Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-17
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
FATAL MINE EXPLOSION.

PITTSBURGH, Sept 16.--An explosion of
sulphur occurred this forenoon at Hieksher
& Co.'s Koponoy colliery, near shenandoah. by
which Richard Fresiza, inside foreman, John
Hargraves, fire boss, and VIM. Morutes, Dennis
Coogan and JnO. Coogan, miners, were seri-
ously, and Frank Temple, miner, slightly
bcrned. The men have all been taken ont Of
the mine except JnO. Coogan, who, no doubt, is
fatally injured.
INCENDIARY FIRE.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 16.-This morning two
large cranberry warehouses and the store of
Garry Brothers, of Berlin, burned by inoendiary
fires being set in three places. The warehouses
were filled with 1900 barrels of berries. Losses
on berries, $1,000, besides several thousand
empty boxes. Insurance on the entire prop
erty, $4,000.
HoNEsDALE, Pa, Sept. 16.-William Smith.
of the firm of Forname & Smith, merchants of
Damascus, Wayne county, Pa. has disappear
ed, and is defaulter to the amount of $25, 600.
Forname is ruined, and several firms at Gosh
octon, N. Y, lose largely. Smith is believed
LYNcHHERs FonED.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 16.-The Anericans Guth-
rie, Kentucky special received here at A. NJ.
says that the mob which started to Springfield
last night to lynch six negroes still supposed
to be in Springfield, halted at o'clock at the
place where Bell and James
joined @ by 100 more. They had about i oonolud-
ed to 90 on to Springfield for the prisoners.
when messages arrived announcing that the ne
groes had been removed to Nashville. This in
furiated them almost beyond control. The other
part of the mob, when they left Saddlersville.
went in different directions. About fifty passed
through Saddlersville at II o'clock, the others
towards ClarksviHe. It is rumored that the
other negro charged with completely in the
crime was captured near Adams station to- day
and will be tried by the lynchers tonight.
GULLY MURDER TRIAL.
DEKALB Miss, Sept. 16.-Argument In the
case against Virgil and Houston Gully for kill
ing Olivier began this morning. Argument
of jackson, Miss, who made forcible pre-
sentation of the case. 8. NJ. Meek and T. b
Woods argued the case in behalf of the defense.
District Attorney Ford closed the case for the
State. The trial has progressed quietly. The
only thing of fresh interest to those attending
the trial is a letter received by Henry J. Gull
ly, postmarked and dated Goshen, N. ",
threatening death to him unless he leaves Kem-
per county and pledging the .'honor and
UTbt0J VI yOuA& AuOn VI tI0 4NOHeA W 6S0uS0
the death of Chisholm by wiping out the en-
tire Gully crowd" At l o'clock this after
noon the jury returned with verdict of not
guilty.
BURNED TO DEATH.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 16.-A year old daughter
of Col. Ed. Warren, residing in Paducah, while
playing with fire last night was 80 severely
burned by her clothing taking fire that she
died this morning,
IOWA FIRE.
McGREaoR, Ia, Sept. 16.-A destructive
fire in the village of Lime Springs, Ia., caused
loss of $40, 900 last night. Small insurance.
WOMAN AT THE BOTTOM OF IT.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 16.-The police have
arrested Jos. Coffey, cigar maker, of New Al
bany, for the murder of Robert Dudley, in
Lafayette, last night. It now seems that the
men met early in the evening and quarreled
over Lille Huff, woman of the town. Ooffey
saws he acted in self defense.