Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-05

Chicago Wife Murderer Saved by the
Insanity Dodge--$2OO, 900 Mill Fire at
Brooklyn--Misc Deeds of Devil
try.
QUIET RESTORED.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 4.-Advices from Breathitt
| county, KY, indicate that quiet has been again
restored. Notwithstanding the desperate effort
on the part of the friends of Jason Little, the
murderer, to release him, Sheriff Higgins sue
ceeded in delivering him to the TAILOR of
Madison county, where he was ordered tor safe
keeping by Judge Randall. Gov. McCreary
has issued instructions for special term of
court in Jackson as soon as practicable to in
DICT and punish all parties who participated in
the late disturbances and has also ordered the
McCreary guards to be ready to march to aid
the court it necessary.
INCENDIARY FIRE.
DETROIT, Dec. A fire at East Saginaw this
morning detroyed the sawmill, drill house,
salt block and 1000 barrels of salt, owned by
A. P. Brewer, and the sawmill of futile &
Pease; also 100000 feet of lumber owned by
John G. Owen, and 100000 feet owned by j.
Rust d Co., which was stored on Ovens dock.
Brewer lost $4,000: insured for $4,000 Tut
tie u Pease lost $4,000: insured for 81 900
Owens lost 800, QUO; insured for $I3, 900. Rush
q Co. lost $4,000; uninsured. The origin of
the lire Is supposed to be incendiary.
DEADwooD SUICIDE.
DEADwooD, Dec. 4.-Another case of suicide
by morphine occurred here last night. The
victim is Mrs Elite Wallace. Mental suffering
is the cause assigned for the deed.
DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE FIRES.
DEADwooD, Dec Am extensive and de-
structive prairie fire below Crook City has
swept in an easterly direction, burning up hay
had haap mi cto Pow tbo
tary posts at Bear Butte. The military quar-
tiers narrowly escaped destruction. Many
ranches were burned to the ground. Sturgis
City. which lay in the path of the flames was
saved by slight rainfall, which stopped the
fires progress.
INSANITY SAVED HIM.
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Jacob Vilinger, who MUIR
dered his wife in a brutal manner, was to-day
acquitted of murder by the jury on the ground
of insanity. He will be sent to the asylum.
THEIR CRIME FOUND THEM OUT.
CHICAGO, Dec. "A Springfield dispatch says
John s. Snyder, deputy sheriff, from Potts
vile, Pa, arrived here to-day with a requisition
for Michael Merrick and Michael Gaffagan, two
well-knovn citizens of Springfield, for the
muder OF Mike Durken, at Pottsville, ON Janu-
! airy 18th, 1865.
MILL FIRE.
New YORK, Dec. A fire this evening des.
troyed the Pacific flour, grain and feed mills
grain elevator and drier attached, situated or
| Columbia street, between Pacific and Amity
streets, Brooklyn. Loss 100000. Insured.
| KILLED BY THE CARS.
| ST. Louis, Dec. 4-Henry W. Calcroft, super
intendent of the car department. of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad at Sedaia, Missouri, was
killed to-day while coupling cars at Ottervil'e
He had been in the employment of the com
pany for fifteen years.
| PERJURY.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 4.-John Conner, ex-mem
Der of the legislature, was convicted in tn,
United States court, of perjury, in swearing tc
false afhdcvits for the purpose of procuring
| pension from the government.
TOBACCO FACTORY BURNED.
CHICAGO, Dec. "A dispatch from Burling
| ton Ia, says at $3.50 P. H., fire was discovered
in the Mississippi Valley Tobacco works. Th
large factory is owned by Smith, Cook & Co.
is located IN the center of the business part o
the city, and pays annual tax of 100000 t,
the government. The entire building and bull
OF the contents We're consumed. The Holl,
water works kept the fire from spreading to tn
adjoining buildings, though it was feared al
the business portion of the city was doomed
Loss on building estimated at $4,000, on ma
chinery and stock $4,000; all insured.
BOILERS BURST
WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 4.-The tow boat
Smoky River, en- route South with tow o
coal, burst her boilers this evening and wa
Obliged to tie up here. The barges are at tn
Sisters, four miles above this city. She came
here for repairs.