The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-05
H0OSIER HORROR.
An Old Storekeeper Drained
With a Brick.
Death and Disaster at Dallas,
Texas. ....
Veteran Soldier Killed at Spring
field.

Washington County, details terrible
tragedy at that place. Ira Huston, aged
seventeen had trouble with Harrison Nc
Clelland, merchant aged forty. Saturday
they met on the highway and engaged in a
fight Huston having club and brick
and McClelland hatchet. McClelland
knocked the boy down with the hatchet and
ran, but Huston pursued him and struck
him with the BRICK breaking the skull so
that the brain substance protrnded and
fracturing it badly. McClelland is still
alive, with no hopes of his recovery. Hus-
ton was arrested.
DALLAS DISASTERS.
DALLAS, TEX, Jan. 5.-A four-year-old
child Of w. NJ. Farmer, who resides at
Haught's store, in this county, fell into the
fire and was burned to death yesterday.
Yesterday morning, at Waco, Miss Flor
ence E. Davis. the beautiful and accom-
plished daughter of Hon. J. F. Davis, aged
seventeen years, while carelessly handling
small pistol, shot herself through the
heart, and death was instantaneous
TWO GENERALS FIGHT DUEL.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 5.-News just re-
ceived from the City OF Mexico brings in
formation of a duel fought between Gems.
Naranjo and Hara Naranjo had brought
serious charges against Hara, who was ex-
onerated, when he was challenged by Mar
anjo. The result of the fight is not given.
WITH HIS BROTHERS, CHILD.
BosToN, Mass, Jan. 5.-An English sol
dier has just run away with the nineteen
vear-old daueh of his brother, resi-
dent of Berlin, Mass. The girl is Lila
Peters, and his name is Franklin A. Hol-
brook. She is about five feet three inches
in height, and has full round face and
dark hair and eyes. He had once been
branded as deserter.
OLD SOLDIER KILLED BY A FALL.
SPRINGFIELD, O., Jan. Son Sunday
afternoon John H. Babb, wel-known
citizen, while intoxicated tumbled from
the abutment of the Pleasant-street Bridge
to the bed of the railroad track, distance
of eighteen feet below, and striking upon
his head crushed his skull and sustained
such other injuries as to cause his death
this morning. Babb was widower, having
two sons. Deceased was an old soldier, and
will be buried with military honors.
ABRAcE OF FATAL EXPLOSIONS. 3D..
DALLAS, TEXAS, Jan. 5.-A freight engine
on the H. and T. c. Railway, within the
city limits, exploded with terrific force
completely wrecking the engine and scat
tering the fragments. The bell was blown
half mile. Steve Johnson, engineer; G.
J. Willis. fireman, and negro boy. John
Hicks, all on the engine, we're more or les:
injured, the latter fatally. IT,.
Advices from Lampasas state that al
the town of Burnet, boiler in the steam
mill of John Smarte exploded, and thu
building was torn to pieces Brice Smartt
was instantly killed, being literally blowr
to shreds The engineer and young mar
named Blackburn were fatally injured
They have since died. ....
ROBBED BY HIGHwAYMEN.
CLARKsvILLE, TENN, Jan. 5.-Last nigh
Thomas Wensler, German, who keeps {
saloon, left his saloon with betw cen $40(
and $500 in his pocket. AS he was nearing
his home, near the railroad bridge, he va
struck on the head by hatchet in til,
hands of Shelby Wilcox (colored), and wIil'
senseess was robbed by Wilcox and a negro
named Pat. Burney.
Wenseler received two or three blows
which only penetrated the outer plate o
the skull. Wilcox was arrested to-day witt
$l75 of the money on his person. Burne,
is reported to have been captured. Grea
indignation is felt against the two coloret
highway men. and threats have been made
Which would indicate that they are not Ions
for this world.
FIRE AT NEWARK, Nj.
| NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 5-11 A. M.-Tht
Celluloid wards are now on fire and will
probably be destroyed. The establishment
is very extensive and the loss will bt
heavy.
BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
National Associated Press to the Star.