The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-31
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.


TOM COLLINS TURNS UP HIS ToES-TRAlN-
wRECKERs ARRESTED.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, MicH., March 31.-Tom Collins,
o chronic drunkard, in the House of Cor
recton, cut the veins in his leg and died.
The east-bound passenger train on the
Grand Trunk Railway was ditched near
Smiths Creek Station, Saturday night by
obstruction on the track. Brakeman Wilson
and fireman Cowan were killed. Engineer
Ben. Walters was seriously scalded and
several passengers hurt. Two discharged
employees have been arrested for the crime.
Their names are Hines and King. There is
an intense excitement against them.
Chicago.
RESULT OF WHISKY suNDAY-rREAeiiER
GOES TO LOUISVILLE.
Special to Inc Star
CHICAGO, ILL, March 31.-Ml. Scott and
Mr.. Nick enzie, competitors in the hat busi-
ness and well-knOwn merchants, prove to
be the men who drove over and killed Mr..
Cochrane yesterday, a man sixty years old.
Both were arrested this morning. A whisky
Sunday was the origin Of the accident.
Rev. W. c. Young, who for seven years
has occupied the pastorate of the Fullerton
avenue Presbyterian Church in this city,
has accepted a call to the Central Church,
Louisville, Ky.
Columbus.
FOUND DEAD-TBE LoNGvIEw COMMITTEE
LEGISLATIVE
Special to the Star
COLUMBUS, O., March 31.-Alfred Ritson
well-known druggist of this city, was
found dead in his bed last evening. 1t is
thought death was caused by an overdose
of morphine.
The Democrat OF to-day contains an ed-
torial severely criticizng the report of the
House Committee that Investigated Long
view Asylum.
Aside from the introduction OF purely
local bills no business was transacted in
either House TO day.
Louisville.
BUFoRD IN JAlL-HoosIER LAwMAKERs-IN A
HOLE, ETC.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, March 31-Tom Bnford, the
Elliott murderer has been placed in the
old jail here, along with the other prisoners
and is conducting himself in q very amia-
bic manner.
Fifty members Of the Indiana Legislature
laid over here yesterday, and took in our
book beer, concert halls and churches. This
morning they are slowly, solelnnly and sad
ly meandering back to Hoosierdoom.
A dilapidated stable and an old sick horse
we're destroyed by fire near the old barracks
last night Loss $500, and cause incendiary
The funeral of Mr.. Isaac n. Long, an old
business man, occurred here yesterday.
During row among colored people last
night Maggie Anderson was badly shot in
the wrist.
Officers yesterday morning heard some
unearthly yells and discovered that they
came from Dick johnson, a darky, who was
sticking, heels up, in hole twelve feet
deep and only two feet wide He had filed
up with book beer and tumbled in head
foremost
Indianapolis.
TATE's TRIAL BARRYMORE'S CONDITION.
BLIND FIDDLLRs, ETC.
Special to the Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 31.-Warren Tate is
upon the witness stand at the Criminal
Courtroom again this morning, and the at
torneys for the State will crossexamine
him.
The reports Of the Insane Asylum Inves-
tigating Committee will be called up for ac-
ton in the Legislature to-day, when there
will probably be some loud talk INDUCED
in.
Mr.. Phil. Simmonds business manager OF
Warde & Barrymore's Diplomacy" Combi-
nation, is in the city. He has lately re-
ceiyed dispatch stating that Mr.. Barry
more's physicians report him improving
Gov. Williams signed forty-four bills on
Saturday. Among them were the acts reg
ulating the practice If dentistry, exempt
ing 5000 in personal property or real estate,
and providing for State Board of Sta
tistiCs.
Mr.. Jesse II. Brown, while attending the
Mayfower Church last evening, mad his
horse and buggy stolen. This morning
Officers Jester and Baxter found rig which
answers Mr.. Browns description.
Two blind fddlers were so overcome with
fatigue and other things on Saturday that
they tumbled Off the sidewalk and into the
gutter.