Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-14

pointed California Politician Kills His
More Successful Friend-"Lord Court
ney" Sent to Utah.
DISAPPOINTED POLITICIANS REVENGE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-Railway Com
missioner Beerstecher was shot last night by
Antoine Fisher. The assailant was presi-
dent of the German Workingmen's club, of
were close political friends, but after cleo
ton Beerstecher took the commissionership
and defeated Fisher as candidate for re-
corder at the last election, when the latter
bscame an enemy to Beerstecher. just be-
fore the shooting last night Fisher had been
importuning Beerstecher to obtain for him
some official position. The ball struck Beer
stecher in the left breast, but it was hoped
it would not be mortal.
DEADwooD EDITOR DEAD.
DEADwooD, Dec. 13.-Wm. 81. Brainerd,
editor of the Daily Pioneer of this city, died
last night of Inflammation of the bowels
aged 40. Deceased was formerly CORE
spondent of the New York Herald for four
years, and city editor of the Council Bluff
Nonp0rSel, also chief of the fire department
of that city. Later he was editor of the
Sidney (Neb.) Telegraph and the Custer City
Chronicle, was postmaster, and served four
years in the army, being mustered out ss
lieutenant colonel of the 18th New York
volunteers. 1t is not known where his rela-
tives are. He was born in BinghamptoD,
N. Y.
SINGING PARTY Run DOWN.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. IA special to the
EUeng Dispatch from Dublin, this county,
says that last night as a party of young peo-
pie were crossing the railroad track near
Elmwood station, their carriage was struck
by an express train and demolished. Miss
Clara Hansbro, of Dublin, was instantly
killed, Miss Anna Arts had her colar-bone
broken in two places, and Chas. Tuller was
badly injured. The party was singing, and
did not see or hear the approaching train.
JEALOUS sooUNDREL.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Dec. 12.-Miss Pink
ham was shot and instantly killed tonight
by her paramour, Mr.. Wardmann, married
man with family, and until recently over
seer of the Washington mill -Wardman
subsequently shot himself and is not likely
to recover. jealousy.
s'LoRD COURTNEY" TAKEN TO UTAH.
New YoRK, Dec. 13.-Police Justice Smith
to-day ordered the discharge Of Charles Clin-
ton, alias Lord Courtney, in custody on the
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses from w. G.. Speyer, of this city. A
requisition having arrived from Utah, where
he is wanted for forgery, Detective Dusen-
berry obtained his discharge and rearrested
him as he left. The local case was to have
been heard in the supreme court tomorrow,
but Clinton or Courtney started for Salt
Lake City.
CHILD MURDER AND SUICIDE.
DUBUQUE, Ia., Dec ia horrible trage-
dy occurred here this morning. Hiram s.
Holbrook of the American Express company
while lying in bed, fired bullet into the
brain of his sleeping daughter, 2 years old,
who was in crib at his side, and then shot
himself in the head. He was in poor health
and was naturally sensitive, which are the
only causes known for his rash act. His
wife had left him only fifteen minutes before
in order to prepare breakfast. Holbrook
died in three hours.
Milwaukee "News" soldlto a Repu blIcar
Syndicate,
Especial Telegram to the Globe
MILWAUKEE, Dec. ia Republican syn.
dicate, headed by Hon. Horace Rublee
to-day purchased for $4,000 the Milwaukee
Neaos, the only English Democratic paper in
this city. In the effort to establish a new
Republican paper in opposition to the unre-
| liable Sentinel it was deemed most expedi-
ent to buy the Neaos, as it possessed the
Western Associated Press Franchise. The
new concern has a capital of 100000 and
will be conducted with great enterprise. The
name will be changed from Nesos to Repu6
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