Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-23
MILWAUKEE BREWERY FIRE.

reported. About 100000 bushels of grain
were in tho elevators, all of which will be q
total loss. It is difficult to get a correct esti.
mate of losses sustained. The grain in the
elevator is ruined for brewing purposes, that
portion not burned being damaged by water.
With the premise that the barley may be used
for feed, the loss on grain is put at $3.50, 900.
Loss on buildings Office furniture and machin.
cry at $150, 900, making q total of $3.50, 600.
These are outside figures, given by the proprie-
tors and experts. Insurance men think the
loss will not reach 500, 900. The insurance
policies are in the safe. which cannot be opened
for day or two yet, but it is believed the
The origin of the fire yet remains mystery,
the only reasonable explanation of it was re.
suit of combustion in drying kilns, situated at
the back of the office. v -
The following is the insurance as far as can
be ascertained: Continental, New York, 81, 800;
Phoenix, Hartford, s., 900; National, Hartford,
81, 900; Lacaisse, Paris, $1,000; Commerce,
Meriden, Meriden, Conn, 5000; Faneuil
Hall, Boston, $4,000; Mcdaniel and Traders
New York, "a 600; North German, Hamburg,
81, 1000; Underwriters Association, New York,
$4,000; Watertown, Watertown, N. Y, $3, 900
Westchester, N. Y, %, 900: st. Nicholas, New
don, 10000; Fireman's Fund, GAL, $4,000
Newark, New York. $4,000; New York City
company. $1,000; Hubbard Il Vance agency,
divided into twelve companies, $40, 900; VIM.
T. Durand agency, $55, 900; B. NJ. We'll agency
$500; q. Nichols agency. $40, 900; Rocheste,
German, $4,000; German, Freeport, $1,000; G.
J. Gary agency, $55, 900; Northwestern Nation
GOO; Milwaukee Mechanics Mutual, Milwau.
kee, 81, 500; Commercial, Glasgow. $4,000
Total, 1874, 500. ~. a.--...s -. d. = -
BANK OFFICERS INDICTED.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 22-The grand jury, to.
day, indicted the directors of the suspended
Louisiana Savings bank and Safe Deposit COM
pany, Edward Connery, games Jackson and
Frederick Wing, for wrongfully and feloni-
ously concealing facts, within their knowledge,
relative to the condition of the bank with in
tent to deceive the public, and signing and
submitting to the treasurer of state, for official
publication, a fraudulent report of the con.
dition of the bank. "
MURDERERs LYNoHED.
MACON, Ga, Dec. 22.-Two Irish lads, Ed.
ward Harvey and James MCGEE, peddlers OF
dry goods, were murdered Friday night by
negroes near Jemigan, Russell county, Ala
bama, and the bodies were thrown into the
Chattahoochee river. The murder was dis
covered Saturday when two negroes were ar
rested. These confessed, duplicating others.
A large crowd of whites and blacks assembled
Sunday at P. NJ. and decided to hang the two
murderers. This was done forthwith. -.y
TRAVELLING SALESMAN KILLED.
PITTSBURGH: Dec. 22.-S. Leopold, travelling
salesman for Louisville, Ky, tobacco house,
was killed by the cars at the union depot this
city this forenoon. Deceased was en- route fol
New York, and was waiting on a train at the
time of the accident. 20" g..
BAD FIRE.
NEW York, Dec. 22.-The large corset and
suspender factory of West, Bradley & Gary,
at Nos. 227, 229, 23l and 233 West Twenty.
ninth street, was destroyed by fire tonight.
The flames started in the basement. The en-
tire building fell in less than an hour. Twenty
women we're in the building and barely es-
capped with their lives. Four of them jumped
from the seventh story upon the roof of an ad-
joining building, a distance of three stories,
and were seriously injured. Three tenements
adjoining were damaged by falling walls. Two
fremen wero severely injured. Entire loss
about $40, 900; insurance not yet learned.
coUNrERFE1TERs CAPTURED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The police to-day made a
raid on 202 Washington street, where number
of crooks had been seen, and captured gang
of counterfeiters headed by one Webster and
a complete set Of counterfeiters' plates, dies
and tools, together with one thousand dollars
of ''coney" money. The police are very re-
ticent regarding particulars. and although tho
capture was affected early this morning only
these facts are known tonight.
Steamboat Business Of Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 22.-Advance sheets of the
report of Col. 8. D. Maxwell, superintendent
of the Chamber of Commerce, show that
notwithstanding untavorable circumstances of
last year, such as yellow fever and ice, the
river interest has been fairly successful. Ice
suspended navigation, quarantine closed it
three months, still the number If arrivals and
departures compares favorably with the pre-
ceding year; the arrivals in 1879 being 2,725;
in 1878, 2,940. The steamboat interests are
following the example of railroads, thus con-
centrating the business in . less number of
boats, increasing the number of trips by the
same boats. Steamboats, built here dnring the
year were ten, with an aggregate tonnage of
70 hrSl ~