Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-16

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Coal Mine Fro at Centralia, Pa-Great
Interest in the Cox Murder Trial-iiseel-
laneous NIishaps.
SUICIDE AT MADISON, WIS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.I
MADISON, Wis, July 15.-A man about
thirty years of age, who arrived here yester-
day morning and registered at the Railway
hotel as Il. Carrel, Dayton, O., committed
suicide in his room at the Railway house
this evening By taking morphine. On the
stand at his bedside was found letter to the
proprietor of the hotel begging his pardon
for taking himself of in his hotel, and that
his friends in Dayton, Ohio, would pay his
bill, and signed, "Thomas G. Kidd" the lasts
name underlined also letter to the master
of Madison Masonic lodge asking that they
take charge of his body, and that the Masonic
lodge, No. 147, of Dayton, Ohio, should REIN
burse them. No money or valuables were
found on his person, and only few dirty
clothes in his satchel. On the outside of the
letter to the master of tho Masonic lodge was
the following, in pencil: "If it can be done,
conceal the fact, except from my family.
Call it heart disease or sunstroke." Not the
slightest reason was given for his taking
off.
DESTRUCTIVE LIGHTNING STROKES.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, July 15.-An o'clock
this morning the Sixth ward school building
in this city was struck by lightning and to-
tally consumed, together with most of the
furniture. Loss, $4,000; insured in the
Home, of New York, for $4,000. It will be
rebuilt in time for the opening of the fall
term.
About o'clock this saorninp, while q
heavy thunder-shower was prevailing, Hans
Rasmussen, a workman in the Eau Claire
Lumber company's water mill, left his resi-
dence on the hill, near the Chicago, St. Paul
q Minneapolis depot, to 60 to his work at
the mill. He had only gone few steps
from his gate when he was struck BY an
electric bolt and instantly killed. He leaves
wife and family here, and has two brothers
at Sand Creek, Dunn county.
BUFoRD's INSANITY.
OwENTowN, July 15.-Nearly the whole OF
to-day was devoted to hearing the testimony
of experts, among others, DR.. Bell, of Louis
vile, and DR.. Kennedy, of Batavia, Ohio,
being the principal witnesses, these two pro.
fessionals being strongly at variance in their
opinions as to the kind of insanity the pris.
oner was affected with. DR.. Bell stated tina,
it was moral insanity, and DR.. Kennedy
claimed that it was intellectual insanity, and
that there was no such thing as moral insan.
/ lily. It il now thought the defense will wind
up its testimony tomorrow. The friends Of
Buford are very hopeful.
SENTENCE COMPUTED.
BALTIMORE, July l2.-John Heath, con.
vlcted of the murder of Louis Schmit in
September last, has had the sentence Of
death COMMITTED to imprisonment for life.
LOSSES BY FIRE.
New ORLEANS, July ia fire broke out
in Commercial Place and caused loss OF
$4,000. Hills jewelry establishment
adjoining, damaged by water, was insured.
PHILADELPHIA, July 15.-The Persever.
ance cotton and wollen yarn mill Fat Mary.
unk, opened by John p. Hail & Bro, was
burned this morning; loss $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000.
Cox-HULL MURDER TRIAL.
New YORK, July 15.-The crowd around
the general sessions building where the trial
of Chastine Cox for the murder of Mrs.
Jane L. DeForest Hull is to be held, is much
greater to-day than yesterday. Chambers
street. from Center street to tho court house,
was filled with loiterers from an early hour,
all anxious to catch glimpse of the MUIR
derer on the way from prison to the court
room and the city prison. Also a number of
persons waiting to see the procession, as it
is termed. Cox, handcufed to an officer.
entered street car and the crowd ran after
them, but soon gave up the chase. Cox ap-
peared relieved when he succeeded in getting
in the court room. He asked for glass of
water and drank it eagerly. The corridors
were crowded with persons scrambling and
struggling for admission, and force of po-
lice was necessary to clear away the crowd.
The court room was crowded to the doors.
Judge Cowing said that on mature delibera-
ton he had come to the conclusion to allow
counsel for prisoner to renew his application
of yesterday when he made challenge to
the array of jurors in the form of plea.
Counsel, however, who noted an exception
at the time, maintained that the Judgment
entered yesterday must stand. After which
the tedious operation of interrogating the
jurors proceeded.
COAL MINE FIRE.
PoTTsvnLE, Pa, July l5.-Fire was dis
covered this evening issuing from the slope at
Prevost's colliery, Cenrralia and in short
time the breaker which cost $l5O,OOO was in
flames and entirely destroyed. The loss can.
not be estimated as the vein of coal is burning
fercely. which will probably entail heavy dam
age. Three hundred and fifty men are thrown
out of work.
SUICIDE OF AN ARCHITECT.
DETROIT, Mich, July 15.-H. s. Bush,
a we'll known architect of this city, suicided
this afternoon by discharging the con-
tents of two pistols in his mouth. Depression,
occasioned by ill-health, the supposed cause
for the act. e
Wisconsin Greenbackers.
MILWAUKEE, July 15.-The Sentineps Water
town special says: The National Greenback
party held its annual convention in that place
to-day, and nominated the following ticker:
For governar. Col. May, Of Vernon; for lieu
tenant governor, W. L. Utley, of Racine; secre-
tary of state, G. W.. Lee, of Grant; attorney
general, Geo. 3. Goodwin, of Milwaukee;
superintendent of public instruction. w. 81.
6earles, of Marathon. No Germans were named
on the ticket, though they claimed representa-
ton. The convention was largely attended
and enthusiastic. The platform did not differ
essentially from the one adopted at the conven-
tion two years ago.
Favorable Crop Reports from Iowa.
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