The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-07
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
Pittsburg.

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Special to the Star
PIrTsBURG, April AT 1870 this morn
ing an ARRAY occurred on the steamer Katie
Stockdale as she was nearing the wharf.
Fred. Stark, white deckhand, was found
by Harry Holmes, colored deckhand, in his
Holmes bunk and dealt him murder
Gus blow with wooden bar. Holmes was
jailed. Stark's skull was fractured, and his
physicians say lie can not live iorty-eight
hours Stark has wife at Antioch, Ohio.
Holmes lives al Champagne.
Detroit.
LUMBER ILLrM1NATIoN--'rHE ELECTION TO-
DAY.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, Mich. April 7.--One million
and five hundred thousand feet Of good
lumber and tie boarding house, store, etc.
at A. 7. Bliss d Brothers saw-mill at East
! Saginaw burned yesterday evening. Loss,
$4,000; well insured.
The election of Judge OF Supreme Court,
Regents of University and township officers
is in progress in Michigan to-day. In De-
troit Judge of Superior Court is also being
voted for. A hot election with mixed re-
suits is probable. .....
Columbus.
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TODAY.
| Special 10 the Star.
COLUMBUS, O., April 1.-THE municipal
election is being hotly contested.
Several skirmishes took place at the or
ssnization of the polls this morning.
From present indications Collins, the
Republican candidate will be
elected by small majority. The election
of Barney McCabe, the Republican candi.
date for Police Commissioner, is also con-
ceded.
Louisville.
THE MARArTs SKIP oUT--DEArH OF VIM. T.
| GoRDoN-FRuIT PEDDLER cARvEs A PEACH,
| ETC.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, April THE failure Of
Robert Dunlop the tobacco-leaf dealer, is
announced.
1t is now ascertained that the Maratts,
charged with the most vilanous of vices,
have jumped their bail.
Mr.. VIM. T. Gordon, who has been con.
fined to his bed by sickness for several
months, died at his daughters residence in
this city. He was an old steamboat man
and as well known in Cincinnati as Louis
vile. He was buried to-day.
Rasco Yano, an Italian fruit vender was
arrested yesterday, charged with cutting
with intent to kill man named Peter
Peach.
Tomorrow the courts will all adjourn
| apl nf fhn ind nd Low, tf
Frankfort to attend the bar meeting to bt
held in respect to the memory Of the mur
dered Judge Elliott.
Two rival New York drummcrs became
incenscd at each other in store here thu
other night and fought it out rough ant
tumble. When offered pistols they botl
cooled of.
Indianapolis.
JUDGE BusKIRK's FUNEEAL-oN THE TATl
AcoUTrTAL-ATTEMPr TO BREAK OUT ETC.
Special to the Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, April THE remains O
Judge Samuel II. Buskirk were taken tc
Bloomington yesterday and inferred in the
cemetery at that place at 5 o'clock in the
morning.
The Ward Barrymore Combination, which
suffered so at the assassin Curries hand, il
Texas, opens an engagement here tonight
Referring to the acquittal of Warrei
Tate, the Sentinel to-day says
The case is altogether, sad one. 1t il
terribly suggestive. Men and women won
der; society shudders. Good men bow thei
heads in silence; Religion weeps and trutl
sits dumb before the spectacle. There i
the verdict-"Not guilty" William Low,
was not murdered. He was killed accord
ing to law, and the law has no rebuke fo
the act-no penalty whatever.
The prisoners at the Central Station las
evening attempted to break out. They hat
succeeded in wrenching two heavy iron bar
from their hunks, with which they wer
digging their way out, when caught by tn
Turnkey.
| Chicago.
STEVENS, THE MURDERER HUNTING A DE
FAULTING BANKER.
Special to the Star.
CHICAGO, April THE trial of Pete
Stevens for the murder of his seventeen
year old wife began here to-day.
Cushman, the defaulting banker of Col
orado is known to be hiding in Illinois, bu
detectives as yet are unable to find his ex
act whereabouts.
Philadelphia.
THE LOSS By THE BIG FIRE--A WALLACE WIT
NESS HELD FOR PERJURY.
Special to the Star.
PHILADELPHIA, April THE loss by th'
great Sunday morning fire is nearly
million. Insurance $4,000. ..
One of the witnesses before the Wallace
Senate Committee had bearing to-day OF
the charge of perjury. He swore falsel,
concerning charge against the Fedora