Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-24
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The Trial of Chase, Murderer OF Young
Goodhue, Postponed to Thursday-f1lttft
Distilleries In Kentucky Successfully
Raided-A Gang of W yoming Road Agents
Gaptured-Fatal Railroad Collisions, Ono
In Kentucky; and One In Canada-Negro
Murderer Lynched IN North Carolina.
THE CHIPPEWA FALLS TRAGEDY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHIPPEWA FALLS Dec. 23.-The case Of the
State against VIM. Chase for the murder of
youag Geodhue was called in the circuit court
this morning at 10 o'clock. Counsel for de-
PENDANT asked that they might have until
Thursday of this week to prepare the defense,
and the case was set down for trial on that
day.
A HEApLEss NEGRO.
New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 23.-The Ptcayune
says: In West Feliciana parish, few days ago,
negro named Cole disappeared. and subss-
quently the headless body of negro was found
IN cistern. No developments were made at
the inquest respecting the parties who hal COM
nitted the deed, nor was it proven that the
body was that of Cole.
DESCRIBING JURY.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 23.--In the trial of ]. G.
Duncan, for forgery of certificates of the Safe
Deposit company, the jury were unable to
agree and were discharged. Reported to have
stood eight for conviction to four for acquittal.
SCHOONER WRECKED.
DAMARIscoTTA, Me-. Dec. 23.-The schooner
Charlie Bell was wrecked at Thumb Gap island
Saturday, and four men lost.
ROAD AGFSTs ragT RED;
CHEYENNE, Wy, Dec. 2 4 party of road
agents named Harrington nianus, Ruby How
ard Oleson, and 1.-THE Kid" with some stolen
horses and some goods taken from Trabing' 8
store, near Fort Mckinney. were captured yes
terday near Rock Greek. They had also in
possession the saddle on which Deputy Sheriff
Widdowheld rode when killed last summer
which, in a measure, identifies the gang as
that which operated in Albany and Carbon
counties during last summer.
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER KILLED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. ga train of empty
passenger cars. backing over from Jacksonville
at o'clock this morning ,collided with freight
train of the Jeffersonville, Madison d Indian
apolis road, at Prison Station, near the bridge
which spans the Ohio river at this place. Pink
Schell engineer of the passenger train was
fatally injured both legs being severed from
his body. The fireman escaped by jumping
from the engine. No other person hurt. -
ILLICIT DIsTILLERIEs RAIDED-
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec 23.-Latest reports
from revenue raiders in Fentress county, are to
the effect that twelve or fourteen illicit dis
tilleries have been destroyed and ten or twelve
prisoners arrested. The raiders are suffering
with cold.
TRAIN MEN KILLED.
TRENTON, Ont, Dec. 23.-Two freight train
on the Grand Trunk railroad collided at this
station this morning. killing Hugh McGregor,
fireman, and Thos. Gamble, brakeman.
OXFORD, MICH, scoRcHED.
DETROIT, Dec. 23.-A fire at Oxford, Mich,
early this morning, destroyed Watson, Waite &
Co.'s dry goods, Tunsteads hardware, and
Jackets drug stores, and Kieles hotel. The
Oxford Journal Office and Masonic Hall, stu
ated in the burned block, were destroyed with
contents. Total loss on buildings and sti,ck
estimated at 100000; insurance $4,000. Origin
OF IRE unknown.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Troy, N. Y, Dec. 23.-A boiler explosion at
the Star forge killed Alfred st. Charles, water
tender, and Thos. Gentleman, puddler. -Four
others were injured.
FLOUR MILLS BURNED.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 23.-The saxtee -four mills
owned by Samuel II. Hazelhurst & Sons
burned this morning. Estimated loss, $50, 0O0
TWENTY YEARS.
TOLEDO, o., Dec. 23.-Louis Allenbaugh, the
wife killer, who was found guilty of man
slaughter, was to-day sentenced to twenty years
in the penitentiary, the longest term allowed
by the law.
LYNCHED.
WILMINGTON, N. O., Dec. ga negro, named
Davidson, charged with murder while on his
way to Statesville Jail, was taken from the
officers by mob and hanged.