The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-09
WICKED WAYS.
Whisky and a Pistol Kill
Two Men.
Little Girl Tortured by a Female
Missionary.
The Badness Engendered BY
Baked Beans at Boston.
BAD FOLKS OF BOSTON.

Specials to the Star.
BosroN, Feb. 9-The Grand Jury here
has indicted Hilla Varnell, alias Margaret
Anderson, for the murder of her sister
Nellie, January 10Th. This was the mur.
der on Bowker street of one prostitute by
another.
Stephen Longfellow, the poets dissolute
nephew. was also indicted for forgery of a
81, 900 check.
AT Aver, after lengthy examination,
Stearns Kendall Abbott was bound over
BY the Grand Jury for the murder of Mrs.
Maria L. Grey at Groton, January 18th.
M ALADY IN THE CASE.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, Feb. 9.-Frank T.
bennett. aged q, committed suicide at his
clearinghouse here yesterday. His land
lady was Mortified to discover his body re-
clining in rocking chair with bullet
hole in the head, from which the blood was
trickling upon the carpet Lady in the
case. 4NIUl u .AI tIlH 'ail.
DIED IN HIS wIFE's ARMS. sc
JUNCTION CITY, Ks, Feb. 9.-As VIM.
Carver, a respected and wealthy farmer liv-
ing near here, was loading double-bar-
relied shotgun in his house the entire load
OF one barrel was discharged into,his neck.
He fell dead into the arms of his wife,
who was standing near by holding her
babe. 3f
KILLED BY A FALLING TREE.
VANDAIA, ILL, Feb. 9--Andrew Buck
master. young man residing at Vera.
while telling timber was struck on the head
by limb, killing him instantly. He leaves
wife and one child. .t,..s t..f
cAsE OF CARELESS HANDLING.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE Feb. 9-While Charles
White was carelessly handling a revolver
last night one of the barrels discharged,
shooting VIM. Nash, a well known citizen.
The shot was fatal one, as the ball passed
| through the right lung. Nash was dying
at last accounts. ..'
FIRE AT eHERMAN. -
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 9.--At an early hour
Yesterday morning, at Sherman, the Union
Hotel, owned by Mr.. Moriarity, was
burned to the ground. Loss $1,000, fully
covered by insurance.
THREE TEXAS TRIFLEs.
MARSHALL. Tex, Feb 9-J. c. Morris, q
prominent gambler of Fort Worth, while
intoxicated went into variety theater Of
that place at o'clock yesterday morning
ordered drinks, drew a pistol from his
pocket and threw it on the counter. The
pistol was discharged and the ball passed
through 7. W. Cotton, bar-tN2der, wound
ffng him mortally. @
| AtFort Worth Mrs. W. F. Silly, being
annoyed by cat loaded her revolver and
shot at the animal, but missed, and hit O
little boy. Donnie Price, who happened to
be passing in the street, shooting him
through the back. .s-r.
At Chappell Hill. few miles east o.
Brennan, Gabe Fielder shot and fatally
wounded Constable John A. Traylor. The
bullet entered his brain. They had played
at cards and Traylor won 500 from Fielder
| ABRAcE OF SUICIDES.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Feb. 9-Mrs. Katt
Mutton, of Mobile, Ala, who recently ar
rived here in search Of her husband, sui
cided.
A Galveston News special from Bryar
says John Gordon suicided last night BY
shooting himself through the head.
STRANGE TRAGEDY IN TEXAS.
La GRANGE, TEXAS, Feb. 9.-Much excite
ment was caused here by the finding of i.
Mrs Kattell standing up in we'll, will
the body of her dead child at the bottom
She had been in the water nine hours. Th'
child had been killed by dogs and throw
into the well, and the mother went dowI
after the b dy. . s ssn
i HE WORE FIvE-DOLLAR SOCKS.
CHICAGO. Feb. 9.-James 7. Dunno, heat
salesman in the gents furnishing house o
Wilson Bros, of this city and Cincinnati
was Yesterday arrested and locked up upol
a charge Of robbing Ills employers. Though
his salary enabled him to live comfortably
be lived still higher than he really conl,
afford, and was found to be wearing sill
underclothes worth $50 per set end hos