The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-05
DEAD ON DECK.
Two Men Killed in a Steam
Boat Fight.
FATAL AFFRAY BETWEEN DEN
YER FEMALES.
Disappointed Safe Blowers at
Vincennes.
Specials to the Star.
he Star.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.


MARSHALL Tex, March5. Two prisoners
in Jail at Jefferson. Marion County, this
State, for felony, escaped by saving the
bars with implements furnished from the
outside. They assembled to the roof and
lowered themselves to the ground by ropes
made by tearing their blankets into strips.
They are still at large.
SOME FLIES ON THE FLY.
DALLAS, TEX, March 5.-M. D. Fly. the
Methodist preacher convicted of making
false entries in his books used in his mer-
camille business at Fort Worth, together
with W. c. Fly, relative, implicated in
the swindling transactions, and l.. P. Co.
nant who perjured himself IN the case,
have all left the country for parts nm
known, leaving fines unpaid and bondsmen
in the lurch.
LAWS DIGNITY DEFENDED.
HousToN, TEXAS, March 5.-Yesterday,
in the City Court, lawyer R. Grawley called
another lawyer named Chew liar. Chew
hauled off and struck him, and lively
tussle over tables, books and chairs fol-
loWCu NlOuOuV oC'lOuo iCSuio'e
FATAL FEMALE AFFRAY.
DENVER COL, March 5.--Jose Austin and
frankie Vail, two girls of easy virtue, be-
came involved in quarrel yesterday in a
house of ill fame the latter stabbing the
former right and left about the face and
breast with dagger, making fearful cash
and severing the scalp. Her wounds will
probably end in her death.
DEPOT BURNED AT ClRCLEvILLE.
CIRCLEvILLE, O., March 5.-Between
and o'clock yesterday morning, the alarm
of fire called the engines to the c., M. &
V. Railroad freight depot, which had been
struck by lightning. Nothing could be
saved, however, and the derot was de-
stroycd. There we're eight cars burned so
badly that they will have to be rebuilt,
two passenger and six freight and great
amount of goods belonging to our busipess
men. Among those losing property were
Evans & Krmmel, druggists, $500 worth
of glass; Lynch & Weaver, grocers $75
worth of goods, and many Others. The en-
tire loss is not yet known.
bUNlDE WITH MORPHlNE.
ATLANTA, March 5.-Mr Coley johnson,
young farmer, living near Holonville,
Pike County, suicided with morphine. He
was sentenced to the Penitentiary in 1877
for attempting rape, but was pardoned
after years impris 'nment.
GEORGIA SAFE ROBBERY.
ALBANY, Ga, Mare 5.-rhe iron safe in
the store of Mr.. M. Crime, of Albany, was
found open yesterday morning, and be-
tween $400 and $500 were missing. The
robbery was very mysterious one.
ONLY TWO DEcK-HANDs KILLED.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, March 5.-A News
special from Beaumont says that on board
the steamboat Hooker, plying on Natchez
River, the deck-hands engaged in hand
to-hand battle yesterday, and demolished
one another generally. The passengers sur
| rendered the deck to the combatants, and
took to the cabin for safety. The disturb.
ance was quelled after two negroes were
killed.
| NOTHING FOR THEIR PAINS.
VIEcENNEs, IND, March 5-The store
and s. op of Messrs. P. Hoffman & Bros.
butchers, was burglarized last night and
the safe blown open. The cracksmen got
nothing for heir pains.
| CHILD ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 5.-While Mrs
Love and Mrs. John Langham, and child
John Sumner Langham. aged four months
were driving on the Gallatin Turnpike siz
miles distant from the city, the buggy up
set, causing the death of the child.
ALLEGED CHICK EN-THrEF SHOT.
LOUISVILLE, March 5.-About midnight
Mr.. Krushauer, toll-gate keeper on the
Seventh-street road, shot and mortally
wounded Jack Mattingly, an alleged
chicken-thief. Krushauer was arrested.