Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-02
this morning. Loss, 100000; insurance
HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER.
MuRpER AND SUICIDE.


young children.
HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. la special to the Globe
Democrat from Alton, ILL.,, says the dead bodies
of mulatto woman named Belle DeBean,
and her child, four years old, we're
found in cabin IN the woods
about three miles from the city to-day, with
their brains both beaten out. An old colored
man, Tom Bates the w.mans step-father, and
white man named White, were arrested on
suspicion of being concerned in the murder,
but at last accounts there seemed to be no di-
rect evidence that either person was guilty of
the crime.
sUNsTRUCK
CAIRO, ILL.,. Aug. Last evening T. F.
Schneckers and Thomas Naghe, both newspaper
men, were stricken down by the excessive heat,
but are considered out of danger now. DR..
Thompson, old gentleman from Iowa, who
has for the last year eked out scanty subsist-
ence by practice as homeopathic was found
dead in his bed last evening. The cause of his
death is supposed to be heat and lack of
proper nursing.
MARYLAND ACCIDENTS.
BALTIMORE, Aug. AT Hagerstown yester-
day at pigeon shooting match, Samuel Dono-
hue, aged so, was shot dead accidentally by
VIM. C0kenOn. AT Laundering. mary ldnu,
Richard, aged -, was killed, Robert Dick, aged
20, probably fatally injured, and Abraham
Lynch severely bruised by the breaking of a
swing.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
HENRY, ILL.,. Aug. 1.-The Danly elevator.
owned by Nicholson & Rulison, was struck by
| lightning during terrific thunder shower last
| night and burned to the ground, together with
the contents, over sc, 0G0 bushels of grain. The
warehouse was worth 100000 and the grain
about $4,000; insured $4,000 on building
| and $4,000 on grain.
DAVENPORT, Ia, Aug. 1.-During a severe
thunder storm last night Volk & Co.'s planning
MILL Rock Island was struck by lightning and
! burned to the ground. Loss $25, 900; only
| $1,000 insurance.
| DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. Warren Cooper,
| brother to the postmaster of Winterset. Madi-
son county, was killed by lightning yesterday
| while stacking hay. His companion MIR.
| Hlldebrand, was severely stunned. Two horses
We're killed and the stack set on fire.
| The amphitheatre and judges stand at the
! fair grounds at Winterset were totally destroyed
| hy the storm last night.
| Other damages, but generally of trif1ine
| character, are reported from along the river
| The severity of the storm was very unusual
| and some fears are entertained of the damage
! to crops.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
New ORLEANS Aug. 1.-The steamboat
Henry, lying at the wharf-boat, Custom House
street, exploded her donkey boiler at 2 P. M.
blowing off her chimney and shattering up he
works and the forward part of her cabin
| Damage estimated at S3, QUO.
| LOST AT SEA.
| HAVANA, Aug. 1.-Nine vessels are reported
lost and six ashore in the storm on the south
western coast on the night of July &c. TIL
steamer City of New York, from New York, has
| arrived.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
SALT LAKE. Aug. 1.-The mining town o
Alta on the Little Cottonwood, was almos
entirely destroyed by fire this afternoon. Los
unknown.
CHICAGO WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
| CHICAGO. Aug. samuel Meyer, residen
ago, and shot himself to-day with y pistol, tn
ball entering his brain and killing him almos
instantly.
HUNG HIMSELF.
KEoKuK, Iowa, Aug. George Kelly, o
Florence, Ohio, committed suicide by hangin
himself in this city this evening. No cause
assigned, but i'll health is supposed to hav
prompted the act
FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS La, Aug. Ia fire, origina
ing in Lewis dollar store, 1877 Canal stree
Touro buildings, almost totally destroyed h
stock, estimated at $4,000. Insured in foreig
offices for 900. Phillip Morley, pianos an
musical instruments, damaged by water abor
80, 900. Fredericton & Harris druggists, a
perishable goods damaged by water were il
sured. The total loss il estimated at abol
100000. Origin of the fire unknown.
, DISASTROUS STORM.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1.-Two heavy raj
= storms accompanied by thunder and lightnin
swept over the city this evening, doing consi'
cradle damage to the exhibition buildings an
goods therein. A portion of the roof of Wann
/, macher's establishment fell under the weigl
E Of water, but only one salesman was slight
; injured. Cellars were flooded level with tt
f street in many places, doing immense damal
$ | to goods stored. Culverts were choked, tire
e blown down, and roofs demolished.