The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-04
WORLD OF WOE
New Mexican Mail Coach Rifled
by Robbers.
Villaipous Outrage in Maryland.
MAIL COACH ROBBED.

specials 10 the star.
LEAvENwoRrH, KS, Oct. "A gentleman
from Silver City states that the mail coach
between there and Hillsboro, New Mexico,
had been stopped by white highwaymen
who rifled the mailbag and took about
81 900 from the registered letters.
WORTHY OF IMITATION.
DENVER, Col, Oct. A Canyon City
special says that A. G. Storey committed
suicide with laudanum at a hotel there.
Before taking the fatal dose he wrote a
note to his wife, with whom he had trou-
BILE, telling her that at the foot of the tree
where they last sat together she would find
$3.50 in gold. The money was found there
FATAL RESULT OF A DRUNKEN FIGHT.
RUsHvILLE, IND, Oct. About four
miles south of here yesterday, on the
Greensburg Road, was enacted bloody
drama, the actors of which were
Alonzo Briceon and Willis Toole.
Briceon fired four shots, three of them
taking effect. Toole died during the night.
Both parties were intoxicated. The crime
was without premeditation.
The men both reside at Williamstown,
and were brothers-in-law. Their wives
and children were with them at the time.
Briceon has been arrested.
BRACE OF FATAL POWDER EXPLOSIONS.
National Associate,. Press to the Star.
LEBANON, O., Oct. 4-At3 D. m. yester-
dow X ipu'S pow1or mills tbroo r,,1nc ooct
of Mason, Warren County, exploded with a
terrific noise. Henry Simmons, foreman,
Chares Meyers and Joseph Pastor were
killed. Another employe was blown a
hundred feet, but was uninjured. The roof
was blown from barn and windows we're
broken nearly mile away by the concus-
sion.
XENIA. o., Oct. 4.-The soda corning mill
Of the Miami Powder Company exploded
Thursday night, injuring John Harris so
that he died that night, and Edward Brooks
so that he died yesterday. None others
were injured. There was only small
amount of powder in the mill.
WIFE MURDERER GATHERED IN.
WHEELING, w. VA, Oct. 4.-Yesterday
afternoon New York detective arrested in
this city the Italian named Petro Balbo,
::ho brntallv murdered his wife last Tues
day in New York.
FOREST FIRE IN NEW YORK.
WATERFOWL, n. Y. Oct 4.-Forest fires
have been raging at Norfolk, st. Lawrence
County, since Thursday, and farm houses
are being sN ept away by the dozen. Moth
ng but rain will bring relief.
BRUTAL OUTRAGE IN MARYLAND
BALTIMORE Oct. Airs Cox, wife of
school teacher living near Sharpsburg, was
,he victim of terrible outrage few DAYS
ago, the particulars Of which came to light
.o-day. Her husband left the house early
N the morning, leaving her sleeping with a
young child in her arms.
A few minutes later Samuel Stride,
yolng man, cousin of the lady, entered
ler room and, tearing the child from the
arms of the terrified and screaming woman,
committed brutal outrage upon her. He
hen fled and has not yet been arrested. Mrs
Cox is in critical condition.
OLD MAN KICKED TO DEATH.
BROOKLYN. Oct. 4.-Walter Dixon, aged
ixty, quarreled with George MCGEE, AGED
Wednesday night. McGee
licked Dixon in the stomach and the latter
lied yesterday.
END OF A DENTISTS DEBAUCH.
HALIFAX, N. S., Oct 4--Dr Anderson, a
lentist, was found dead in his office yester-
lay morning. He had been on long de-
'auch and died from the effects.
TWO MEN BURIED ALIVE.
While working excavating an embank-
nent at Yarmouth station, on the Western
Countries Railroad, yesterday, large body
# earth fell and buried two men, instant
y killing Ad 'lphus Golden and fatally
njuring George Henson.