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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1881
Page
3
A dispute in a mother’s house over a rocking chair led to John Nesse striking his brother Henry with a stove wood. Henry retaliated with a fatal blow causing concussion of the brain. Henry, aged about 24, killed John, aged about 20, in the Kendallville area.
In Dubuque Iowa two men, John Derney and John Murphy, work sawing wood for Mr. Coleman. Derney, a former New Jersey regiment veteran and McClellan era soldier, once a millionaire and silver miner, lost fortune after his wife’s alleged theft and disappearance. Murphy, once a Mississippi steamboat captain owner, fell on hard times and drifted to Dubuque last.
Harris Tyner aged eighty one died in Lawrence township after a long county residence. He was seen as a man loving money and distrustful of banks and modern inventions. He carried large sums in gold and paper money, often twelve to thirteen thousand dollars on his person. He left nine children and before his death disinherited several, but the heirs soon divided the estate equally. Tyner was an uncle of James N. Tyne, first assistant postmaster general.
Miller and Allen Cameron and Robert Cameron were struck by a southbound express while quarrelling on the railroad track near Newcastle Pennsylvania. Robert died soon after and Allen was left bedbound for life. Miller escaped unharmed.
Mrs Ellen McBarron sues Lawrence Steerstetter in Garrison Circuit Court alleging his sale and gifting of liquor to her husband Andrew McBarron caused delirium tremens and death. She seeks 3000 dollars and relief, noting McBarron was a skilled marble cutter who supported family before habit, while Steerstetter is accused of persistent intoxication that deprived them of earnings. The case draws strong public sympathy for the widow and children.
William B. Brigden, aged twelve, completed thirteen chapters of a self illustrated US history. The work traces discoveries from ancient voyages to 1587 with about 125000 words and running footnotes. Nearly half the drawings are Brigden’s. the rest from books with credit.
Lottie Merrill, a famed Wayne County huntress, survived a brutal attack by a mother bear after capturing cubs and fending off a second bear on a cliff above Wallingpaupack Creek. She sustained multiple injuries including two broken ribs and a dislocated arm and is reported critically ill at her Damascus home. Merrill is well known across Western Maryland and the Pennsylvania border. the slain male bear weighed 484 pounds.
Luke Wheeler and Frank Ainsworth, Colorado’s champion shot, hunted from North Park to Fort Collins. The pair brought 14 large loads of deer elk and antelope, totaling 500 antelope and 250 elk. They sold meat quickly in Denver and Boulder with elk 7–10 cents per pound, antelope 7 cents, and deer 10–12.44 cents. They shipped 3,500 pounds of hides. A herd of 600 elk stood near camp as Wheeler left, and at one stand they felled eighteen elk in ten minutes. Wheeler praises Ainsworth as the most experienced hunter and best shot he has seen, noting their careers and gear. He uses a thirty five calibre Maynard rifle with 60 grains powder, effective to 100 yards, and has seen him kill a coyote wolf at 750 yards. The piece ends with a stock testimonial for a patent remedy printed in ad form.
The Baltimore special reports Capt. E R Ames son of the late Bishop E I Ames attempted to shoot Mrs. Harriet Stearling and M W Hodgson at Mrs. Sterl ing’s residence. Hodgson wrestled the pistol away as two shots missed. Ames is held at Northwest police station awaiting a contempt court to determine sanity.
Three Lee children were bitten by a mastiff owned by Ford Krouder. Minnie Lee developed hydrophobia and screams for water as her brothers Charlie and another older sibling were also bitten. The family grieves while the dog attack is linked to earlier incidents and the father remains missing. In a separate report, Abe Barnes was killed after refusing to drink when urged by James Fowler, with Fowler later found dead by hanging.
Mr George Yule of Scotland presented memory demonstrations at Clarendon Hall recalling 22 displayed words in sequence and the 66 books of the Bible with chapter counts. He showed location coordinates for world cities and predicted dates for events from a scroll, then outlined a mnemonic method using imagery to link words.
A hunter in the countryside spots a large lifeless cat with small birds nearby. The cat suddenly seizes a bird then mirrors a dead stance again as the observer drives away. The incident ends with the cat’s elusive actions remaining unseen. Also noted is Stillmann B Allen of Boston awarding prizes to Maine boys under eighteen who raised Indian coin on one eighth acre. Frank E Small of Stockport wins first prize with 2246 pounds. The tale ends with a proverb-like push for Dr Bulls Cough Syrup as good, agreeable advice.
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