Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-04

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
and then Kills Himself Terrific Boiler
Explosion ON an Ohio Tow Boat--The
Crew Of Eighteen Men Killed or Wound
ed--Other Deviltries and Calamitios.
uxoR1C1DE, Y11LIcDE AND SUICIDE.
WEsr RANDOLPH. VT, Aug. 3.-Michael
VIM early thi4 morning probably fatally
shot his wife and babe while they were in
bed sleeping, and later killed himself to |
avoid arrest.
TOW BOAT EXPLOSION.
GALL1poL1s, o., Aug. 3.-The tow boat !
Brilliant, having in tow six barges of salt and
six of coal from Pomroy, en- route for Louis
vile, exploded its boilers opposite Gahipolis
island at 6 o'clock this evening, and instantly
| sank total wreck. One barge of coal sunk.
! The balance of the tow was
safely landed. OF her crew, num-
beriDg eighteen men, J. Fl. Shumaker
of Mason City. w. Va, and John George,
ash hunter, of Portsmouth, o., are known
to be killed, and Shumaker, pilot, VIM
Stanley, watchman, Chas. u. Zehler, cook,
Chas. Zehler, cabin boy, dangerously wound
ed, and Geo. w. Shumaker, clerk, w. n.
Jones, pilot, Isaac Piles, Portsmouth, fire.
man, slightly wounded. All the wounded
were brought here, and are being carefully
attended by the city physician. 1t is thought
that j. II. Shumaker and Chas. q. Zeller will
die tonight
OUTRAGED BY TRAMpS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The 1'ribune's Burling-
ton, Iowa, special says: Thursday forenoon
two tramps stopped at q farmers house near
Trenton, Henry county, an after getting a
good dinner from the farmers wife and
learning hat her husband would not be at
home till evening, suddenly seized her, out
ragged her person and left her insensible.
They had stopped the cries of the farmers
little daughter by rolling her up tightly in q
blanket. When unwcund the child was
nearly suffocated, and died in an hour. The
neighbors are securing the country for the
fends, but at last accounts had not found
them.
ROAD AGENTS IN WYOMING.
Hor CREEK, Wy, Aug. 3.-The south
bound coach was again stopped four miles
south of Jenny's stockade, yesterday after
noon about O'Clock, by six armed men.
AS the coach was empty they did not ct
, tempt any interference, but inquired of the
q driver as to the movement of the treasure
! coach, which they are evidently waiting for
2 coMMuN1sT1o MURDER.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 3.-Tullis, ranchel
on Grand island, murdered Thursday, is be-
lieved to have been killed by members OF
some labor organization. Tullis had re-
I ceived threats by letters that if he did no
!. discharge his Cinnamon, whom he employed
:: in large numbers, he would be killed.
IS JUMP TO DEATH.
!. ST.. Louis, Aug. 3.-Adolphus A. Perrel
!, !, in jail on the charge of obtaining none
~ under false pretences, jumped from the up
q per balcony Of that prison to the stone pave
10 ment below, a distance of over twency feet
:. about 9 o'clock this afternoon, with the il
70 tention of committing suicide. Both leg
&c we've fractured above the knee, the bones {
one foot fractured and the skull indented. q
:. will die.
PISTOL LOADED WITH WATER DID IT.
;. ST. Louis, Aug. 3.--Some time last nigl
a, Chas. Wagman, formerly dog catcher, and
as man of brutal instincts and passions, BILE
it, his brains out at the dog pound in the 10,
ct er part of the city. He used an old hor
of pistol loaded with water, and the entire u
at per part of his head was blown off.
mt DEFAuLTING CASHIER.
an BosToN, Aug. 3.-The directors of t.
'lu Elliott National bank of this city recent
lar discovered that their cashier, B. B. Conan
ed is a dofaulter to quito a large amount, al
de at the request Of these officials the CASH
on resigned day or two SINCE. 1t is thong
lit: the bank will not be seriously affected,
700 Commits bonds are $4,000 and the bond
err men reliable.
nv DEFAULTIEG BROKER.
nd MONTREAL, O., Aug. 3.--Chas. Griffin,
no the firm of O. G. Hobson & Co., sto
I esS brokers, has been arrested on the charge
=, misappropriating $2l 900 belonging to r
1lu James p. Webster, of Green Castle, S.
Griffin paid the clergyman dividend veal
from the time the money was received.
la STOCK GAMBLING RUINED HIN.
;ch Boston, Aug. 3.-R. B. Conant, cashier
no. the Elliot bank, has confessed to the dir
tors that he lost $4,000 of the BAN
nv money in making good margins on Ca
nat fornia mining stocks.
nd DEATH WARRANTS SIGNED.
in NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 3.-Gov. Nichols
but day signed the death warrants of Nels
out Childress, Fountain Banks, Octone La
'so and Aaron Carter, to be hung at Donalds
vile August 14th.
IMPROVING.
un- LITTLE Rock, Aug. 81. B. McLaugh
sue who was shot few days ago by Orr, is
his proving, and there ara strong hopes of
the recovery. Heavy storms of rain, wind 9
hail this evening.
our AN ALIBI.
mas CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The jury tonight n
dered verdict of not guilty In the tria
ap- hosso TOT MURDER. Inc accusea proven
tile abb and the evidence against him was 9
sidered very weak.
WON'T DANCE ANY MoRE.
Sr. JOINS, N. B., Aug. Slew Da
~; song and dance man of the California n
-, strels, cut his throat in the dressing room
'oAA' DockreII's Opera house lust before the G.