Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-19
CoWLEY CONVICTED.

NEw YORK, Feb. lS.-Rev. Edward Cowlsy,
manager of the Shepherds Fold, on trial for
the past eight days on the charge of starving
and cruelty treating children, was to-day con-
victed. Cowley wept bitterly upon the an
nouncement of the verdict of the Jury. He
was remanded to the Tombs and will be SEN
fenced Saturday.
DEATH IN THE WINDS.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1S.-During q wind storm
early this morning the frame house on Mclean
avenue. near Liberty street. occupied by John
Delfenbach, wife and three children, was
blown completely over, burying the inmates
under the debris. The father was fatally in
jured. The wife and two eldest children were
slightly hurt. The infant was crushed be-
meath the timbers, a rafter lying across its
neck when found.
LIVERY STABLE BURNED.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 2S.-A fire this afternoon
destroyed Harriman's livery stable, corner of
Wells and Ninth streets. Loss S16, 900; insur-
ance $4,000. One horse aud fifty cutters and
buggies were burned.
CARRIAGE FACTORY BURNED.
TERRE HAurE Feb. 1S.-The carriage, hub
and spoke factory of Keyes & Sykes, of this
city, was totally destroyed by fire to-day. Loss
100000.
BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1S.-A daring highway
robbery was committed this afternoon, on
Main street. Jas. Thompson, of the Pickett
Tobacco warehouse, drew from the Second Ma
tional bank 600, placed the money in his
coat pocket and started for the warehouse.
When at the corner of Seventh and Main
street, two men who followed him jostled
met h,y rnh Ho turn cd IN
see what was the matter, when one of the men
turned around and started rapidly up the
street. Thompson seized hold of the other
man, who protested he was a gentleman, and
when Thompson released his hold upon him, he
also ian off. Thompson then discovered the
package of $4,000 was missing. at this hour
of the day Main street is crowded, and it Is
strange that the parties escaped SO easily.
AooUITrED-To HANG.
DEADwooD, D. T., Feb. 1S.-The jury in the
case of Mrs. Mary E. Boughton, on trial the
past FIVE days, charged with completely in the
murder of Mrs. Minnie C. Callison August 10,
1878, returned verdict of not guilty to-day.
Martin L. Cauk, convicted of the crime, was
resentenced to be hanged April IL, next.
FLoATER.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 1S.-The body Of an I'M
known man was found in a slough near Venice,
Ill.,. opposite the north part of this city to-day.
His head had been horribly smashed with
large rock which lay near the body, and there
were other evidences that the man had been
murdered. No clue to the perpetrators.
KILLED HIS WIFE.
Dies MoINBs, Ia, Feb. 1S--Henry Osborn, a
white coal miner, killed his wife tonight by
MASKING her head with stone. The murderer
has no. yet been caught and the excitement is
fepdinO in the direction Of lynchinO.
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.
PEORIA ILL.,. Feb. 1S-A terrific boiler ex-
plosion at Barton & Babcock's: distillery below
this city this evening at o'clock shattered the
walls of the building, killed two men, fatally
injured two others and badly burned and
scalded three more. John SELL fireman, and an
unknown man who had just come in to find
work were almost instantly killed. Ben Bah
cock, one of the prOprietOrs, and John Rich
ardson, helper, are not expected to live. VIM.
Burns, engineer; Louis Lanfenberg. master,
and Oscar Mills. visitor, were painfully in
jured. The boilers we're getting dry and the
letting on of water was the cause of the ex-
plosioG.
CAUGHT BY BETTING AND KILLED.
DETROIT, Feb. ia shocking accident hap
pened this morning to l6 year old lad named
Henry Loeuer, an apprentice in the saw manu-
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foot caught in the belt, and before the engine
could be stopped he was whirled four times
around the shafting, and when extricated it
was found his neck was broken. Verdict, acct
dent; result Of carelessness of deceased.
SUICIDE OF AN EDITOR.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 1s.-J. 81. Bowen, q
newspaper writer, well known IN this State,
suicided at Sand Springs, Delaware county, by
sticking his head In a pail of water and hold
ing it there. Mental alteration caused by
financial loss. the cause.
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
DETROIT, Feb. 1S.-This forenoon an old man
named John Patterson was brutally dubbed
and robbed of $50 while splitting rails about
two miles from the village of Metamora, this
State. He was found this afternoon in I'M
conscious condition and is not expected to live.
A man named Emery was arrested this evening
on suspicion of being the guilty party. He is
| in Jail in Lapeer.