The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-07
Pleasure Seekers Drowned in
North Carolina.
Galveston Man Kills His Wife
aq in Mistake.
Fatal Fight Over a West Vir'
q" ginia Girl.
FATAL FIRE IN THE OIL REeIcNs.

specials to the Star. 4ttt3.-
P1rTsBURs, May THE oil regions were
Visited by terrific confagration yester-
lay, starting in Bradley's, No. 6, near Brad |
lord, setting the woods on fire, and spread
Ing to the town of Rev City, which was
destroyed. All the citizens es-
capped but two women and five children,
v ho could not be found, and are given up
for dead. The fire broke out in dozen or
more other places, sweeping away derrick
after derrick, and thousands OF barrels OF
oil. The loss at Rev Citv is over $50, 0oO,
and the total loss will reach $3.50 900.
.at, KILLED FOR YOUNG LADY.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 7.-Joe Math-
eng was shot dead yesterday by one Capen.
They had been quarreling over a young
lady, when Capen drew his revolver and
shot Matheng. Capen was jailed at once
SALT LAKE, U. T.. May IA high wind
passed over Utah County south Of Salt
Lake, yesterday, doing considerable dam
age to property. In the town of Lehi five
houses we're blown down, others unrooted,
and fences and barns demolished.
NUGGETS FROM NATcHEz.
NArcHEz, MISS, May 1.-THE residence of
Mrs Fannie c. Bontura, in this city, was
entered at late hour last night, and
robbed of between $500 and $400.
A woman has been confined in the
County Jail for cutting another woman,
who received twenty-four severe gashes
from razor. Cause jealousy.
MANGLED BY THE CARS.
Mexico, Mo-, May 7.-Wm. Egger, a
brakeman in the employ of the G. d A..
Railroad, was run over and killed and his
body horribly mangled, last night, nine
miles east of Glasgow, and near small sta
ton called Armstrong.
, DROWNED AT A PIcNIC.
DALLAS, Tex, May 7.-Johnny Short, the
nine-year-old son OF W. R. Short, OF Nc.
Kinney, Calm County, while at a Sunday
school picnic there yesterday, fell in tank
near the picnic grounds, and was drowned.
BECAUSE HER LOVER DIssIPATED.
DETROIT, May 7.-Several weeks ago Miss
Lottie Smith disappeared under circum
stances which led to the belief that she hac
committed suicide in fit of dependency
it having me to her ears that her prom
jsed husband had been dissipating. Yes
terdav her BODY was found in the river.
AGNES SHOOTS SHOOTS HERSELF.
MEXICO, Mo-, May 7.-Agnes Shoots,
daughter of James II. Shoots, committed
suicide near Benton City, this county, by
shooting herself through the heart with
pistol. The young lady left note stating
that she blamed no one for the rash act
that she was simply tired Of life and it,
cares
KILLED BY THE RED MEN.
DEADwooD, May IA party has return
ed from Belief urche with the body o
John Deffebach. killed April 18th. 1t is Ger
tain that the crime was Committed by In
dians who we're trailed to the Yellow
stone. ~,
STABBED BY HIS FATHER.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, May 7.-Franl
Kesser, Sr., quarreled with his son Frank
10 o'clock last night, stabbing him fiv
times in the head and neck, probabl
fatally. .f@l}
| FATAL FALL OF A MINER.
LEADvILLE. May 7-James Sheldon,
Chicago, was precipated from the second
the third level of the Morning Star mine
through the carelessness of the engineer
lis own father, one hundred feet, an
instantly killed.
FATALLY CARVED BY BUTCHER.
MARSHAL, TEXAS. May Last evenin
two butchers, Charlie Doyle and Cal. Kei
nedy, the latter colored, had an encounte
at the Market House in this city, in whic
Doyle fatally carved Kennedy with
knife.
SUICIDE OF A STUDENT.
PrrrsBuRe, Nav Lewis G. Brastow, Jr
the promising son of L. G. Brastow, apron
linent railroad man of Wilkesbarre, and
student in mechanical engineering in tt
University of Pennsylvania, yesterda
crossed the river in Camden, N. j.. an
finding q secluded spot on the ban
shot himself through the temple his dea'
being instantaneous. ~
DROWNED AT A ooLDwArER PICNIC
Il RALEIGH, N. c., May 1.-Two your
men named Crocker and Mcmillan we
drowned yesterday while attending a Goo
Templar picnic near here. Annie Mitche
with them when the boat capsized, W
saved by boy.
MIsrooK HER FOR A BURGLAR.
GALVESTON, May John Keller, M
taking his wife for burglar, shot her de
last night.
BUCHHoLTZ JURY STILL OUT.
: BRIpeEpoRT. CONN.,, May IL P. Mt
, Jury in the Buchholtz case are still o,
2 and there is little prospect for an agr'
ment. IN
KNOWS HOW IT 1s HIMSELF.
LITTLE Rock, MAY THE Sheriff
}. Sumter County is in Jail at Livingston
G robbing himself of the county funds.