The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-27
THIS SORROWFUL SPHERE.
Deleful and Dastardly DOings of One
Dismal Day.
PUNCTURED BY THE POSSE.

Specials to the Star.
AUSTIN, TEX, June 27.-A Deputy Sheriff
Of Hays County attempted to arrest Alf
Burcher. charged with cattle stealing, and
was fired on by him. The officers posse
returned the fire, piercing Burcher with
three mortal wounds.
QUARANTINE PHYSICIAN DROWNED.
MORGAN CITY, La, June 27.-Dr. ]. A.
Smith, aged sixtyfour, quarantine physi,
elan at this point. was drowned from the
steamer Matte while accompanying an ex-
cursion party. 1t is not known whether he
fell or jumped overheard with intention of
suicide.
HE TINKERED WITH THE TRIGGER.
SHREvEsPoRT, La, June 27.-Jos. Hayes,
on Plaquemne Brulee, st. Landry Parish,
was yesterday examining his revolver,
when it went off, shooting his cousin,
James Clinton Richard, through the heart,
killing him instantly.
SUICIDE OF A sORRowFuL swEDE.
LAsALLE, Ill, June 27.-Yesterday a
Swede named Martin Elbie committed sui.
eide by shooting himself in the head with
q revolver. Cause, ill-health and general
dependency. Elbie at one time was pro-
prietor of jewelry store in st. Louis, but
lest his property by fire.
FATAL ROW AMONG RoUGHs.
FULTON, ILL, June 27.-Last night des
perate fight occurred in this city near
McBailey's coal and lumber yard among a
lot Of drunken roughs. During the melee
George Lyons was shetland instantly killed,
and another rough named Henline fatally
injured.
THUS CONCLUDED HIS SPREE.
PLAINvILLE, ILL, June PA son of
John Boylan, a well-known citizen of this
place, while in state of intoxication last
night, fell dead in the bar-room of the Nor
ris House. He had been ON protracted
spree.
MANGLED BY BULLDOG.
FRANKLIN, IND, June 27.-David L. Over
by's little son Harry was almost killed yes
terday by VIM. Gilchrists bulldog. The
dog jumped for the throat of the child, but
missing that the brute caught him by the
right breast tearing strips of flesh from
him before he could be rescued. The boy
is horribly laceratel.
FUND bblLl1 Uf MURDER.
ALBANY N. Y, June 27.--Latrinionville,
the Dewsbach murderer, was to-day found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
A sHowNAN's LAST PERFORMANCE.
National Associated Press to the Star
CHICAGO, June 27.-Turk Hume, aged
thirty y-eight, Snowman from Columbus,
Ohio, went to the house of i'll fame kept by
form pattia Loot Mol nd at
kill his former mistress, Minnie Bertram,
from Dublin, Ohio. He fired three shots at |
her, the last one taking effect, but her life |
was saved by the steel OF her corset. Hume
then turned the revolver and shot himself |
in the left temple and in the mouth, dying |
instantly. Embarrassment and jealousy |
caused the deed.
THE HULL INQUEST ENDED.
New York, June 27.-The jury in the
Hull inquest was absent thirty-four min
utes and returned verdict that the death
OF Mrs Hull was caused by a shock and |
asphyxia at the hands of Chastine Cox.
The prisoner was sent to the Tombs. Geo.
Taylor, the prize-tighter, who pawned some
of the jewelry, and Belle johnson were
sent to the House of Detention, and Bristow
Francis was discharged.
FATAL COLLISION IN CANADA.
MONTREAL, June ga regular passenger
train on the Southeastern Railway, on the
SOrel Branch, and the engine ON the CON
struction train collided yesterday, instantly
killing John barley, engineer, and his fire
man, Noise Moreau. Jean Leuzier, Sabine
Tetraut and Mr.. Stevens were seriously in
jured and can not recover. The cause was
a misunderstanding of srain orders.
MURDERED AT A PICNIC.
BATAVIA ONO, June N.-During row
at colored picnic at Weaver's Grove, yes
terday, Hiram Trotter, from New Rich
mOnd, pulled revolver and attempted to
shoot person with whom he was quarrel
ing, but missing his mark, shot man by
The name of Charley McCraw, inhicting a
wound from the effects of which he died
TrOtter was arrested and
Eaken to Amelia for trial. There is intense
and threatsof lynching Trotter
we're freely made ,