Daily globe., 1878-08-07
NUMBER 2o5.
CASUALTIES AND CRIMES,

miller Hall at Worthington Burned
Heavy Loss of journal" OMce-The WI
mona Seduction Case Settled for Cash
Lively Shooting at n Barbecue-Storms
In Pennsylvania-Another Perjured John
Sherman.
1NcENDIARY FIRE AT woRTHINGToS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.I
WoRTHISaToN, Minn., Aug. 6.-The public
nall at this place known as Miller hall and the
store rooms beneath were burned to the ground
TINS morning. The Worthington Journal, oc-
cnpylng one of the store-rooms, lost nearly
their entire office. including their valuable
cylinder press, saving only few cases of job
type. AIRS. Densmore, millinery, sustained
large loss by water and removal of goods
hecox Bros, painters, lost everything. The
nall proper was occupied by the Methodist
church for services and Sunday school pu poses.
Their Sunday school library and other church
fittings was entirely destroyed. Elder Ogle,
the Methodist pastor. lost a valuable private
library. The loss is estimated at from $4,000
to 900. Insurance on Journal office 81 500.
l could not ascertain the insurance on the
building. The fire is supposed to be the work
of an incendary.
THE JERSEY CITY SENSATION.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Cave Bennett, whose
name has been SO conspicuously connected with
the Smith murder in Jersey City, was arrested
in that city yesterday and lodged in JAIL He
was arralgned IN the jersey City police court
to-day, on suspicion of the murder of officer
Smith, and plead not guilty. He was remanded
to await the action of the coroner's jury.
HE KNOWS HOW.
Two trunks belonging to John 81. Draper, q
custom house auctioneer who arrived from Eu-
rope Sunday. were seized by custom house Off
cials yesterday. 1t is charged they contain
smuggled goods.
ONE MAN KILLED.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Aug. 6.-Two coal trains
on the Lehigh Valley railroad came in collision
near Bound Brook last night. Wm. Ezeroni
was instantly killed. One of the trains was
thrown from the track and several cars were
wrecked.
LIVELY BARBECUE.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 6-At barbecue at
Sandy Hiffs, KY, ten miles from Frankfort,
Saturday evening, John Thompson of franklin
county, and Wm Gordon of Henry county, began
quarrelling and firing at each other. Their re-
spective friends and followers Immediately
drew pistols, and some forty shots were fired
before the termination of the affair. Gordon
was wounded in the face. Thompson's horse
was killed under him. Leonidas Howard was
shot in the hip. Doan Roach was shot in the
lung and will probably die Walter Roach had
mis- horse killed. The deputy sheriff is raising
force of assistants and will to-day endeavor
to arrest all the participants.
STABBED HIS BROTHER
FORT MONROE, Va, Aug. 6.-John Bird, co.,
ored, stabbed his brother William through the
heart at the Bates farm, FIVE miles west of
lacf Got, h,J
| about wages amounting to 80.
STORMS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Ga terrific storm
passed over the town of Phpnixville, Pa, last
night, doing considerable damage. Robert
| Townsend and Erwin Roberts, of Philadelphia,
were struck by lightning. The former in
| stantly killed and the latter is not expected to
recover. The village of Canton also visited
| by storm. The reservoir belonging to the
Canton water company gave way, doing con-
siderable damage. A large sash and blind fac
tory belonging to Coon Brain entirely
swept away, together with several barns and
shops. Many dwelling houses were flooded
| With water, the inmates barely escaping with
their lives. Most of the bridges on Towanda
| creek have been swept away but no lives lost.
\ JOHN SHERMAN, AGAIN.
| New YORK. Aug 6-John Sherman, presi-
| dent of the Teutonic savings bank, gave bonds
this morning to answ er the charge of swearing
false in regard to the affairs of the bank.
| THE SENTENCED EX-pRIEsT.
| HARRISBURG, Aug. 6.-The application before
the board of pardons for Communication of the
death sentence of Blosius Pistorious, ex-Catho-
lie priest to imprisonment for life, was con
tinued until Sept. 3D..
/ THEATER MANAGER STABBED
| CINCINNATI, Aug. 6.-In quarrel early til
morning James Mcdonald, variety actor,
stabbed John Shay, manager of Henck's opera
house-probably fatally.
LODGED IN JAIL.
Boston, Aug. G.-Royal B. Conant, default
ing cashier of the Elliott national bank, wat
lodged in Jail this morning.
1 w1NoNAs SEDUCTION CASE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
W1NoSA, Aug. 6.-The Lowe-Ely seduction
suit was withdrawn from court this Afternoon
and settled by defendant agreeing to pay Mis-
Ely $3.50 in installments-$200 down for tn
seduction and $500 more in case child shoult
be born, unless circumstances should acqui
, him of its paternity. In some inexplicabl
wav the county commissioners were mixed u
in the settlement.
TAPPAN IN SUSPENSE.
Boston, Aug 6.-Ihe grand jury, after
, partial hearing to-day, suspended for the pres
ent the case of Jno. G. Tappan, accused of de
frauding the Boston Betting Co.
CoNANT BAILED.
/; r. B. Conant, defaulting cashier of the FL
lot national bank, has been released on 5000
bail.
| SUDDEN DEATH.
CAPE MAY, N. j., Aug. 6.-J. L. Leggett c
Pittsburgh, died suddenly of apoplexy at tn
f Stockton house this afternoon.
e BURGLAR SHOT.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Oct. 6.-Bill FARES, neg
burglar, was shot and fatally wounded
t Officer Rodgers tonight. Faires was implicate
in series of burglaries here
White Bird Wasn't There.
SAN Francisco, Aug. Ga dispatch fro
i Fort Tapwai saws: The Indians supposed to