The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-12
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.

FIRE THIS MoRSING-LITTLE GIRLS IN
JURED-SUICIDE, ETC.

DISASTROUS FIRE THIS NoRNING-LITTLE GIRLS IN
JURED-sUIcIDE, ETC.
| Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, June PA fire early this morn
ing destroyed the whisky house OF Milton J. Hardy
& Co., the grindstone establishment of Herbert &
Wright, vacant store adjoining and the tobacco
house of J. s. Willett The loss reaches fully
$4,000.
Last evening huge pile of lumber at a cabinet
shop on Brooks street fell and crushed under its
weight two little girls. Lille Alexander and Belle
Able, who were passing. Lille aged five, was
perhaps fatally crushed, but her companion es,
cap, d with only serious bruises.
HenryW. Knots, an old citizen, aged seventy
five committed suicide yesterday evening by cut.
ting his throat W tn q razor. Sickness was the
cause.
John Klutz was held in 500 for stealing flowers
from cemetery
Pittsburg.
BRAKEMAN FATALLY INJURED-FELL FROM A
wINDow-JoLLY CARRIAGE PARTY.
Special to the Star.
PIrTsBuRG, Pa. June 12.-Wm. McCreary, a
brakeman on the n-handle Road. fell from a
train this morning, ana was fatally injured.
Mrs Brickell fell from a second.stOry window
this morning She will die.
At this morning Policeman Fred. Haney
stopped a carriage on Penn street because the oc-
cupants were disorderly. They threatened to shoot
him ii he did not let them go on. He retIeatcd
to the rear Of the carriage, when one OF the party
poked revolvt r out the window and fired, and
the bali struck the policeman in the forehead.
The injury is not fatal.
Detroit.
JACKSON FIRE E-RARUs TRoTs-REPoETEE COULD
NOT SAVE HIM.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT June 12-The fire at Jackson yester-
day did nearly $500, 900 damage.
Ralus trots at Jackson to day. lie will be pushed
to one fast heat.
George Buchan, prominent Detroit stove deal
er and contractor while tipsy last night, walked
into the river with companion. Buchan was
drowned. james O'Neil the News and Free Press
vessel reporter, made heroic efforts to save him,
but life was extinct when he got him out.
Columbus.
EVIDENCE OF AEsoN-JoNES, THE sLULPToR, SUP
POSED TO BE INsANE-THuRMANs INTENTIONS
Special to the Sta..
COLUMBUS June l2.-The evidences OF intended
arson accumulate every day by the finding of
rags saturated with coal oil in out buildings, etc.
Thomas d. Jones, the sculptor late OF Cincin-
natl, is being examined before the Probate Court
to-day on suspicion of being insane. He was re-
Gently granted $500 by the Legislature for his
"Appomattox Surrender"
1t is reliably stated that Allen G. Thurman will
enter the Senatorial contest again.
Senator Owens Tramp Bill passed this morning.
Chicago.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION TO-DAY.
Special to the Star
CHICAGO, June 12-Two of the Michigan South
trains collided in the fog near the city limits
this morning. The engineer, James Shannon,
was killed, and the other engineer and fireman
was badly injured.
st. Louis.
COMPROMISING MURDER-THE wACHUsETT-
REV. swINDLER-PooL SELLER PULLED.
Special to the Star.
ST. LOUIS, June 12.-Beaumont, on trial
for murder, said that it has not been over
two weeks since he was approached by the
prosecuting witness and an offer of a COM
promise for 800 proposed.
A grand river excursion will leave here
June 14th and go down to meet the man
of-war Wachusett.
Rev. Dominique, the clerical forger and
swindler, has made several attempts to
shuttle the coil. He has been committed
in default of $500 bail.
The 81. Louis Law School last night
turned out twenty-seven young legal
limbs.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
of N. H. James, the late pool seller Of
North Fourth street, at the instigation of
Larry Kavanaugh on a charge of assault to
kill. Larry called for his winnings, and
was met by the muzzle of revolver.
James was incarceratcd in Jail, and num-
Der of sportsmen charge him with en-
bezzlement.
Indianapolis.
GuETIG, THE MAN OF FITs-wEDDING IN HIGH
LIFE-A BLIND soIKEE, ETC.
Special to the Star
INDIANAPOLIS, June 12.-The evidence in
the Guetig case is about all in, and argu-
ments will commence to-day.
Hon. j. G. Shanklin. Secretary of State |
will be married Saturday to Miss Gertrude
Avery, daughter of prominent plow man.
lfacturer, of Louisville, KY, at Wyoming
n. Y, where the family have summer re-
treat.
A branch of shillito's Cincinnati dry
goods house is to be opened under the new
hotel in this city.
A very pleasant musical soiree was given |
oy the pupils of the Institute for the Blind |
asst evening. The chapel was crowded |
with guests, among whom were Governor |
and the Board of Trustees.
The Irish Catholics of this city will peti-
ion the Bishop to retain Rev. Father Fitz-
patrick, in the event of the Bishops inten-