Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-24
NASHVILLE.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
Successful Hanging Bees in South Carolina
aud Geoegia--Capt. Rodgers, Fifth Cavalry,
Killed by Lightning iscellaneous Rec
ord of Deviltries and Misfortunes.
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR KILLED.
Special Telegram to the Globe
WoRTH1NGToN, Mimi, Aug. 23.-About 8
o'clock last evening near Valley Springs,
Dakota, Chas. Robson, who was one of a
party on their way to attend a dance, fell from
a hand-car on which they were riding and re-
celved injuries from which he died within an
hour. Robson was an operator at that place,
and about 20 years of age.
REsPTrED.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 23.-Jeff David,
colored, who was to be hanged in Abbeyville
to-day, for the murder of an old white man
and his sister, named franklin has been
| respited till tie 29th of December
MooNsHINERs ARRESTED.
MACON, Ga. Aug. 23.-Six illicit distillers
in Epson county have been captured and COM
mitted to jail. large quantity of brandy
and three stills were destroyed.
DROWNED.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-Jno Schulz, editor of
the Summerset pa Hemld was drowned near
Cumberland yesterday, aged %.
A KEROSENE FIRE.
DETROIT, Aug. pa fire at Flint Mich,
early this forenoon, destroyed Brotherton' q
hotel, bakery and two millinery establish
ments adjoining. Total loss, $4,000: insur-
ance, ST, 200. The fire originated by the
bursting of kerosene lamp in millinery
store
DEsPERADos HUNG.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Aug. 12.--At Benefits
vile, Marlborough county. to-day. two broth
ers, John and Neill Lockbar, and Puney Easter
the murder of Frank Bryce, an Irish peddler.
in February last. The Lockbars were half
breed desperadoes, and formerly belonged to
the notorious North Carolina lower gang.
BOY THIEF coNFEssEs.
SAN Francisco, Aug. ga Portland dis.
patch: Louis Joseph, connected with the
recent robbery of the pawnbroker shop, was
arrested to-day. He is boy of 16. He con-
fesses to participation in the crime. The cap
ture of the other two thieves is expected
BRUTE LYNCHED.
NASHVILLE, Aug. pa special to the
american from Shelbyville says: A negro man
named Geo. Bule was taken from the officers
here last night while on their way to the JAIL by
about 200 ku-klux and carried about three
miles from town and hung. He had ravished
woman about nine miles from that place
named Mrs. Martin.
ILLICIT DIsTILLING.
The revenue raiders in Putnam and jackson
counties report the destruction of three illicit
distilleries and the arrest of one distiller. Sia
gave themselves up, and say they are tired OF
Illicit distilling. A large number have ex
pressed a willingness to quit business if the
government will allow them to give themselves
up and not infict heavy penalty on them
This matter will be referred to COMMISSIONS
Raum.
NEGRO POIsoNER HANGED.
UNION SPRINGS Ala, Aug 23.-Robt. Mitchell
colored, was hanged to-day for poisoning hi
grandmother and step grandfather in April
| 1877. Ten thousand negroes witnessed tn,
| execution. Mitchell confessed the Grim,
several times, but on the scaffold professed in
nocence and declared himself ready to die ant
| asked all to meet him in heaven.
JAY COOKE ESTATE SWINDLE.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 23.-Henry Hazlelhurst
attorney for the creditors of Jay Cooke estate
obtained to-day in the United States distric
| court, citation upon the trustee to SHOW
cause why he should not file an account will
| has wasted and misappropriated the assets O
| the estate to the amount of $25,0O0.
A CANADIAN THIEF.
| New YORK, Aug. 23.-J. d. Otis, who has a
office in Exchange Place, was arrested to-da
1 charOod 1yith - D.
of Montreal and stealing from the assistant re
ceiver generals Office Toronto.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. pa special dispatc
from Lancaster, KY, to the Cou,ie1-J ou1ne
says the jury in the case of the commonwealth
against freeman Harris, the negro who kille
Robert Lared in May last returned a verdict G
murder in the first degree and fixed the pu1
ishment at death.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
CHEYENNE, Aug. 23.-Capt. Rodgers, con
pany CA 5th cavalry, while en- route to 7ioi
his company at Fort Mckinney, was struck an
instantly killed by lightning this afternoo,
twenty-five miles north of Rock creek on til
Fetterman road. He was in his tent and tw
Indian scouts with him, both of whom escape
injury.
NEW ORLEANS FATALITIES.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 2s.-Major Jas. Simpson
an ex-federal officer, doing business here fe
many years, died from the effects of an injur
received by being caught by the hand in tt
machinery of planer Jas. Glennon, aged
was crushed to death by a train on the Mobi
d Texas railroad.
A DRUMMER SUICIDES.
DAYTON, Aug. 23.-Adam Shell, drummer fl
Cincinnati firm, attempted to commit su
eide at the Phillips House, this city, this afte
noon by shooting two balls from revolve
They took effect, one lodging little below Il
heart, and the other in the brain. He sti
lives but is not expected to survive more ths
a few hours. The act was the result of ter
porary depression of spirits.
Kidder's Defeat-Bennett's Success.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
YANKToN, d. T., Aug. 23.-The defeat
Judge Kidder in the Republican conyant;,