Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-08
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
FRAUDULENT MORTGAGE,

CHICAGO. Feb. THE Richards Iron works,
on account of an alleged fraudulent attempt
to foreclose mortgage, were recently thrown
into bankruptcy by Supt. J. @. Richards, to
protect the creditors. After trial of six
months Judge Hubbard, in the United States
bankrupt court, has just decided the mortgage
Invalid and fraud upon the creditors. T. o.
Terhlme bought in the concern under the bank
ruptcy sale and run the works as successor 10
the company. The sheriff to-day replevined
the works and placed the entire property in
the hands of j. G. Richards & Co. Question of
damages yet pending.
THE PLAGUE.
LONDON, Feb. S.-A dispatch from Vienna
states that from fifteen to twenty fresh cases
OF disease resembling plague occur daily
near Kan hi, Thessaly, and there is great
r1orta lty from the same cause at R1slo,.
A Berlin dispatch says a case of plague is re-
ported at Myssokoye, near Moscow. This is
possibly revival of an old report.
EMBEzzLEMENT.
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 7.-Eran Rice cash
Ter of the Wilmington & Brandywine national
bank, has been arrested on charge of en-.
bezzling about $4,000. Rice is confined to his
bed by nervous prostration.
FATAL EXPLOSION
LITTLE Rock, Feb. 1.-THE Icenmeyer flour
ing mill in this city, the largest in Arkansas,
exploded a boiler last night, killing the en-
ginetr, Horace Burns, and making an utter
wreck of the engine house. Burns has wife
and two children in st. Louis, Mo.
INDICTED.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA private dispatch from
Jefferson City says articles of impeachment
were presented to the wer house this morning
against State Treasurer Gates.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. THE private dispatch re-
ceived from Jefferson City this noon. stating
articles OF impeachment were presented against
State Treasurer Gates were presented to the
House to day, seems to have been premature.
A resolution looking to such measure WAS in
PRODUCED, however, but was referred to the ju-
dietary committee without debate.
ACQUITTED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. THE jury in case Of
Bolan, on trial for murder in this CITY. re-
turned verdict of acauittal.
OREGON HANGING.
SAN Francisco, Feb. AT Dallas, Oregon,
to-day, James Cook was hanged for the murder
of George Craig. Cooks real name was nm
known as he refused 10 disclose. A number of
spectators, including some dozen women, wit
messed the execution.
TEN YEARS.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 7.-Wm. Heath, who wa.
to 1876, was convicted to-day in the criminal
court of embezzling about Sl4S, 600 of the county
and township school fund, of which he WAS
| collector and custodian. His sentence is ten
years in the penitentisry. This was his second
| trial and a motion will be made for smother.
COUPLE OF FIRES.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7.-Gothold. McCook 4
Co.'s confectionery mandatory. 125 North
Second street. burned this morning.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. IA fire at Ripon, Wis.
this morning destroyed the Runals block and a
portion of Aliens block. The postoffce WAS
located in Runals' block, and was entirely de-
stroyed, together with all the mail matter.
records, funds, documents and private papers
of the postmaster. Total loss about slS,000;
insurance Sc, 600. 49,
Norris (Stevens county, Tribune: Twenty
four Germans and their families from. Ram.
sey and Washington counties, are coming as
soon as spring opens, and will settle togeth.
er in the town of Pepperton.
Andrew sohlberg, of Alexandria, has los,
the second of his little twin boys, by diph