Daily globe., 1879-04-23
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
Destructive Lumber Fire at Anoka-Nearly
a Million Feet of Lumber Burned-Sup-
posed Work Of an 1ncendiary-The Town
of Ortonville, Big Stone County, Cremat-
ina1 Record.
LUMBER FIRE AT ANoKA.

ANoKA. Minn., April pa large amount of
lumber, between eight hundred thousand and
one million feet, belonging to Pratt & Rhines,
of Princeton, was burned here last night. The
fire is supposed to be the work of an incen-
diary. The lumber burned stood in close
proximity to the main yard of the Anoka lum-
Der mills, and also to their planning mill and
burned had it not been for the timely use of
our steamer, which did good work and efectu-
ally checked the flames and kspt the fire from
spreading. As far as can be ascertained there
was no insurance on the lumber burned.
RESIDENCE BURNED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
ROCHESTER,, Mimi, April %. Tho farm
house owned by Vim. Laugh .on, in the town
of Marion, caught fire and burned yesterday
noon. It ignited from spark from the Chin
ney falling on the roof while the family were
at dinner, being all on fire when discovered.
There was considerable furniture and wearing
apparel burned. The total loss is estimated at
$500. Insured in the Fire & Marine, St. Paul,
for $3.50 on the house and $50 on the furniture.
TRoTT1Na HORSE BURNED TO DEATH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
W1NoNA, Minn., April 22.-About two o clock
this afternoon the barn of J. B. Kirch, of this
city, caught fire from pile of burning rub
bish in the street, and was entirely destroyed.
Three horses burned to death, one being a fast
trotter, valued at $4O0. The barn was insured
at 300. w. H. Davis, clerk, was severely
scorched while trying to save the horses.
OHIO CUTTING AFFRAY.
CINCINNATI, April 22.-Accounts have been
received of terrible cutting affray which oc-
CURED at Yellowbud, twelve miles from Chill
licothe Ohio, Sunday night. A man named
Murphy upon being ordered to keep quiet by
Mr.. Hart, keeper OF saloon where he was
creating disturbance, drew knife and
stabbed Hart in the breast and arms nine times
One Barlow, attempting to interfere, received
a cut across the abdomen. The wounds of
both men are pronounced fatal.
AN ovER-FATrHFUL CONDUCTOR.
COLUMBUS, O., April pa special to the
Evening Dispatch from Lancaster says the resi-
dence of Joseph Merger and its contents were
destroyed by fire this morning. All the family
escaped by jumping from second story window
except girl eight years old, who persisted iu
the flames. No insurance. Merger is freight
conductor on the Herekin Valley railroad, and
was about leaving Lancaster with his train
when he was told his house was ON fire. Feel
ing that his duty was to his employers 1rst he
remained with his train and brought it through
to this point while his house was burning.
THE GREAT REPUBLIC DISASTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, April pa Portland dis
patch gives an additional list of drowned by
the Great Republic disaster, as follows: James
Chris. Mont, sailor, all of whom were lost in
the boat capsizing while leaving the ship for
the island Sunday morning.
oRroNvnLE, MIMI, cH1cAao1zED.
MORRIS, Mimi, April 22-The entire busi-
ness mort inn Of +hA town of Ortonvil1e Rio
Stone county,, was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. The FIRE burned in from the
prairie. As it approached town the people
burned off part of the intervening space, but
the wind, which blew almost hurricane,
carried the fire across, and that side of the
street on which were all the business houses
was swept clean. Messrs. Shoemaker d Son,
Wood Bros, and P. G. Gessner d Co., are the
principal losers.
sUICIDE-AMNEsTY.
NASHVILLE, April 22-An unknown man to-
night leaped from the suspension bridge into
the Cumberland river, falling 100 feet, and va.
| drowned. One hundred and sixty-three illicit
distillers accepted amnesty to-day in the
United States circuit court.
NEW ORLEANS FIRE.
NEW ORLEANS, April 22.-The Poland stree,
car station, and seven adjacent houses, were
burned. Loss estimated at $4,000.
ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN FIRES.
CHICAGO, April 22.-A Tribune special says
fire occurred in Braidwood, ILL.,, this afternoon
destroying $4,000 worth of property ane
grain.
The Inter Oceans La Crosse, Wis. specia
says the village of Norway, on the Northwest
| ern railroad, was nearly destroyed by ire THU
| afternoon. Loss, SIS, 900.
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