The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-16
THE WICKED WORLD.
Some of the Sins and Sorrows
That BeSet Us.
DAsrARDLY DEED SPEEDILY PUNISHED.

A DAsTARDLY DEED SPEEDILY PUNISHED.
Specials to the Star.
DENVER, Col, July 10. - Two tramps
named James II. Craft and c. G. Walrath
murdered an old man named VIM. Shock
near Piedra, New Mexico, few days ago,
by shooting him in the back and then driv-
ing pick through his head. The horrible
deed was done to secure the old mans pack
animal and about thirty-fve cents in
money. The murderers we're arrested in a
few hours afterward and hung to tree.
SUICIDE IN JAIL.
ROCKFORD, Ill, July 16.-Last night
Henry Lyon, formerly a respectable citi-
zen, who was confined in the County Jail
here for the crime of bastardy, committed
suicide by takinga an overdose of laudanum,
which he had procured from friend for
the purpose of curing the toothache.
A vILLAIN's CRIME.
MENDOZA, ILL, July 16.-Last night
Thomas Ford was arrested on a villainous
charge preferred by Mrs Harris, a respec-
table widow. She says that Ford came to
her home locked the doors, knocked her
down and ravished her. He then ransacked
the house and carried away nearly 500 Of
| the poor woman's money.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE CLINTON TRAGEDY.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 16.-Sam Shipe,
one of the victims Of the Shipe-Bonham
atfray at Clinton, is dead. Bonham, who
was killed in the alteration, was a cousin
of the late Melville Bonham, the we'll
known elocutionist.
MURDERED WITH BEER GLASS.
LARoNvILLE, ILL, July 16.-During a
| fight between two prostitutes about man
named Taylor at a beer garden near here,
one of the women named Kate Conley,
crushed her antagonists temple with a
beer glass, which resulted in her death.
Kate has been arrested and will be tried to-
day.
| HOW HE PAID HIS BOARD BILL.
DENVER, COL, July 16.-The officers here
are in search of man who paid his board
by depositing a check for 100000, bearing
the forged signature of Geo. H. A. w.
Tabor, with his landlady, who has just dis
covered her loss.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
EARLTowN, ILL, July 16.-Jacob Stiltz, a
German charged with implication in the
murder and robbery of Michael Denman, a
year and half ago, was arrested near here
last night. There are many doubts of his
guilt.
LAST SLEEP ON THE TRACK.
| PULASKI, TENN, July 16.-The remains OF
David Cox, butcher, aged fifty, were found
yesterday morning on the Decatur Railroad
near here horribly mangled. He is sup,
posed to have gone to sleep on the track
wAYLAID AND BEATEN.
CoRYDoN, IND, July 16-While return,
ing to his home night before last, and when
near Frake's mill, son of George Adams,
an excellent young man, was waylaid, drag
ged from his horse and badly beaten with
clubs and stones by a gang of miscreants,
whom he failed to recognize. He was very
dangerously hurt.
CHILD KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
MURFREEsBoRo, Tenn, July 16.-During
the recent thunder storm at Christiana,
Rutherford County, the house of Joseph
Daniels, colored, was struck by lightning,
the bolt going through the house, killing
a five-year-oid child and prostrating the rest
of the family temporarily.
National Associated Press to the Star.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, n. Y, July 16.-About
o'clock this morning the Pitts Agricultural
Works at the corner Of Carolina and Fourth
streets, occupying the entire block, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at
$40 900; insured.
FIRE IN A COAL MINE.