The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-18
Brothers Hand Stained with
a Brothers Blood.
Suicide Of q Minister at Rock
Island.
Leading Lawyer Drowned at
Lansing.
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MEMPHIS, TENN, FeD. lo.-An aWtul
fratricide has occurred near Rienzi. .
pleasant little town in Alcorn, Mississippi,
on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, some twelve
miles from Corinth. A colored man named
Osborn White was shot by his brother, the
assassin firing at Osborn through window,
killing him instantly. The only motive as
signed is that Osborn opposed his brother,
who wanted to marry his own step
daughter. The murderer has been ar
rested, and is now in Corinth Jail
DESPERATE CAPTURED.
MoRRIsTowN. TENN. Feb. 18.-Elijah
Church, notorious desperate of Wilkes
County. North Carolina, has been recap
tured and lodged in Jail at Wilkesboro. An
attempt was made to capture him Sunday,
but he escaped after being shot and severe
ly wounded. Three balls have been ex-
tracted from his leg since his confinement
SHOT IN THE ABDOMEN.
HARRISBURG, Ill. Feb 18.-Fred. Gribbs
Mound City boy, employed in the Harris
burg Station, got in difficulty with a
young man of the town yesterday, named
Monroe Panky, and Gribbs was shot, the
ball taking effect in the abdomen.
DOTS FROM DALLAS.
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 18-The body of a
female infant apparently about three
weeks old, was found in ravine in the
suburbs of Forth Worth yesterday.
An old man named John Booth, residing
in Birdville, Tarrant County, committed
suicide by hanging. No cause assigned.
DEATH OF SHORTY, THE BUTCHER
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 18.-On Saturday
night a policeman found George e. Hill in
an unconscious state in the basement of
Armory Hall. where it is supposed he wan
dered under the influence Of liquor. He
was taken to St. Johns Hospital, where he
died last night He was known as Shorty,
the Butcher"
GOING THROUGH THE FORMULA.
DALLAS. TEXAS Feb. 1s.-Ben. Clenden-
ham, who murdered DR.. Jamison, near
Groesbeck, about two years ago. was ar
rested in Young County by Deputy Sheriff
Kendall, of Limestone County, and passed
through here yesterday for the scene of the
murder. They had disagreement about
a wood contract. Clendenham wayaid
Jamison and shot him with shotgun.
| BOY CRUSHED BY HORSE.
MARSHALL, TEX, Feb. 1S.-At the village
of Rockwall. Rockwall County, little boy
named Vernon got up on horse behind
his brother; the latter's font slipped from
the stirrup, when he jerked the reins; the
horse then reared up and fell over back
wards crushing one of the lads to death
by falling upon him.
LITTLE SKATER DROWNED.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Feb. lS.-Harry 8.
Taft, aged fifteen, and his brother went
skating on the ice on Grand River, at East
manville, yesterday. and broke through.
The younger brother crawled out but
Harry sank in twenty feet water and
drowned. His body was recovered.
TWO FLoATERs FOUND.
GALVESTON, TEX. Feb. 1S.-The bodies
of two unknown men were discovered in
West Bay yesterday. One was recovered,
being that Of well-dressed man having
been shot through the head.
LEADING LAWYER DROWNED.
LANSING, Iowa, Feb. 1S.-Cyrus Wants,
at one time leading lawyer, Of late years
combining farming with his profession,
while crossing to the Wisconsin shore in
the night time is supposed to have been
drowned. He had no family.
DROWNED IN A LITTLE CHUTE WELL.
APPLETON. Wis, Feb. ia. M. Caus-
man, of Little Chute, fell. into we'll yes
terday and was drowned. He leaves a
family.
SUICIDE OF A MINISTER.
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, Feb. H.-Rev An
dwew Anderson, a Swedish Lutheran minis
ter, located at Swedona, this State but who
had been for about seven weeks at Angus
tana College, Fast Rock Island. committed
suicide yesterday by hanging He was
found in the woods back of the College by
some Of the students, suspended by the
neck. He was ffty-three Years of age, OF
superior education, was twice married and
leaves a wife and fifteen children, who are
living at Swedona
rRATRICIDE AT WACO.
WACO, TEXAS Feb. 18.-A dispatch to
the News to-day from Waco, says that Tom
Harley was shot and killed at that place by
his own brother yesterday.
FATAL CUTTING ARRAY.
LousvILLE, Feb. 1S.-Last night at the
corner of Fourteenth and Main streets,
right across from the j., NJ. & /. depot,
Geo. Rompr says he saw Jack DeHart ad-
vancing on him menacingly, and he tried
to get out of his way. As he turned to
run DeHart plunged knife into
his back. Rompf staggered to his fathers
restaurant. which is near by, and said,
"Father, I'm cut" Both are young men
and drive express wagons. Rompfs wound
is thought to be fatal.
LYNCHED AT POINT OF ROCKS, VA.
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