The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-26
Fourth Edition.
THE LATEST.
DEATH AND DISASTER.
4 Catalogue Of the Crimes and Calam-
tiles Of Miserable Mankind.
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.

case of suicide, but the opinion has now
gained ground that she was the victim of
foul play. Previous to her death she had
been summoned as witness in stealing
case.
CAN'T SHOW HIS HAND.
UNION CITY, IND, April 26.-Albert
Cooper, an employe at the hub and spoke
factory of S. c. Carter & Co., had his hand
cut off by saw while at work last evening
SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.
Pontiac, ILL, April 26-The Oldest
daughter of George b. Clark, well-known
citizen of this place, committed suicide last
night by taking an overdose Of laudanum
No cause is assigned for the deed.
MURDER AT HENNEPIN.
HENNEPIN, ILL, April 26.-In drunken
row last night coal miner named Pat
King was shot and instantly killed by a
rough named Tom Hanna Hanna, who
has been arrested, claims that the shooting
was accidental.
BAD LOT OF DOCTORS.
MENDOZA, ILL.,, April 26.-Dr. G. H. Lee
was arrested yesterday upon the charge Of
having produced an abortion upon the per-
son of young girl, who, it is alleged, was
reduced by student of Lees named Gil
bert. He was released on 81, 800 bail.
AN ELDER FOUND GUILTY.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, IND, April 26.-J. H.
Benefiel, an old and respectable citizen and
for many years an elder in the First Pres
byteran Church, has been tried before a
session of his church on the charge of lar
ceny. mass of evidence was introduced
and verdict of guilty has been rendered,
Buspending him from the church.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A MINISTER.
URBANA, ILL, April 26.-Rev. P. c. Car
roll, popular Methodist minister here,
died very suddenly yesterday morning of
something similar to cholera.
FATAL.FALL FROM A WINDOW.
EVANSVILLE, IND, April 26.-Wm. H.
Woods little son Arthur fell from second
story window to the pavement, striking
juries which will probably prove fatal.
ATTEMPTED PARRIclDE.
AURORA, ILL, April 26.-Henry Hontz,
dissipated young man here, became angry
at his father, who was reprimanding him,
and seizing chair dealt the old gentleman
several severe blows, which, it is feared,
will kill him. Young Hontz fed.
GARDNER DIGS OUT.
BLooMINGToN ILL, April 26-Charlie
Gardner, who for some time past has been
confined in the Mclean County JAIL made
his escape last night by digging though the
floor of his cell. He is noted horse thief
REV. SMITH DEPARTS.
LEAvEnwoRTH, IND, April 26.-Rev. ].
II. Smith, who disgraced himself by at
tempting the ruin of several young ladies
and skipped. He left note asking six
teen-year-old girl to meet him in St. Louis.
National Associated Press to the Star.
CHICAGO, April 26.--Booth visited his
would-be assassin in Jail to-day, but got
very little satisfaction from him. Gray
would not tell why he did the shooting
and Booth left saying ''the Lunatic Asy-
lum is the place for such fellows"
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, ILL, April ga fire broke out
att o'clock last night in large four story
brick block on Kenzes street, and ragged for
about one hour before got under control
The building was occupied by Perry & Co.,
broom manufacturers, who lose 400 bales Of
broon-corn, besides large amount of man
ufactured goods. Wilson Howe, Turnkey
Bros, Werchman e. Co., A. b. Perry, Cohn
& Son, and Miller & Klein also met with
losses. The inhammable contents burned
very rapidly.
The building adjoining, occupied by A.
II. Villas g. Co., was also gntted Adjoin-
ing this is the large paint and oil ware
touse of Parker, Coil Co., which would
have made an immense fire with favorable
wind and if the efforts of the iremen had
not keptth flames from it. The total loss
is estimated at $4,000.
estate, but it is said to have fallen into the
hands Of the Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance Company.
SUICIDE OF A CIGARMAKER.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 26.-Joseph Bo-
kofsby, aged about twenty-nine years, liv-
ing with his parents at 627 Twelfth street.
and cigarmaker by trade, suicided yester-
day by placing the muzzle of pistol in his
mouth and discharging it, blowing out his
brains. Ill health.
wATCHFUL wATCHMAN.
SAN Francisco, April 26.-Henry Smith,
the colored night watchman of the Mint
was arrested charged with stealing. About
$4,000 in gold bullion, a small smelling
i furnace, and about $1,000 worth of gold
ingots were found buried in the prisoners s
garden, and 81, 600 in coin on the premises
A INSANITY OF 'BIJAH's" JUDGE.
DETROIT, April 26.-David L. Harbaugh,
Il formerly of New Lisbon, o., but for years
Judge Of the Police Court in this city, was
yesterday committed to the Insane Asylum.
He will be remembered as His Honor of
Central Station Court, who achieved wide
reputation through the writings of NJ. Quad,
OF the Detroit Free Press.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS April 26.-Mrs. A. n. Sterling,
wife Of A. N. Sterling, of the firm of Ster-
ling L. Webster, now doing business in Ari-
rona was viciously assaulted at LIS Lo-
Gust street, by w. o. Smith, yesterday.
He met her down town, and threatened
to kill her, and she walked away with him
10 avoid a street scene. He got her to his
harding house, and pulled her in forcibly.
: He wanted here to go to her room. She
refused, he threw her down and cut her in