The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-10
TWO MEN BEHEADED WHILE
.-. ASLEEP.
COWARDLY ASSASSINATION
IN MICHIGAN.
DISASTROUS FIRE in PHlLADEL.
PHIA LAST NIGHT.
CRIMSON CRIME IN A CABIN.

Va. of great tragedy in Carroll County,
just across the mountains Three colored
men in cabin had quarrel. The matter
was apparently fixed and all turned in for
the night. While two of the party were
asleep the third one got all AK and nearly
severed the head off of one of the sleepers,
and mortally wounded the other IL the
neck. The double murderer then fed and
has not yet been captured. |' .'
Browns BODY MARCHING ON.
DAYTON, O., Feb. l0.-Ashley Brown,
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for
this the Third Congressional District and
for many years in charge Of the Dayton
Office, is short in his accounts S. 600 aud
has absconded. Brown was prominent
local Republican politician and enjoyed
the respect OF the business community.
His defalcation and disappearance occasion
great surprise. sir s sf9.e'
Captain Brown was the son of the late
Henry L. Brown, and was born and reared
in this city. He has always been resi-
dent of Dayton, except while in the army,
where he WAS a good soldier. He is the
owner Of considerable real estate in this
city, which will leave his family In com.
Portable circumstances for the present at
least His wife is most estimable lady.
STOLE A PREAcHER's TRUNK.
FAIRFIELD, IND, Feb. 10.-Burglars en-
tered the depot here and stole the trunk of
Rev. Mr.. Med well, Baptist minister
who preached here Sunday Loss $50.
FIRE AT wooDBINE, IA.
DUNLAP, Iowa. Feb. 10.-A fire at Wood.
bine, on the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road. thirty-seven miles fron, Council
Bluffs, destroyed the elevator and corn
cribs. Loss not vet aseertained. aa
TRIED TO DRIVE ACROSS THE TRACK.
AURORA ILL, Feb. 10--A man named
Christopher Wolfsfeldt was killed on the
Turner Junction branch of the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy Railroad. Hc at
tempted to drive team across the track.
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
MONMOUTH, ILL. Feb. 10.--In the Circuit
Court OH Yesterday, Judge Glenn sentenced
Henry Boyle. alias John Cox, the murderer
of VIM. P. Ketchum, to the PeniteDtiary
for life. tE7
WRIGHT GOT THE DROP. E
HUrcHINs, TEX, Feb. 10.-Allen Wright
shot and instantly killed Jesse Wicks here
last night about q contract for chopping
wood. Wright saws that Wicks previously
attempted his life bv knocking his brains
out with an Ak, and he concluded to get
the drop on him. on
PEOPLE AT PALESTINE SHOCKED.
PALESTINE TEX, Feb. 10.-People here
are shocked by another fearful murder.
Two men, John Kerr and Kirk Hage, were
in the saloon OF w. H. Cronin. when Hage,
without any known cause, pulled his pistol
and shot and instantly killed Kerr. De-
ceased was quiet inoAensive citizen.
Hage was arrested. ii.
DEED OF AN ASSASSIN. H,.-
DETROIT. Feb. 10.-Advice from Wyan-
dotte, Wayne County. seventeen miles
from here, states that Miles Conrad, q citi-
zen of that place. was shot dead there last
night by an unknown assassin. F9g
l44 o ROMANCE OF A RING. III .gs sE
RYAN, TEX, Feb. 1O-A young man
who has been here but short time, John
Jordan, because he lost valuable diamond
ring. took revolver and shot himself in
the head, but the ball glanced. oar.a
HEAVY FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA. ld
National Associated Press to the Star .l,75
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 10-The large brick
building at Berks and Howard streets, oc-
cnpied by Horpst Montague. & Co.. manu-.
facturers of cotton yarns and wool; John &
James Dalton. ingram carpets; John Stead.
yarns, and VIM. Topham, yarns, was de-
stroyed by fire last night About two
hundred and twenty men were employed
in the building and are thrown out Of en-
ployment. Losses are estimated at $780,
900 and the insurance will perhaps reach
half that amount. vJh2 6tlr
Posr.orFICE BURNED.
OscEoLA, NEB., Feb. 10.-The P0st-ofice
at 3 is place was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday. Nearly all the contents were
saved. Loss about 5000
ai FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION. i3af
La SALE, Ill, Feb. 10.--A collision be-
tween construction trains on the Rock
Island r ,ad occurred at this place at II
o'clock yesterday. One engine and several
cars are completely wrecked. One car was
filed with section men several Of whom
were fatally injured internally. Patrick
Mcclure bad his arm and feet mangled,
probably fatal; John Marar, severely cut
on the head and face The engineer and
fireman escaped, by Jumping. n
PLucKY SUCKER MAIDEN. i6ea,
LAcoN, Ill. Feb. 10.--Miss Burgess, re-
turning home acruss the fields at 8 p. m.
last evening. was attacked by two unk own
men, who attempted to outrage her.
Being robust girl, she successfully re-
sisted them, and, paying no attention TO
their threats, succeeded in getting away
with no greater damage than her clothing
beihg nearly torn of. She is confined TO her
bed now from fright. 'as ~ -
TERRIBLE NITRo-GLYcERlNE EXPLOSION.
BRADFORD. Pa, Feb. l0.-Yesterday
Howard Hackett and James
Feeney started to Colville In two-horse
sleigh, carrying one hundred pounds OF