The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-19
THE WICKED WORLD.
Some of the Sins and Sorrows
That BeSet Us.

Specials to the Star.
ATHENS, TENN, July 19.-There is much
excitement here over the mysterious MUIR
der of Croft Humbord, lately employed on
the new railroad. He had large sum OF
money and was returning to Cleveland
with two men. Charles Swan and another
whose name has not been learned. Those
men say that they were ahead of Humbo
and hearing shot, went back and 1ouhu
him stone dead and robbed of his money.
The authorities will look into the case.
DuTIFuL SON.
GALLATIN, Tenn, July l9.--Tom Whitney,
colored, got on a spree last night, went to
his stepfather's house, and frailed out the
old man and his mother. He beat them
up so terribly that he was arrested and
thrown in Jail, where he will probably
linger until the October term of court.
SUICIDE FOR WANT OF WORK.
AURORA, Ill, July 19.-Last night a
young man committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head with a revolver.
Cause supposed to be dependency and
want OF work. His name is Charles l.
in Field, Letter 4 Co.'S, at Chicago.
THE BUSY BARN BURNERS.
MUNC1E, IND., July 19.-The barn Of
Michael Smith, two miles east of this place,
containing over six hundred bushels OF
new wheat and some farm implements,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss
| 50, 600; no insurance. The work Of an in
Cendiary.
PAoLA, IND, July 10.-The latest act OF
barn-burning scoundrels was the firing and
destruction of the fine new barn of Richard
Goiher, of Northeast Township, and the
| burning to death of valuable, horse yester
day,
NOTED CROOK CAPTURED.
LASALLE, LII, July l9.-I.ast night De
tectiyes arrested Jake" Lange, one of the
most notorious crooks" and counterfeiter'
in this part of the country. When arrested
he had about $1,000 counterfeit money
upon his person. Lange was arrested upor
the charge of being implicated in the post
office robbery at Bentonville on the night
OF the 14th Of May last.
NAME UNKNOWN.
MADISON, IND, July l9-An inquest wa
held yesterday on the dead body of an un
known man found in the river below thi'
city. The stranger is supposed, from arti
cles on his person, to have been membe
Of the Catholic church; aged about fifty
He had probably been in the water three o
four weeks.
DEATH OF JUDGE AYREs.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 19.-Hon. Samue
B. Ayres, Judge of the Twelfth Judicia
Circuit, is dead, aged thirty years. Ii
was native of Virginia, and had attained
q high rank as an attorney in this State.
THE MERRY MONTE MEN.
CRAwFoRDsv1LLE, IND, July ia sober
sided old church member here was taken il
bv the monte men following Van Amburg''
circus to the tune of $500. Another homes
farmer, also stately church-goer, depos
tied 1920 with the merry monte men
They thought they knew, you know.
BURGLARS AT BELLEvILLE.
BELLEvILlE, ILL, July l9.-Burglars las
night robbed the residence of Benz. II
West, farmer near here, Of money anl
notes to the value of $500.
DECIDEDLY RICH.
DENVER, Col, July ia report come
from Cottonwood that vein of free gol'
eight feet wide has been discovered on to-
of hill west OF Cottonwood Springs. Tn
ore runs ten thousand ounces to the ton
A stamp-mill has been ordered. There is
saw-mill on the ground, and large mum
Der of buildings are going up