Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-22
COHEN'S CROWD.
COMHUNYSTIc TROUBLES IN THE
CAPITiL CITY

COMlH UALS1lC TROUBLES IN THE
C4PIT-IL CITY.
A Gang of Ma1contents Lead by Crazy CO.
| hen Attempt a General Strike-The Crowd
| Finally Dispersed by the Police-U. S.
Troops Held in Readiness for. Serious
| Ouibreak-Body Snatehing Excitement
at Cleveland, O.-Miscellaneous Criminal
| Deeds.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.--This morning gang
of Cohen's followers visited the brick yards of
| the Childs & Washington company, where they
prevented the men going to work. The mob,
composed of colored men, was reinforced
shortly afterwards BY about fifty others. The
| police were at the scene and dispersed the
crowd arrestlng the leader, man named
George Washington. Some of the men re-
sumed work and others joined the mob which
started Tor other points, but was driven off by
| the police. The entire reserves are at police
headquarters and the troops at the arsenal are
ready to move at moments notice.
| Cohen and his followers made several at
tempts in the afternoon to create strikes in the
northern part of the city. but the police pre-
vented any disorder. He started on a general
tour with mob of 100 negroes and visited
Hills bottom, thence proceeding to Fourteenth
street, where pavement IS being laid. Cohen
addressed the men and about twenty of the
! lu0 EN- ployed joined the mob, who next pro-
ceeded to Seventh street, the mob increasing to
about 400. At Seventh and NJ streets. where
fifty men are laying pavement, Cohen made
another speech and several of the workmen
fell into line. Thus inforced they went off
yelling and hooting vigorously until reaching
Seventh and streets, when the
| oh oh
struggle, but the batons of the police tri-
umphed and the mob fed, leaving one of their
number, who had struck an officer, in the hands
of the police. Cohen, abandoned by his allies,
| made for his headquarters New Jersey ave-
| nue..
Additional United States troops have arrived
but it is confidently believed the police are
| equal to any emergency.
ARMS DISTRIBUTED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 21.-Distlict COM
missloners this morning received from the ord
nance department 200 army breech-loading re-
volvers and 5000 cartridges, and they were dis
| trlbuted among the policemen.
BODY sNATcHING IN CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 2l.-The excitement of
| body snatching was increased to-day by the
discovery in the vat Of the Homeopathic col
lege of the remains of Mr. Higher, of Carrots
| vile, Ohio, old and esteemed resident of
that place who died Aug. %. The college Off
clals hearing of the intention, searched for the
| body, and the remains taken to an unker-
| takers, properly secured and cotfined, where
it was delivered over to the friends. The chief
members Of the faculty were arrested but re-
| leased on bail. The case of the college anitor
| and two men supposed to be the prime movers
| in the business, came up in the police court to-
day and was continued until Monday. This
case following SO soon after that of Mr.. French
| hoe, ,r,H,,
/ CoNsPIRAToRs HELD.
HARTFORD. Sept. 2l.-In superior court to-
day Judge Beardsley gave decision on the de-
ton charging Walkely White, Virgins and
Furber, late officers of the Charter Oak Insur-
ance company, with conspiracy to defraud,
Judge Beardsley sustained the first, fourth
and fifth counts the indictment. The fourth
and fifth counts specifically charged defendants
with corrupt and unlawful intent to defraud
| the policy holders. and, therefore, with high
crime and misdemeanor One specific point is
an alleged bribery of Charles T. Lewis, then
secretary of the Chamber of Lie Insurance, to
assist them in obtaining posse of the COM
pany. The decision is in substance that de-
PENDANTS shall be tried on the charge of con-
spiracy on the 9th Of November.
BRACE OF SUICIDES.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 2l.-Lizze B. Pearce, of
Lancaster, committed suicide last night by cut
ting her throat with Poor health is
supposed to be the cause.
Capt. A. S. Abbott found dead in his bed
in Shawnee last night. having shot himself
with pistol. No known cause.
ROBBED BY EMPLOYEES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-One of the largest dry
goods houses in the city has been extensively
robbed by conspiracy among it's employees. Of
| nj, Of oil oil = Lao
pieces stolen. The police are arresting the
thieves, receivers and go-between.
INCOME TAX WANTED.
New YORK. Sept. 21-The United States at
torney has sued o. P. Fl. Archer, for many
years transportation agent of the Fire Railway
company, to recover $1,000 back income tax
| on his earnings agent from 1862 to 1872.
BURGLAR SHOT.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Burt Taylor, well
known burglar, was shot dead by policeman
this morning while trying to escape from a
house he had just robbed.
CANNING FACTORY BURNED.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 21.-The corn canning
factory of the Portland packing company al
Casco is burned. Loss $4,000; insurance
$780, 900.
| ST. LOUIS BLAZEs.
ST. LOUIS, sept. Zl.-About 25U teet OF mar
row wooden sheds of the Kingsland, Ferguson
& Co. agricultural works the block between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets and Mulanphy
street and Cass avenue, were burned at late
| hour last night. The sheds were used as car.
penter and paint shops and finishing rooms and
contained a number of agricultural implements
Loss about SIS, OO0 insured.
KILLED HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 21.-Christopher Prehr
shot his wife at 10 o'clock tonight, killing hel
instantly, and then shot himself in the head
dying in a few minutes. Domestic trouble,
the cause.
Il STRICKEN COMMUNITY
The Terrible Scourge Which Affiicts a Min
neSOta CITY.