The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-12
Third Edition.
CRUSHED BY COAL.
Horrible Fate Of Three Pennsyl
vania Miners.
More Graveyard Ghouls Caught
in Michigan.
SWAMP ANGEL CAPTURED.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec IA counter
teiter named Claudius A. Hood was cap
turei in the Boguephalia Swamp, seven
teen miles from Greenville, Miss, yester.
day. He claims to be native of New York,
amolder by trade, and respectfully con-
nected.- The evidence against him is con-
elusive. Some of tile metal used, num-
her of tools and some counterfeit coins were
found in his possession.
MORE MICHIGAN GHoULs.
DETROIT, Dec. ia horrible case of
shoulish depredations at Oxford, Mich,
was brought to light this morning by the
arrest of two ghouls at Rochester, Mich,
having in their trunk the disentombed re-
mains of ]. d. Dove and Robert Ensley, of
Oxford, and also of an unknown old
woman. The ghouls have been operating
IN Oakland County for some time. They
have registered at hotels as F. Wildon and
j. J. Jamison.
THREE MEN KILLED TODAY.
POTTsyILLE, Pa, Dec. 12-By fall of
= top slate in the Foust Colliery, near Tre-
mont this morning, Frederick Hay, John
Richler and a boy named James, were in
stantly killed.
RILEY sKIPwoRTH JUSTIFIED.
HALLETsvILLE, TEX, Dec. ia few
miles west of here Riley Skipworth shot
and killed citizen named Gordon. The
people generally justify Skipworth's ac-
ton.
sCHooL-HoUsE BURNED.
DANv1LLE, ILL, Dec 12-The handsome,
new, two.story brick school-house building,
at Rossville, this county, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. Loss from SO, 900
to $4,000.
ACTIVITY IN PORK.
6EDALIA Mo-, Dec. 12.-During the heavy
storm, day before yesterday, G. w. Hollen-
becker's hog-pen, twelve miles from here
was struck by lightning and twenty.four
head Of large, fat hogs killed.
TERRITORIAL TRAGEDIES.
DODGE CITY, KANs, Dec 12.-Tuck Ry.
der, the Sheriff, was shot and killed at
Paul's Valley, I. r., BY man named Will
liam Roland, who gave no reason for the
deed.
The dead body of a negro, with cash in
the head, was found on the Pacific Railroad
track near Vinita, l. T. 1t is supposed he
was tramp stealing ride and fell from
4 train.
THE RUsE OF MURDERERs.
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS, Dec 12.-The dead
body of negro named Henry Runnels,
with his skull crushed in, was found on the
railroad track near here yesterday. Rem
nels evidently had been murdered and the
body then placed OH the track.
AN OLD SOLDIER SUICIDES.
Rock ISLAND. ILL.,, Dec. 12.--Capt. Jas.
McCulloch, who served in the 18th Illinois
Regiment throughout the war; suicided at
his home by taking four ounces 6f land
anum. He had been out of employment
for some time and brouded over his troubles.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
WOOSTER, O., Dec 12-The Grand Jury
has found John Camaha James Saddler.
Anthony MCGOWAN and Anthony Nc
Gowan. Jr., guilty of murder in the first
degree 1t will be remembered that these
are the parties who, in riot, killed John
TOrmie at the Fair, October %.
BIG HAUL BY THIEVES.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12-Sometime dur
fng yesterday afternoon or evening an
entrance was effected by sneak thieves to
the residence of Mrs. Margaret Shrider,
No. 1880 Frankford avenue. and $2,700 in
money and several gold watches, lockets
and chains were carried off.