Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-29
not responsible for the deed. Justice Nor
rison, however, bound him over in $4,000
bonds.
THE LAST RESORT.

to commit suicide last night at the Peabody
hotel by taking strychnine. Several letters
were found In his room, written previously
to the attempted self destruction, which gave
as cause for his action reports of his init
macy with young lady at New Albany. His
condition is yet critical.
CUSTOM HOUSE THIEF.
New YORK, Dec. 28.-Robert A. Pedrech,
custom house clerk of Bernhard & Hutton,
this city, accused Of appropriating $1OS,00O
entrusted to him for payment of customs
duties, was arrested this morning.
PRINT WORKS scoRcHED.
DOVER, N. H, Dec. 2S.-A fire in the Co
checo print works damaged the building and
contents $4,000 Insured.
HELD FOR TRIAL.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.-The case of Chas.
2. Forbes and R. c. Wheeler, charged with
embezzlement in the police court to-day, was
set for hearing Thursday, Jan. 2.
READS LIKE KENTUCKY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-Last Tuesday
near Chew's Landing in Stanislaus county
John Reynolds, blacksmith, about so years
old and of slightly unsound mind, shot a
young man named Chas lookout, killing
him. Reynolds in turn was shot while at
teInPtlng to escape by William Gam and
probably mortally wounded. There is no
known cause for Reynolds action.
cREMArED.
New YORK, Dec 2s.-By the burning of a
barn at East Orange, N. j., two young men
were burned to death, and an old woman
and the Waterman lost their lives by the
burning of small house attached to the
ironing house, near London, Ct.
THE PooKErBooK RETURNED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-The pocketbook
lost by the messenger of the Importers &
Traders bank yesterday has been returned
by mail minus So, 739. The EvenSnq Post
says this amount includes all the cash and
5000 in small securities.
NITRO eL1cER1NE EXPLOSION.
PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 2S.-Three men are
reported killed by an explosion Of the nitro
glycerine works at Upper Preakness, five
miles away. Houses here were shaken as if
by an earthquake.
oAANSANNA41 fOhh fAlLURE.
CINCINNATI, Dec. est is now estimated
that the failure of Wheeler & Co., pork men,
mentioned in the dispatches yesterday, will
amount to between $4,000 and $4,000
when all the persons with whom they had
dealings are heard from. Chas II. Forbes.
the company of the firm, who was arrested,
was released yesterday afternoon, but later
re-arrested on complaint of Samuel KYLE,
OF Mlddletown, who charged him with en-
bezzlement.
u SAVINGS BANK CLOSED.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 2s.-The Haverstraw
savings bank has been closed by the attorney
general.
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ga Sacramento
dispatch says the bodies of Allen Reynolds
and his wife were found to-day in their
house. They had not been seen since Wed
nesday last. The cause of death was poison
supposed case of wife murder and suicide.
PIANO FACTORY BURNED.
Boston. Dec. 28.-The Emerson piano
company's factory burned tonight. Loss
100000; insured. Eighty-five men thrown
out of employme
SCHOONER WRECKED.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 28.-The schooner
Ellen, from st. John for New Haven, was
wrecked on the coast of Maine. The cap
tain and three seamen were drowned.
ROBBED HIMSELF.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Dec. 28.-Charles L. Otto,
who reported Thursday morning that his
JeWelry store had been burglarized. has con-
fessed he did the job himself. The money
was found concealed in the dome of the court
house, which he had the key to for the purpose
OF taking care of the town clock, and the pox
containing the balance Of the goods was found
behind lumber pile two blocks from the
store. his creditors have attached his stock.
INSANE sHooTI NC.
NEW YORK, Dec. %. William u. Palmer,
of Stonington, Conn, guest of the Metro
polltan hotel, threatened to shoot with re-
volver he fourished the private detective O
the house. The detective secured the aid Of
officer Furness and other policemen, who
attempted to disarm the man, but he main
tanned possession and shot down Furness
severely If not fatally wounding him. Palmer
then rushed to the station house, and saving
ne mad shot two men who had attempted tc
arrest him, surrendered the pistol and wal
locked up. Palmer is insane.
FIGURING MILL BURNED.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 2S.-A fire at Com
stock, Mich, to-day, destroyed Dunbar's
Touring mill. Loss $4,000; partially in
sured.
| GROUNDS FOR AN INDICTMENT.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. pa rumor is on tn,
street late tonight that the United States
grand jury voted, just prior to adjournment
this evening, to indict the three principle
! directors of the old bank of the State Of
| Missouri, for transactions in connection witt
the management of that bank extending
| back several years. Efforts to trace the ru-
NOR to authentic sources have failed, but as II
| IS pretty we'll known the grand jury have
been investigating the affairs of the bank
the rumor has ground for some credence.
JUDGE BLoDGETr's IMPEACHMENT.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-The bar association
held meeting this afternoon and adopted a
resolution calling upon members oe the
body who have instituted proceedings looking
W VIC III pcoCuuoAt VI cuuSo DlOQS6tC To
make known to committee of five the char
acter and substance of their charges. The
committee is empowered to investigate such
charges and report to the association.
Fighting Old Boreas at st. Louis.
ST.. Louis, Dec. 2S.-Two or three ferry
boats were released from positions in the
ice to-day and in connection with the trans
fer boat Bogy and three or four small tugs
have been breaking all the afternoon. A
goodly part of the harbor bel Nv the bridge
Is now clear of ice and there is a channel
through the gorge to open water. Below
Carondolet the ferry boats resumed tri ps