The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-14
THIS WICKED WORLD.
Catalogue OF the Sins and Sorrows that
Beset Mankind.
MURDER AT CLEVELAND, TENN.


Henry Moulden, both colored, quarrelet
at Cleveland, in Bradley County, few
nights ago, when Warren Henderson in
terfered and was knocked down with {
rock. As he arose Tibbs drew pistol ant
shot him through the heart, killing him in
stantly. Tibbs then emptied the remain
ing barrels of his revolver at Moulden, bu
without serious effect. Tibbs immediately
escaped and has not since been caught
This is the third murder in Cleveland with
in year.
BRAVE LITTLE JOHNNY GIBBS.
MAYNARDsyILLE, TENN, May 14.-Durine
the absence of Mr.. J. J. Gibbs, Postmaster
at Church Grove, Knox County, tramI
who pretended to be deaf, dumb and crazy
attempted to break into the Post-office
Mr. Gibbs son Johnny, aged ten, graspet
an old army musket and leveled it at the
rascals head, while the latter hastily hiet
him over the hills.
TWO COAL MINERS KILLED.
MENDOZA, Ill, May l4.-Yesterday morn
ing at Amboy, sixteen miles from here, two
coal miners we're instantly killed by Tho
falling of a slate roof under which they
were working.
TRAMP FATALLY PLUGGED.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL, May 14-Last nigh
tramp was shot at the Union Depot, in
this city, by Policeman Bentley. The
wounds will, it is believed, result in hi:
death.
RAILROAD CONDUCTOR KILLED.
MENpoTA. ILL, May 14-A freight con
killed yesterday on the Illinois Central
Railroad by being thrown from the train
while in motion.
SUICIDE BY LAUDANUM.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, May IA German
woman living in the west part of the city,
was found dead in her bed yesterday. Upon
the floor near the bed bottle containing O
few drops of laudanum was found, leading
to the belief that the woman had COM
mtted suicide. Her name is Kughlman.
INcENDIARY FIRE.
CoNNERsvILLE, md, May 14.--Harry
White, farmer living about three miles
north of this place, lost fine barn con.
tanning corn, hay and agricultural imple
ments, by fire, early yesterday morning.
Loss $500 with no insurance. Supposed in
cendarism.
SERIOUS TIMES At BRAZIL.
Brazil, IND, May 14.-The strikers went
to John Andrews mine Yesterday and
forced his men out, although he was paying
the advance. A number OF the miners have
received notices, coming to them in some
mysterious way, threatening death if they
persisted in working. Some of the opera
tors have received notices threatening til,
destruction of their works by fire, ii the,
put men in their mines The effect ha
been to lessen the number of men at worl
at all the mines, except Zeller & McClel
lan's.
A wARLIKE CoUNTERFEITER.
HENNEPEN, ILL, May 14.-Ye Yesterday
while Officer James Lawrence was attempt
ing to arrest counterfeter named Jack
Waite, he was shot by the latter, inhictinf
dangerous wound in Lawrence's righ
arm. Waite was finally arrested and LODGED
in Jail.
FATE OF THREE FISHER BOYS.
VEEMILLEoN, ILL, May l4.-Yesterday
afternoon, while three young boys named
respectively Edgar Melcher, Thomas Fort
and Harry Munholland were out fishing ir
the Vermilion River, four miles from thi.
place, the boat capszed and before any
assistance could be rendered the boys were
all drowned.
LAND OWNER GAY AND WEALTHY.
PEKIN, ILL.,, May 14.-Yesterday morning
Charles Thornton, wealthy land owner o.
Tazwell County, was arrested on complaint
of Jerry Manor, who charged Thornton
with having been guilty of the seduction Of
his wife. Manor is tenant of Thornton
Mrs. Manor is handsome woman, and wa.
married about two years ago to her present
husband.
PULLING DOWN VEST.
SCoTTsDURG, IND, May 14.--Mr. Frank
Vest, who lives at Goshen, little town in
this county, last fall ran off with the wife
of Samuel Chasteen, leaving his wife and
children behind. Last winter Vest re.
turned, and Chasteen took his wife back
and went West Since then Vest has re-
ceived divers notices to leave the county.
Sunday evening his barn was set on fire
and with the contents, including horse
totally consumed. Last night his store in
Goshen was entirely destroyed by fire, and
both fires were no doubt incendiary.
A FATAL RUNAWAY.
MILAN, IND, May 14.-Wm. X. Stewart,
a merchant and John w Henthorn edito,
of the Ripley Index, were thrown from a
buggy here by a runaway horse. Both men
received such severe injuries that their
recovery is doubtful.