The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-13
A Virginia Burglar Killed
in the Act.
Awful Fate Of a Murdered WO.
mans Mother.
Fatal Calamity to an Emigrant
Train.
INSANE woMAN's AWFUL FATE.
Specials TO the Star.

Specials TO the Star.
FRANKLIN, IND, April 13.-Mrs. Gregory
Paul, mother OF Julia A. Merrick, who has
been of unsound mind since the murder of
her daughter Julia Merrick, at Indianspo-
lis, was fatally burned at her residence,
two miles South of Waverly, Morgan
County. She was tied in chair in front
of the fireplace, when the door blew open,
at the same time blowing the flames on her
clothes and igniting them. Her screams
were heard, but before help arrived, her
neck and breast were terribly burned. She
can not recover.
FIRE AT DELAWARE, O.
DELAWARE, April IA fire broke out
here yesterday and the entire block, con-
s,sting of Lindsey's book store, BargdilPs
tobacco store, Nicholas Whites saloon and
restaurant and CornelPs drug store were
badly damaged by fire and water. The fol-
lowing are the several losses: y. Lindsey,
$4,000; F. White. $4,000; Nicholas White,
$45oO; Joseph Bargdill, $500; Cornell,
$4,000.
THREE CASES OF HYDRoPHoBTA.
HAGERsTowN. IND, April 13.-Three chill
dren of Dan. Eilars, living two or three
miles north of this place, are at present
dangerously i'll from the effects Of the bite
n IT dog that was said to be mad. One of
Y lie children ate piece Of meat that the
y og had had in his mouth; this is the one
hat is affel ted the most.
" BARN AND LIVE STOCK BURNED.
IA CAMBRIDGE CRY, IND, April 13.-The
III arm of James Lesson, a rich and promin-
M Mt farmer OF Harrison Township. this
III ounty, and five miles northeast OF this
u lace, was totally destroyed by fire. Five
II cad of horses, two cows and four hundred
~ ushels of corn were burned.
III CRUSHED BY SIXTY CARS.
II FARGO, DAKOTA, April 1S.-J. 7. Kelly,
III onductor of freight train, fell between
Id wo locomotives last night and was crushed
liz } death by sixty cars. He was passing
M. .om one locomotive to another with the
n ain at full speed.
TOOK THE WRONG TRACK.
q AURORA, ILL. April 13.--The dead body
liz German, Nicholas Packard, was found
2 IN the river, yesterday. He has been miss
9 Ing since the I'd inst. That night he had
been drinking in Broadway saloon, and
when he left he was very much intoxi
Gated, and on leaving to go home it is sup
posed he turned in the wrong direction.
CALAMITY TO AN EMIGRANT TRAIN.
ST.. PAUL, MIMI, April 13.-Meagre de-
tails are received here OF serious accident
\ to Canadian emigrant train bound fol
\ Winnipeg, which occurred near Wes'
\ Union, on the ST. Paul & Winnipeg Rail
road, 1875 miles from st. Paul. and wa.
caused by the broken wheel OF the fifth
car. The stock and effects in the car were
thrown directly across the track, the wreck
Of several cars following, killing mar
named Gould, and seriously injuring a boy
his nephew.
MURDER IN ADAMeBURe.
PITrsBuRe, April 13.--Mrs. Rachel Smith
victim of the brutal attack at her home II
Adamsburg, Westmoreland County, las
Thursday night, died yesterday. There \
no clue as yet to her murderer
RoBBER KILLED IN TIE ACT.
RICHMOND, Va, April 13.-Last night