The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-15
Death Of Ratcliffe's Victim
at HOpkinsville.
Attempt to Assassinate an Editor
ial Lawyer.
Up Salt River in Advance of the
..5 Election.
TWO MEN DROWNED.

evening GuStav kranS, ABOUT 90 years Olu,
was drowned while bathing. He was at
one time man of much wealth. the owner
of large sugar refinery in Prussia.
George, son of James M. Sheel, 20 years
of age, was drowned yesterday. In COM
pany with another young man he attempt
ed to cross the river on floating log.
SHE'LL STEAL NO MORE SUGAR.
Utica, N. Y, June 15.-Anna E. Curtiss,
aged seventeen, deaf mute, of Water
town, was instantly killed in dumb
waiter at the deaf-mute institute in Rome
yesterday. She got into the waiter to steal
sugar from the pantry.
RATHER DIE THAN LIVE.
SEpo, ILL, June 15.-About o clock the
other evening, while George Brown, of this
place, was crossing Thompson's lake in
skiff. and when about quarter of mile
from shore, said to his companions that he
would rather die than live, and leaped into
the water. sinking Immediately. His body
was recovered. .s.
KILLED BY suNsTRoKE
PEORIA, ILL, June Is Several persons
have been Frustrated by heat and one fatal
case Of sunstroke occurred, the victim be-
ing a carpenter named F. G. Fowell. He
lived about half an hour after being sun
struck. He has been in the city but a
short time, his home being in Ithaca, N. Y.
COULD NOT SEE HER BONFIRE.
FoND DU LAC, Wis, June 15.-Mrs.
Henry Geisler was arrested yesterday for
setting fire to her husbands butcher shop.
Policeman Reeves caught her in the act of
firing the building, and she was behind
the bars before the fire bad gained decent
headway. ts
PREACHER ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
ROCKFORD, ILL, June 15.-The Rev. DR..
George w. Caldwell, of Durand, was held
to bail yesterday afternoon for the forgery
of real estate instrument, the considera-
ton of which was $1,000. His bonds are
placed at the same figure. s~
AN EDITORIAL LAWYER SHOT.
UTICA, N. Y, June l5.-F. @. Fadner, a
lawyer, and editor of the Watchword, a
temperance paper, was shot while leaving
his Office in Rome at midnight. He is un-
der indictment for bigamy, on complaint
of an Ohio wife. The injury is not fatal.
Fadner is suspected Of shooting himself.
He does not suspect wife No. l.
.H' JILTED Lovers SUICIDE. " p
DKcAruR. ILL, June 15.-Last night,
near Mt. Zion, young man named Q. w.
Baum, son of Israel Baum. shot himself
through the temple and died. He was in
love with girl residing near his home.
She rejected his suit and he killed himself.
,.... DEATH OF COLONEL STARTLING.
HopK1NsvILLE, KY, June 15.-Colonel
E. A. Startling, the Republican candidate
for Sheriff, who was shot by Jesse Ratcliffe
at Crefton last Saturday, was brought to
Hopkinsville, his home, on a freight train
Saturday night and died yesterday. Col
onel Startling was fifty-three years of age,
was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church,
and was a Mason and Knight of Honor.
He was buried to-day. Ratcliffe is in
Jail ." t". rtf.t 5."0H
ANOTHER ONE WEARY OF BREATH.
PARIS, KY, June 15.-Yesterday morn
ing at o'clock soiled dove named Fanny
Richardson attempted to commit suicide
by jumping into Stover Creek from the
Maysville & Lexington Railroad Bridge.
A colored man pulled her out of the water,
but she Immediately repeated the attempt,
with no better success. ae
SALT RIVER VICTIM.
HIGH GROVE, KY, June 15.-A young man
named Richard Hall was drowned in Salt
River, near the residence of Jas A. Clark,
on Sunday afternoon, about s o'clock. He,
with others, was in tine river swimming
when the accident occurred. This is the
third victim for this whirlpool.
ARREST OF AN ARKANSAS MURDERER.
National Associated Press to the Star
LOUISVILLE, June 15.-Flourney Barbour
was arrested in this city yesterday for the
murder of Jillson Bowles in Watson,
Arkansas, years ago. At that time he was
released on bail, which he forfeited.
\ jim cURRIE's CASE.
MARSHALL, Tex. June 15.-The jury
in the Currie case was completed at p. m.
yesterday, and Nat. A. Harvey was called
to the witness stand to testify on the part
of the State Harvey was the proprietor
of the White House -nch-room, at which
the tragedy occurred, and saw and heard
all that was said and done. He testified
that Currie fired the first shot that killed
Porter; that he saw no weapon In the other
party's hands, nor any attempt to draw
one, either before or after the fatal shot
was fred that Currie was staggering drunk
at the time, and fired two shots at Maurice
Barry more and one at Porter in quick sue
cession. Dr. Elan Johnson, who attended
Porter, also testified. Maurice Barrymore
was next called and examined in chief. He
substantially corroborated Harvey's testi
mony. His testimony continues to-day.