Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-05
HOME MISSIONARY DEGRADATION

BOSTON, Sept. 4.-Charles Demond. late treas-
urer of the Massachusetts Home Missionary
Society. was arrested this afternoon. CHARGED
with emhezzlement. Various Irregularities in
Demond's official conduct were discussed last
spring, and an examination of the books now
shows the amount of the defalcation to be he.
tween $4,000 and 100000. The warrant of
arrest charges Demond with embezzlement as
follows: March II, 1877, ieea,y of n ~
Isaac G. Braman, $1,000; December 20.
1877. contribution from Shawmut church
$1,000; Jan. 2, 1878. legacy Of Mrs. Eunice
heep; Sooo; Jan. ~, 1873, legacy of Charlotte
A. Simpson, $4,S79.l It was discovered in the
investigation Demond kept, practically. two
sets OF books. He had a cash book in which
he kept q running account of moneys recei ged
and at the end of the month this account vros
journaled and the items classified and in the
latter process he dropped from the record such
suas as he appropriated to his own use. De-
mona mas not obtained bail up to late hour.
HORSE THIEVES LYNcHED.
UK1AH, CAL, Sept. 4.-EIijah Frost. Biae
Gibson and Ton: McCracken were taken from
the constable at Willets last night and hung.
The three men were under arrest for the lar
ceny OF some horses. 1t is rumored that many
things have been missing lately und these mar,
ties have been suspected. Elijah B.. Frost
was son of the Elijah Frost who was killed
some years ago in q shooting scrape with the
Goats boys. He has been out of the State
prison eight months.
LAKE STEAMER WRECKED.
DETROIT Sept. 4.-The steamer Bertsohv.
bound from Saginaw to Detroit, sprung leak
off Port Austin, Lake Huron, during heavy
northwest gale, last night. The engine fires
were put out and the steamer blown on the
rocks near Grind Stone City, where she now
lies total wreck. The passengers and crew.
numbering four persons, were all saved by the
crew Oh the lie saving station. The steamer
and cargo will prove u total loss.
MONDAYS STORM IN LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4.-Monday's storm
lasted from noon till 10 O'Clock at night. and
DID great damage to property in town. Loss
IN buildings, fencing, and crops in the country
IL lncalculable. From every section comes .
sad tale OF crest destruction of cotton nnd
corn crops. Cane is ievelled with The ground.
and will hardly be able to recover. The loss
IN town, independent of coal and ferry boats.
IS estimated at $50, 600. The roof Of Henry
Won Phulz' sugar house fell in and t;lIeS
twenty OF the twenty.eight mules placed there
for safety. Fifty yards of wall around the
penltentiary were demolished, and part of the
binding was unreofed and machinery dam.
aged. > ""i''-
NOT KATE BENDER,
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 4.-The press
agent at Fort Smith telegraphs as follows
Sheriff Whitehall, of New Mexico, claims. in
the st. Louis papers, to have discovered the M
torious Kate Bender in the person of the al
legged murderess as Mrs. Dora Denenger Tn
support Of his belief he adduces MANY plausi :
bic a:ticuars. That he is on the untirinq scent.
the following statements will amply prove:
Joseph Sprak, tho former husband of said Mrs.
Denenger, resides In this city, He says that be
married Dora Hesser In Dayton, Ohio in 1868
and in 1870 moved with her to this place,
They lived here during the period of the Ben
der tragedies. In 1875 he obtained divorce
from her on the ground Of abandonment. She
afterwards went to work cook for Denen-
ger, and in May, 1878, went with him to New
Mexico. She is charged with instiqatinp
Denenger's son to murder his father. villa
Denenger has written here for evidence of his
fathers cruelty, and admitted killing his father
by shooting him through the head. BE ia aIso
IN jail IN New Mexico. Malone, who recently
kltled s6ent Lerning, in Scott county, has
been indicted for murder in the first degree.
PENNSYLVANIA CYCLONE.
GETTYSBURG, Sept. IA cyclone which
struck Hunterstown, near here, demolished
the Methodist church, badly injured the school
buildings and unroofed number of dwell
ings. Other building, in the path of the
storm were damaged.
SWITCHED TO TUE NEXT wog1p.
1fD1ANAPoLIs, Sept. 4.-Chas. Morris, an old
man So years old, was run over and killed by
switching engine to-day.
GRAIN VESSEL wREcKRD.
CHICAGO, Sept. Am Amherstburg. On
tarlo, special Gays the steamer Avon, loaded
with 26. 0OO bushels of wheat, "a, 600 bushels of
rye and large miscellaneous cargo. went
ashore of that point this morning and in an
hour and half filled completely. The vessel
is owned by the Union Steamboat company
was built in Buffalo two years ago, was 800
tons burden. and valued at 1886, 900 now. The
cargo is fully insured. 1t is not known that the
vessel Is insured, but it can be repaired.
FATAL FALL OF sCAFroLD.
LEAvENwoRTH, KS, Sept. 4.-By a falling
scatfold on the new opera house building thi.
afternoon four men we're precipitated to the
basement floor, sixty feet below. Charles
Brown aud VIM. Yoakum, the latter contractor
for the building, were probably fatally injured
and will die. Archie Turner leg broken and
shoulder dislocated. Hugh Mulooney, boy Of
1t only, slightly injured. s.
Selling the Sprague Properly Under At.
tachment.