The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-20
hNHEELER'S WAGES.
Hired to Kill Men at a Hun
\ dred Dollars a Head.
lSNife Murder and Attempted Sui
eide in Brooklyn.
1.-Two Bad Indian Bucks To BE
" Bounced.
Specials to the Sta-.

Spcc1AS 70 tDc CptS.
{ DEs MONIES, Iowa, March 20-There has
long existed deadly feud between the.
k,fan,iies of Howrie and Westfall at Tear
gDown Church. Warren County,
|aIowa. 1t resulted in murderous shooting
snffray two years ago and has now broken
out afresh.
Il Wednesday evening Reuben Westfa'l,
\ the eldest Of the family, while out looking
for his hogs was shot in the head by some
4 person in ambush. The ball struck just
n above tine ear but glanced on the skull,
e making only slsht scalp wound
N Yesterday one George Wheeler was ar
Il rested on suspci II and confessed that <he
z haA fired the shot; that lie had been hired
y by The Howries tpshoot the entire West
4 fall family at one hundred dollars a head
\ and when the last one was disposed Of he
n was to have two hundred dollars extra.
\ Wheeler's statement is confirmed by cir
y cnmstances, and on its strength four Of the
Y Howries have been arres ed with two Others
L of their gang. The remainder can not be
!. found at present.
I POISONED TO DEATH ON WINE.
COLUMBUS, Ga. March 20.-Rena Morgan,
\ clored, wife Of James Morgan. and her
y daughter. Louisa young woman, were
Z both poisoned yesterday by drinking wine
!. containing stryclinine. The mother died,
Y but the daughter will recover. The affair
\ 10 very mysterious.
a TWO BAD BUCKS CONVICTED.
II OMAHA, March 20.-Two young Indian
Il bucks, Edward Presish and Thomas Walk
err were convicted yesterday at Dakota
Il CITY, Neb., of the murder Of all unknown
traveller who was passing through Winnie
|hbago Reservation in April last.
III GRANTED A RETRIEVE.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 20.--Governol
lPhelps granted reprieye to Jacob Mul
sSirow and Nathan Fawcett, convicted o.
s,hurder in the first degree at the recen
Germ of the Audrain Circuit Court, ant
lantenced to be executed on the I'd day o
pril next
FROZEN BY A ToRTHER
a,MARsHALL. TEX, March 20.-Two negroe
sund dead body OF another negro
,amec Frank Hodge lying near the road
I,o miles Sou of Richmond, yesterday
die Coroner's Jury rendered verdict o
a,h by freezing during the recent colo
3rther.
NJ. BLESSED is THE PEACEMAKER.
s,FREDoNIA, KAs., March 20.-A Mr.. Sulli
TN, while acting as peacemaker in board
sg car row at Severy yesterday, was Sc
I,rely cut with a coffee-cup over the lef
lie, fracturing the skull in such wa.
at it became necessary to extract thre
sees
~ LITTLE GIRL BURNED TO DEATH.
DALLAS, TEXAS, March 20.-The bnrn
Tx Of M. Wilson's dwelling at Deniso
,sterday, consumed the body Of girl
A;ars old, left by her mother to play il
lie house.
III BABE BURNED TO DEATH.
j'Sr. LOUIS, March 20-While the wife Q
braam Burk. colored, living near st
Iau, this county, went to a neighbours
,orrow q tub. the children set fire to th
abin. They then rap off in their fright
ieaving little babe on the bed, which wa
roasted to death.
HIS FIRST AND ONLY.
National Associated Press to the Star.
CHICAGO, March 20.-Justice Kauffma
has received letter from woman in DE
troit who claims to be the first and onl
original wife OF Clareuce Eugene Davis.
She says they were married in Baltimor
in 1856. her maiden name being Mar.
Il Maria Nanbrhnck, that they had thrs
* children when he left her to go into tn
armyssince which she has never heard Q
1 him until now.
DRUG STORE BURNED.
QUINCY. Ill, March 20.-The dru
store of Scott l. McKilm,- at Drallas CITY
4 ILL.,, was totally destroyed by fire yestel
/ day morning
!. SKULL FATALLY rRAoTURED.
Nick Hchauster, well known river an