The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-28
CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.


Special TO the Star.
PIrTsBuRG, Pa, March 2s.-Last evening
about 500, at Dauphin, Dauphin County,
a few miles north Of Harrisburg two young
ladies, Hadessah Douglass and Flora
Bricket, were out walking, when they met
Amos Gayman, hotel proprietor.
He spoke few words to Miss Douglass,
and, without the least warning, placed a
pistol to her right breast, and fired; then,
placing it to the left breast, fred again.
She was killed instantly. He then shot
himself dead. Layman was married. The
girl, who was nineteen years old, was once
a domestic in his family. No further ex-
PLANTATION given.
Baltimore.
A sTow-AwAY FINALLY SLOWED AWAY.
Special 10 the Star.
BALTIMORE, March 2S.-The bark Alice
Cooper, which arrived from Dublin this
morning, reports that while at sea, on jan
uary Sd, Isaac Norton. q stow-away, was
washed overheard and drowned during a
heavy storm.
NAV LuNATIC.
Special to the Star.
DETROIT, March 2S.-Barney Albright fell
dead on Gratiot avenue to-day.
VIM. H. Vaughn, the pedestrian, is peg
ging away at his thousand quarters in a
thousand hours at East Saginaw. He made
his seven hundred and seyentieth quarter
at noon to-day in three minutes and twen-
ty-seven seconds.
st. Louis.
wM. WENGEE's sUICIDE-soUTHERN HOTEL
sCHAEFFER's sHoRTNEss, ETC.
Special to the Star
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-Wm. Wenger,
whose body was found floating in a pool
yesterday, owned much valuable property
in this city, and was the senior partner in
the Wagon Hub Manufacturing Works Of
| William Wenger e. Sons, at Minturn, Ark.
The death of his daughter, two months ago
is thought to have unbalanced his mind.
The money for rebuilding the Southern
Hotel is being rapidly subscribed and " i'll
be all made up in week.
Mr.. A. B. Wakefield has not returned to
the city. They say he will be here to-day,
but lie is not confidently expected.
Philip Schaeffer the alleged defaultins
official Of Belleville, ILL.,, proves to have
been man of many Offices. He was q
County Deputy AsseSsor, Clerk, Treasurer
Assessor Collector and Marshal OF the
town, and also deputy under the default
ing Sieber, lately removed from his office
| Columbus.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS - STATE CEN
TRIAL DEMoCRATs--sEXTRos BILL, ETC.
Special to the Star.
COLUMBUS, o., March 28.-The House thi
morning passed the substitute for tn
House joint resolutions Nos g. 70 and 81
proposing amendments to articles 2. 3 ant
10 OF the Constitution, which changes tn
time for electing all State officers from th
Constitution and allow it to be fixed b,
law, and provides that township officer
slfall be elected for terms of three years.
Seventeen bills of purely local interest
passed the Senate to-day.
The Democratic State Central Committe
will meet to-day, and will be presided owe
by John G. Thompson. Many speeches ar
prepared favoring an early Convention ant
predicting a sweeping victory. The propo
sition TO hold the Convention in Cincinnati
will probably be defeated. A number Q
Cincinnatians are here to espouse the caus
of Governor Bishop, as are also the friend
of General Rice,
Mr. Sextro's bill to require the consent @
two-third of the property-holders of abut
ting property before any railroad can b
run upon streets will come up for final pa:
sage this afternoon.
Louisville.
BURIED IN DEBRrs-cRIMEs AND CRIMINAL
COURTS ADJOURNED, ETC.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, March 2S-Mrs. Myer:
widow of Hon. Harvey Myers, has gone +
Coyngton to visit her husbands grave. H
was killed FIVE years ago to-day.
The courts yesterday were not in thei
busiest mood. The death Of Judge Elliot
seemed to cast gloom over legal matters
and the courts, in Difference to his memory
adjourned at an early hour.
The Maxstadt abortion case is now Of
trial here, and will probably be completes
to-day.
Jack Dougherty, an old colored man, wa
buried in the debris of a falling buildin
yesterday. His leg was broken, his ankl
dislocated and he received serious interra
injuries.
John Dubois, the alleged burglar who es
capped from Jail thirteen years ago, was cap
tured by detectives here yesterday, and vii
have another chance to stand his trial.
Laura Sloan, young, pretty and intell
gent girl of a respectable family, proves t
be another victim of the infamous Maratt,
She was not only led astray in their house
bur she has been physically wrecked by a
abortion performed on her by the gang.
The case of Mrs. Lizzie Strong against "
H. Shaw for $4,000 damages for allege
defamation of character, was decided agains
the plaintiff yesterday.
New Zealand advices to March 4th say
fire-damp explosion in a kaitangota cos
mine, near Otngo, February 2lst, kille
thirty men, all who were in the mine q
the time. Subscriptions for the widow
and orphans are being raised all over tn
colony
At Queensland, Australia, the strike c
seamen against Cinnamon continues.
SENATE COMMITTEE.