Daily globe., 1880-08-08
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Old Bender and Hts Wife Taken Co Kan
sas for TriAi-A Robbed Bank Fires,

Old Bender and Hts Wife Taken Co Kan.
sas for Trial-A Robbed Bank Fires
Etc.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.
DENVER, Aug. 7.-An old man named
Mathew Dowling, on Cnbb creek, two miles
southwest of Golden, hanged himself in the
cellar yesterday. The cellar was not high
| enough to allow him to hang clear. He
| therefore looped the rope around his neck
and held up hfs feet or leaned forward till
he was dead. Deceased was quite wealthy.
Domestic troubles were the cause of The act.
DRY HOUSE FIRE.
EVANSVILLE, Aug. IA fire this morn
ing destroyed Hermann's dry house, involv-
ing loss of 100000; partly insured.
THE DETROIT RIVER COLLISION.
DETROIT, Aug. I'm the coroner's in
quest on the body of the wife of Eugene
Hatch, killed on the Detroit river, the jury
returned verdict this afternoon that the
collision was caused by the gross careless
ness or criminal negligence of Geo. D.
Horne, master, and Henry W. Buff, pilot, of
the steamer Garland, which ran down the
y
of steamboat inspectors is still in progress
and being mace as thorough as possible.
= sooUNpRnL's s WORK.
BRATTLEBoRo, VT, Aug. 7.--Receivers of
the First national bank, ruined by treasurer
Waite, have made assessment of twenty-five
dollars per share. The full amount of liza
bilities it is believed will reach $4,000, out
side of the capital stock. Waite's where
abouts are unknown.
ROOF FALLS IN.
WHEELING, West Virginia, Aug. THE
roof of j. 81. Hobbs, Brookmier & Co.'S.
glass works fell in this morning at O'Clock,
caused by the hog chain giving away. The
damage caused by the accident will amount
to $25,OO0, but will not interfere with the
business of the firm.
RAPID, RISING RIVER.
WILMINGTON, N. O., Aug. 7.-Continuous
rains have caused heavy freshet in Cape
Fear river. Advices from Fayetteville report
a rise of thirty two feet and the river still
rising at the rate of two feet per hour. The
iowlands are overhowed, resulting in i'm
mense damage to corn and cotton crops. At
some points the water is over the top of the
corn.
ANOTHER DUEL IN PROSPECT.
CEARLEsTowN, S. G. Aug. 7.-Rumors 8
that W. B. Cash, son of Col. Cash, was about
to fight duel with q son of the late Col.
Shannon or Col Blair, who was second for
DePass when challenged by Col. Cash, have
been in circulation for the past two weeks
k,,,Ax kal " a. h., -.
that young Cash is supposed to be about to
fight young Shannon, as he is said to have
been on the railroad and two gentlemen are
reported to day to be at Block Island, a we'll
known duelling ground near Augusta.
THE BENDERs TAKEN TO KANSAS.
FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 7.-Sheriff Bender,
Of LaBelle county, Kansas, arrived last
night with requisition for the return of the
Benders, here in custody. He is
confident from conversation with the old
man and admissions of the woman, which
have been uniformly positive for the past
two weeks, and from his close answering to
the descriptions, that he is the original
John Bender. The latter confesses to kill
ing peddler at the formers rancho and also
a man near Jacksonville, ILL.,, before he left
for Kansas, seventeen years ago. The
sheriff started with.the pair this afternoon.
The old man declares he won't be taken to
Kansas alive. Nothing is received here from
the rest of the gang.
FIRE AT BUTTERVILLE, O.
TOLEDO, O., Aug. IA special to the
Blade, from Butterville, Seneca county, O.,
says fire broke out at that place at
O'Clock this morning, destroying nine bust
MSS houses and one dwelling before the
flames were subdued. Loss over $4,000;
insurance 10000.
A Turf Event.