Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-25
NUMBER 1872.
RAMPANT RASCALITY.

Further About Tappan's Crookedness and
the Ruin He Has Caused-A Fatal
ARRAY in Memphis Growing Out of a
Political Dispute-The Coroner'a Verdict
In the Latest Cincinnati NIurtier-Mis-
ceiianeous Deviltry.
RAsoALLY TAPPAN.
BOSTON, July 24.-The committee of credit
ors OF the Boston Betting company begun its
investigation to-day. 1t is said all the stock
VIII be wiped out and new company bo
formed. The banks hold s32S, 900 of paper of
the corporation, 1921 900 of notes endorsed by
the Boston Betting company and John G. Tap
pan q Co.; SSO,000 of notes endorsed by j. O.
Iappan d Go. and Geo. A. Alden & Co., Boston
commission merchants, handling large quanti-
Sles OF crude rubber; $4,000 of notes endorsed
by John 6. Tappan & Co. and Henry F. Durant
and note for $4,000 endorsed by John a.
Iappan d Co. and Josiah s. Tappan. owning
''oo shares, and also purchasing agent for the
company.
NEW YORK FAILURES,
NEW YORK, July "a. Bryce d Smith, whole
sale liquor dealers, of Front street, this oity.
have failed. The liabilities are estimated at
Szooo OO, large part of which is due to conf
oentiai friends In New York, although there
are debts IN Illinois, kentucky and Cincinnati.
1 ne assets consist of stock and open accounts,
the value OF which cannot now be determined
NEW YORK, July 24.-The failure of Ketcham
q q belknap, stock brokers, is announced. The
iaiiure is due to fall in granger shares
MEETING OF CREDITORS.
NEW YORK, July 24.-John h. Cheever presi-
dent OF the New York Betting and Paokir Co.,
which suspended yesterday, owingt to the celam-
lty which has befallen the Boston Beltinr Co.
has called meeting of creditors the SIst inst.
when ne hopes to submit satisfactory PROPOSE
tons for liquidation and adjustment.
MKILLoP sPRAGUE 4 co.'s LOSS.
NEW YORK, July 24.-Mr. Clarke, treasurer
and general manger for McKillop, Sprague 4
Co., returned from Boston, and McKillop au-
thorizes the statement that the entire obliga
tons of the company are exactly $57, 500.
FATAL AFFRAY.
NASHVILLE, July 24.-In an ARRAY this NOM
ing at ~ o'clock, corner of Cherry and Union
streets, between Samuel Hicks and Edward.
Nathaniel, Jere and Jones Baxter, sons Of judge
Nathaniel Baxter, Democratic nominee for re-
election as judge of the circuit court Hicks
and Jones Baxter were fatally shot. The
former received several shots from the Baxters.
and his skull was fractured in two places by
blows from the muzzle of pistol in the hands
of one of them. Jones Baxter received only ono
shot near the heart, and from u party unknown.
Hicks expired in few minutes, and Jones
Baxter lived scarcely an hour. Jere Baxter
received slight wound in the hand, Nat. Bax-
ter In the foot, and negro girl, thirteen years
OF age, was struck in the thigh by stray shot,
INJECTING painful but not fatal wound. Tho
affair grew out of remarks derogatory to the
character of the father of the Baxters by
HICKS In speech at q meeting of candidates
for county officers on the independent ticket
the evening previous. The Baxters gave bonds
in $4,000 for their appearance Monday week.
VERDICT THAT MEANS HANG.
CINCINNATI, July 24.-The coroner's verdict
to-day upon the death of Nellie Stickley. the
woman of ill-fame who was shot by Joseph
Payton, this CITY, Monday, is that she came to
her death from pistol ball found in the heart
said ball being fired from pistol in the hands
OF Joseph Payton, and that the shooting war
unproyoked, malicious and premeditated.
DETECTED IN A FORGERY.
CINCINNATI, July ga Batavia, Ohio. dis
patch says j. Fl. Sharp, treasurer of Williams.
burg township, has been detected in Il forgery
and has disappeared to avoid the penalty. tits
also stated that he is short in his treasury nc
counts, the amount not known as yet
IDENTIFIED.
CINCINNATI, July 24.-Dr. Cornell and Col.
AUSTIN who came here from New York tbis
morning, obtained an interview with John Doc.
who was recently convicted of presenting
forged checks Tn the Commercial Bank of this
city, and readily identified him as one of the
parties concerned IN the S6t 900 forgery on the
NE" YORK trust company some time ago.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
WATERFORD, Ont, July 24--This naorninp ,
farmer named Geo. Smith, living near Rock
land, was murdered by his son. who also beat
his sister supposed fatally, and then hung
himself.
TORONTO, July 24.-Page's saw mill at Byng
inlet, Georgian bay, six million feet of lumber
and steam barge burned. Loss $3.50
F1.Y-wHEEL BURST.
PITTSBURGH, July 24.-The twelve-foot fly
wheel in Painter & Sons hoop mills bursted
about o'clock this evening, and completely
wrecked the building. an iron-clad structure
fifty by 100 feet The employees. foresaw the
danger, and all of them fed before the wheel
burst. The accident was caused by the break
ing of the governor belt. Loss not yet known.
DRAFT RAIsERs.
ST.. JOSEPH. Mo-, July 24.-Two men were ar
rested at Maryville on Monday, supposed to be
professional draft raisers. They had purchas-
ed drafts at the bank at Maryville, Bethany
and Albany, each one for So or SO. The drafts
procured at Albany being on safety paper
were disposed of by them before leaving town.
The authorities think they have captured two
sharp rascals, and are holding them to see if
they are not wanted. They registered in diff
ferent places under different names one as a
B. Thomas, Boston; and B. Ford, Chicago: the
other as Z. f. Flood, San Francisco; Z. L.
Flood, Chicago; L. Flood, Boston. The former
is thirty-fve or forty years DID, the latter
twenty-six.
FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, July 24.-The ST. Louis Fruit
company's building. 7O8, ITO and 712 South
Third street. took fire at o'clock tonight and
is still burning. Besides a considerable
amount OF fruit there was large quantity be-
longing to different persons or firms stored in the
building good deal of which is no doubt
greatly damaged. Loss estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000; covered by insurance.
Freight Matters.
CHICAGO, July 24.-Prominent vessel men
here, being interviewed to-day regarding the
statement that railroad agents and vessel own
ers would soon hold joint convention for the
purpose OF strengthening rates and reaping
mutual benefits, deny absolutely that anv such
convention is to be held.
At the meeting of the Southwestern Rate as
ISOLATION here to-day, Fl. H. Courtright was
unanimously confirmed general agent of the
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