Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-22
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Horrible Outrage by Six Negroes Below
Memphis-MiseelI aneous.
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE BY NEGROES.

HORRIBLE OUTRAGE BY NEGROES.
MEMPHIS, OCT. Authorization was received
this afternoon of horrible outrage committed
last Sunday, near Montgomery landing, Miss,
eighteen miles down the river, by a party of
six negroes, who ravished Mrs. johnson. She,
together with her husband and two children
were on trading boat. The negroes first fred
a shot gun at johnson, two bullets grazing his
head, stunning him, after which they outraged
his wife, then plundered the boat and cut
her adrift. The steamer o. w. Pierce was at
trscted to tho boat by cries for help and went
to her assistance, towing the boat to q boat
house, a few miles further down, where the
people residing in tho vicinity gave every at
tention to Mrs. johnson, whose condition ia
critical. Six negroes were seen leaving the
trade boat as the Pierce came in view. john
son came out of the Ohio river with his boat
three weeks ago.
ARRA1aNED IN LONDON.
New YORK, Oct. Ala dispatch from Lon
don says William Ringgold Cooper, alias Mer-
rill Hunter, the celebrated American forger
and man of many DISCUSSES, was to-day ar
raigned in the old Bailey sessions charged with
forgery by Glyn Mills & Co., bankers, and by
the Bank of England. Cooper pleaded guilty
to both charges and was remanded for sentence
next Thursday. 1t is possible that some of the
prisoners assets may revert to his San Francis
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came thence.
DROWNED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dot. 21.-The United States
revenue cutter Richard Rush arrived yesterday
event .g from Omnalaska. her commander,
Geo. w. Bailey, was lost overheard on the 10Th
during heavy gale, off Cape Flattery.
LOST AT SEA.
SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. 21.-The British shin
Naturalist, $50 days out from Calcutta for San
Francisco. is given up for lost and the insur-
ance companies having risks on her paid them
yesterday aggregating $ll6. 800, divided among
twelve companies.
l. FIRE ENGINE INTO THE RIVER.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 21.-Steam fire engine
No. 6, while going to a fire this afternoon,
| went full speed into the river at the Colum bus
street bridge, drowning both horses and badly
iniuring three men. John Sewell, substi-
tute, was badly cut about the head and ankle
| sprained; Oliver Harlem, fireman, injured in
the breast; Henry Delaney, driver, both legs
hurt. The bridge was swung and the draw
G ates out of repair. The driver could not stop
his team.
FOUL PLAY FEARED.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2l.-Walter Goodrich, q young
lawyer. son of Judge Grant Goodrich, has been
missing since Saturday evening at 6 o'clock,
when he started for the West side with 1880
on his person. 1t is believed he has been foul
ly dealt with, as q most vigorous search for two
days has failed to reveal his whereabouts.
wANToN MURDER.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 21.---T. L. Brantly,
marshal of Whitesburg, Ga shot and killed
two negro girls last night. Tho murder was
wanton and unprovoked Brantly escaped
NOT AN ExrRAD1r1oN orFENsE.
QUEBEC, Oct. 21.-Paine, the Fall River de-
faulter, was discharged to-day, the court hold
ing that embezzlement is not an extraditable
offense.
SWITCH MISPLACED.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 21.-The malicious
displacement of a switch on the track of tho
Marietta & Cincinnati road, near Athens,
threw the engine and express car of the west
bound passenger train off the track last night
and tumbled them down an embankn1ent. G.
E. Hawley, express messenger. was fatally in
jured. The fireman and engineer escaped.
Only one passenger, John A. Rich, was in
jured.
AN OHIO DEFAULTER.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 21.-The expert appointed
by the board of revision to examine the books
and accounts of 81. A. Monfort, late superin-
tendent of the house of refuge, to-day made q
detailed report showing Monfort defaulter to
! the amount of seven thousand dollars. Mon
fort, who has hitherto been highly esteemed.
| admitted that business embarrassment caused
him to draw on the funds of the institution.
| He promises to make it good.