Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-26
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

TORONTO, March 25.-A man named Bennett,
formerly employed as engineer In the Globe
newspaper office. but who was discharged for
misconduct, entered the room of Hon. Geo.
Brown at the office, and made deliberate at
tempt to assassinate him. Without word of
warning be aimed a pistol at Browns head, who
was sitting at his desk. On hearing the in
truder Brown rose. As he did SO he received
the bullet in his thigh. He at once grappled
with the would-be murderer, wounded as he
was, and wrested the pistol from him and
threw him down. Some of the employees of
the establishment hearing the shot, rushed to
Browns assistance, and while some attended
him others held Bennett until q policeman ar
rived, who took him to the station. Medical
aid was called for Brown, who, after the wound
had been dressed and the bullet probed for and
extracted was removed to his residence, where
he now lies somewhat unDerved by the shock.
Browns presence of mind when shot was some
thing remarkable for maa of his age. With
out blanchipg, wounded Jas he was, he coolly
grappled with the assailant, a rather powerful
man, and soon had him at his mercy. Hon. Ct.
Brown is editor and proprietor Of the Globe,
leader of the reform party, and Senator of the
dominion of Wslla Walla.
WILLIAMSON IN THE TOMBS.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Eugene Fairfax Will
Hanson. who has been annoying Rev. DR.. Dix
for some time, arrived in the city to-day in
custody of Joseph Gsylor, general superintend-
emit of the postoffice. DIR. Dix met his tor
mentor in the postoffice and he begged for
mercy, assuring the doctor he had no thought
or intention of levying blackmsil. He de-
claimed any personal feelings against the doc
tor. Superintendent Gaylor sad Williamson
confessed to him that in sending the letters he
had no bad motive, it was his way of having
fun. 81 am satisfied" said Gaylor. che had
no intention of levying blackmail but was
guided entirely in his work by some insane i'm
pulse" Williamson was taken to the Tombs.
CREMATION IN BOARDING HOUSE.
SAN Francisco, March 25.-At Red Bluff, Cal
ifornia, two.story employees boarding house
on the rancho of J. s. Gone, four miles east of
town, burned last night. Christopher Smith
persisted in the flames and all the other in
mates were more or less burned, but not seri-
ously.
CARRIED AWAY BY CYCLONE.
WINFIELD, Kas., March 25.-Libbies' barn
and several other buildings were carried away
this morning by cyclone and neither has been
found, not even a fragment, after ten hours
search.
THREE KILLED.
COLUMBUS, Ga, March 25.-The boiler of
Samples saw mill, this county, exploded to-
day, killing two white men and one negro.
Others were injured and mill demolished.
PRISON FOR LIFE.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 25.-The jury in the
case of Hughes, tried for tho murder of his
lawyer, William ]. Holey, brought in verdict
of murder in the second degree, and he was
sentenced to the Clinton prison for life.
BURIED BY AN EARTH CAVE.
CINCINNATI, March 25.-While party of
laborers were at work in a sewer on East Sixth
street this evening at the point where they
were tunnelling sandy formation, the earth
fell and buried two men, Jas. Barrett and Tim
Welsh. Welsh was taken out alive but Barrett
had died from suffocatiOn when his body was
rescued.
HORRIBLE CRIME IN IOWA.
Dies MONIES, March 25.-A young girl aged
seventeen years, named Mary Heinenson, who
was formerly dining room girl at the Sabina
House, this city, gave birth last week, in Hart
ford, Warren county. to an illegitimate child,
which the mother of the girl cut to pieces
and burned in q stove, the cinders being
thrown into privy vault. Four months ago
the girl left this city, and has been secretly
confined in a room at her home in Hartford
during the whole period since. Previous to
her death, which occurred a few days ago, she
confessed all particulars Her mother and
sister Jennie, the latter employed in this city,
are under arrest. The father of the child was
VIM. Ray, miller of Hartford, now of Ne