Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-20
Especial Telegram to the Globe. i


RUSH CRY, Mimi, Aug. 19.-The saddest
Cured this morning at about o'clock, Miss
Anna Ruberg being accidentally shot and
killed by Miss Oracle Pratt, daughter of Capt.
F: H. Pratt, of this village. 1t happened as
follows: Miss Ruberg, daughter of John Ru-
berg, of this place, was at Mr.. Pratt's store to
purchase some ribbon, and Miss Oracle Pratt
was attending to the store all alone. The girls
stood chatting and laughing together examin-
ing the ribbon. when Oracle espied small
cartridge pistol on the shelf behind her, aud
thinking to show it to Anna handed it down, but
just as it str.ck the counter, the hammer hit
something which caused it to go off while the
pistol was within a foot or SO of Miss Ruberg,
THE BALL ENTERING HER HEAD
the right side, and she fell forward upon
the counter, then upon the floor, and did not
utter word. She struck senseless, and
never knew what hurt her. Miss Pratt was
terribly frightened, and uttered scream after
scream, and into the house. telling her
folks what had happened. The nelghbors and
people hearing the shot and screaming rushed
into the store, MIR. Ruberg with them. and his
grief was terrible. The girl was placed unon a
couch, and DR.. Lamb called, but nothing could
be done for her. She died in about an hour
without having recovered her senses. The body
was taken to the Swedish Lutheran church, and
the sad news communicated as gently as posi-
BILE to her mother. The shock was terrible, and
the mother is nearly bereft of her senses,
RAvING HISTORICALLY,
and calling her daughter. Miss Pratt, who so
unfortunately was the cause of the untimely
death of her school-mate, and her mother, Mrs.
Pratt are nearly crazy with grief. The shock
has cast a gloom over the town that will be
fnr a Innu 11na IN Rp1h has
one other daughter, quite young yet, but the
oldest, Anna, was the pet. She was just past
Is years old, and budding into woman
hood, good hearted girl and dutiful daugh-
ter, well known and beloved by all. The cor
oner, E. C. Ingalls, was notified but was in st.
Paul, and the inquest, if one is held will take
place on the morrow, when the remains of lit
tie Anna will be consigned to their last resting
place in the churchyard.
BURGLARY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 19.-The residence of
James Carville was entered by burglars last
night and some money and other valuables
stolen.
LIGHTNING STROKES.
A very heavy lightning storm passed over the
city early Sunday morning. The lightning
struck in several places in the county, burning
four or five hay stacks and fatally injuring one
small boy. The weather is warm and in
tensely damp and murky.
BANK CASHIER SUICIDES
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 19.-Canton, O.. special
to the Leader: Chas. F. Hane cashier of the
Exchange bank, this city, was found this
morning in an anteroom in the third story of
the Triumph block in dying condition. In
vestigation showed he had taken his own life
by administering poison. The first suspicion
was aroused last night when Mr.. Hane failed to
return to his family at his usual
hour. Search was begun last night and lasted
till this morning, when the unfortunate man
was found as above stated. Chas. L. Hane was
about 30 years of age, an active and reliable
business man. No cause can be assigned for
the rash act. The deceased was of a melan-
choly disposition and of late apparently de-
spondent and depressed, occasioned mostly by
poor health. The financial condition of the
bank is not at present known, the dead cashier
being the only one in possession of the combi-
nation of the safe, which IS not yet open.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
DANv1LLE, Que, Aug. 19.-Jacob Haddock.
of Warwick, was instantly killed by lightning,
last evening, on the way from church. His
wife and two children were in the carriage
with him. The wife escaped, but the children
were seriously burned.
FORGER.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Emile Graythers was
arrested on board the German steamer Mosel
on her arrival here yesterday, at the instance
of the authorities of Norway, charged
with forging bills to the amount of 10000
franks The prisoner has consented to return
to his native land for trial and will sail on the
Mosel.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 19.-The Plaindealer special
of Canton, o., says: That city is greatly excit-
ed this morning over the disappearance of
Chas. Hare, cashier Of the Exchange bank of
that place. The street front of the bank build
ing is blocked with excited people, and num-
erous opinions are afoat. The majority lean to
the belief there has been foul play.
HALF MILLION FIRE.
P1rrsBuRa, Aug. ia special from Pc
trolia says: At 4 o'clock this morning a fire
broke out in w. B. Ladd's building, corner of