Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-19
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Disastrous Fires at River Fails, New York i,
and Sundry Other Places--A Murderer
Hung--The Bible Society. Defaulter--Mis-
haps and Misdemeanors.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RIVER FALLS, Wis, Jan. lS.-The extensive
cooper shops owned by the Junction Mill COM
pany, and operated by D. Syme & Bro, of Min
neapolis, were totally destroyed by fire to-day.
Loss on building $500; insurance $500. Stock
owned by Syme, loss 81, 400; no insurance.
New YORK, Jan. lS.-The fire last night at
Worth and Church streets will cause, it is said,
the suspension of six or eight small insurance
companies. The block in which the fire oc-
Cured was regarded as valuable in the goods
stored there any single block in the city.
Engines were all the morning throwing
streams Of water on the ruins of the Worth
street fire. The following are the assurances:
On the buildings, 1853, 900, in twelve conn anies
panies; Male & Co., $120,0eO, in twenty-one
companies; Forstman & Co., $l75, 900, in
twenty-four companies; Walkenshaw & Voight
$443,OOO in sixty companies; THOMPSON.
Langdon & Co., $50, 1000, in twelve companies;
Van Volkeburg, Leavitt & Co., 1892, ZOO, in
l23 companies. The losses are still estimated
at 50, 100000. Boston has $4,000 insurance.
In the insurance offices everybody is at work
ascertaining to what extent the company is in
in the fire. One of the presidents remarked
If we have few more fires like those of this
week you must expect panic among the COM
panies. AS it is, hear couple of companies
heavily interested are in very lame way.
company, Pearl street, was damaged by fire
this morning $4,000. Insured in National,
Western, Washington and Mutual, all of Gin
cinnati, for $4,000. The building was dam
aged $500.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1s.-At midnight a
ton of Allensville, KY, burned this morning.
JAIL ESCAPE.
CINCINNATI, Jan. lS.-Atnoon yesterday eight
prisoners attempted to escape from jail at Ow-
enton, Ky. They knocked down the iailors
brother, Robert Moore who had charge, and
fled, but Moore, regaining his feet, drew a re-
volver and fired, the ball passing through the
body of VIM. Sawders he was jumping out
of window, the wound proving fatal in a
short time. Sawders had been confined for
burglary.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. lS.-The Jail Of Jefferson
county, at Pine Bluff, burned last night The
prisoners were removed to the court house I'M
injured. A prisoner fired the building.
JUDGES OF ELECTION CONVICTED.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 18.-In the United States
circuit court today. VIM. A. Forwood and
Thos. Cook, Judges of election of this CITY.
were found guilty of refusing to admit depu-
uty marshal In the room where the polls were
held, when he had been called in by United
States supervisor to keep tally of the votes,
and were sentenced to pay a fine and costs.
The trial OF a number Of persons for violating
the United States election laws will follow.
DISHONEST TREASURER.
BOSTON, Jan. 1S.-The property of the Massa-
chusetts Home Missionary society," which it's
late treasurer, Charles Demond, was said to have
missed. amounts to about $50, 900. The troub-
lie arises from unauthorized investments by
Demond, who justifes his action by the Gus
tom of the former treasurer making invest
ments in behalf of the society.
HANGED.
GREENvnLE, Ala, Jan. 18.-Sam Cook was
hanged here yesterday, for the murder of Pri-
mus CALDWELL two years ago.
INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 1S.-Lieut. Gen
Hull has been indicted by the United States
grand jury the charge of conspiracy with
| others in obtaining false returns of the cleo.
tions in Brevard county. Hull was the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress at the late cleo.
! tion from the Second district, and holds Ger
tifcate Of election from the Governor. He is
! presiding over the Senate at Tallahassee, and
telegraphs he will be here without service Of
warrant,