Daily globe., 1879-04-11

Tf1nc1paA ALCOHOL OlsCl1lofy Oh the NOrths
west Burned-Seven Jewelry Thieves
Arrested in Chicaeo-Straneo Casually at
Incendiary Fire and Other Casualties.
BATH BOILER EXPLOSION.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
LAKE CRY. April 10.-A serious accident oc-
CURED here this morning at tho bath house
which has just been established by Dr. Cell.
He was preparing to administer Turkish bath
and was pumping water into the boiler, which
was already we'll heated, when an explosion oc-
cured with sufficient force to spread out the
walls of the building all around and completely
demolish the glass front. There were sev. raj
pc sons in the building at the time, but no one
was injured except the doctor, who is severely
scalded from head to feet, and his recovery 10
doubtful.
EXECUTION OF PHAIR.
WINDSOR. Vt, April 10.-John P. Phair was
hanged in the State prison to-day for the mur-
der of Mrs. Ann E. Fcieze, June 9, 1874. Phair
was ignorant of the last effort of friends to
prevent his execution. He retired at this
morning and slept we'll till o'clock, when he
arose. He seemed resigned to his fate. His
counsel applied to Gov. Proctor this morning
for a reprieve to allow session of the legisla-
ture to intervent but the Governor denied the
petition.
At2o'clock Phaii ascended the scaffold. When
. short prayer was offered, the original war
| rants for the execution and three reprieves were
read and the moose and black cap adjusted, the
sheriff said: John P. Phair, your time has
now come for the sentence Of the law to be ex-
| ecuted upon you.'' Phair's last words were:
| Lord, remember me; Lord, remember me.'
Al 2:ll the trap was sprung, the body fell, and
life was soon extinct.
BODY FOUND.
COLUMBUS, April l0.-Ths body of an un-
| known man, about 60 years of age, was found
on the river bank near Taylorsvllle, to-day.
The body had the appearance of having been
eaten by hogs. There were no papers indicat-
ing who the dead man was, and the supposition
of the coroner is that the man had been steal
ing ride on the cars and in attempting to get
off while crossing the bridge, had fallen into
water receded the body had been left on the
bank, where found.
! FATALLY SHOT.
C1Nc1NNAT1, April 10.-An Enquirer special
says John Borum, farmer living near sabina
O., had difficulty with hired hand named
Weaver, yesterday, during which the latter
threatened to shuot. Borum swore out war
rant for the arrest of Weaver for assault. Con.
stable J. @. johnson attempted to arrest Weav.
er, when the latter fred at the officer, and
Johnson returned the fire, the ball penetrat.
ing Weaver's abdomen and fatally wounded
him.
ALCOHOL D1sT1LLERY BURNED.
Iowa City. Ia, April l0.-Hull & Scofeld's
distillery burned at this place at S o'clock thi,
afternoon. 1t was the principal alcohol dis
tillery in the Northwest, producing almost ex
clusively for foreign shipment to Marseille
and other Mediterranean markets. It cost
originally $4,000, and had a capacity of 12O(
bushels day. The loss is $35, 600 to $4,000
Hull Il Scofeld having made large additions
Insurance $4,000.
JEwELRY THIEVES.
CHICAGO, April 10.-On the 18th of Januar,
last, Marcus Kronberg, State street jeweler
having failed, his business was put in tn
hands of an assignee. 1t has just been dis
covered that extensive frauds have been per
petrated since then by the head clerk, Charie
Shift, abetted by L. B. Harkness and Franz
Murphy, other clerks. These parties, togethe
with Murphy's brother, and his roommate an,
two receivers of stolen goods, seven persons il
all, arrested this evening. The tota
amount taken is supposed to be about $1,000
worth.
NEBRASKA MURDER TRIAL.
HASTINGS, Neb., April 1O.-The trial o.
Olive and Fisher for numbering and burniu
Mitchell and Ketchum, in Custer county, las
December, ls Ia progress and defendants ar
using every means which their wealth will 81
cure for acquittal. The testimony to-day we
chiefly as to identity.
ELEVATOR ENGINEER KILLED.
NEW YORK, April 1O.-By the breaking of
rope of the elevator at the Grammercy Par
hotel the engineer was killed.
FREIGHT CARS WRECKED.
NEW YORK. April 10.-Six cars and content
of the fast east bound freight train on tt
Pennsylvania railroad were wrecked at Rahws
, to-day.
INCENDIARY FIRE.
TORONTO, April 10.-An incendiary fire t.
!, night destroyed the market elevator. Los
$5U, 600; insurance 1000.