The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-02
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.

CARY-BAp CASE OF RAzoB.
| Special to the Star
Louisville, Apr 2.-The Empire To.
bacco Works, owned by Detrish & Munsch,
at Thirty fifth street and Rudd avenue, was
entirely destroyed by fire this morning
shortly after 2 o'clock. During the fire
considerable excitement was caused by the
explosion of a large boiler, but no one was
injured.
The stock consisted of six hogsheads OF
tobacco undressed and three thousand five
hundred pounds of manufactured tobacco.
Value of stock, 5000; machinery, 5000.
The loss is total.
Yesterday afternoon about O'clock A.
], Define, proprietor of the drug store in
Portland, prepared dose OF strychnne
containing ten grains, and, without giving
the slightest intimation of his rash inten-
ton to any one, swallowed the poison, and
was in few moments thrown into convul-
sions He was taken home, and died at an
an early hour this morning. His wife died
a short time ago.
Rev. T. 2. Humphreys, pastor Of the Col
leges-street Presbyterian Church, who has
served as a teacher and preacher in Ken
lucky for forty-six years, yesterday resigned
his charge on account of his old age and de-
clining health.
The cooper shop OF the Indiana State
Prison, South, was destroyed by fire last
night. The building stood off by itself, but
the strenuous efforts of the Warden and
convicts only saved Perrin & CATS carpen-
ter shop and other frame buildings from
destruction. Loss to the State about 81 900,
and to Ryder & Hyatt, who owned the con-
tents, about $4,000.
Marion Fields and wife yesterday sued
Olivia Hodges for $50 for damages inflicted
upon Mrs. Fields by Olivia with razor.
All the parties are prominent members of
the Baptist and Methodist churches. Yer
dict for defendant.
st. Louis.
LAWYERS FINED--LARGE LIBEL sUIT-DoUBLE
ELECTION, ETC.
Special to the Star
ST.. LOUIS, April 2-Prosecuting Attor-
ney Hogan, Ex-Judge W. C. Jones and
lawyer Joseph G. Lodge were fined$lO each
by Judge Cady, for failing to draft rules
and regulations TO govern the Court of
Criminal Correction, as they had been in
struCted.
The demurrer in the Harrison Attaway
case was overruled yesterday, Judge Cady
deciding that all the charges against him
are proper.
Mr.. Thomas Walsh, the well-known
architect, yesterday brought suit against
the Times-Journa Company for 100000
damages for libel. Yesterday morning that
paper published an article stating that Mr..
Walsh was insane and incapable of conduct
ing his affairs and that his family had de-
sided to take measures to place him under
restraint. Mr.. Walsh is widely known here
and throughout the state.
East St. Louis held double election yes
terday the Bowmanites and Ant-Bowman-
ties, each party having different polls diff
fercnt ballot-bo1es and separate officers of
election.
The st. Louis brewers have organized
themselves for the National Brewers Con-
vention, which takes place in this city June
4th.
Indianapolis.
THROUGH A HATCHwAY-BARhYMoRR Is BET
TER-cRIMINAL TRIALS, ETC.
Special to the Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2.-Governor Will
liams aud the Trustees of the Asylum for
Feebe-Minded Children have gone to Lin
coin, ILL.,, to inspect q similar institution
there.
Yesterday Thomas Baker aged twenty
eight, fell through hatchway at the whole
sale saddlery and hardware house of J. s.
Gordon e. Co. and received injuries which
it is feared may prove fatal.
Mr.. Simmons has received dispatch
from Marshal, Texas, stating that Mr. Bar
rymore is getting along finely, and that he
will join the company in two weeks at
Louisville.
The State this morning is still examining
witnesses to impeach witnesses for the de-
Tense in the Tate trial. 1t is expected ar
gument will begin Friday morning, and
that the jury will take the case Saturday
evening.
1t is very probable that the second trial
of Louis Guetig will not be commenced be-
fore week after next.
Prof Cox is analyzing specimens of gold
ore from mineral land in Southern Tennes-
see.
Pittsburg.
A NEW DEPARTURE IN THE MINERS STRIKE.
5pecial to the Star.
PlTTsBuRG, Pa, April 1.-The coal min
ing takes new and interesting phase A
suit has been entered by the operators
against six miners to recover $1,000 dam
ages, resulting from the strike.
The alleged defendants conspired together
to prevent the men from work, thus caus-
ing the loss named. The defendants have
been arrested on capas and committed in
default of $1,000 bail each. 1t is thorght
this case will settle definitely the rights of
strikers to influence their fellow-workmen.
Detroit.
TWO MORE wEECKERs-ANoTHER LIBEL SUIT.
Special to the Star,
DETROIT, April 1.-Two more men have
been arrested as alleged wreckers of the
Grand Trunk track near Smiths Creek Sat
urday night. Their names are Ed. McGrath
and Mike Kane.
The second trial of the libel case of DR..
Foster against the Evening News begins to-
day. The paper. accused Foster of causing
the death of children by vaccination while
he was City Physician.