Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-03
1awE-ELy SEDUCTION CASE.
Especial Telegram 10 the Globe.

case to-day the defense waived examination on
the charge of bastardy, and the defendant was
bound over to the district court in the sum of
$500. At the close of proceedings to-day the
court ad journed to Monday morning, and de-
PENDANT was put under new bond of $1,000
for his appearance to answer the charge of Sc
duction under promise of marriage.
STABBED BY TRAMP.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
ROCHESTER,. Aug. MIR. P. Wood, well-to-
do citizen, was stabbed near the heart by a
tramp named Dan F. Crowley, on the veran-
dab of the Norton house, about P. M. to-day.
Instantly Sheriff White, who was near by, or
gained a company who followed with horses
and arrested Crowley one mile from the city.
Mr.. Wood lies in a dangerous condition.
THE SMITH MURDER.
New York, Aug. "A great number of peo-
pie looked to-day at the house in Jersey City
wherein Richard Harrison Smith, policeman,
was brutally murdered Wednesday night
Three arrests have been made, that of the wife
of the man killed, Covert Bennett and Della
Garfield who is said to have borne improper
relations towards Smith. Thomas COttrnan,
contractor, who is building a sewer on Van
Horne street, was there very early Thursday
morning, looking after his property, and
says that between 80 and 3 o'clock a
couple whirled around the corner of Pacific
avenue, the horse going at a full gallop, and
dashed up johnson street towards where was
sitting pile of dirt and stones. AS the
vehicle drew near, the driver exclaimed: why
don't you have your damned light burning?"
I seized the light and ran out into the street to
give him an opportunity to see where to drive,
and as he dashed past l heard voice inside the
coupe say, Go on driver, go on for Gods sake,
go on" This coupe was seen by others wait
ing on Pacific avenue, and it is said the police
have found the driver, and upon information
given them by him they arrested Bennett. The
funeral will take place tomorrow, and will be
attended by detachment of police and Amity
lodge of Free Masons.
GONE UP In FLAMES.
CHICAGO, Aug. "A special to the daily
Ne,ps from Salt Lake City, says the town of
Alta, on the Little Cottonwood, is in ashes, the
fire having originated from a cigar of Judge
Van, who was lying lounge in the Swan
House, and spread rapidly, consuming 200
wooden buildings. Loss estimated at 500, QUO.
CINCINNATI, Aug. "A fire at Parkersburg
West Virginia, yesterday, destroyed V. Rath-
burns factory and Blaede & Co. dry house.
Loss about $40, 600; partly insured.
ROBBERY IN THE HILLS.
DEADwooD, Aug. 2.-James Anderson, milk
man who lives on rancho about twenty miles
north of Deadwood, started for town early this
morning on his regular trip. When about two
miles from the rancho he was stopped by five
masked men, bound, gagged, robbed and left
in the edge of the woods. The robbers took
about 800 in money and the span of horses
from his wagon. They then proceeded to the
rancho, where they appropriated three more
horses and saddles to their own use, telling the
man who was in charge Of the rancho to go and
liberate Anderson.
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2.--Advices from south
eastern Indiana state that {; tornado swept
through that section of country yesterday,
damaging crops, trees and buildings quite
seriously. At Liberty the Methodist church
was badly damaged, and the residence of j. M.
Darco partially burned At Eaton, o.. corn
was fattened out a large area and apples
and pears covered the ground in the vicinity
of orchards. Reports of the same tenor are
Alexandria, Ohio, and Nashville and Corners
vile, Indiana.
CHICAGO, Aug. "A telegram from central
Illinois states that Wednesday nights storm
did considerable damage to crops and barns.
At Canton and vicinity the loss is estimated at
$780, 00. The storm was less destructive but
unusually violent in Cham,aign, Havana,
| Springfield, Bloomington, DEBORAH and Tuscola.
At Pekin the loss is $4,000.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 2.-The Ne,ps has in
telligence of most terrific wind and rain
storm that visited large portion of southern
Indiana yesterday afternoon, the extreme
southern edge reaching within ten miles OF
this city. gentleman who was at Blooming
| ton, Ind, informs us that very large quantity
of fine timber was blown down, fences prostrat
ed, barns levelled or unroofed, and many
| buildings damaged. The growing corn was
torn up, twisted off or laid fiat on the ground
many hundreds of acres being destroyed
On the line of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers from Lexington northwarc
much damage was done crops, fences and for
ests. The rain poured down in broad sheets
fairly flooding the entire country and swelling
the streams to unusual height, washing
away fences and grain stacks and sweeping of
acres of corn. The track of the storm wa
wide, extending half across the State Of In
diana. Passengers by the j., M. Il 1. railroad
report the storm very heavy in western Indian;
and Illinois, and quite as destructive as il
ern Ohio, where much damage was done.
TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. "A heavy wind and raj,
storm, with thunder and lightning visited thi
section of country early this morning, and it i
thought has injured the corn somewhat. At
o'clock tonight another storm broke with ter
rife force, blowing down signs and breaking
trees.
AN OPTICAL DELUSION.
New YORK, Aug. 2.-Isaac Rohman, secretar
and treasury of the New York optical company
has disappeared, and it is asserted that he ha
taken large amount of money belonging t.
the firm.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Aug. 2.-During
heavy rain storm here this afternoon Jane
Brigg, aged 16, and Miss Louise Walter, age
ID, were killed by lightning at different place
in the suburbs of the town.
SHOT HIS WEES sEDUcER.
San FRANc1sco. Aug. 2.--This morning Gee
Abbott, farmer at Pennington, San Joaqui
county, killed j. P. McClary, saloon keeper, fo
intimacy with Abbott's wife.
PRISONER SHOT.
ST. sLoU1s, Mo-, Aug. about ocloc
this afternoon Geo. E. Stevens, a prisoner
the workhouse about three miles below th
city, was killed by the guards. It appears b
: is desperate man and had been confined in
cell for two or three days for violent conduc
To-day he released from confinement, an
while crossing the yard picked up pape
dropped by another prisoner. Two guard
McCay and McQuad, attempted to obtai
the paper, but Stevens refused to gi,
up and struck one of the guards with rocl
and the other. one with stone breaking han
! mer. The guards then fired on him, shooti1
him in the arm and left breast. The latt
: shot entered the heart, killing him instantl
: Two other prisoners: who had nothing to
! with the affair." were wounded by stray she
= but not dangerously.
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