Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-23
ELECTION RIOT.

| @ ELECTION RIOT.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 22.-From passengers
who arrived this morning the following partic.
ulars are gained of the riot which occurred yes
terday at Coffeeville, Miss. the county seat of
Vallabusha county, sixteen miles north of
Grenada. on the st. Louis, Chicago d New Or
leans railroad. A spe cial election is to be held
| next Tuesday to fill vacancy for sheriff, over
which there was contest at TIE last general
| election. TIE Democrats and Greenbackers
| have tickets in the field. Saturday both PAL
| ties held ratification meetings at Coffeeville.
| Each raiGed pole. The Democrats had a brass
band from Grenada and after the pole
| raising marched through the streets. While
| passing, a difficulty occurred between a negro
| named Spearman, " 90 was in the Democrat,
procession. and Il. V. Pearson, the Greenbsax
candidate for sheriff, which resulted in Pear
| son shootir G Spearmau, killing him instantly.
This was the signal tor general melee and a
| volley of shots upon Pearson, wlo was shot
| three times, from the effects of which he died
last night. Two white men, Kelley and Re J.
deck, friends of Pearson, we're wounded. For
time rerfect pandemonium reigned. Ex-
citement ran 30 high that Walthall Gray's
military company, of Grenada, was telegraphed
for, but afterwards the order WIS counter
manded. Last night Coffeeville was quiet.
MURDER AND ARSON.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The police of Brooklyn
last night arrested James j. Hickey, Edward
Genemann aud Wm. Green, peddlers, on the
charge of having murdered Lewis Scmidt, on
the night of June 3d. and having robbed and
set fire to the house of James Martin, at
Amityvilie L. l. Schmidt was employed by
Martin. His bC3y was found in we'll. It is
said that he and Genemann "a concerned in
the burning of David a. Skidmore's house
at Deer Park, L l., in January 1s76, when
four persons were burned to death
SHOT.
DEs MoINEs Aug pa young man named
Patrick King wss shot through the stomacr
tonight as he was escorting a young woman
home. Several girls and d man named Wal.
lace have been arrested. Wallace confesse 8
the deed. 1t is doubtful if King can recover.
HANGED.
DENVER, Col. Aug. 22.-I1ibu'aes Santa Fe
special says: Charles Williams and Louis A.
Gaines, were hanged at Santa Fe yesterday
for murder. Both died without struggle,
their necks being broken.
PAPER MILL BURNED.
Boston, Aug. 22.-The large paper mill of
F. W. Bird Hollingworth at East Walpole,
Mass. was destroyed by fire at an early hour
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stock, etc., estimated at $4,000; insurS
about two-thirds.
ICENDIARY TORCH.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 22.-A special from Ed
burg, Clarean county, Pa, says the hellish iIs
cendiary torch was again applied to Edlnbu 2
this morning. The rear of Wheeler & Mear's
livery stable was saturated with oil and igniteC.
spout O'Clock. In two hours sixteen bus
Al
newly erected since the hundred thousa nd dol
lar f-e. Loss, $15, 900; no insurance.
SHOT.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-A Champaign,
ILL.,, special to the Tribune seys
about IL o'clock lsst night George
Glass, keeper of low brothel at Urbana, shot
and killed Frank Stetwell, a laborer who was
t ing to gain foreible entrance to Glass
Sc. Glass fred at his VIC
t F., with both barrels of shot gun while be
charges entsIing tie left side under the arm.
S.etwalls body was found this morning foI ty-
five PAGES from where the shot was fired. He
hr been drinking. He leaves young wife
and child. Glass wss arro 5ted.
MYSTERIOUS DROWNING
MARIETTA, Ohio, Aug. 22.-People in tie
town of Lowell, ten miles distant, on the
Muskingum river, were horrifed to find yes
terday morning that the twin CHILDREN of Jno.
Farley, had been drowned in a tub of water
du1.ng the night. The father and mother
were arrested. The children were only a
month old. The parents a.e very POOR, and
Farley is given to drink. They both deny the
crime but Farley says he thinks his wife
drowned the babies. They have three other
children.
TWENTY FIVE DEATHS.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22.-Owen Welsh, Is
years old, died at the Episcopal hospital this
morning from injuries received by the railree
collision at May 8 Landing, N. J. Thomas J..
McGrath, another victim, died this morning at
Pennsylvania hospital, making thus far twen-
| ty-fve deaths. Not one of those taken to hos
their removal, and it is feared several others
will die.
| BRUISERS ARRESTED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Thomas Holmes and
Patrick Denan, pugilists of South Brookly n
were arrested this morning while engaged in a
prize fight at Woodside, Long Island. Twenty
both men were terribly punished. Their eyes
were nearly closed and their fe ees swollen al
most out of shape.
| BOLD ROBBERY.
New YORK, Aug. 22,-At4 o'clock this morn
ing five thieves boarded Third avenue railroad
car on Bowery near Spring street and first rob
bed Parder, driver. When the conductor came tt
the forward platform to collect their fare they
rushed into the car and drawing revolvers rob
bed several passengers Of watches and money.
One passenger was lifted bodily put off th'
car and knocked down and kicked into tht
street.
| Miss EeiIsO,s's Marriage and DiUOrce-He1
| Later Matrimonial affairs.