The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-14
DEADLY B DEEDS. D. !.
Drunken Louisianian Killed
With a Club. i'aca
A Brother Murdered In
a,0 Self Defense.
DISASTROUS PRAIRIE FIRES In
e"' DAKOTA. '] ~
MURDERED WITH A CLUE

MURDERED WITH A CLUE .r.
Specials to the Star. .J .-.--Ii..-
SHREVEPORT, La, April 14-F. M. Frank
lin and John J. Marcus were lying at the
roadside in Vernon Parish drinking to-
gether, when they engaged in quarrel
and Franklin, it is alleged, murdered Mar
Gus by crushing his head with a club.
Franklin has surrendered to the Sheriff at
Leesvilie. .+ srt r
AN ARTILLERY MAN KILLED. te.n]
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, April 14.-Hestor
Victor. soldier of the Second Artillery,
Battery F, fell from the seat of an ord
nance wagon yesterday, the wheels passing
over and killing him Instantly. d a. aeti.
DRUNK AND DROWNED IN A DITCH. tbne
EAST SAGINAW, MICH, April IA man
named Jerry Ryan was found drowned in
ditch by the side Of the road in a strip Of
woods four miles from this city yesterday.
He had been dead about twelve hours.
He was thirty years old. and evidently
fell into the ditch while under the infu-
ence of liquor. hr. ,rr
n5 GIRL BURNED 70 DEATH.
OcoNoMowoc, Wis. April 14.--At Aship-
pun, few miles north Of this city, Nor
wegian named Rollefson was at work boil
ing sap in his sugar bush. assisted by
| fourteen-year old daughter. BY some means
her clothing caught in the flames, which,
| in few seconds, completely enveloped her.
The shrieks Of the girl brought her father,
but too late to be of assistance. She was
literally burned to crisp, and lived but o
short time. il5i sJ AH p
DEPOT, RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES BURNED.
MARSHALL, TEX, April 14.-The railroad
telegraph Office at the depot in this city
took fire from the explosion of kerosene
lamp about o'clock yesterday morning
and was entirely destroyed. The books
papers, instruments and Office furniture
were saved, but a case of Springfield rifles
and several thousand cartridges were
burned. 1rt Il ''.e.st .G.,l.e.., IS
| l.lha FATAL srABBINa ARRAY. ~
LEAvENwoRTH. KAs., April l4.--Anderson
Berry was fatally stabbed by Henry Nor
ton YESTERDAY afternoon in drunken row
at saloon in the western part Of the city.
Morton was arrested. 7u eghge q
| .o1 FRArRIc1DE OUT ON BAIL " U
New ORLEANS April 14-Wn,. Mercer,
murdered his brother James in Bosser Par.
rish. and has been released on $4,000 bonds.
The evidence is said to justify the homi.
eide. James firing first on William with a
shotgun from horse. William returned
the fire with pistol, striking James in the
brain and telling him to the gronnd. 81
BRAVE NAN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. VI
DALLAa TEXAS, April 14.-Wm. N. Noel,
la well.to-do farmer OF Eastland County, &C.
cidentally shot and killed himself last night
on the road west Of Fort Worth while re-
turning home. He is the same man who
made fisht with and vhipped gang o
stays, robbers on Mary's Creek short time
lago. gs,.Y f1 .eef Mfre 4,
HEAVY JEwELRY ROBBERY.
BrxeHAxroN, N. ". April 14-The resi-
denee of Jas. B. Greggs, on Main street
was invaded by thieves about o'clock las
evening, and over $1,000 worth jewelr!
stolen. Mrs. Dudley Gregg discovered tlls
robber ransacking the bureau drawer, ant
lille going to alarm her husband the THE
escaped with his booty. Vt4 * .H-gm %
ArcHlsoN ACCIDENTS. la'9g
ArcHIsoN, KAN, April 14-N. H. Nc
Kean, a passenger conductor on the Han
; pibal Road walked from fonr-story win
) dow in the Otis House yesterday morning
} while asleep, falling into cellar way. HI
can not recover.
Oscar Blackman, nine years old, was in
stantly killed yesterday by the academia
, discharge of gun in the hands of five
year-0ld sister. ls ~si !
Il FATAL PRAIRIE FIRES. rei "a
Sioux FALLS, DAKOTA. April 14.-Th
. prairie fires in t. is vicinity have continued
t their devastating work, to the destruction
I of great amount of property. benjamin
W est, seven miles east Of Sioux Falls, lef
his son, a lad OF twelve years, in charge o
herd of cattle on Saturday. They wer
, surrounded by prairie fires and several o
: the cattle peiished. No trace Of the lat
has yet been discovered.
HOW HAHN LOST HIS GOLD.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, April IA FIRE yester
day destroyed two large frame houses own
7 ed by VIM. Greiber situated on Daytol
: street bluffs, beyond the city water supply
Greiber occupied one OF the houses and
man named F. G. Hahn the other. Hahl
was absent from home at the time, an.
with his other effects lost 81, 800 gold whicl
. / he had in trunk. The houses were wort
about 81, 500 each. .assri-pa g t,e
|, HEAVY FIRE IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
!. National Associated Press to the Star b
MoNDoN, N. b, April IA fire here las
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