The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-13
ARKANSAS ARGUMENTS
The Shotgun and Navy Six as
Pleasant Persuaders.

THEY DON'T WANT A sTRPFA

Specials to the Star.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Aug. 13.-Near
Wittsburg in Cross County, man named
Ncsbitt has been coveting the widow Ham
NETT, her sons, Dock and Dave, objecting to
the prospective alliance. Monday evening
they called at their mothers house and
found Nesbitt there. He had double-bar-
rel shotgun in his hand and some words
passed between the parties when Doc
Hammett fired upon Nesbitt, shooting him
through the body with navy-six. He fell
to the ground mortally wounded and two
physicians report him in dying condition.
After Nesbitt was shot, Mrs. Hammett took
up the gun and emptied both barrels at her
son, neither shot taking effect, but the boys
speedily fed. Doc is now under arrest, and
the Sheriff has writ out for Dave.
SCALED BY THE FLAMES.
MoRRIsTowN Tenn, Aug. 13.-Mr. ]. S.
Doyal, of Jefferson County while starting
fire in his Office Saturday became uncon-
scious aud fell with his face and head in the
fire, being horribly burned. All the scalp
of his head sloughed off, and now the ex-
ternal table of the skull is sloughing grad
ually, and as it recedes or crumbles off the
new scalp is forming. Several pieces of the
skull have been removed, and he is slowly
recovering.
FIRE AT HENRYvILLE, IND.
JEFFEEsoNvILLE IND, Aug. 13.-The resi-
dence of Jacob Zimmerman, near Henry
vile, caught fire last night, and together
with all the household goods was consumed.
No insurance.
TENNESSEE INCENDIARIEs.
ATHENS, Tenn, Aug. 13.-The barn of
United States Commissioner Trammell, in
Scott County, containing his crops, imple-
ments and mules have all been burned by
incendiaries. The barn, cribs and farming
implements of his son-in-law, J. X. Cordell,
have been destroyed in the same manner.
AN ANTI-TEMPERANoE PICNIC.
CoRYDoN, IND, Aug 13.-At Elizabeth
yesterday was an anti-temperance picnic,
the chief features of which were dancing
and four barrels of hard cider. A free fight
followed, in which man named Payton,
and another whose name was not learned,
got fearfuly beaten, their heads being
cracked and jammed in a shocking manner.
Others were more or less injured.
JUSTICE FOLLOWS SWIFT.
MoRRIsrowN, Tenn, Aug. 13.-In the
Circuit Court here Anthony Blair, who
killed his step-daughter July 2sth, at Rus,
sellville, has been tried and sentenced to be
hung on some day next month.
LOCOMOTIVE TURNED OVER.
TRACY CITY, Tenn, Aug. 13.-Engine No.
2 jumped the track yesterday afternoon,
near the tunnel, and turned over, scalding
the engineer, Capt. Legg, severely, and
bruisng Col. Gaines, of Nashville, about
the head, but not badly.
National Associated Press to the Star.
SERIOUS FIRE AT DETROIT TODAY.
DETROIT, Aug. 13.-The lake steamer
Steinhoff, which runs between Detroit and
Chatham, Ont, burned this morning, while
lying at her dock here. The Captain and
death. Captain Steinhof and wife were
very badly burned, and the Captain was
obliged to jump into the river with his
baby.
The vessel was valued at $4,000; insur-
ance stated at about $1,000 Captain and
wife lose all their clothing and other effects,
also about $500 worth of jewelry purchased
only yesterday. The fire commenced in a
warehouse OH the wharf, which was entire
ly destroyed. Loss and insurance not yet
known.
ROBBED THE POOR ACTORS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.--The guests of the
Grand Pacific Hotel have been annoyed 50
very much lately by pilfering that detec-
tives were set to work with a decoy purse,
and shortly after captured bell-boy, Jacob
Jackson, in the act.
His accomplice, John Johnson, was also
arrested. Upon searching their homes con-
siderable stolen property was found. The
Union Square Company, now playing at
Havery's Theater, have been the heaviest
losers of diamonds and jewelry.
Miss Harrison lost a gold watch worth
$3.50, and Mr.. Thorne q set of diamond
studs worth several hundred dollars. Miss
Wilton, after having S35 stolen, placed her
magnificent set of diamonds valued at
500, 900, in the hotel safe
FIRE AT PEORIA THIS MORNING.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-The Diamond
Mill burned this morning for the fifth time
1t was occupied by Alaire, Woodward &
Co., manufacturing chemists, and Smith &
Strong, manufacturers of baking powder
and havoring extracts. Insured in various
Eastern cOmDanies for Sl7 600 Loss not