The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-28
KNOXVILLE KILLING.
Terrible. TwO.fOId Tragedy il
East Tennessee.
A Long List of Crimes and Ca.
lamities.
Specials to the Star.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 2S.-Martin f.
Woody, q wealthy contractor of this city, a
Mason Of high rank, a prominent Odd
fellow and Knight of Honor about so clock
at night went to the house OF Annie Lowe,
who lives just across the river A quarrel
ensued, when the woman took pistol
from her trunk, and in the scrffle that en-
sued placed it against Woody's body and
fired, killing him instantly. She then sum-
moned a doctor, and while he examined
the body she retired to another room and
shot herself below the left breast. The
physicians pronounce her wound mortal
one, and the announcement of her death is
hourly expected. This sad affair plunges
the family of Woody in despair aud the
whole community in gloom.
LEFT HIS BURIAL FUNDS.
HAVANA, ILL, Ang. 2S.-George Houtz, a
timer, last night went to his room at his
boarding-house and deliberately cut his
throat with razor. Upon examination,
over 800 was found in his trunk.
CONFLICT WITH A DESPERATE.
| INhSHN iLLfst ENN'i mug. ISolCiNay
Captain Yater, of the police force, attempt
ed to arrest Jere Harding, a noted colored
desperate. Harding drew his knife and
Yater drew his pistol. Harding then ran,
hourishing his knife at the pursuing crowd
and the Captain fired twice at him, but he
escaped unhurt.
BARTENDER FATALLY SHOT.
MENDOZA, ILL, Aug. 2S-Y esterday Har-
| Wy Morehouse, well-known young man OF
this place, shot and fatally wounded Alex.
Porter, Il ar-tender in the Babb House.
The shooting is claimed by Morehouse to
have been entirely accidental, which is
probably true.
| AN ALLIGATOR YARN.
SHREVEPORT, ALA, Aug 28.-John IN
gram, of Orange County, Texas just across
the Mississippi River from Calcaseu Parish
went to sleep on raft of ties on inches
River. He was awakened by something
moving his head, and was Mortified to find
his whole head in the jaws of huge alli
and soon released himself after which he
jumped into canoe and padded to the
shore.
| ALLEGED MURDERERs ARRESTED.
WEYoA, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-Last night de-
tective arrested Tom Harris and John Stew
art on the charge of having been impl
Gated in the murder of James O'Neal, which
occurred near Fulton, about year ago.
| MURDER REVEALED BY BuzzARDs.
| AUSTIN, TEX, Aug 2S.-Last night the
body of a man was found on the Little
Blanco, near Blanco City, Blanco County
1t was discovered by the buzzards lowering
over it. He had been murdered with al
ak, with which his head had been crushed
and his teeth knocked down his throat
after Which he was robbed OF every thing
lie possessed but his drawers and under
shirt, and then rudely buried He wa,
about thirty years old, with black hair and
beard and no doubt man of means, who
was probably travelling through the coun
try.
CONDUCTOR KNOCKED DOWN.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Aug. 2S-Dave Parme
lee, a conductor on the l., B. Il w. Road
was seriously hurt at Farmer City last even
ing by n man who was getting off the trar
as he (Parmelee) was getting on.
CoUNTERFEITER CAPTURED.
EUREKA, ILL, Aug. 25-Deputy United
States Marshal c. S. Roe Yesterday arrested
George Casterson charged with manufac
turing counterfeit money, the denomina
ton being $40 bills upon the National Banl
of La Sale, Illinois.
BURGLARS GET THEIR swAG.
PARAMOUNT, ILL.,, Aug. 28.-Last nigh
burglars entered the office of J. s. SwimforC
& Co., brokers and real estate agents, of thi
place, and blew open the safe, stealing
81 100 in money and some valuable papers
There is no clue to the robbers.
DIED FROM FRACTURED SKULL.
DELAWARE, o., Aug. 2S.-Mat. Spawn, o
Belle Point, who was found some timesinct
with fractured skull, died last night
Foul play is suspected.
| POLISHING OFF A TRAMP.
| DAYTON, O., Aug. 2S. Yesterday
besstly tramp insulted ladies at severa
residences in Miamisburg. He was cap
tured by party of young men. who pol
ished him off in splendid style and ther
took him to doctor who dressed hi
bruises and turned him over to the Mar
shal. The Marshal locked him up ant
went to get medicine for him, but he feared
a lynching and escaped over the transom.