Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-08
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Days Record of Wickedness ar
Mishaps.

Mishaps.
TREsPAssERs IN LIMBO.
MILWAUKEE, March Joseph Faville and
Thomas Owens were brought to this city to-
day by Deputy United States Marshal Web
ster, of Green Bay, charged with trespassine
on government lands. A large quantity OF
pine logs and cedar poles were seized by re-
plevy. The parties were held for trial.
AFFAIRS IN HAYTI.
New YORK, March Livingston, Jamaica,
news to February "a, says the revolutionary
party in Hayti still threatens the overthrow
of Canul The whole northern portion is
IN arms, but the president thinks he will
save his government.
AN OLD MURDER CASE.
OGDEN, Utah, May I'm the case of r.
L. Burton, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Bowman, seventeen years ago, during the
Morrisite trouble, the jury, after being out
nearly two days, returned verdict of not
guilty.
COCK-FIGHTERs FINED.
CINCINNATI, March 7,-At Ironton, O.,
yesterday, twenty-five persons who plead
guilty to the charge of being aiders and
abettors of cock fight, which occurred at
that place, Saturday, were fined from SIS to
$3.50 each, by Judge Harper. A justice of
the peace was among the culprits.
HE MUST HANG.
RUTLAND, March Gov Proctor declines
to reprieve Henry Gravelin, the Weatherfield
murderer.
1NoEND1AR1sM.
COLUMBUS, March 7.-Citizens held a
mass meeting tonight to take steps looking
to the arrest of the incendiarism now so
prevalent IN this city. After an earnest dis
cussion, memorial was adopted calling on
the city council to offer reward for the
arrest of the incendiaries.
OTHER HEARTS TO ACHE.
ST.. LOUIS, March Tt will be recollected
that about three weeks ago Jos. Beck, a
baggage master on the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern railroad, was arrested
for robbing the mail, pleaded guilty and
was sent to the penitentiary the same day.
Since he has been in prison he has made
full confession duplicating other employees
of the railroad. Tonight B. G. Lester,
brakeman, and VIM. F. johnson, express
III.
They also have confessed and will be
arraigned tomorrow in the United States
district court.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 7.-Hugh Davis,
A. J. Foster and Charles SIMS three young
men, were arrested this afternoon charged
with attempted blackmailing Mrs. Kate
Dawson. They threatened to burn and rob
her residence unless paid 5000. All have
confessed their guilt
FRAUDULENT BREACH OF TRUST.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March THE trial of E..
Solomon, merchant, doing business at Hum
boldt, Tenn, indicted for fraudulent breach
of trust, was commenced this morning in
the criminal court. On the second of last
January Solomon obtained from several
Memphis merchants about $4,000 as ad-
vances on CLIFTON, which he had promised to
ship from Humboldt. A few days later Sol
ONION made an assignment. His liabilities
amount to $4,000, owed principally in the
east.
FIRES YESTERDAY.
New York, March IA fire this morning
in the bag factory of F. Saltwater, % Bridge
street, caused loss of $4,000.
PORTLAND, March 1.-The fire at Fort
Fairfield caused loss of $780, 900.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, March THE boiler
and engine rooms of the slaughtering house
and fertilizer, and the packing room and
smoke house of the packing establishment of
I. M. Sinclair q Co., were destroyed by fire
this afternoon. The fire originated at noon
in the fertilizer, and the flames spread with
frightful rapidity. The almost superhuman
work of the fremen alone saved the entire
establishment from obstruction. Loss heavy,
approximating $4,000; insurance light.
ACQUITTED.
New ORLEANS, March THE jury in the
Natchitotches election cases rendered a YER
dict of acquittal.