Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-20
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
FIXES,
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
RIVER FALLS, Wis, Jan. l8.-The extensive
cooper shops owned by the Junction Mill com
pany, and operated by d. Syme & Bro, of Min
neapolis, were totally destroyed by fire to-day.
Loss on building $500; insurance $500. Stock
owned by Syme, loss 81 400; no insurance.
New YORK, Jan. lS.-The fire last night at
Worth and Church streets will cause, it is said,
the suspension of six or eight small insurance
companies. The block in which the fire oc-
| CURED was regarded as valuable in the goods
| stored there as any single block in the city
| Engines were all the morning throwing
streams of water on the ruins of the Worth
| street fire. The following are the assurances:
On the buildings 100000 in twelve companies;
sohnabel Bros, $l75, 900, in twenty-eight com
panies; Male q Co., $12O,OOO, in twenty-one
companies; Forstman & Co., 5000, in
twenty four companies; Walkenshaw & Voight,
$443,O00, in sixty companies; Thompson,
Langdon Co., $4,000, in twelve companies;
Van Volkeburg, Leavitt & Co., $492,000, in
at 81, 100000. Boston has $4,000 insurance.
In the insurance Offices everybody is at work
ascertaining to what extent the company is in
in the fire. One of the presidents remarked,
If we have few more fires like those of this
week you must expect panic among the COM
panles. As it is, 1 hear couple of companies
heavily interested are in verv lame way -
CINCINNATI, Jan. 18.-The tin and Japan
company, Pearl street, was damaged by fire
this morning $4,000. Insured in National,
Western Washington and Mutual, all of Gin
cinnati. for $4,000. The building was dam
aged $500.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 18-At midnight a
special to the Journal says all the business por-
ton of Allensville, KY, burned this morning.
JUDGES OF ELECTION CONVICTED.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 18.-In the United States
circuit court to-day. VIM. A. Forwood and
Thos Cook, judges of election of this city,
were found guilty of refusing to admit depu-
uty marshal in the room where the polls were
held, when be had been called in by United
States supervisor to keep tally of the votes,
and were sentenced to pay fine and costs.
the United States election laws will follow.
DISHONEST TREASURER.
BOSTON, Jan. lS.-The property of the Massa-
chusetts Home Missionary society, which it's
late treasurer, Charles Demond. was said to have
missed. amounts to about 100000. The tr oub-
lie arises from unauthorized Investments by
Demond, who justifes his action by the Gus
tom of the former treasurer making invest
ments in behalf of the society.
HANGED.
GREENvnLE, Ala, Jan. 18.-Sam Cook was
hanged here yesterday for the murder of Pri-
mus Caldwell, two years ago.
INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY,
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 18.-Lieut. Gen.
Hull has been indicted by the United States
grand jury on the charge of conspiracy with
others in obtaining false returns of the cleo
lions in Brevard county. Hull was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress at the late cleo
ton from the Second district, and holds GER
tifcate of election from the Governor. He is
presiding over the Senate at Tallahassee, and
telegraphs he will be here without service of
warrant