The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-04
Attempted Murder and Sui
eide at Reading.
Duel With Drawn StraWs
81 Between Jealous
Lovers.
Fatal Settlement Of a Quarrel
About Corn.
DIR. MARY WALKERS DISCIPLE


Special 10 the Star
ALTON, ILL, Feb. "A young girl about
| seventeen years old, dressed in male attire,
applied for shelter at the Police Station last
night Her sex was Immediately discov-
cred by the officers in charge and she was
placed under arrest. She would give no
account Of herself save that she was on her
way to her fathers home in Greenup, ILL.,
She gave her name as Sidney Musgrave. A
youth travelling with her said he did not
know her sex.
BOILING HIS BONES
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 4-Dr. f. M. Smith
and Dick Cowen, of Lewisville, Denton
County. we're arrested last night for rob-
bing the grave of G.. Sterling, murdered six
years ago. They had the bones in drug
store, boiling them when arrested.
A PLAYrHINa FOR CHILDREN.
New BURNSIDE, ILL, Feb. 4.-Lizzie, q
ten-year-old daughter of DR.. J. Whitnel. q
very prominent physician, while playing
with loaded pistol shot herself in the ab-
domen, inflicting serious If not fatal
wound.
THREE TEXAS TRIPLES.
MARSHALL, TEXAS, Feb. 4.-Marshal Sam
Ball, of Sherman, who was seriously
wounded in the shooting affiay at the Red
Light Saloon last Wednesday, died this
evening. Marshal Ball was q good: fear
less officer.
At Carson difficulty occurred between
Robert Title and man named Rivers, re-.
sulting in Rivers probably fatally stabbing
Title in the abdomen. ......
A citizen of Bolton named skillern was
met by two masked highwavmen near
Little Eiver. They got the drop on him,
and ordered him to stand and deliver,
which he did. The robbers escaped.
SETTLEMENT OF A CORN DISPUTE.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. "A shooting
scrape took place near Pleasant Hill, Mo-,
in the adjoining county of johnson. last
night, in which two men were shot, and
one, by the name of Fulkerson, instantly
killed. The quarrel took place over some
corn. Both parties were we'll known and
were neighbors. The wounded man is lying
in dying condition. His name could not
be learned. ..t
DROWNED IN THE MISSISSIPPI.
McGREaoR, Iowa, Feb. August b
Elbling, the Oldest son of John Eibling,
the tobacco king, fell through the ice on
the Mississippi River ut this point night
before last and was drowned. His bcdy
was found yesterday. r..l1i
DUEL WITH DRAWN sTRAws.
Waco, TEX, Feb. 1.-TWO young men in
the western part Of this county, enamored
Of the, same young lady, who seemed to
look with equal favor on both, resolved to
settle their claim to her BY fighting duel.
At sunrise, with their seconds, all heavily
armed with six.sliooters, they met on the
banks Of the creek. The principals were
placed, but the seconds got together and
proposed that instead OF fighting they draw
straws for the girl, the loser to leave the
country. It was agreed to, and the fortu.
nate lover was married last night.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
READING, Pa, Feb. 4.-Ata late hour
last night Peter Nsgle, an elderly man,
made desperate attempt to murder Mrs.
Shocksell, widow with whom lie was
boarding. He was in love with Mrs Shock
sell, and learning that another man had
visited her last evening he struck her ON
the head twice with hatchet He then
cut his throat with a butcher knife. He
died at $50 this a. m. There are hopes Of
Mrs 9hock aell's recoverv .....