Daily globe., 1879-09-08
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Cowardly Murder by an Arkansas son-in-
Law--The Fire at Quiucy, lll.--One Man
Killed by Failing Walls--MisCellano0us.
CowARDLY MURDER.

COWARDLY MURDER.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
HoT SPRINGS, Ark. Sept. THE community
was shocked to learn of the cold-blooded mur
der of an old man by the name Of Thos. Riley
by his step-son and son-in-law, Graves. The
murder took place in Mountain township. Just
before dusk Riley went out to feed his stock
and while engaged in that occupation Graves
stepped up behind him and emptied the coz
tents of adouble-barrelled shot gun into his
body. No less than sixteen buck-shot took ef
feet, killing Rileyjinstantly. Groves is unde,
arrest and acts asythough be SG)nght he had
done q brave act, in murderide "a old and inof-
fensive man. A family feud was the cause.
uHs qgssoY, ILL.,. FIRE. #
CHICAGO, ,~sspt Further particulars Of
the fire at Quincy. ILL.,, state that the fire
originated in the livery stable of Sweet
Follansbee On Main, between Third and Fourth
streets. The stable, together with the Academy
of Music and the large brick block adjoining,
occupied by J. W. Stewart, commission mer.
chant, and ]. E. Woodruff, baking powder
Sawyer, and several other small buildings were
destroyed. The fire then extended to the large
four story brick block on Main and Fourth
streets and Quilted the entire stock. The
board of trade, Western Union Telegraph Office,
Masonic block and many private offices were
located in this block. Henry Locke wae killed
by falling walls. The loss is now estimated at
$4,000, insurance not known.
CHICAGO Sept. 1.-THE insurance on the
property destroyed by fire at Quincy last night
amounts to s74,O00. The following companies
are interested Hartford. $1,000; Insurance
Company of North America, $6. 900; Royal of
don, s6.50O; North British, $4,000; Lamsr,
$1,000; Phoenix, of Hartford, $40. 900; Meridian,
$25OO; Merchants. Newark, $4,000; Spring
field fire and marine, $1,000; Scottish Com
mercial, 81, 500; Fire association of Philadel-
phia, @l, 800; Queens, $4,000; London 4 Liver
pool, $1,000; Williamsburg, $4,000; Fireman's
Fund. $4,000; Security, New Haven, $4,000;
5000; Peoples, of New Jersey, $1,000, and
Harvard, of New York, $1,000.
BOND THIEF.
ALBANY, N. T., Sept. Wv. II. Mayor. book
keeper in the Niagara bank, Lookport. has been
arrested here on the charge of stealing $4,000
in bonds.
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
: ST. LOUIS. Sept. IA west bound freight
train on the Wabash road, while crossing the
trestle work over a creek about twenty miles
west of here, at O'Clock this morning, broke
through. pillng up eight cars in the creek and
Wrecking several others. Particulars very
meagre, but John Cochran, engineer, and Chas.
Mcintyre, brakeman, are reported killed, and
James Ftzsimmous, fireman, had q leg broken.
< Additional particulars show the accident was
occasiened by a misplaced switch at a point
one mile and half from Edwardsville. The
signal light was hung to indicate clear main
trace, while the switch was out at the aide
track, down which the train ran at speed of
sixteen miles an hour. and plunged off the end
into a gully twenty feet deep, wrecking the
locomotive and thirteen cars. The
switch is believed to have been
maliciously misplaced. The brakeman killed
was Chas. Niemeyer, not Mcintyre. His re-
mains were sent to Decatur, LII. John Ooch-
ran, the engineer, lives at Morrow, Ohio Fitz-
simmons is not expected to recover.
A CHANCE.
HARRISBURG, Sept. IA writ of error has
been issued in the cases of Israel Brandt and
Josiah Summed, of Lebanon county, murderers
under sen, ,ence of death.
SMOKING BLAZE.
r COLUMBUS Sept. IA fire Shis afternoon de.
stroyed the building of Thomas Bergen. Loss
S7OO; also the building and machinery of G..
W. Weyman. Loss on building $4OO; on ma
chinery $4,000; no insurance. The building
was set on fire by boys smoking inside.