The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-31
OLD GREEN EYE.
The Monster that Drove Two
Men to Murder.
A Brace of Brave Men Drowned
in Texas.
ThurstOn and His Victim at
LeavenwOrth.
Specials to the Star.

Specials to the Star.
KILLED BY A JEALOUS HUSBAND.
CHATTANOOGA, May 31.-Cuffy West, a
trifling and bad negro, was killed at Knox
vile last night by another negro man by
the name of Burrel. The affair was occa-
stoned by jealousy-Burrels wife being the
cause. Cuffy's head was broken with a
stick of wood, and he expired in few
CoLoRED PREACHER AssAssINATED.
MEMPHIS, May 31.-James Henry, a col
ored Baptist preacher, was assassinated near
Starkville, MISS, Sunday, by colored
brother named Scott Bell. Cause, too
much fondness for Bells wife.
SUICIDE OF A DEsPoNDENT.
SHELBYvILLE, TENN, May 31.-William
Allen, Of Cain Springs, Marshall County,
committed suicide by hanging Saturday.
Dependency was the cause.
$4,000 LAMP.
DALLAS, TEX, May 31.-A lamp explo-
sion in saloon at Cerrel last night caused
a confiagration which consumed eight bus
mess buildings. Loss $4,000, on which
there was very little insurance by New
York companies.
TWO BRAVE MEN DROWNED.
AUSTIN, Tex, May 31.-Two colored men,
Tom Robertson and Dave Thompson, were
drowned late last evening in the Colorado
River while trying to rescue white man.
They grappled the white man and all three
went under, but the white man came up,
while his would-be rescuers were swept
away.
THE MURDERER AT LARGE.
. CARLISLE, IND, May 31,-G. G. Taylor, as
saulted by Berry McCammon few DAYS
ago, died yesterday. The murderer is at
large yet.
THURsToN AND HIS VICTIM.
LEAvENwoRTH, KANSAS, May SIT. G.
Thurston was brought down from Atchison
yesterday morning and lodged in the
County Jail here to await his preliminary
examination, which takes place to-day.
He does not seem to be very much dis
turbed at his situation. Mr.. Baker is rest
ing easy, but the physicians give no def
mite answer regarding his recovery, and
it is feared he will die.
FUNERAL INSTEAD OF A WEDDING.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL, May 31.-Herbert Teas,
the young man crushed under train at
Pana, died yesterday. His cousin and the
young lady here to whom he was to be
married in one week, brought the body
here last night. Funeral to-day.
FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.
TORONTO, ONT., May 31.-Yesterday a
train on the Great Western Railroad ran
off the track at an open switch near Sim
coe, Ont. Fred. Cnillicot, the engineer.
was found buried under the debris of
twelve cars, burned almost to cinder, his
right hand clasped, reversing the lever.
Two other men were badly injured.
CURRIE AND RoTHsCHILD CASES.
MARSHALL, TEX, May 31.-Jim Currie's
case is set for tue 10th OF June, and it is
understood both sides are making ready.
District Attorney Spivy says.the State will
be compelled to announce itself ready
when the case is called. as Harvey is the
only material State witness within the ju.
risdiction OF the Court. and his attendance
Is secured. He further says that the de-
fense has deposition on file proving that
Porter drew pistol on Currie before the
fatal shot was fired, and that Maurice Bar
rymore is the only witness who can testify
that Porter was unarmed. Colonel Spivy
has both written and telegraphed to Barry
more and Miss Cummins, but they are as
ilent as the grave.
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