Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-26
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

"A Wealthy Farmer in Illinois Suicides
An American Vessel Relieved of its Cargo
by Pirates--A Cleveland Girl Refused
her Lover by Her Parents Fires Pistol
Ball Into Her Heart--A North Carolina
Clergyman Initiates Hank Clay as a Wo-
man Bruiser--The Days Casualty Record.
SUICIDE OF LARGE LAND OWNER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Aug. 25.-About o'clock
this morning Hon. VIM. Hsjpes Cheney, one of
the largest land owners in Mclean county, was
found hanging by an old strap and rope to a
wild crab tree in a hedge seventy rods west of
his residence, one mile southwest of Saybrook.
Five years ago he tried to hang himself but
failed. Since then he has suffered by the
wearing away of the brain, but was constantly
watched by his family. He had been away
from his sons Harry and Charlie. about twenty
minutes when found by them with his feet
touching the ground. The deceased seemed to
think his family would soon be poor, but had
no occasion for thinking so, as he was worth
$4O,OOO over his debts.
PIRACY REVIVED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The American schooner
K. q. Rankin, whose crew arrived here yesterday
was boarded by pirates July 18th last off Saoni
island, and entirely stripped of her cargo. The
pirates, native blacks came in a swarm and
quickly overcame the sailors by threatening tc
KNIFE them, and had everything their own way
An appeal was made by the Rankin's captain
to the government at San Domingo, but while
Wiling IN expression the authorities seemed
unable to recover goods or repress piratical ten
denotes of the Saonis. This is the bodies
case yet reported. The Rankin is total loss
and her crew came home in a steamship
BEATEN BY A MINISTER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
PANrEeoN, N. c., Aug 25.-Dr. Edward
Waters, a Free-will Baptist minister of promi
nence here, created great sensation by COW
ardly assault upon beautiful young lady
Miss Fanny Woolard. 1t seems that the doc
tors wife had slandered the young lady tt
some young ministers. She went to Mrs
Waters and asked for a retraction. Mrs
Waters asked her into her house. when sht
commenced a most brutal attack upon the girl
The minister entered the room where his wife
was beating her victim, and took a hand in the
row, inhicting terrible beating on Miss
Woolard. The injured girl is so badly wound.
ed that it is not believed she can recover. Th,
affair created most intense excitement, anc
threats of lynching. Waters were freely mad.
by the young men of the town. The lover o.
Miss Woolard promptly dispatched challenge
to DIR. Waters, and if he does not accept it it
is quite likely that the Infatuated youth will
chastise him on sight.
RELIEF IN DEATH.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 25.-This morning
about 7 o'clock, Miss Hattie Gray, aged 10
living with her parents on farm in Middle
bury, small town few miles west of Thu
city, suicided by shooting herself through the
heart The young lady's parents Directing tt
her marriage was the cause of the rash act.
oARsMAN KILLED.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 25.-Henry Murphy
stroke oar of the Riverside rowing club, wa,
shot dead by Henry Hahn alias Lee, long
shoreman. Cause of trouble is unknown.
UP IN FLAMES.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Bettie & Candle
planning mill burned. Loss $4,000; INSURANCE
$4,000.
CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 25.-The building a
the corner of Front and Smith streets, owne
by Robert Ashton, and occupied by the Strau
Mill Co., and Peerless Wringer Co., was dam
aged by fire last night. Loss $500 full
insured.