Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-07
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Days Record of Deeds of Deviltry and
Misfortune.
RAILROAD WRECK.


BUFFALO, Jan. 6.-An accident occurred on
the New York Central railroad, to-day, FIVE
miles east of Batavia on what is known as the
Byron grade. Officials of the road are very
retlcent, and the facts as near as can be ascer-
tanned are as follows Assistant Superintendent
McCool started out about 2 p NJ with five en-
glnes and snow pillow to clear up the road to
hochester preparatory to sending out the first
Train since last Thursday. On reaching des-
ignated point, they encountered a drift forty
feet long and five feet deep, which was frozen
nearly as solid as earth, and the engines Jumped
the track, the second engine breaking its fas-
Jennings and going down the south bank, the
Plow and frst engine going on the north side,
the locomotive lying fat on its side across the
track and the third engine being smashed up,
while the fourth and fifth only left the rails.
Samuel Cooper, of this city, driver of the first
engine, was badly scalded. Thomas Lawless,
fireman, had one of his legs caught as the en-
glne went over, and it was necessary to saw it
WEIGH, another fireman, was badly bruised.
Lawless cannot survive.
AsHTABULA, OHIO, FIRE.
CLEVELAND, Jan. Ga Herald special from
Ashtabula, Ohio, says: Fire at that place this
morning damaged Ashtabula block to the ex-
tent of about $4,000. The block was owned
Losses, about 1890 on furniture. The lower
floors OF the block were occupied as stores.
THE CHICAGO FIRE.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The total loss by Satur-
day nights fire, it is now thought, will not ex-
coed $4,000. The individual losses were con-
fined almost entirely to Office furniture. The
Libraries of the law firms located in the build
ing were saved with but little injury. Gen.
Sheridan's loss at army headquarters is trifing.
The military department. have taken quarters
IN the entresol of the Palmer house. The post
office is located in the Singer building and
there is nothing in the distribution of mails in
the city to indicate that the department has
been disturbed. The Chicago & Alton rail-
road offices have removed to their old quartera.
4 and West Van Buren, street. Excellent
work was done by the fire patrol and by the
hire department in preserving the walls of the
building and the three lower floors from great
injury.
CHEYENNE, Jan. 6.-Last night. at Carbon,
Wy, twenty-five or thirty masked men broke
open the baggage car and took out and hung s
route to Raivlina for trial on charge of par
ticipation in the Widdowfeld murder last fall
he was notorious character and had beea
identified with numerous stage robberies.
LOST THE TRAIL.
New YORK, Jan. 6.-Detectives are searching
for J. W. Hull, who robbed Field g. James of
$3O, 600 in government bonds. They learned
that Hull left the city the day of the rob-
berry on the Fall river steamboat. The detec-
tives traced him to Providence, but there the
clew was lost
ENGINE BOILER EXPLODED.
BUFFALO, Jan. 6.-An engine on the Central
road, sent out with snow-plow this afternoon,
bursted a boiler near Batavia. VIM. Lawles,
fireman, was badly injured, it is feared fatally.
LYNCHERs ARRESTED.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 6.-Olive, Green, Baldwin
and six others, charged with the murder of
Mitchell and Ketchum, burned at the stake
north Of Kearney few weeks since, were ar
rested at Plum Greek this morning by the
deputy sheriff and posse. Two brothers of
Ketchum are among the captors. No resistance
was made and the party were taken to
Kearney and lodged in jail to await trial.
, FOUND THEM OUT.
TERRE HAUTE, Jan. Cit has been found
that Oliver P. Ferry, of this county, and John
Trader, who is in the State penitentiary for
life on another charge, were the parties who
rapished, murde red and robbed an old woman
named Eva Peters, near this city, on the night
of the 10Th of March, 1875. Perry has been
arrested.
BEZZLEMENT.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. Civilian Blueman
formerly president of the First National bank
of this city, which went into liquidation a year
ago, was arrested to-day charged with embez-
element. He was released on SO 900 bail.
ASCENDING TREASURER.
PORT JERv1s, N. Y, Ian. 6.-James w. Quick
treasurer Of Pike county, Pa. whose term of
Office expired to-day, is missing. Fears are en-
tertained that he has absconded with $4,000 of
county funds.