Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-28

Mississippi demonstrations NIishaps and
Misdemeanors.
sICKENING RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MENoMoNEE, Wis, Dec. Plat about a
passenger approached this station, the engineer
felt sort of jerking of the engine along the
side-track switch at the approach of the sta
ton. On pulling up at the station he men
toned the fact to the operator, and sug-
gested that there might be something wrong
with the frog of the switch. and that be had
better go up. The operator complied, and
on approaching the frog, at short distance
this side was Mortified upon discovering the
mangled body of a man. The body was an
almost undistinguishable mass of tattered
clothes and lacerated flesh His legs and
were almost pulverized, and portion of them
missing, his entrails torn out and the upper
part of his head severed. Upon following
the course of the track to the trestle-work,
occasional fragments of his body were found,
his heart being discovered off to one side of
the track, separate and alone from
any other part of the body. It
appears that the deceased was struck by the
engine at the tres tie work and carried down to
the frog partly on and partly under the cow
catcher, as fragments of his body were occa-
sionally found where he had been pressed be-
tween the cow-catcher and the ties. On reach
ing the frog his body came in contact with it.,
and was pressed in, which called the atten-
ton OF the engineer as above stated. Deceased
had been around the depot all day in serious
ly intoxicated condition, was an utter stranger
and unknown to all. He seemed to intend to
take the train that night, as he made several
inquiries at the Office as to when the train
n ms q hnr
twenty or twenty-five years old, and claimed
to have been in partnership with some one in
the butcher business at Hudson. When found
no had but twenty cents about his person.
GoRGEs AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-The ice is getting soft
and turning out into the middle of the stream,
but that on the Illinois shore is still fast and
hard. Gorges have formed above and below
nearly two feet, but with present mild weather
they cannot last long, and within two or three
days at furthest the river will be clear to
Cairo and navigation to the south, for very
light boats, resumed. It has thawed rapidly
here to-day, and the harbor will probably be
clear by Monday.
RISE IN THE OHIO.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-The rapid rise in the
river causes some apprehensions in the minds
of the river people for the safety of boats and
cargoes now at the landing. The water touches
the curbstone at Gilmore landing, and at the
present rate it will probably reach the first
floors of some of the houses in the Vicinity Of
Broadway and Main streets by morning. The
wharf boats are almost up to the sidewalks all
along the. ahore. Freight is removed from the
boats as Xpidly as possible, damage to the
boats being apprehended from the action of
the swift current and from driftwood. some Of
the latter being logs Of large dimensions,
which are driven about with great force.
CHRISTMAS MURDER. u
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 27.-During dance near
Eilerton, S. c., Christmas eve William Bates,
while drunk, shot and killed Stephen Bush.
Bates was arrested.
TOO MUCH OF PRACTICAL JOKE.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-John NJ. Waite and M. B.
Gould, both prominent and respected business
men, this afternoon, thinking to play practi.
cal joke on the colored janitor. disarranged the
contents CT Mr.. Waite's room. and then con-
cealing themselves in closet waited until tho
janitor appeared. The latter, becoming ex-
cited at the condition of the room, procured a
to pull the door open, and failing in that fred
through the door. The shot passed through
Mr.. Gould's head, and he died shortly after.
The coroner's jury tonight rendered YER
dict justifying the janitor and discharging
him from custody.
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER,
The coroner'a jury, after several days ses-
sion upon the body of young Gustav Tindau,
who was found dead on the street with 70
volver near his head, and whose death has
been attributed variously to suicide murder,
found verdict this afternoon that he came to
his death from a pistol shot fred by an I'M
known hand, with murderous intent. The
men who have been under arrest on suspicion
were discharged by the police. The case is a
most mysterious one.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 27.-The Prairie City,
and Wabash station, on the St. Louis & South
eastern railroad, blew up this afternoon above
Lodges landing, The fireman, cabin boy aud
cook are missing. The body Of Mrs. Capt. Nc
IntYre was found on shore with both arms off.
Capt. Cox, who was at the wheel, was blown
up with it and fell in the wreck beneath the
debris, and had his arm broken, his ankle
sprained, and was otherwise cut and bruised.
The engineer escaped with slight injuries. The
survivors escaped on barge, and were taken
to New Harmony for medical aid.
FIRE AT NEW YORK.
New YORK. Dec. 27.-Dutton & Rhodes cloth
ing house, at Bowery and Hester street, was
damaged by fire tonight 600. Insured.
Other occupants of the building suffered to the
extent of $4,000. The building was damaged
81. 900. .. =
BURNED TO DEATH.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Clara Caviss,
aged l03 years, burned to death by the explo-
sion of lamp. ...-.... d, ,-. E.. .
U. A. o. D. .'.
Members of Lincoln Grove, No. II, of Druids,
are hereby cordially invited to attend tho fu-
neral of our late brother, J. III. Evensoa,
which will be at l o'clock, December 28th,
1879, from his residence, No. $50 Rice street.