Daily globe., 1879-08-22
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


breaking up camp, when without warning 9
large tree half burned in two near the ground
was discovered to be falling. All started up
and escaped except the lady, who having an
infant in her arms was embarrassed in hel
movements, and was caught and crushed by the
tree: With mothers forethought. however,
she beld her babe at arms length, and it was
not harmed. She died in half an hour.
DEATH UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-Charles Kreigh, we'll.
known member of the board of trade and for.
merly a commission merchant of considerable
repute, died at the county hospital under cir.
whether it was the result of excessive drinking,
coupled with an overdose of laudanum, or of
car cless treatment by police officers who took
him from the street last night.
CONFESSED MURDERER.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2l..-Detectives here this
morning arrested James johnson, a Swede,
who last Saturday night killed James Gibson,
marshal of Barry county, Michigan, at Middle
vile, Mich. He acknowledges his crime.
TEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
DETROIT, Aug. 21.-A fire at Whitehall,
Mich, this morning destroyed ten buildings on
Lake street, including a furniture store, two
saloons, a grocery store, several dwellings, a
ALLOWED BOND.
YAzoo CRY, Miss, Aug. 2l.-J. A. Barksdale,
who killed Capt. Dixon, has been released on
$l,50O bail.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 2l.-The impeachment
court organized to-day. Goldsmith appeared
with counsel, Judge Hopkins, who waived the
arrangements, and asked ten days in which to
plead and defend. Time was granted.
BAR ROOM MURDER.
MISSISSIPPI CRY, Aug. 21.-R. B. Pearson,
superintendent Of public education of Harri-
son county, killed John D. Ccnkerton, of New
Orleans, this afternoon. They quarreled about
drinks which Conkerton claimed Pearson had
not paid for. Pearson invited any one that
wanted to fight him to come out Of the bar
room. Conkefton advanced on Pearson, and
the latter drew pistol and fired. Conkerton
started to run, when Pearson fred again. One
shot passed through Conkerton's arm and fiat
tened against his skull, above the eye. The
other entered his left side and lodged in the
right side.
NAVY YARD DEFALCATION.
BosToN, Aug. 2l.-Charles W. Parker coz
has been discharged on the ground his accounts
show serious Irregularities.
INcENDIARY FIRE AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 2l.-A fire tonight at 10
o'clock destroyed two frame dwellings in Chel.
sea street, corner of Fourth. The buildings
were owned by Mrs. Allen and Nick Frick, and
were valued at $4,000. Frick's dwelling was
occupied by Fred Warnicke. No whites were
on either premises, having been left IN charge
of colored people. Fire the work of an incen-
diary. The dwelling owned by N. Calhoun, ad-
jacent to those destroyed damaged to the ex-
tent of $500.
NEW ORLEANS FATALITIES.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 21--Percy Marks, aged
16, nephew of administrator Marks, shot him
self fatally this afternoon. Rev Benj j.
Wayne, pastor of the Napoleon and Presbyter-
ian church, died from injuries received while
diving in the lake. P. Marshall, barber,
killed himself to-day, and George Winckleman,
aged 10, supposed committed suicide
FRYE's MURDERERs.
BosroN, Aug. 21.-Nico!o Infantino and
Antonio Ardito, were committed to Jail, to-day,
charged with the murder Of Joseph Frye. Vim
cenzo Bandira alias Chas. Frost, was commit
ted, charged with melting the murder and
Jos. Donate was held in bonds of $1,000 to
answer the charge of harboring the murderers
TARGET KEEPER SHOT.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 2l.-At target shooting
match, to-day, ON the fair grounds, yonng
man named Herman Wassmeir, who had charge
of the target, was shot and instantly killed BY
the accidental discharge of rifle in the hands
of one of the marksmen.
MURDERED BY TRAMP.
TOPEKA, KS, Aug. 21.-J. w. Cotton, station
agent AMI grocer at Williamsburg station,
Kansas Pacific railroad, near this city, was
murdered, to-day, by tramp. The tramp
called for cheese and crackers, and while Cot
ton was reaching into barrel for, the crackers
the tramp struck him in the back of the neck
with an ak, nearly severing the head from the
body. A man has been arrested on suspicion.
STORM DAMAGES.
Sr. JOHN, N. B., Aug. 2l.-Reports continue
of great damage done by the storm, and in
many parts travel is almost suspended, bridges
being swept away. A boom, of about Is, ,OOO, 600
feet at Miramichi, is broken up, and will have
to be re-rafted at heavy expense.
ELEVATOR FIRE
COLUMBUS, Aug. 1l.-Fire broke out in Dom
ly & Harris elevator at 1890, tonight, and it
was entirely destroyed. Loss, $25,0OO; in
sured on stock in the Hamburg, of Germany,
for s. 900; on machinery in the Aurora, of
Cincinnati 5000