Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-29
CRIME CASUALTIES.
THE DAYS DETILTRLES AND MIS-
HAPS.
1ncendiary Fire at Minneapolis
in tho Cameron-Oliver Naughtiness
ClOsed-French Steamer Sunk by Col
lision and seventy-Two Persons Lost
laneOus.
e INCENDIARY FIRE.

Special Telegram to the Globe.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 2S.-The alarm of
fire from box forty-one at 11:3O o'clock last
night, was caused by the burning of barn
belonging to Edward Hausman, in the rear
of 315 Washington avenue north. The
barn was set on fire by two per-
sons, as about five minutes before
Hausman discovered it he heard footsteps
running through the alley which leads from
the barn to Washington avenue. This is
the third attempt to fire the barn, and unfor-
tunately this time it was success. A horse
valued at $3.50, which was in the barn, was
burned, and large quantity of hay and a
set of harness. The building was insured
with Edmund Eichorn for $50. The loss
will be about $3.50.
DRY GOODS THIEVES.
Especial Telegram to the Globe[
MINNEAPOLIS, March 2S.-Detective Hoy
and Sheriff Frost, of Anoka county, ne
turned from Atwater last night, bringing
with them three men who are wanted at
gainesville for robbing a dry goods store
there. When arrested the men had with
them a wagon load of the stolen goods.
They will be taken back by the sheriff to-
morrow.
Western Associated Press
STEAMER SUNK.
New YORK, March 28.-The following de-
tails have been received of the loss of the
steamer st. Michel on the night of March
18th: The Haytian war steamer st. Michel,
six guns, commander Nadol, having on
board part of the 9th regiment of the line
of Granderweir, with Gen. Montpoint, mill
tary governor of Cape Hayti, on her way
from Port au Prince to the last named
port, came into collision with the British
steamer Bolivar, of the West India & Pa
cific steamship company, of Liverpool, near
one hundred and fifty persons on board the
steamer, of whom only four were civilians,
seventy-two were saved by boats of the
English steamer. Among them are the cap
tain of the St. Michel and Gen. Montpoint.
Among the lost are DR.. Lohens and Mr. Al
bert Frances Joseph, brother of the late
minister of public instruction.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-In the Oliver
Cameron suit to-day defense rested the case,
and Mrs. Oliver was recalled. She testified
she never slept in q room with Mrs. Hen
rique, had no conversation with her about
Cameron and never told her or any other
person that she intended to blackmail him.
Prosecution ended. Adjourned.
BAR Room MURDER.
NATION, ILL.,, March 28.-Peter Hoben,
young railroad man, instantly killed VIM.
Weible last night in saloon in this city,
striking him the head with a car link.
Weible was defending friend. Hoben is
under arrest.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
HARRISBURG, March 28-Hadissah Doug
las, walking with female friend last even
ing near Dauphin, was shot dead by man
named Saylor, who then killed himself.
ACCUSED OF WIFE POISONING.
MONTPELIER, Ind, March 26.-To-day the
wife of George Won Horn caused his arrest,
charged with poisoning her with intent to
kill.
FOR LIFE.
LOUISVILLE, March 28.-A special dis
patch from Richmond, Ky, to the Courier
Journal says Jerry Burnett, colorod, was to-
day found guilty of murder il, the first de-
gree and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 28.-A boiler In
Brinkmyer & Harper's dashboard factory,
exploded this morning. One man had his
thigh broken and three others were badly
scalded. The damage to property was not
great.
INDICTED.
SAN Francisco, March 2S.-The United
States grand jury have indicted Edward Ber-
trand for manslaughter, for killing the cap
tain of the bark Masonic in the China seas
the 18th of last November.
DIED EASY.
NASHVILLE, March 2S.-knox Martin, COL
ored, murderer of John Wittenmeyer and
wife, was hanged here to-day in the presence
of about $4,000 people. Before leaving the
jail he made full confession of the crime.
He made no statement on the scaHold. he
died easy. The body was given over to