Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-12
MINISTERIAL SCANDAL.
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MINISTERIAL SCANDAL.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DALLAS, Texas, April 1.-The citizens of
Maysville, Coke county, are considerably
agitated over charges against Rev. w. P.
Petty, Methodist preacher, who is accused of
taking gross liberties with several young
girls Just budding into womanhood. Petty
besidss filling the pulpit has been teaching
school, in which capacity he has had an op-
portunity which it is alleged he embraced.
Petty, who is of the sanctImonious sort pro
fesses horror at the charges, and asks an in
vestigation by the churca. The outraged
parents not all being Methodists it is
thought the affair cannot be kept within the
whitewashed walls of the PASTORS residence.
HUMAN HoLACAUsT.
WILMINGTON, N. G., April 11.-Fire broke
out this morning OF o'clock in the large
brick building on Dock street, between
Front and Second streets, owned by B. H.
Ahrens II was filled with hay and grain,
the property of Preston, Cummings d Co.
The flames quickly extended to the brick
store of Antoine Rush, corner of Frolt and
Dock street. The family of Louis Solomon
were with difficulty rescued. The dwelling
above the hardware store of Geo. A. Peck
next adjoining Rush on Front street, soon
caught and while the iremen and citizens
were endeavoring to save the stock the wes-
tern wall of Ahren's building fell crushing
in the Front street store and compelling
those in Peck's store to make a rush for
life. All were successful except Capt. VIM.
Ellerback of the tug Nice, whose body was
found in the building this morning burned
to crisp. John Farrow succeeded in getting
out but fell unconscious in the street. BE
remains unconscious and his condition is
considered critical. Joseph II. Walters had
his hands and face badly mashed and burned.
Charles Burkhamer received many bruises
and had his left arm broken in two places.
Mr.. Bryant Swann's hands anG face were
badly burned. Capt. Chas. D. Meyers, Geo.
Guence, Oscar Parsley, Dr., Frank Meir,
Albert Gore and others escaped with severe
burns and bruises. Total loss, $25,000; in
surance, $4,000. At one fino the whole
block was threatened.
BEAT HIS WIFE TO DEATH
New YORK, April 11.-Angello Cometto'
an Italian organ grinder, was arrested to-day
on the charge of having caused the death of
his wife, an Irish woman, by beating her
over the head with club.
SUICIDE OF HOTEL CLERK.
CINCINNATI, April 11.-W. 81. Bosworth,
20 years old, was found this morning in an
unoccupied house of his brother, at Milford,
Ohio, dead, with pistol ball in his head.
He has been clerk in the Burnet house. He
went to Columbus week ago and came to
Milford last night. Supposed he committed
suicide.
KEARNEY's CASE.
SAN Francisco, April r0.-Kearney's case
came up in the supreme court to-day and
continuance asked for the purpose of attack
ing the record transmitted from the probate
court, was denied. Argument was COM
menced, consuming the afternoon, and will
be continued Monday.
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
CAIRo, ILL.,, April lie. L. Leonard, a
brakeman on the Illinois Central railroad.
had both legs cut off by the cars at Colorado
this morning. He died during this fore
noon.
oREMATED IN A TENEMENT HOUSE.
HAvERrL, April ia two story wooden
tenement block on Washington street burned
this morning. It was occupied by ten fami-
lies. Smith Il. Brown, alias McHenry, aged
38, and Charles Abbott. aged Sc, were suffo.
Gated. Mrs. Emma Roberts was severely
burned in the face and injured internall ly by
jumping from the window. Damage So, 900;
insured.
INCENDIARY FIRE.
MILWAUKEE, April IA Black Earth,
Wisconsin, special says the building occu-
pied by Stanford & Logan as q general mer-
chandise store was destroyed by fire early
this morning. Loss on stock 81 800; in
sured in North American $4,000, Hartford
81, SOC. Loss on building $2,5OO; insured
| 81 900. The fire is supposed to be caused by
burglars, the safe having been drilled and
the door blown off.
LAKE WRECK.
MILWAUKEE, April 1.-THE SentineEs
Manitowoc special says the schooner G. 81.
Warrington was brought in by the govern
ment life boat. The boat had lost nearly all
her canvass and the stern was badly twisted
and breaking badly. The first mate had his
leg broken and the second mate his ankle
dislocated during the gale.
| OHIO INoENDIARY BLAZE.
CLEVELAND, O., April 11.-An ineendiary
fire, yesterday, broke out in the barn of DIR.
M. Young, of Painesville, which was de-
stroyed with the adjoining bath and engine
houses and barn of b. Il. Dickinson, con-
tanning two horses and valuable carriage.
Losses estimated at So, 600; insurance, So, 400
in the North American and $40O in the
Glens Falls.
DIED OF HER INJURIES.