Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-18
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Attempted Lynchins at Chippewa FalIs--
Another Mollie Mcguire Reprieved by
Gov. Hartranft--Other Criminal Matters--
Disastrous CONGREGATIONS at st. Louis and
Cincinnati
ATTEMPTED LYNCHING.

| AliEAfifD LINCHlNG.
! MILWAUKEE, Dec. 17.-Last night William
Chase, the alleged murderer of Frank Goodhue,
was brought from Menominee to Chippewa
Falls, Wis., and placed in jail. At 10 O clock
mob broke into the Jail, took Chase out, placed
a rope around his neck and dragged him halt
| block, when he managed to escape The Sen
tinet's special of tonight says Chase was recap
tured at Eau Claire this morning nearly dead
with fright and cold. The sheriff has appoint
ed sixty deputies, among whom are Lieutenant
Governor Bingham and Gen. Giuty. of the
Herald, and will escort Chase back to Chippewa
Falls tomorrow. Chase claims partner of
his committed the murder, while Chase's
mother says it was her son. Great excitement
prevails.
KEoGH MUST HANG.
HARRISBURG Dec. 1.-THE board of pardons
has decided not to reopen the case oe Jack
Keogh, sentenced to be hanged at Pottsville to-
morrow.
/ PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE families Of
John keogh and Martin Bergan, Molly Ma
guires, sentenced to be hanged tomorrow at
Pottsville, Pa this morning took leave Of the
| men.
New YORK, Dec. 17-Henry E. Hoy, of the
publishing firm of Calf & Hoy. committed
suicide yesterday on account of financial
troubles.
TO THE PENIrENTIARY.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. LEX President Nor
ton, of the Market Street Railway company,
and Samuel B. Holm, who pleaded guilty to
fraudulently over issuing stock of the COM
pany, were to-day sentenced each to ten years
imprisonment in the Eastern penitentiary.
REspITED.
HARRISBURG, Dec 17.-Martin Bergen, a Molly
Mcguire, who was to have been executed at
/ Pottsville tomorrow has been respited by the
Governor until Jan. 6.
TOBACCO FIRE AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Dec. IA fire tonight burned
the tobacco warehouse of G. Hoffman & Co.
Loss on building So, 900. Between 400 and
$50 hogsheads of tobacco were burned; esti-
mated value, $4,000. Insurance as follows:
| Howard, of Hartford. 5000; Hartford of
Hartford, 5000; Phoenix, of Hartford, S.. 900;
Queen, London. $4,000; Lond N, Liverpool
and Globe, $4,000; London Assurance, of
London, IS, 900. Total $4,000.
| SERIOUS CONFEDERATION.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 17.-At 7:45 to night fire
caught in the large fye-story carpet house Of
b. G. Powell 305 North street, and in five miu-
utes the flames were pouring from every win
dow in the building from the ground to the
roof. Half an hour later the building was
mpletely Quilted the roof fell in and the top
oil the south wall toppled over crushing in two
| upper stories of the doning building on the
corner of Olive street occupied by nj. Alexan-
der, druggist, and others. The heat which was
| intense, was blown across the street by strong
west wind and ignited the mansard roof of tn,
tve-story iewelry store of Eugene Jaccard &
| Co, and the whole upper part of that building
| is now in flames. All the fire department ia
called out, and it is hoped the fire will he con-
fined to the building now burning, but there is
| a high wind from the west and much valuable
property on all sides, and the prospects are
dubious.
At a quarter past the Skinner ladder was
raised to one of the windows of the mansard
roof, hose hoisted and the entire upper story
/ hooded, putting out the fire III half an hour
and without injury to the adjoining building.
| The mansard story which used manu-
| factory was destroyed and all the lower floor
drench ed with water .Jaccard & Co.'S stock is
valued at $3.50, 600 to $500, coo, but as all the
| tne jewelry and much of the most valuable
kind of stock was in the safes the
loss will not be very heavy. The
building originally cost about 100000;
| insured for S65, 900, but the names of the COM
panies cannot be ascertained tonight. Insur-
auce on stock S45 900; fixtures $4,000. 3. S.
| Powelrs stock, valued at $4,000, insured for
S50,0OS, bnt the only names of companies
which can be given tonight the Scottish
| 5000; hamburg, Magdenburg, $4,000; How
ard, New York, 5000 The building was
| owned by Miss Julia Cohen, New York.
/ SERIES OF FIRES.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. IA fire at Jackson,
Michigan, this morning partially destroyed the
building occupied by A. FL. Brown as a music
store, Baltic Ct Nelson, grocers, and Zech &
Stein, tobacconists. Loss on stock, principally
by water, as follows A. 81. Brown, 81 900; I'M
insured Ballie & Nelson, 81 500; insured.
Zech & Stein, 5000; insured. Loss on building,
$500; insured Origin of fire unknown.
TIFFIN, Ohio, Dec. 1.-THE Mohawk Touring
mill, two miles south of the city, burned last
night. involving total loss of $4,000; insured
for "a, 600 in home companies.
| NEW YORK, Dec. IA fire in the large build
ing on West Twenty-sixth street, New York, oc-
cupied by Norris Cohen. corset mandatory,
and VIM. Conant piano hardware mandatory,
caused a loss of $4,000; insured.
| CHICAGO, Dec. IA Tribune GaIesbnrg spe-
cial says: A three story brick building 80 to &c.
East Main street, occupied and owned by sever
al parties, burned to-day. Loss S42, 600; in
surance $4,000.
| Gold at Par.