Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-12
SOUTH cARoL1NA's BOSS rH1EF

SOUTH CAROLINAS BOSS THIEF.
BosToN, Aug. 10.-Col. j. F. Trenton, chief
constable of South Carolina, arrived at the
executive chamber to-day with requisition
for Hiram 81. Kempton. A telegram from
Gov. Rice at Saratoga, directs full hearing
The indictment upon which the requisition is
based charges John q. Patterson. Niles g.
Parker and Hiram H. Kempton with con
spiracy to bride the South Carolina legislature.
Each side is well represented and counsel
for kempton cay the matter will be fought at
every point, that the case is purely political;
that the presenJ State government is DESTROYS
OF repudlating certain bonds issued in 1872.
which have already been scaled down 50 per
cent; that kempton is desired as witness TO
the alleged Irregularities in their issue in order
that the State may repudiate the balance and
that he refused to compromise the matter in
accordance with negotiations the State au-
horities have been making the past two
months.
FATAL POLITICAL FIGHT IN ARKANSAS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 10.-Yesterday. in meeting
held In Opposition grove, near Jones' landing,
Ark, few miles above Memphis, VIM. f.
Beally, Democratic sheriff pro TEN, appointed
by Gov. Miller and Ed Lewis former sheriff
OF the county. with their friends. met and be-
Spn discussion of the issue which divided the
people of the county. Lewis. who is the Re-
publican nominee, was the first to speak. After
he had concluded, Major Darl mounted the
This the crowd of colored people who were
present objected to, and Major Earl was
forced to desist He asked his
friends to go with him to hill
near by, where he would speak without inter-
ruption. AS Major Earl was descending from
the platform pistol shot was fred. This was
the signal for rush by the white men present
to wagon near at hand, which was filled with
arms OF every description, and general fight
was opened on the followers of Lewis, and in
the melee one negro was killed and several
others wounded.
Another fatal shooting ARRAY occurred at
Austin, Miss. this morning between BuG
Evans and VIM. Fleetwell. Both parties are
reported killed.
BANK ROBBED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 1O.-At / O'Clock
to-day two men entered the Exchange Banking
house of Grim & Co., Anderson, this State
While the cashier was making change for one
the other abstracted SIS, 100. Both ESCAPED
The suspected men were arrested on the Chi
cago train at Elwood, twenty miles north, anC
lodged liz Jail at Anderson.
GERMAN FoRGER ARRESTED,
New YORK, Aug. lO.-Michael VAIL, recent
ly arrived from Germany, where he is accused
of forging public documents, was arrested
| when the way to Cincinnati train.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
CINCINNATI, Aug. l0.-A freight train east OF
the Ohio d Mississippi colided with special
| west consisting of an engine and caboose, neal
North Vernon, Ind, last night. A man nance
Rawley, who was riding the special, wa.
killed. The fremen and engineers Jumped
from the engines and received slight Injuries
BATHERs DROWNED.
BR1DaEpoRT, Conn, Aug. 1O.-Herbert and
Edward Beers, aged res: ,ectiv ly 20 and 81
were drowned while ba hing asst evening.
AC9tPi L OF FIRES.
New York, Aug. 10.--The A aut G oil works
in Brooklyn, owned by Ian. es Mcdonald & Co.
re burned this morning. Loss, 10000; nj
insurance.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt, Aug. 10.-The
Junction house, owaed by A. T. aad o. F. Bar
ron, burned this morning. Loss, $4,000; in.
| surancc, SIC, 600.
Fatal. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
MOUNT VERNON, O.. Aug. 1O.-A young mar
named Walter Chittenden, residing at Keokuk
Iowa, now visiting friends in this CITY. acci
dentally sho himself while carelessly handling
revolver last night. The wound is fatal
GAVE BONDS.
SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, Aug. o.. Mcintyre
whose distillory was seized at Pekin, Thursday
appeared to-day and gave bonds in the sum O.
$4,000 for its delivery.
SLICED.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1O.-An unknown boy abou
l6 years of age met with terrible death at thu
planning mill on Clark street. in the rear of 1873
this afternoon where he had just been engaged
AS workman He was carrying plank, wher
it accidentally caught on the planning machine
He was Immediately drawn into the machine
and literally sliced to pieces his head, shout
ders, arms, body and lower limbs being sue
cessively cut off by the knives.
INSTRUMENTATION SHOOTING.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 10.--Fount Peach, white
and a prominent republican, shot and killed
Essex Cook, colored, in Williamson county
this morning, the latter having threatened til,
life OF the former on account OF alleged intima
cy with Cooks wife,
BURGLAR KILLED.
WASHINGTON Aug. l0.-rne pulice being in
formed burglars would raid the Office of the
metropolitan railroad, they awaited Their
arrival, and on the alarm upon their entrance
shots were exchanged, and two of the burglars
fell one, Charles Schmid, fatally wounded
Three of the burglars escaped.
sUIc1DED.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.-H. b. Robinson, q
well known stock broker of South Third street