Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12

ness did not wait to speak to Buford, but
overheard the Judge ask Buford where he
was going IN such hurry with his gun.
Heard Buford's reply as follows: 81 am
going snipe hunting,' and followed BY an
invitation from Buford to Elliott to take
drink. moment after he heard the gun
discharged; looked back and saw Judge Ell
lott lying on the pavement; ran to him, saw
the wound and exclaimed, "My God, you
have killed him!'' Buford replied, eyes;
am sorry had to do it''-that he had sworn
to avenge his sister. The testimony of the
witnesses following duly confirmed Judge
Hines testimony.
RELIC OF HORROR.
ST. LOUIS, July 11.-Laborers removing
the debris of the Southern hotel exhumed
the skeleton of woman in the laundry to-
day. The remains are supposed to be those
of Kate Lawler, one of the servants of the
house, and have been lying where found
since the night of the 18th Of April, 1877,
when the hotel was burned.
THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
HARTFORD, July lin fit of jealousy,
to-day, John Kerr stabbed Henry Meister-
ling and then his wife, the latter five times.
WMKEsBARRE, July 11.-Augustus Helker,
engineer, and Ed. Knull, fireman, were killed
by misplaced switch throwing the engine
down an embankment.
A PRISON ESCAPE FRUSTRATED.
CoNcoRD JUNCTION, Mass, July 11.--An-
other plot for the wholesale release of pris-
cners has been discovered and frustrated at
the Massachusetts, State Prison. A letter
from one convict to another was intercept
ed, which disclosed plan to capture certain
officers and railroad train which runs into
the prison yard every day, and with the aid
of battering-ram batter down the entrance
gate to the prison. This opening was for
the escape of several hundred convicts.
SENTENCE AFFIRMED.
TRENTON, July 1.-The supreme court
has affirmed the judgment on the case of
Mrs. Smith and Cove Bennett, sentenced to
be hanged for the murder of police officer
Smith, husband of Mrs. Smith. The case
now goes to court the of errors and appeals
HANGED FOR MURDER.
New ORLEANS, July 1.-THE Galveston
Neaos special from Corpus Christi says: An
tonic Garcia was to-day executed for the
murder of Augustin Amollo, Sept. 9TH, 1873.
He was defiant to the last The drop fell at
1926. He was pronounced dead at 11:4O.
His neck was broken by the fall. Death en-
sued instantly.
WILMINGTON, N. c., July 11.-John Davis,
colored, was hung to-day at Smithville, for
the murder of Henry MoDuffie, oolored, in
December last. The condemned man ad-
mitted the killing, but claimed he did not in
tend it. About 1000 people witnessed the
execution. It is said to be the first hanging
in Brunswick county in forty years.
STORM AT sARNA.
SARN1A, July ia terrific storm, which
lasted Is minutes, passed over here to-day,
doing considerable damage to buildings.
Among others the bank of commerce had its
roof blown off, Il. McKenzie's furniture store
roof blown across the street, knocking in the
front portion Of Charles Mckenzie & Co.'s
hardware store. The Belham house, Great
Western railroad freight and engine house,
were all damaged. The crops in this vicinity
suffered severely, being levelled with the
ground.
STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
HARR1sBuRe,P Pa, July 11.-About 5 O'Clock
this afternoon a storm of unusual severity
swept''ove Miflin and Juniata counties. The
Presbyterian and Methodist churches were
unroofed and the Lutheran church slightly
damaged. A row of buildings on Main
street, occupied principally as stores, were
unroofed, the gable ends blown in, and con-
tents badly damaged. The carriage factory
of Howers & School was badly damaged and
a number of carriages destroyed. The roof
of the public school building was blown off
and other building more or less damaged.
Loss estimated Of $65,OOO. A lady named
Cresswell, aged 20 years, was instantly killed
by the roof the Presbyterian church crushing
into her residence. At Lewiston, Miflin county,
several houses were unroofed, and one en-
tirely destroyed. It is feared great destruc-
ton of property has occurred in other
localities in Juniata and Miflin counties.
THE STORM IN MICHIGAN.
DEfRo1r, Mich, July 11.-Pontiac, Port
Huron and st. Clair, in this State, were
visited to-day by destr uctive storm of
wind, rain and lightning, which might be
called tornado. It struck Pontiac about
11:30 and seriously damaged the spires of
the Congregational and Episcopal churches,
the jail, Dewell's livery stable, and unroofcd
number of dwellings,. The damage to
crops and orchards in the vicinity of Pontiac
is reported to be very great. So far as known
no persons were injured. Port Huron ad-
q little after IL O'clock, flooding the country
and city with rain. The force of the
wind blew down the new Methodist church,
inficting loss of $4,000. It also blew the
side out of A. B. Taylor's planning mill, blew
down the Pine Grove Brewery entirely, de-
molishing Barron's photograph gallery, un-
rooted the Grand Trunk freight houses at
Fort Gratiot and Port Edwards, and the
Minnie and Graham blocks and many houses
and barns in different sections of the city
we're upset or unroofed. boy
named Hoffman had both legs broken
by barn falling on him. A street car driv-
or named Barnes was seriously injured in
the head by flying brickbat. Store fronts
we're smashed, and the goods therein greatly
damaged. No correct estimation of the dam
age can be yet arrived at. At st. Clair many
trees were blown down and several buildings
unroofed. Mr.. johnson, a farmer residing
near town, was seriously injured by 8 fallin g
barn.
DIED OF HIS WOUNDS.
CHICAGO, July thames Jones, colored,
who was shot BY, his brother, Prince Albert
Jones, some d&y ago, died this afternoon.
Prince Albert has been held to bail in the
sum of $4,000.
Stabbed BY His Son.
Vague rumors were circulated at late
hour last night concerning q serious alterca-
ton between father and son named Chaska.
residents in the Polish settlement. A visit
to the locality was made by GLOBE re-
porter and the utmost difficulty was expert.