Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Freeman Pearson, of Zumbrota, had a
horse stolen from his stable the other night.
Two of the three prisoners who broke
Jail in Red Wing in August, have been re-
taken.
George Anderson, of Granite Falls. got
his hand caught in threshing machine and
lost two fingers.
Charles g. Stenberg, of Carver county,
aged IS years, committed suicide by cutting
his throat with razor.
Charles Rice, of st. Charles, Winona
county, got his arm caught in threshing
machine, and it was SO mangled as to make
amputation necessary.
Miss Lydia Austin, late matron of the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Faribault, was
seriously, and it was at first thought fatally
injured by fall from buggy.
A tramp fire at Morristown, Rice county,
caused the destruction of cooper-shop-
contents 10000 shaved hoop poles, tools and
other property. Loss over 81 ZOO.
Two desperadoes, horse thieves, in Jail in
Stearls county, made desperate effort to
break jail. The sheriff has put bracelets
upon them, and confined them in cells. They
will stay.
Fires have been raging in the woods for a
distance of 100 miles along the north shore
of Lake Superior. The fire started back of
Duluth, and at the last accounts had entend-
ed beg ond Silver Islet.
A prize ring fight between two rouehs
took place in Red Wing. The fight lasted
an hour and fifteen minutes It resulted in
draw game, and the two DULLES being
thoroughly exhausted, cried quits, shook
hands and agreed to call it even.
The dead body of John Schroeder was
found in the town of Pennington. He was
possessed of small sum of money. He
was last seen about in company with Fred
Hittman. All the circumstances point to
Hittman as the murderer. Officers are in
pursuit of him.
Warren Brayton, of New Haven township.
Dodge county, while in the bush with his
gun, had the hammer accidentally caught by
a twig, and the contents discharged into his
arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
No bone was injured, but the flesh wound
was a very severe one.
Mr.. S. r. Foot, of Melrose, Stearns coun-
ty, was the victim of a pick pocket while at
tending the State fair at st. Paul. His wal
let containing all his money except 10 cents,
his return railroad ticket and some other
papers was extracted from his pants pocket
while standing on the Car platform just before
starting out.
Shakopee argus: A whole family have
been swept away by that dire disease, con-
sumption. About two years ago Mr.. Thorn
as McGrath, of Glendale, died. Afterwards
his widow died. Since her death four of her
children have died, all of consumption.
John, an excellent young man of % years,
is the last victim, whose death occurred a
few days ago. 800
A bold steal was perpetrated in Albert
Lea few evenings since. Simon Partridge
drove his valuable team of horses to neigh
boris house, hitched his team and went in
to the house, and in about five minutes re-
turned to find his team gone. A man was
seen to unhitch the team and drive rapidly
away. Pursuit was Immediately made but
at last information the horses had not been
recovered.
John ]. Lyons, of Alexandra, has been
confined in the Jail in st. Cloud,
for an assault committed on Robert
Walker. The two men had had disagree
ment about some work which Lyons had
done for Walker, and Lyons, who had been
drinking good deal, drew q heavily loaded
revolver, and snapped two barrels at Walker,