Daily globe., 1880-04-28
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
REASON RUNNING RIOT.

REASON RUNNING RIOT.
HARRISBURG, April N.-The prison physician
of Harrisburg Jail was sent for tonight to at
tend w T. Rumberger, one of the riot bribery
convicts, sentenced Monday. Rumberger, the
doctor states, has lost his reason in conse-
quence of his imprisonment.
FIREMAN KILLED.
OHARLorTvnLE, Va, April 27.-A freight
train on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad ran
into the rear of freight train going west last
night at Wayresboro, badly wrecking the en-
gine and fifteen cars, killing fireman, Mark
Wood, and dangerously wounding the engineer,
Lorenzo Smith.
DEATH BED CONFESSION.
VIM. p. Gillispe, of Columbus, Indiana, oz
his death bed, few days ago, made confession
that ne and two other men, names not given,
killed wealthy stock trader named James
Jameson, ten years ago, and divided between
them large sum of money found on his
person. Jameson's body was never found and
this is the first clue to the matter of his death
HOMICIDE AT PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH, April 27.-Another homicide oc-
CURED here this morning between and 4
o'clock, the victim being William Tate, mate
of the steamer j. N. Phillips, and the murder
er Jacob O. Merriman, engineer of the steam
tug Stella McCIosky. As usual when there is
high water there was a blockade at the lock
and these parties adjourned to a small grog-
gerry near by, kept by Mrs. Devens, where dur
ing the night dispute arose as to the age Of
the two. wager was made and Tate lost.
Tate then remarked that Merriman was not as
good man as him. This caused some words
but 1t was finally settled without serious trou-
BILE and Merriman left. He returned soon and
demanded that Tate should take back what he
said. This Tate refused, on which Merriman
knocked him down. he got up, when the lat
ter again struck him second time, his head
striking the Vulcanite pavement and breaking
his neck in the fall and killing him instantly.
Merriman has been arrested and lodged in Jail.
BLACK HILLS STOCK DEALER KILLED.
DEADwooD, April 27.-White stock thieves
killed John Diffebach and run off $50 head of
horses 90 miles west of here Tuesday, the Goth
inst. Diffebach was one of the heaviest stock
men In the West. He leaves q wife and FIVE
children. The same band, disguised. as In
dlans, have committed numerous depredations
In this vicinity the past two months A party
from here have gone in pursuit.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Phillip Regan, saloon
keeper at Highland Falls, gave bonds in $4,000
to answer the charge of perjury in the Whit
taker case, that the cadets didn't visit his
hostelry.
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.
SAVANNAH, Ga, April THE boiler in Tor
rents shingle mill exploded to-day, killing
Lewis N. Torrent, superintendent, and George
Hughes. engineer, and eight others injured.
The building was totally consumed.
CONVICT KILLED
COLUMBUS O., April 27.-Jas. Hudson, CON
Vict at the penitentiary, sent from Brown
county, for burglary. was killed this morning
by the bursting of an emery wheel at which he
was working.
STAY GRANTED.
HUDSON, N. Y, April 27.-A stay has been
granted in the case of Henry Waitt, sentenced
to be hanged Friday for the murder of his wife.
STORM DAMAGES.
LONDON, Ont, April 27.-The storm yester-
day did considerable damage in surrounding
townships. Barns were struck by lightning
and unroofed, fences blown down and trees up
rooted in all directions.
WIFE BEATER.
PITTSBURGH, April 27.-Last night a man
named Myers, living at Tarantown's station, a
short distance north of this city, returned home
in liquor, and attacked his wife with poker,
beating her SO badly that she can hardly re-
cover. Myers Immediately left the house and
has not yet been arrested. though officers are
On his track.
Anderson Void, Swede, was shot at Johns
town, Pa, last night, by Glenn Burke, fellow
boarder. Returning home late, he tried to en-
tAr q woman's room
SENTENCES SUSPENDED.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The case of the ne
yroes Bedford, Griernan and Penn, convicted
If the murder of George P. Hirth, and SEN
enced to be executed Friday, will go to the
general term, and the sentence stands sus-
pended.
AFTER A PARDON.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.-A dispatch from
harrisburg says Recorder Farr intimated this
morning that special meeting of the board of
,ardons would be called to consider the cMea
# Kemble and others.
THE DE YOUNG INQUEST.
San FRANCISCO, April 27.-The inquest in the
De Young case commenced this afternoon.
The inquiry was confined to the circumstances
Immediately connected with the murder. The
agrees substantially with the re-
'orts heretofore telegraphed.
PAPER MILL BURNED.
DETROIT, April 27.-The paper warehouse of
he Kalamazoo paper mill was destroyed by
ire to-day. It took fire from spark of loco
motive. Loss $4,000.