Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
SHOOTING AT CAMBRIDGE.
Especial TELEGRAM to the Globe

RUSH CITY, Aug. 26.-Quite serious shoot
ing ARRAY occurred in Cambridge, Isanti coun-
ty, last evening. in which an old resident of
that place. Mr.. A. J. Conger. was seriously if
not fatally injured. Mr.. Conger keeps hotel
vertising of late in their local paper
for doctor to locate in Cambridge.
Last evening, DR.. Warmer. brother-in-law
of 8. L. Staples, of Princeton and also himself
resident of that place. was in town on a
drunken spree. and resenting the interference
with his business, went into Conger's hotel and
used some abusive language to Conger, where
upon Mr.. Conger threw the doctor out of the
hotel pretty roughly. The doctor picked him
that he would shoot Conger, etc. He came
back shortly with shotgun loaded
with fine shot and buckshot and made some
den onstrations outside, at which Conger put
his head out of the door: when the doctor, aim
ing at his head, fred The shot took effect in
his face, and one buckshot struck his forehead
passing close to the skull around the head. We
did not learn whether DR.. Warmer was arrest
ed, but the last report from Conger was that he
was not expected to live.
PUTTING DOWN MooNsHINERs.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 26.-Commissioner
Raum has telegraphed Collector Woodcock to
employ all the men necessary to the suppress
sion of illicit distillation of splits in this
district. Woodcock will consequently employ
more force to be sent to-day to the scene of
the troubles.
A FATAL FALL.
CAIRO. ILL.,. Aug. 26.-Charles Tyler colored,
fell from barge into the Ohio river this
morning and was drowned.
planning MILL BURNED.
Urn Apu fra
Rapids this afternoon destroyed Krum Bros.
planning mill. Loss $1,000; insured 5000.
DROWNED.
TORONTO Aug. 26.-Three young children of
Chief Engineer Venables of the water works,
were drowned last night.
MooNsHINERs CONVICTED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The United States
attorney telegraphs from Greenville," s.. G.. the
jury rendered verdict of guilty against the
Redmond gang. The court is with me. Moral
effect complete. Redmond refuses to sur
render.
SHOT BY REJECTED sutton.
San FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-Adeline Gray aged
ID, shot and fatally wounded by VIM.
Baker, rejected sutton, while walking on the
street this afternoon. Baker approached with
out speaking, placed pistol to her back, and
fired.
DOUBLE MURDER-DRoWNED.
HELENA, Mont, Aug. ga man named
Jackson shot and killed his wife, from whom
he had been separated for some time, at Lower
Boulder valley, Montana, last Saturday, after
which he blew his own brains out.
Luther Briggs was drowned Saturday, while
attempting to ford the Missouri river. Body
not recovered.
CRUSHED BY FALLING TIMBER.
CHEYENNE, Wy, Aug. 26.-One of the large
heavy timbers being used in the construction
of the California mill on Father Desmet mine
fell to-day while being hoisted to position,
catching under it two workmen, Robert
McClarlind, terribly injured, and NJ. G. Sweet,
injured fatally.
STOCK THIEVES.
Last night stock thieves made raid on j.
M. Woods train which was camped on Central
prairie eight miles from, this PLACE. They sue
| ceeded in running off ten mules. Woods or.
| ganized party and gave Immediate pursuit
| The thieves finding themselves closely pressed
| abandoned the stock; which was recovered by
| Woods party.
PRISONERS SHOT.
| LOUISVILLE, Aug. ga special dispatch
from Princeton, KY, to the Courier-Jou,7nal
says J. W. Riggs and j. W. Luttrell in attempt
ing to escape from court while being tried to
day for stealing, were shot and instantly killed
FIGHT WITH MooNsHINERs.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 26.-An american specia
from Lebanon says the revenue fight in Ortor
continued till Sunday afternoon, the moon
| sinners having hemmed the revenue officers il
houses. Citizens from Cookville arrived ant
/ persuaded Morgan to allow the revenue men t,
| withdraw to Cookville.