Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-25

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THE CLARKE-sT. PETER MURDER.
CHICAGO Dec. 24.-In the murder trial of
Mrs. Alvira Clarke and st. Peter, for the muir
der of the formers husband, which has been in
progress three weeks, the breastbone of the
murdered man was exhumed and brought into
court this morning TO disprove the theory of
the defense in regard to the murder Mr..
Weber then began his speech for the State. The
speeches will probably last three days.
GEORGIA TRAGEDY.
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 24.-Stephen Ashton,
clerk in country store of Jefferson county,
was found dead yesterday morning, with his
head nearly severed from his body and a
bloody razor lying near. He was awakened in
the night by pretended customer, who muir
dered him. The postoilice in the same building
was robbed. No clue.
WIFE MURDERER CONVICTED.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24-The jury in the case of
Edward J. Nugent, who has been on trial sew
eral days past for numbering his wife, August
murder in the first degree. Nugent's counsel
will endeavor to appeal the case to the supreme
court.
DISHONEST BANKERS.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 24.-Suit has been brought
in the superior courU against Adae q Co., sus-
pen led bankers, alleging fraudulent conceal
ment of property. This suit is brought by Car
oline Herons, who had 81, 600 deposited in the
bank at the time of the failure.
FoRGER HELD-sUIcIDE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-W. j. Hadley, alias
Saville, alias Percy English, forger of circular
notes OF the Union bank of London, was held
to answer to-day in bail of 1000
Charles E. Gorham,a native of Massachusetts,,
aoaI mi
shielded to-day. by cutting his throat.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
New ORLEANS, Dec 24.-Galveston NeWs Mar
shall special says: The jury in the case of the
State against Abe Rothschild, for the murder
of Bessie Moore brought in verdict OF muir
der in the first degree. Defendants counsel
gave notice of appeal.
NINE MURDERS.
CINCINNATI, Dec 2i.-Stephen d. Richards,
who is now being conveyed to Kearney, Nebras-
ka, to answer the charge of the murder of the
HARRISON family, has made full confession,
acknowledging having committed nine muir
ders within the three last years. One man,
with whom he had an alteration at Sand Hill,
Neb., name unknown to him, he shot through
the head. Next, that of Mrs. HARRISON and
three children. at Kearney, Neb. This murder
was committed fos the purpose of obtaining
tied his story that Mrs. HARRISON had gone to
Texas, and searched and found her body under
| straw stack. Richards, however, had escaped
to Ohio. He also murdered a Swede named An
derson, whom he was assisting put up house
| at Kearney. The sheriffs of Kearney and Buff
| falo counties, who conveying Richards to
Nebraska state their belief of Richards belong
| ing to a gang of outlaws and cut-throats that
| infest that region.
| HORSE THIEVES EYNcHED.
K1TTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 24.-A report has
rescued here of the lynching Of four horse
thieves at Corning, Clay county, last night.
WRECKED.
New YORK, Dec. 24.-The Telegram publishe.
the following: 'Lorn,, Ireland, Dec. 24.-The
| Star line steamship State of Louisiana, from
Glasgow, which left that port the 23d for New
| York. ran ashore this morning at Hunter g
Rock while entering Lorne's Loeb. The vesse
will probably become total wreck"
WHARF FIRE.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 24.-The steame
J. P. Underhill burned at the wharf this morn
/ ing. The flames spread to the stesmer North
| head and to the stores the wharf. Half ;
square was burned, including five stores, five
! warehouses; two steamers two stables, fvt
horses, 100 hogeheads of nolasses 700 tons o
coal, 900 barrels of rosin, and a large arnoun
of other produce, involving 600; insurance
$685. 600.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
MONTREAL, Dec. 24.-The boiler in the Do
rninion com pany's paper mills at Kingsley ex
plOded to-day, almost destroying the building
! number of persons are injured, and two mel
missing.
| MACHINE SHOPS BURNED.
WHEELING, w. Va. Dec. 24.-The machin'
y L. I. IT &c H..
ing, were totally destroyed by fire, at / o'clocl
tonight. The building and machinery be
Ionged to the Franklin Building association
and were valued at about $1,000; insured 70
$4,000. The stock and patterns were owned b
the Messrs. Hobbs, upon which there was n
insurance, we're valued at 81 900.
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