Daily globe., 1878-12-13
CASUALTIES AND CRIMES.

The Usual Variety of Devious Doings in
all Parts of the Country.
THE EASTERN FLOODS.
SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 12.-The breaking of
dams at Ashfeld, Conway, Whately and North
Hatfield caused the destruction of a number of
mills and bridges and serious damage to high
ways.
OswEao, N. Y, Dec. 12.-The rainfall here
during the recent storm four and one-half
inches. Streets and cellars in the outskirts are
flooded A portion of the east pier near the
fort is washed away and telegraphic communi-
cation with Syracuse is interrupted. Waikiki
Valley railroad trains are abandoned except
one each way.
LAWRENCE. Mass, Dec. 12.-AI mills but
two in the city have suspended and those two
have partly closed. owing to high water in the
river which passes over the dam. The
bridges are overfowed and it is feared will be
carried away.
LOWELL, Dec. 12.-The water in the Merri-
mac and Concord rivers stands ten feet above
the Pawtucket dam. The Middesex and Pres
colt mills are closed and all others partially
suspended.
WILKEsBARRE, Dec. 12.-Coal mines are sus-
pended, owing to floods in the Susquehanna
rivers. A portion of the South Wilkesbarre
and Plymouth gas house is submerged.
PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 12.-Owing to freshet
In the Passaic a number of mills have stopped
and are now reached by BEATS
PrrrsToN, Pa, Dec. l2.-The Susquehanna is
still rising little. The damage to the Lehigh
Valley railroad is immense, and it will take
several days to put the road in it's former con-
dltion.
RoNDoUT, N. Y, Dec. ll.-There is the larg-
est and most damaging freshet in Rondout
and Esopus creeks ever known. Five houses
IN Eddyviile tioated away and destroyed the
schonners Katie and Marie. number of sloops
barges and canal boats laden light are either
piled ON the North dikes or sunk. Families in
houses west of the bridges rescued in
boats. Some lives supposed 10 be lost ESQ.,
pus creek damaged Saugerty's, $50, 900. Six
boats and the steamer Marina were torn loose
and carried away. The Marina is high on the
flats. Fears of lives on the boats carried out of
the creek. The entire damage at Kingston,
Wilbur, Eddyville, Rondout and Rughty is es-
timated as half million dollars.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, Dec. 1l.-Heavy freshet
in this vicinity. At Iiconderoga n large part
of the hardware store of VIM. Hooper & Co.
Hooded, damaging most of the stock. Twenty
i've bridges, which cross Millbrook between
Minevile and Port Henry, swept away.
The iron bridge and sixty feet of the embank-
ment lust north of Port Henry on the New York
Canada railroad are washed out. At Eliza
BEETHOVEN families Obliged to leave their
homes, and many cattle We're drowned.
HARRISBURG Pa, Dec. ll.-The low ground
in the lower portion of the city, including
! number of streets. are completely covered with
water, causing considerable distress. Many
persons are moving household effects to places
of safety. number of the industrial works
in the south part of the city compelled to
| shut down on account of high water.
BRArrLEBoRo, VT, Dec. 11.-Yesterdays
storm and food caused general ard widespread
destruction in this county. Damage to this
town alone, $4,000.
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Dec l2.-The loss by
the storm in eastern Massachusetts increases as
communication is re-established. The losses
! at Westfeld alone, including roads, railroads,
and private property, is S5G0,0O0.
| BURNED 70 DEATH.
CHICAGO, Dec. PA dispatch from Omaha
says two men, named Ketchum and Mitchell,
accused of stealing stock, who recently killed.
a herder named Stevens while he trying to
arrest them, were, Tuesday night, taken
from the sheriff of Custer county and his posse
| by mob of armed men, who tied them to
tree and burned them both to death. The mob
was composed of twenty-five men, nearly all
| herders and masked.
QUADRUPLE MURDER.
The murdered bodies of Mrs. HARRISON and
three children were found yesterday in hay
| stack her farm fifteen miles south of
Kearney. They are supposed to have been
| killed on the Sth inst. s. ID. Richards is
|
he left Kearney for the East yesterday. A re-
| ward of $500 is offered for the arrest of the
| murderer.
PROBABLE INFANIICIDE.
Correspondence of the Globe.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. n.-Monday about
6 A. NJ, AIrs. Stewart was leaving her house
she found a bundle on her step that on exam
ination proved to he dead child. The coroner
was at once notified and took it away. In the
inquest that folio ged the fact that the child
was there, by its crying, at 8 o'clock Sunday
evening, and that it there alive, was
developed. Parties passing heard it, but sup
posed its muttled cries came from within the
hotise. The police are making thorough
search to discover who the guilty parties are.
thatthey may be brought to justice
a FATAL SPREE.
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 12.-Isaac Mile
while under the influence of liquor, went to
sleep IN the railroad track near Farmington
after having been elected from the Cumber-
lann accommodation train going east. The
west bound accommodation train came along
and struck him, cutting off both legs and
mangling his body in frightful manner. The
remains were gathered up and carried in sheet
int" Manningtou, where deceased has wife
aud six children.
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
bull & Co., Ward street, has been robbed of
bonds, stock certificates and other papers to the
aggregate value of over Sl00.UU0. The day of
! robbery and the thieves are unknown.
WILL NOT INTERFERE.
OTTAWA, Dec. I2.-Governor General Lorne
has refused to interfere in the case of Costa
Fraley, sentenced to be hanged tomorrow at
st. John for the murder of Matheron, a silk
peddler.
ARREST FOR ENLIGHTENMENT.
s. II. Stark, agent OF the Delaware, Lacka.
wanna Western railroad at Lackawanna
Juu:tion, has been arrested on the charge OF
ernbe7zling large sum of money from the
company.
THRILLING ADVENTURE.
PATTERSON, n. j., Dec. 12.-This afternoon 9
.nan and boy attempted to drive wagon along
Little Falls turnpike, which is submerged by
the freshet. They missed the road and drov,
into the channel of the river above Passiat
Falis. The wagon body, with the man and boy
floaled off. The swift current bore them to
wards the rapids and plunge Of seventy fee
beyond. Some gentlemen who were on tn
bridge that spans the river just above the boil
ing rapids hastily tore the reins from SOM
horses standing there, and made lines, which
J the man and boy caught as they passed under
and wele saved. The wagon body plunged owe
the falls.
FATALLY BURNED.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 12.-John G.. Lindley
ex-treasurer of Butler county, was seriously i
not fatally burned at Hamilton to-day, by a
| explosion of coal oil lamp.
: NIB.
All persons buying pocket book or wor
y box amounting to one dollar can have thei