Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-12

| gun, which he broke over my head, knock
ing me down. When got up Davis was
down, with his feet on the log, as if he was
dead, and helped him into jackson Lees
| house. About this time l saw two men
! coming with guns. I took hold of Davis
| and said, ''Let's 60 away" We were both
without arms, and we started away. Davis
was added, and did not seem to know what
had happened. We had gone 100 yards
| from Lees house, when gun was fred
about fifty yards from US. Davis fell and
cried, "Oh, Lord, George" 1 moved
on, thinking the next shot would be mine
reached Cooksville at 10 p. M. and am now
having my wounds dressed. AM severely
cut and bruised on the head. Will go back
tonight with Sheriff 81. J. Brsnner of Put
nam county, with warrant for the arrest of
Alex Welsh. Will write you particulars to-
morrow. fear to learn the reality. My
selfand Squire Thos. Welsh were in fight
where Alex. Welsh knocked me down with
my own gun.
Later.-The Amefican's Lebanon spe cial
reports that Capt. Davis is not dead as first
reported.
HALF MILLION FIRE IN PENSACOLA.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec. 1.-THE custom
house and records burned last night. In ad-
dition nine-tenths of the business portion of
the city was destroyed. Loss about $780,
OOU. The loss to merchants is very heavy,
as they have just received their fall stocks
The origin of the fire is unknown. 1t started
IN the building occupied by s. Damiani as
confectionery store, the inmates of which
barely escaped with their lives, two being
severely burned, and saving nothing. The
flames might have been checked
sooner. but the steam engine
being out of repair. was in q
machine shop. The Gazette and Ady0nce
offices are totally DESTROYED. The fire lasted
for eight hours. Five blocks in the heart of
the city burned. Palafox street, from Wit
ticks corner to the middle of the block op-
poslte the Plaza, is swept clean. The fire
stopped on Government street, at thee ity
hotel east and one square back of the cus-
tom house west. Over one hundred estab-
lishments are gone, embracing the main
business buildings, and turning out about
fifty families from their homes. The custom
house, postofice, Merchants hotel, Brentz
bank, both telegraph Offices, both uewspa-
pers, the Dunn exchange, Wright's dry
goods house and the county clerks Office ara
among the well-known buildings
burned. County Clerk Larne, for the
fifth time in bie +err,
saved the records. But while doing this
his own residence was burned and he is
hunting for his family. The railroad depot
and adjacent mills seemed certain to go and
locomotives stood all night fred up ready to
pull the company's equipments and other
property out OF town. Much suffering must
ensue. The fire originated in the confec-
tlonery store of Damiaria. His family re-
sided above the store and several of them
were burned. Mrs. Damiaria will die.
The insurance held by those burned out
amounts to about quarter of million dol
lars. The postofioe and United States
court clerks saved their mail and papsrs.
SUICIDE OF DEFAULTER,
CLEVELAND, Dec. ia MeadvilIe special
to the Leader states that Jnc. Larkers, col
lector of taxes for that city and county,
was found to-day mile west of town, pro-
fusely bleeding from wound In his fore
head, which he explained he received from
falling. He was conveyed to town, after
which he walked three blocks to his home.
A physician was called, who pronounced the
wound mortal and produced by gun shot.
Larkens then confessed that he shot him
self. 1t has been known some time that he
was IN arrears in his accounts and friends
urged settlement. Yesterday the county
levied on his property. At meeting to-
night of officials and bondsmen, the city
claimed $4,000 and the county $500. The
amount of the deficit is not ascertained, but
belieN ed to be large. The bondsmen and
estate will settle.