The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-29

AUSTIN, lEAAo DcC Ao.-Clici vi Aoiio0
Bishop, at Hearne, arrested and jailed CAL
win Brown and one of his friends, named
Robertson, who drew pistol on the officer
to force him to release Brown. Saturday
Browns brother, who is reported des-
perado, came into town, and difficulty
arose between him and Bishop, who shot
and killed him.
AN OLD FERRYMAN MURDERED.
COLUMBIA, Tex, Dec. 29.-It is now
ascertained that the old ferryman, Vincent
Turner, who kept ferry on the Brazos
River, and who disappeared some time
since, was foully murdered by three or four
other negroes. who killed him for the few
dollars he had One of the murderers gave
himself away by passing some of the
money.
THEY CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS.
HEARNE. TEX. Dec. 29.-Christmas Day
two prominent families, the Nixons and
Hintons, living on plantation in Brazos
Bottom, together set dinner, intending 1t
as prelude to other festivities. During
dinner the men quarreled about who was
the best man, and terrible and bloody
shooting ARRAY ensued. Three Of the Nix
ons received balls sa t..o...
,., BATTLE FOR PRISONER.
MINNEoLA, TEXAS, Dec. 29.-The authori.
ties of Hopkins County arrested desperate
named Simms. His friends threatening
rescue, posse of citizens went to aid the
authorities. The rescuers made charge
and tried to seize the prisoner, when g
fierce shooting scrape ensled, during which
w. H. Jones received whole load of buck
shot in his head, and was instantly killed.
KILLED BY HIS BRoTHER-IN-LAw.
CLEBURNE. TEX, Dec, 29.-In a small
neighborhood, two miles north of here, a
man named Evans, who had been in the
habit of beating his wife, was shot and
killed Saturday by her brother, James
Biff1e, who escaped.
MURDER ON THE HIGHWAY.
CLARKsvILLE, Texas, Dec. 29.-Robert
Whitaker, well-known citizen, while
riding was met in the road by two ner
who fired on him. He returned the firt
with double-barrel shotgun. Five shot!
we're fred. and the dead body of Whitaker
was found in the woods with the back par
Of his head literally shot off, When found
the clothes on the corpse were on fire.
THE LYNcHERs GOT LEFT.
BELToN, TEXAS, Dec. 29.-Saturday night
mob went to the house of Henry Fields
colored, for the purpose of hanging him
but Henry had got wind of it and escaped
in the darkness. As the lynchers wer,
breaking the door down Fields made rusf
from the other side. They charged hin
with cattle stealing.
BOY DROWNED WHILE CoAsTING.
CUYAHoGA, o.. Dec. 29.-Harry Bitter
man, aged ten, while sliding down the hill
near the river Saturday. was carried on t.
the weak ice by his sled, broke through ant
was drowned. Efforts to recover the body
we're unavailing.
DID NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.
DODGE CIT-', KS, Dec. GA man named
W. F. Mcintosh, at Eufala, I. T., whil'
drunk, saw an Indian named Fixico walk
ing past, and ordered him to stop. Fixico
not understanding English, went on with
out noticing him. This enraged Mcintosh
who drew revolver and fired at Fixico
the ball passing through his lungs ant
touching the heart. The Indian ran shor
distance, then fell and died in twenty min
utes.
| YOUNG LADY's SKULL FRACTURED.
MILTON IND. Dec. 29.-A horse driver
by Miss Josie Boyd, aged twenty. grant
daughter of Mr.. Henry Hoover became
frightened at a train on the w. w. v. Rail
road. She jumped from the buggy and wa
struck on the bead by the horse, fracturini
the skull.