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

CHICAGO. Feb. THE Richards Iron works.
on account of an alleged fraudulent attempt
to foreclose mortgage, were recently thrown
into bankruptcy by Supt. J. G. Richards, to
protect the creditors. After a trial of six
months Judge Hubbard, in the United States
bankrupt court, has just decided the mortgage
Invalid and fraud upon ihe creditors. T. o,
Ierhlme bought in the concern under the bank
ruptcy sale and run the works as successor to
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. 8.-A dispatch from Vienna
states that from fifteen to twenty fresh cases
of disease resembling plague occur daily
near Kan hi, Thessaly, aud there is great
naorta ity from the same cause at r sslo..
A Berlin dispatch says of plague IL re-
ported at Myssokoye, near Moscow. This is
possibly revival of an old report.
EMBEzzLEMENT.
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 7.-Evan Rice. cash
Ter of the Wilmington & Brandywine national
bank, has been arrested on charge of en-
bezzling about 1927, 0O0 Rice is confined to his
bed by nervous prostration.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
LITTLE Rock, Feb. 1.-THE Icenmeyer -four
ing mill in this city, the largest in Arkansas,
exploded boiler last night, killing the en-
gineer, Horace Burns, and making an utter
wreck of the engine house. Burns has a 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. 1.-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 a measure was in
troduced, 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 oity. re-
turned a verdict of acquittal.
OREGON HANGING.
SAN Francisco, Feb. AT Dallas, Oregon,
to-day, James Cook was hanged for the murder
of George Craig. Cooks real name was I'M
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 was
auditor of St. Louis county for ten years prior
to 1876, was convicted to-day in the criminal
court of embezzling about $l43, 900 of the county
and township school fund, Of which he was
| collector and custodian. His sentence is ten
years in the penitentiary. This was his second
trial and motion will be made for another.
+ COUPLE OF FIRES.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 7.-Gothold, McCook l.
Co.'s confectionery mandatory. 1875 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 postoffice was
located in Ruuals block, and was entirely de-
| stroyed, together with all the mail matter.
records, funds, documents and private papers
OF the postmaster. Total loss about SiS,0oS
insurance $4,000.