The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-16
SWAMP ANGELS.
Deadly Encounter With Arkan.
sas DesperadOes.
Pleasant Predicament of Caribou
Miners.
Bead Mans Body Devoured BY Hogs

Bead Mans BODY Devoured BY Hogs
kpecials to the Star
SHREVEPORT, La, Sept. 16.-Details have
Yust reached here of a desperate conflict
near Dallas, Polk county, Ark. Deputy
Bheriff Ben. Tyrant tracked John W. Cole,
IN escaped desperate, and Jack Maxwell,
bis partner, through the mountains to a
dense, swampy thicket. Summoning a
posse of fifty men, they formed in line and
advanced through the thicket at daybreak.
One of the posse, Ferrel, saw Cole and
mapped his pistol at him. Another Of the
pursuers, George Golden, fired at Ferrel
by mistake and shot him through the right
arm, which has just been amputated.
Ben. Tyrant and Cole then faced each
other, about fifteen feet apart; Cole threw
bis gun to his shoulder, but Tyrant was too
quick for him and fired with Winchester
rife, shooting Cole through the breast,
above the right nipple. Cole then drew his
revolver, and a furious fusilade between
the two took place. Tyrant received seven
shots in the body, and Cole soon sank to
the ground and died. Tyrant was borne
from the thicket mortally wounded, and is
now said to be dead. Maxwell was cap
tured and taken to the Jail at Arkadelphia,
where he now lies, awaiting trial. Cole
was bright young fellow, whose father
had been Sheriff of Sewer County for
eighteen successive years.
THE MERRY, MERRY MINERS.
DENVER, COL, Sept. 16-A special from
Boulder states that the miners in the No
Name mine at Caribou have broken through
level IS feet west Of the crossing OF the two
lodes. The miners in the No-Name are
working Immediately over the stulls where
those in the Caribou are stopping, and the
latter have placed 800 pounds OF gycerne
and giant powder to blow them up if they
do not cease work. The No-Name boys are
plucky, however, and keep picking away,
while the Caribou chaps swear if they do
not desist they will touch a match and blow
tLem over the mountain.
LOST HIS SITUATION.
ToNEsBoRoUGH, Tenn, Sept. 16.-Whle
Charles o. Brien, mail carrier from Johnson
City to Bakersville, N. c., was fooling with
his pistol at way office it went off, wound
ing him so that he died in few minutes.
ONLY ONE GOT AWAY
NASHVILLE, September 1G. An American
special from Vaughan Gap says that Ben
Vaughan's dog freed something in log
Mr.. Vaughan, supposing it to be an opos-
sum, commenced to cut hole in the log
when snakes commenced singing or rat
tling, and Mr.. Vaughan commenced kill
ing and killed nine and let one get away.
The snakes measured, all together, thirty
six feet, some of them being five feet long
They had, all together, ninety rattles.
SOME LAwNDALE LuxURIEs
LAwNDALE, ILL, Sept 16.--Rev Jacob s.
Renford Baptist preacher of this place.
has been arresed on warrant sworn out
by Ellen Nanny, a servant girl, who alleges
that Renforth effected her ruin, and that
she is soon to become q mother, and that
the amorous parson is the proper person to
foster the unborn child. Renforth is a
Widower with two daughters. Bail, 81, 800
DEAD MAN DEv0URED BY HOGS.
JASPER. IND, Sept. 16.-Ncholas Buech-
Ter, aged thirty-seven years, was found dead
near Klingel's Mill, about five miles east of
Jasper. Deceased had been missing several
weeks. 1t is supposed he fell into little
stream during fit and was drowned. When
found the hogs had eaten all the flesh off
the bones, and nothing remained to identify
him but his clothing.
LAUDANuM AND WHISKY.
AURORA, ILL, Sept. 16.-James Halder-
man, former wellknown business man of
this city, committed suicide last night by
swallowing two ounces Of laudanum and
whisky. Cause, dissipation. He leaves a
wife and family, all highly connected in
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Evansville, Ind.
BIG HAUL AT HAVANA.
HAVANA, ILL.,, Sept. 16.-The safe in the
mill of James Vincent & Bro. was entered
yesterday by burglars during the absence of
the bookkeeper, and over 81, 700 in money
stolen. One OF the mill drivers named
Bob Reynolds, has been arrested on sus-
picion.
OLD AND INFLUENTIAL, BUT GREEN.
EUREKA, ILL.,, Sept. ley esterday Hon.
Michael Painter, an old and influential
citizen of this county, was instantly killed
by the accidental discharge of gun in his
own hands He went to draw il ont of a
wagon, when it went off.
THE HUGH MHuGH DROWNING.
New ALBANY, IND, Sept 16.-Hugh Nc
Hugh was drowned from coal barge sew
eral days ago, it was supposed accidentally.
Now Sallie Bylau, steamboat cook, tells a
story duplicating Captain Stotzeubach, of
the boat Mcknight The Grand Jury is in
vestigating the matter, and the Captain is
confident that he can clear himself.
THAT wEsTERvILLE BLOW UP.
COLUMBUS O., Sept, l6,-The militia COM