The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-01
What the Little Boy Got
Who Was Not Afraid.
Old Man Killed BY an ALI.
gator.
Georgia Youth Slain With an Alabama
Sling.


Cross County, was cursing his wife Satur-
day night, when young colored boy who
was present. named Abe Mingo, aged thir-
teen years, asked Henry what he was
cursing about, and told him nobody was
afraid of him. Nobody afraid of me
boy!" said Henry; and, taking up his gun,
which was loaded with buckshot, he fired,
killing young Mingo almost instantly.
Henry is still at large.
MEXICAN PEDDLER MURDERED.
MARSHAL, TEX, March Ia party of
Mexican peddlers-two men and three
women-passed through the village Of
Coleman, and camped on creek half a
mile from town. Late at night some white
men, worthless fellows, went to the camp
and while there difficulty arose between
them and one Of the Mexicans. whereupon
a white man, named George Green, delib-
erately shot and killed the Mexican.
BURNED TO A CRISP.
ALTON, ILL, March LIN Upper Alton
yesterday Mrs. Hildebrand, mother of VIM.
Hildebrand. prominent merchant, was
found at $50 by her daughter-in-law.
burned to crisp. When discovered she
was still burning though dead. She was
eighty years old, speechless and helpless.
PASS HIM AROUND.
Quincy, ILL, March IA few days ago
the dispatches gave an account of the elope-
ment of Miss Carrie Lynch, sep-daughter
of Mr.. George Cleveland. with Clarence e.
Davis, drummer for New York house.
Postmaster Piggott has received letter
from gentleman in Saugerties, N. Y, con.
tanning printed slip stating that this same
Davis had three or four wives in that sec.
ton of the country, that he had been ar.
rested, and, getting out, ran off.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BURNED TO DEATH.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 1.-The wife
and daughter of Stephen Eaton, colored,
living near Rocheport were both burned to
death by their clothes catching fire while,
burning corn-stalks.
KILLED BY AN ALLIeAToR.I
ATLANTA, GA, March 1.-Advice from
Isabella, Ga, gives an account of the kill.
ing of old man Martin, colored, in Worth
County, a few days ago. He had been
hunting his COW and sat down on the river
bank to rest. An alligator was few feet
off and made a sudden rush upon the de-
fenseless old man, struck him with its
tail, knocked him down, seized him by the
head in its powerful jaws and bore him
into the water.
AS DAVID SLEW GoLIAH.
COLUMBUS, GA, March 1.-On Sunday as
the excursion train on the Columbus &
Rome Railroad was returning from Pine
Mountain, some malicious persons on board
shot bullet or pebble from an Alabama
sling at negro boy standing near. 1t
crushed his skull and he soon died. a re.
ward of 500 is offered for the guilty party.
HE DIED AND MADE NO SIGN.
Topeka, KAN, March 1.-Benton, which
is the supposed name of the man who shot
himself here, last Monday. died at S53
o'clock Saturday night. Nothing that will
furnish clew to his name has been
learned. ..... ...- .....,....
POISONED ON sELTzER.
VINCENNEs, IND, March 1.-Francis Muir.
ply, proprietor of the Arcade, was yester-
day poisoned by drinking seltzer water.
His case was at first considered critical, but
he is now recovering.
SLAUGHTERED BY SAVAGE.
RALEIGH, N. G., March la difficulty
occurred on Col. Walter Clark's plantation,
near Scotland Neck, in Halifax County,
between Lafayette Savage, white, and John
Green, colored They were settling a
money matter, when Green, becoming en-.
ragged, rushed for Savage with an ak. Say.
age drew pocket pistol and shot him in
the bowels, killing him.