm. 1t is thought
he will recover. No one else was hurt.
FIRE AT DAYTON TODAY.
DAYTON, Sept. ia fire at Miami City
this morning destroyed the Fruit Tree La
bel Mandatory of Hiram Lewis Loss
over 5000.
HOW UNDERWOOD WAS RIDDLED.
GRAYsoN, KY, Sept. 13.-Correspondent
in the vicinity of the Underwood trouble
in Carter County report great excitement
and great difficulty in getting at the actual
state of affairs on account of the unsafe
condition of the country. Old George Un-
derwood, leader of the Underwood party,
was killed Thursday morning in his own
door, He was hiding away in his home,
known as the Fort, so builtthat every ap-
proach is covered with loopholes, with rifles
peeping out. He opened the door early in
the morning, before he thought danger was
about and was Immediately riddled bv six
bullets. Sixteen shots were fired at him,
six of which took effect, one bullet striking
him in the forehead and passing entirely
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