The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-03
WILEY WINKS OUT.
A Lightning Rod PeddIer
Really SucculMbs.
Shot Gun JambOree at Fair Play,
Colorado.
Terrible Disaster at a Michigan Fair.

Specials to the Star.
LIGHTNING-RoD PEDDLER GIVES UP.
PONTIAC, ILL.,, Oct. 3.-Some time ago the
wife of James Wiley, lightning-rod ped.
dler living here, procured divorce from
him and married recently another man.
This so preyed upon Wiley's mind that
yesterday he put an end to his sorrows by
shooting himself in the head with re-
volver.
SUICIDE OF A PATENT RIGHT MAN.
ANBoY, ILL, Oct. 3.-Jacob Swimford, Of
this place. committed suicide last night by
taking laudanum. Last week he had Sc
rious difficulty with his partner in the pat
ent right business. which, it is thought, so
preyed upon his mind that he was led to
self-destruction.
ANIMAs BILL s MISTAKE
DENVER, COL, Oct. 3.-A Tribune Fair
Play special says that, in row over the To-
cation of claims in Little Sacramento Gulch,
W. Fl. Lane, alias Animas Bill, noted des-
perado, pulled his revolver upon A. J. Fos-
ter. Before he could pull trigger Foster
upped with shotgun and shot him down.
He died in little while.
COAL NINE ON FIRE.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Oct 3.-The air shaft in
the McMurdy coal mine, near this city,
caught fire nearly two weeks ago and has
been burning ever since. With the aid of
hose sent by the Fire Department. here it
has now been got under control.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT A FAIR GROUND.
DETROIT, MICH, Oct. 3.-A dispatch from
Adrian says the grand stand at the Fair
Grounds gave way yesterday afternoon,
killing six persons and injuring many 9TH
ers. There was great excitement, the at
tendance at the Fair being very large. The
following were killed outright: NJ. NJ.
Merck, German, residing in the Second
Ward; Mrs. John Hubbard, Of Jasper a
boy named Hyde, about twelve years old ;
a bov named Mosher, about the same age; !;
David Plumadore, of Petersburg, aged
eighteen; Vim. Mutzer of this city, aged
about twelve. Some forty or fifty others
were badly injured some of them fatally,
but the panic was so great and the attend
ance so large that it has so far been impos-
sible to get complete particulars.
| MURDERED FOR A BAD WOMAN.
DIXON, ILL, Oct. 3.-Last night Mike
Terrence, hack driver. and rough
named Tommy Welch, got into difficulty
about lewd woman, and during the strug
gle Welch was so fearfully cut in the abdo
men and neck that he died in few min.
utes. Terrence is in Jail
| ALL IN THE FAMILY.
MADISON, IND, Oct. 3.-Dr. Abraham
Ennis, an old and well-known practicin9
physician of this city, had an alteration
with his brother-in-law, George w. Reed,
last evening. resulting in an exchange of
shots. Reed received ball in the hip;
not dangerous. Ennis was unhurt but is
in terrible state of excitement.
| TOO MUCH PARIS GREEN.
| VERSAILLES, IND. Oct. 3.-Yesterday,
while walking in his field, near here. David
T. Hunter, one Of our most venerable and
respected citizens, dropped dead. He was
the son OF John Hunter, one of the first
pioneers of Ripley County. 1t is thought
his death resulted from the accidental in
halation of paris green.
CINCINNATI MAN KILLED BY CARS.
WENoNA, ILL.,, Oct. 3.-A passenger train
yesterday ran over and killed an old man
at this place. Papers found on his person
show that he was Alexander POLAND, from
Cincinnati, Ohio. He had in his pockets
over $3.50 in money.