Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-16
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Bold Express Robbery at La Sale, ILL.,
Fatal Shooting Afrays--Drippings of the
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EXPRESS MESSENGER ROBBED.
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
LA SALE, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-Kernan Chapman,
messenger of the United States Express COM
pany, this city, while on his way from the COM
pany's office at a late hour yesterday afternoon
to deliver package of $4,000 at the Office of
Messrs. Matthessen & Hegeler, at their zinc
works in the northern part of the city, was
knocked down and robbed of the whole amount
The money came from the First National bank
OF Chicago.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO, Sept. ia special from La Sale
tonight says the amount of the express robbery
there was $l4, 600. The driver from whom the
package was taken says three men set upon
him and chloroformed and beat him insensible.
Chicago detectives are in La Sale working the
case up.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
TORONTO, Ont. Sept. 15.-Reports from out
lying districts show that the storm was of un-
precedented violence. All standing crops were
completely destroyed and the roads in many
places rendered impossible. No disasters on
the lake are reported. Many railroad bridges
are down. and travel is impeded.
ROCHESTER, PA.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
ROCHESTER, Pa. Sept. l5.-Reports from sur
rounding country show that the rain storm was
the heaviest known for many years. Beaver
Creek raised twelve or fifteen feet in as many
hours, and caused much damage all along the
stream. The Cleveland and Pittsburgh rail-
road bridge that spans the creek at this place,
had one abutment washed SO badly that no
trains can pass. At Wellsville over one hundred
feet Of the track is washed away, the rails and
ties along hanging fifteen feet above the water
THE STORM IN CANADA.
Western Associated Press.
NEW MARKET Ont. Sept. 15.-The food was
very disastrous in this section. Buildings were
hoated off, mill dams carried away, an iron
| aged and thirteen others destroyed. large
amount of property was destroyed IN Brant-
| ford. West Brantford was entirely submerged.
The iron bridge across Grand river gave away
| yesterday, and three men were drowned. At
Calf there was a rain fall of six inches. Grand
| river overhowed, and houses along its banks
were greatly damaged, and one person drowned.
coLoRED JUDGE LYNCH.
BoUTTE, La, Sept. ia difficulty occurred
last evening in the store of Chancel Chalk, al
st. Charles Court House, between Charlie Bap
tiste, colored and Mr.. Valcour St. Martin
deputy sheriff and son Of n V. st. Martin
district attorney pro tem.. which resulted il
Baptiste being stabbed and instantly killed by
St. Martin. The latter was arrested and lodged
| IN jail. During the night mob of coloreC
people variously estimated at from 100 to 200
broke open the Jail, took the prisoner there
from and literally riddled him with bullets be
You'd all recognition. 1t is supposed that ht
received the contents of no less than fifty guns
NEW ORLEANS SHOOTING.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 15.-Wm. N. Rogers,
well known livery stable keeper, aged sixty
nine, was shot and dangerously wounded b,
James Finn, an ex-policeman who had at
tempted to get government rations but failet
because he had no sickness in his family. Thi!
information being given by Rogers, Finn sho
Rogers with musket loaded with slugs.
sTIcKNEY, THE FoRGER.
FALLR 1vER, MASS, Sept ia double guar,
of police have been stationed around the hous
of Stickney the alleged forger. His physician
says he cannot be moved. Mr.. Marshall will
serve the warrant tomorrow. It is reported
trunk was seized on tho way to New York b
boat tonight believed to contain the books o
Cashier, Stickney & Wellington.
FATAL aLYcERINE EXPLOSION.
BRADFORD, Pa, Sept ia glycerine maya
zine here belonging to N. B. Pulver an
containing seventy pounds of glycerine and on
hundred pounds of dynamite exploded to-day
and N. B. Pulver, j. B. Burkholder, Andrew T
Higgins and Charles Page were blown int
fragments.
ROUGH SHOT.
CHICAGO, Sept. l5.-O'Brien the notoriou
thief and confidence man, was shot and kilIe,
to-day.