Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-31
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Two Necktfe Parties Successfully Carried
Out-The Chief of the st. Louis Money
Order Department Defaulter-A Ter
rible Nitro-Glycerine Explosion in Michi-
san-Various Incendiary and Accidental
Fires---Destruction of the Put-In-Bay
Hotel---Loss $4,000.
HANGED.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Aug 30-Clint Anderson
was hanged here to-day on the charge of rape.
The governor refused to commute his sentence
or postpone the date of his execution.
A NEcKTIE PARTY.
GALVESTON, Aug. 30.-The Ne,cs special from
Longview says: Ben Hadley and Diamond
Powell were hanged here to-day in presence of
1000 people, for the murder of August Rencke.
The former declared himself innocent of the
crime on the gallows. Both appeared very
penitent asked forgiveness, and forgave their
enemies.
THIEv1Na PosToFF1cE CLERK.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.-It has just come to
light that Frank a. George. superintendent of
the money order department in the postoffice
| of this city. ahsconded about three weeks ago,
being defaulter to the amount of $4,000 or
$4,000. His salary was 80, 100 per year. and it
IS said his stealings cover a period of several
yenrs. George Is the son of former clergyman
of this city who came here some years since
from Elmira. n. Y.
Postmaster Filley made statement tonight
regarding the operations of George. He says
by system of checks in in the office no
| stealing can continue longer than one week.
George got in his work in three days. On
August 9th he took $4,000. and concealed 1t by
false entries. On the 9th he took So QUO. on
the 10th $4,000 He then fed, and is supposed
| to be in Canada. Two days after his disap-
pearance the safe was broken and the robbery
| revealed. His bondsmen Immediately made
the amount good. The Government will lose
nothing.
DEFAuLTISG SUPERVISOR.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-The Daily Mems has an
interview with Avery Moore, the defaulting
West Town SUPERVISOR showing that he is now
| in Canada. He attributes his crime to reckless
speculation on change, while semi-delirious
from physical ailments He promises in time
to make good his defacaton.
FATAL ALTERATION.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Aug. 30.-During an al
| tercation this morning between Thos. Cook
Hughln and 81. Hookin Blockstein, both prom
inent lawyers. the latter was shot and instantly
killed.
REoIsITIoN REFUSED.
BosroH. Aug. 30.-The requisition Of the
Governor of South Carolina upon the Governor
| of Massachusetts for the surrender of the per
| son of Hiram II. Kimpton has been refused by
Gov. Rice.
NITRo-GLYCERINE EXPLOSION.
NEaAUNEE, Mich, Aug. 30.-Another fright
full nitro-gycerine explosion, the second within
eight days, occurred here yesterday, by which
| three instantly blown to pieces, while
fourth was landed on shelving rock almost
| uninured. The killed Andrew Sullivan.
| Stephen Day and Stephen Keodus. All were
| married. Cause unexplained.
INcENDIARY FIRE.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 30.-The large flour
ing mills owned by Case & Clark, Green Springs,
| Ohio burned last night. Loss $4,000 to SlO,-
900; no insurance. Cause, incendiary.
HOTEL BURNING.
| CLEVELAND. Aug. 30.-Advicee from San
dusky. o.. say that Put-in-Bay house at PUTIN
| Bay island is burning, and probably will be
completely destroyed.
SAsDusKY. o.. Aug. 30.-A fire was discovered
at this evening in the cupola of the Putin
Bay house, Bay island. The fire could
not be checked, owing to the lack of fire en-
gines. The fire is now under control but still
raging. Engines were sent from this city.
| Lockers saloon and billiard room adjoining the
| hotel were totally destroyed. Said to be unin-
| sured
ANOTHER DISPATCH
sANDUsKy, o., Aug. 30.-A special dispatch
to the Register, of this city. says that about 6
this evening fire was discovered in the cupola
of the Put-In-Bay house at Put-In-Bay island,
the famous summer resort twenty two and one
half miles from Sandusky. The guests $50 in
tt1r, bar
We're speedily emptied of clothes and valua-
bles. There was a great deal
of confusion for time but
all property was saved except the hotel build
ing, frame structure about 700 feet long and
three srories high which cost $4,000. IL was
completely destroyed. Insured for its value,
though, perhaps, not for it's cost. The furni-
ture was all saved. There were some
several hundred dollars in money collected for
fever sufferers and which was in charge of the
ladies who had collected it. There no loss
of life and no one hurt except Col. Sweeney,
one of the managers of the hotel, who was
slightly bruised.
At midr light we learn that six buildings be-
sides the Put-in-Bay house were destroyed.
SHOT FROM AN AMBUSH.
, ST.. LOUIS. Aug. 30.-The Globe Democrat
special from De Soto, Mo-, says Bill Hilder-
brand, brother of the notorious Missouri des-
perado, Sam Hilderbrand, shot from brush and
6 killed Hugo Vieth. seven miles from that place
yesterday evening.
KILLED BY AN ELEVATOR.
ST.. LOUIS. Aug. 30.-An elevator on the out
side of the foundry of Klngsland & Ferguson,
corner of Cherry and Second Streets fell his
, afternoon about thirty-fve feet, carrying down
with it Rufus Murphy, who was killed ont
right Frank Callahan, fatally hurt, and Geo.
4 Foster, very seriously injured. The elevator
: contained besides the men about ton Of
s freight, which was overloaded.
/ A Wisconsin Ghost.
r The sensation in the quiet village of
. Winneconne, Winnebago county, Wis, is
K this: Several evenings since the residents
a in the immediate neighborhood of the
:. Methodist church of that village were
t astonished to hear the sounds of music from
:, the organ in the building. 1t was late il
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