Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-13

OVEMBER IL, 1879.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Rio.eus Winds on Land and WATERFALL
road Bridge In Illinois Carried Away by 8
| ClyclOne-G Grain Schooner Driven Ashore
and an Ocean Bark Badly Shaken Up by q
Revolving Observation-Disclosures Criml'
nal Record.
..s,. RAILROAD WRECKS.
| New York, Nov. ia Newark, N. j., dis
patch says five wrecks arc reported on the Penn
sylvania railroad since last night. No train.
have arrived since IS minutes past 8 O'Clock
last night from the south of Trenton.
WHEAT SCHOONER ASHORE.
BERLIN, Ont, Nov. l2.-This morning the
schooner O. K. Minis, with 10000 bushels Of
wheat from Chicago for Buffalo, Capt. Rear.
don, during dense fog ran ashore on Point
Albin.
COTTON MILL BURNED.
YAzoo CRY, Miss, Nov. 12.-Charles Mann's
cotton seed oil mill was accidentally burned;
less 45,U00; insurance $4,000. #.
REVOLVING CYCLONE.
HALIFAX, Nov. 12.-The Norwegian bark
Vrista, from New York for Queenstown, has
arrived here. The vessel left New York on
Oct. 25th, and on the 29th she encountered a
revolving cyclone, in which she was struck by
two heavy seas which carried away her rigging,
foretopmast, maintopmast and mizentopmast,
with all the yards and gear attached, with the
exception of the main and maintopsaI yards
and jobboom. She sprung her foremost, stove
the bulwarks and the boats; destroyed fore
house and galley, and broke the hatch. Water
got into the vessel and damaged the cargo of
grain considerably. One seaman had leg
broken and another was washed overheard, but
the returning wave bore him to the deck again.
The gale continued till the I'd.
RAIL COLLISION.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. Y, Nov. 12.-Early this
morning heavily laden, westward bound
freight train, ran into another freight train on
the Pennsylvania railroad above Princeton
Junction, wrecking two cars and disabling the
locomotive. The fagman and fireman are prob
ably fatally injured. Traffic was suspended
several hours.
THE ST. CHARLES BRIDGE DISASTER.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 12.-John Somers, of NAL
vern, Iowa, another victim of the st. Charles
bridge disaster last Saturday night, died at st.
Charles yesterday. The coroner's inquest has
been adjourned until the wreck has been
further examined and more definite informa-
ton than now possessed can be obtained.
INHuMAN TREATMENT OF A wAIF.
ERIE, Pa, Nov. 12.-AIr. and Mrs. Brown
We're arrested here this evening and bound over
in $4,000 for lnhuman conduct to an adopted
girl, IL years of age She is one mass of ulcers
and bruises and will probably die.
BRIDGE DISASTER.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Nov. 12.-The north O,
temporary span of the bridge across the rive,
at this point was carried away to-day. The
river rose four feet in two hours, carrying an
immense amount of foodwood against the
trest'e, which forced it out. number of per.
sons were on the span when it started, but ali
escaped without injury.
CONFESSED.
CooPERsTowN, N. Y, Nov. 12.-Buell, who is
to be hanged Friday for tho murder of Cath.
arine Richards, has confessed his crime.
WRECKED BY A TORNADO.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Nov. ia tornado last night
struck the bridge of the Wabash railroad owe,
portion of it into the river. Trains are comma
the Hannibal and Naples and the Quincy, Alton
and St. Louis roads.
RIVER STEAMER SUNK.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 12.-The steamer Belle of St.
Louis struck hidden snag at
twenty feet of water. She was en- route from
st. Louis to Vicksburg with a full cargo. No
lives lost. The steamer is badly broken. The
Fanny Totum with barges goes to her assist
ance tonight. The accident occurred twenty
miles above the city, near where the Katie p.
Kountz sunk four weeks ago.
AN EX-CoNvICT's CRIME.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 12.-The blacksmith shop
of Wilson & Dougherty burned at Frankfort to.
day. The remains of child of M. A. Jones
were found in the ruins. Supposed Wilson,
who is an ex- prison convict, murdered the child
and fred the place to destroy the evidence OF
his guilt. 1t is thought the remains of Heze-
kiah Gardiner, who disappeared last Saturday,
ing Of Wilson Is threatened. The governor has
been asked to call out the militia.
MISTAKEN PLEA.
ST.. LOUIS Nov. 12.-Chas. F. Kring, who
shot and killed Mrs. Dora Broesmer, married
woman, with whom he was desperately in:love
on the 4th of January, 1875, and who has been
plea Of not guilty to the charge of murder in
the first degree in the criminal court this
afternoon and pleaded guilty to MUIR
der in the second degree and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for twenty
years, by Judge Laughlin. When sentence
was passed, Kring made strong protest, say
ing that his lawyer told him, if he would take
this course, he would receive light punish.
ment, and stating that he would rather take
the chances of conviction under the original
pleading, than accept SO long term of i'm
prisonment. He asked the Judge to Withdraw
the sentence, which was refused, and motion
to set it aside will probably be made tomorrow
COLLISION AT SEA.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 12.-The steamer Brazilian
from Boston for this port, where she arrived
Nov. II, was in collision with the British shil
Gov. Tilley from New York to Liverpool. The
Gov. Tilley was damaged. The damage to the
Brazilian if any is slight.
OVER THE FALLS.
WATERTowS, N. Y, Nov. 1.-Two unknown
persons in q row boat went over Woods falls
| on Black river, two miles below this city, this
afternoon. From their appearance and actions
| it is thought they intended suicide.
FORGERY.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 12:-John E. Kuberly
book keeper for Henry Clausen, Jr., brewer
has been arrested charged with forgery. Abou
S12,O 900 worth of forged notes and checks upol
Clausen have come to light, and it is not know,
| how many more are in circulation.
| BANK OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12.-Edward c. Palmer
late president of the Louisiana savings bank
indicted for embezzlement and making falls
statement, imprisoned yesterday with bal
fixed at $4,000, to-day secured reduction o
| bail to $50, 0OO. The bond was given and Palm
er released. It is believed the indictmen
of Palmer will speedily be followed by the in
dictment of other parties connected with th.
| T,ouia;ana Savinos hank and New Orleans Saw