Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-27

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Jordan Aduocate, May %: On Tuesday
the walls of the mill were completed and the
framework OF the roof was put in position.
J. 81. Breidert, of st. Paul, arrived with the
iron for the roof and crew of workmen, on
Tuesday night, and is at work laying the
roof.
An explosion occurred at the Faribault
gas works, the other day, doing considerable
damage to the building, setting it on fire.
The flames were speedily extinguished by
the fire company. The explosion was caus-
ed by a leak in the pipes, the escaping gas
coming in contact with q test light.
st. Cloud Journal Press: The young
man Irwin, whose attempt at suicide at Avon
we noticed last week, has concluded to live
little longer. DR.. Waite and about quart
of mustard tea took all the love and desire
to make cold corpse of himself out of him.
He left Avon on Friday to ego on the drive"
George B. Winship, publisher of the Gale
donia Courier, in Houston county, an
nounces the discontinuance of his paper, for
business reasons. Other places, he says, af-
ford greater business advantages, and he has
selected another, as yet unannounced, loca-
ton where he will engage in the printing
business.
New Ulm ReuSeao: Sharpers are practic-
ing new swindle among the agriculturists,
and which is proving very successful IN
some portions of the State. They approach
their victims under the pretense of pur-
chasit & egg, poultry etc., and if a bargain is
concluded, the purchaser pays one dollar to
secure the bargain.
A fisherman fell into the water at Little
Falls, Mimi, and on getting out hung all
his clothes over q fire to dry. They were
ignited and entirely consumed, leaving
their owner naked and three miles from
home Seeing woman approaching, he
submerged himself to the neck in the stream
and bargained with her to lend him some of
her skirts.
Burton A. Livingston, a highly esteemed
citizen of Alexandria, Douglas county, took
his own life by a pistol shot. The announce
ment Of the deed threw the village into q
state of excitement never before known. In
o letter written before he killed himself, he
spoke in the most loving and endearing
terms of his wife and three little boys, whom
he leaves in sorrow and desolation.
LIE Sueur Sentinel, May %: A narrow
escape from death by lightning was made on
Monday of last week, while Mr.. Goodman, q
resident of Sibley county, about fourteen
miles from LIE Sueur, was sowing timothy
seed in his field. Lightning struck his wire
fence, then jumped from the fence to q ti1
pan in which he was carrying the grass seed
close to his side, and then followed dowr
his side and leg to the ground, leaving rec
streak one inch wide, which was visible fol-
several days.
Red Wing Free Press: During one o.
the recent storms Mr.. Robert and family, of
McCanterville, Wilkin county, were sitting
in one room while their little baby was lying
asleep IN the cradle in an adjoining room
and near an open window; when Mrs. Rob.
erts went to look at the baby she found it in
sensible and black in the face. Lightning
had entered through the window and struck
the child. It remained insensible several
hours, and several days passed before it re
, covered from the shock, and it's natural col
or has not yet returned.
During the rain storm of recent date ,
deluge of water fell, as if from bursting
cloud, on the farm of p. Murray, near the vii
lage of Saratoga in Winona county, whicl
! tore up and totally destroying thirty acres o
, his corn. The water found its way to th
creek where the element went rushing on
damaging the Hampton mill dam somewha
and making clean sweep of the one a
Pekin. Mr.. Daimler, proprietor of the Tro,
mills, discovered the water in time to rais
four of his waste gates, thus saving his dam
A son of Mr.. Joseph Wbeelock saw the rain
fall, who is reported as saying that the waite
rolled over the ground carrying front o
at least two feet in heighth.