Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-31
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

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Railway Collide--Judge Lynch Gives
Four Negro Murderers a Successful
Send-off-- Other Criminal Matters and
NIfshaps.
COLLISION OF RAILROAD PASSENGER TRAINS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, July 3O.-A railroad accident
occurred on the N. W. road fourteen miles
south of here, at halt past 2 o'clock this
morning. Two passenger trains collided,
smashing the engines badly but seriously IN
uring no one. A misunderstanding of orders
between the night operator at Oregon and the
conductor of the south bound train was the
cause of the accident
PASSENGER COACH D1TcHEp.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 30.-A bridge near
GAINESVILLE, on the Little Rock e. Fit. Smith
railroad undermined by heavy rains, gave way
this morning and the rear passenger coach go
ing west was ditched. Nobody killed. but sew
eral wounded. Among them Capt Jack Herne
and John Rice, ST. Louis slightly; one lady
dangerously.
JUDGE LYNCH IN LOUISIANA.
MONROE, La. July 30.-A party of masked
men, variously estimated from forty to 500,
rode into Monroe at o'clock this morning and
forcibly took from the parish Jail four colored
men who were confined there charged with muir
der, took them to Courthouse square, and
hung them to the limbs of an oak tree. Three
of the victims were implicated in the killing of
constable at Trento, who had
attempted to arrest them, is alleged, for
disorderly conduct on the streets. They had
been tried and one of them sentenced to the
penitentiary for life. The other two were
remanded for new trial. The fourth victim
was charged with waylaying and numbering
| another negro in cold blood. He had been
sentenced by the district court to the peni-
Tertiary, but obtained trial. The vcr-
dict of the coroners jury was that said parties
came to their death by hanging and that che
| same was done by parties unknown.
| The names of men hanged last night are T.
Phillips, Henry Atkins, James Beatty and Tom
| Ross.
FAMILY PoIsoNED-sHoT FOR BURGLAR.
New ORLEANS, July S0.-A family of four
j were poisoned by using oxalic acid by mistake
for sugar in cooking. G. A. w. Milthack died.
1t is believed the others will recover.
j. Il. Ganther, aged II, being mistaken for a
burglar, was shot and killed by Chas. Herman.
dez, in whose house Ganther was rooming.
CANADIAN FIRES.
OTTAWA, Ont, July 30.-The Balson d Cur
rier mills at Halls Landing, opposite Ottawa
burned last night. The loss exceeds 100000
| Richard Morgan's barn in Strathroy burned
yesterday. and his little daughter playing there
! in persisted in the flames.
sUFFoCATED.
Troy. N. Y, July 30.-John Mccain was sui
located last night while attempting to save
books and papers from his burning paint shop
| He leaves wife and five small children.
FIRE AT PORTLAND, OREGON.
| SAN FRANoIsco, July 30.-A Portland dis
patch of the 29th says the fire in East Portland
destroyed nearly an entire block. including the
city building and most of the records. The
loss is about $l5, 900.
PAST SAVING.
MONTREAL, July 30.-No hope of saving thu
steamship Megantic ashore Anticosti. Pas
sengers transferred for Glasgow.
| FIGURING MILL BURNED.
CHICAGO, July 30.--The Tyibuae's Elgin, III.
special says: J. T. Spaulding's Touring mil
at Huntley station was burned this morning
Supposed to be the work of tramps. Loss
$1,000; half insured.
/ SHOOTING ArFRAY.
j PITTSBURGH July 30.-Dick Savage, har
character of this city, was shot and probabl
fatally wounded, in house of bad repute, o.
Grant street, about o'clock this evening
The shooting was done by Joseph Crawford
who together with two female inmates of tn
house, are under arrest.
NOT GUILTY.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.-In the United State
circuit court to-day W. B. Carr. ON trial 70
frauduently making and using U. S. navy pa
certificates in connection with the Hinne
transactions, sitter presentation of evidenc
for the prosecution. the jury, by instruction o
the court rendered verdict of not guilty.