Daily globe., 1879-01-26
WICKED WAYS.
Arrest of WiscOnsinner for a Horrible
Crlme--An Iowa Man Murders His
Daughter and Shoots Himself--A Re-
pencant Sinner Finds For.iveness--yari-
GUS Other Misdeeds and Casualties.
A DIABOLICAL CRIME.

DIABoIICAL CRIME.
ISpeciallTelegram to the Globe.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Jan. 24.-Daniel M.
Morley, postmaster at Morley, Barron county,
was arrested and confined in jail here to-day
tor raping his own daughter last August. Nor
ley is 45 years old. The daughter is held in
custody by her bondsmen at Barron, Wis.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
HASTINGS, Jan. 25.-Harvey Colgrave, of this
place, and conductor on the Hastings & Dakota
road, was killed last evening at Benton. 1t is
not known how the accident happened He
was last seen standing ON the platform at the
depot. The train started up to do some switch
ing, and he was shortly afterward missed. A
man started out with a lantern, and found him
lying between the main line and side track,
dead. One leg, arm and side were badly
crushed, and hole over the right temple. As
soon as the intelligence was received here an
extra was started out, and returned with the
remains about 5 o'clock this morning De-
ceased was highly respected by all who knew
him, and his death has thrown a pail over the
hearts of his many friends-the railroad fra
ternity in particular.
Deceased leaves wife and little child six
months old. He had made application to Join
tie order OF United Workmen, and his name
had just been 81 ven out to vote upon last
night, when the news of his death was brought
in.
RAILROAD SMASH-UP.
TULLEYTowN, N. j.. Jan. 25.-A collision be-
tween freight trains on the Central road re-
suited in the death of Byron Wright, conduc-
tor, and David Jones, fireman, and the smash
ing OF -FOUR cars, the locomotive and tender.
RESTORED TO PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-The East Hanover
presbytery, Is to 6, has restored to the minis
try DR.. e. F. Baird, suspended last year for
alleged Irregularities with funds of the Presby-
terlan board of publication, of which body he
was secretary. The grounds for restoration ale
that the presbytery find DR.. Baird has made a
distinct and penitent acknowledgment of the
moral wrong done by him, and expresses peni-
Tent sorrow Tor the great injury to the cause Of
the Christian church resulting therefrom.
ROW IN MISSISSIPPI.
MERIDEN, Miss, Jan. 25.-Three negroes
named Alexander and three white men named
Gambln quarreled yesterday about the possess
sion of some land in Wayne county, and later
the negroes ambushed the white men, killing
one aid wounding another. The fire was re-
turned and two negroes were killed. The other
fed.
coNsPRAToRs PUNISHED.
BELv1DERE, N. j., Jan. 25.-Convicted Off
cials of this county have been sentenced to
terms in the State prison ranging from one to
four years-all at hard labor. The contractor
involved IN the conspiracy to plunder the treas
ury was sentenced to six months in the county
jail or to pay fine of $500.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Thursday night, well-to-
do farmer, named o. P Hull, residing near the
village of Nashville, Iowa, rose in the night.
and, with an axe, split open the head of his
m ! -
thereafter shot himself with a pistol, with
fatal effect. No cause is known as he was un-
usually fond of his family.
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 25.-Wright and
Johns, the two convicted members of the Bre-
ward county canvassing board, escaped tonight
from the county Jail.
FIRE IN LUNAT1c ASYLUM.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-A St. Joseph, Mo-. dis
patch says: The State lunatic asylum, ada
cent to this city, was discovered to be on fire at
o'clock this afternoon, and was totally de-
stroyed, No adequate means had ever been
provided to extlnguish fire, and but little re-
| slstance could be made to the spreading hames
The fire originated in the laundry, and some
OF the emyloyes were slightly scorched in at
tempting to arrest EST the progress of the fire. The
patients, about 250 in number, were safely re-
moved and now occupy the court house in
this city. Everything is being done for their
comfort, but they have suffered somewhat
from exposure and excitement. The building
was erected four years ago at cost of $3.50, 900.
Eighteen months ago there was 100000 in
surance, but the State refused an appropria-
ton to continue the same; therefore the loss is
! total.
SWINDLERS.
BUFFALO. Jan. 25.-Joseph B. Weller, OF
Bellevllle, Ont, was arrested tonight charged
with defrauding the Merchants bank of Can.
ada out of $3l 600.
| BosToN, Jan. 25.-Albert G. Andrews and
James W. Colling have been arrested on the
charge OF conspiring to defraud merchants out
OF property valued at about $4,000 Andrews
has been long in business in this city.