Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-29
LOSS OF A oo111NewooD STEAMER.

LOSS OF ooLLINGwooD sTEAMER.
CoLLINawooD, Ont, Nov. PIT Is now
almost certain the steamer Simcoe has been
lost. The steamer Columbia, of the Ohica-
60 line, arrived here TO- day, reports that
while passing The Ducks, Lake Huron, she
encountered large portion of the wreckage
of steamer. The lake was strewn for
miles. She saw a life preserver marked
Simcoe. The Columbia searched for hours
but failed to find tidings of the crew. The
general opinion is that the Smcoe struck on
Magir Reef, of The Ducks, and went to
pieces in gale the early part of the week.
The Simcoe was due here from Chicago four
days ago. The following is the crew: Mas,
ter, Capt. e. b. Hill; first mate, Capt. Par
sons of Goderich; second mate, Robert Nc
Hsib, of Owen Sound; first engineer, JAS
Nisbitt, of Owen Sound: second engineer,
JAS. McAultay, Oollingwood; wheelsmen, 10
Clark and Ben Nulward; porter, Geo. Potter;
stewarGdess, Miss Gibson; cook, Miss Will
Jams; deck hand, Thos. O'Hara. The Simcoe
was almost new steamer, having been re-
built last winter at Collipgwood, and was
valued at $4,000; insured for S12,0 600.
TwENTI-FoUR PRoPELLERs ZOE BOUND.
DETRorr, Mich, Nov. PA change of
wind SO far cleared Detroit river of ice yes-
terdsy that a fleet of twenty-four large pro-
pellers, mostly grain laden, and chiefly from
Chicago and Milwaukee, left the mouth of
the river and started for Buffalo. The wind,
however, again suddenly shifted and the
vessels we're caught before they could reach
Point Pelec, and the whole fleet is now fast
IN the ice, unable to move nor can help reach
them. The condition OF things is decidedly
ugly. A dozen more propellers are lying
here, watching for favorable opportunity
to reach Buffalo.
RIOT IN PROGRESS AT LEADvILLE.
DENVER, Col. Nov. PA report reached
here tonight from Leadville that riot is in
progress among miners at Robinson's camp
about twenty miles from Leadville, and that
Goyernor-elect Geo. B. Robinson had been
shot and killed. relief party has gone
from Leadville. The report is believed to
be true.
THE NEW INSURANCE FRAUD.
READING, Pa, Nov. 37.-Warrauts we're
issued today FOR the arrest of L. c. B. Yor-
gey, of PalIstown, and Dr.F. S. Hermann, of
Douglassville, on charge of conspiring to de-
fraud the Prudential Mutual Aid society of
Harrisburg. This is one of the alleged cases
of fraudulent insurance, obtained on the life
of Mrs. Reilart of Monocacy, Berks county,
while she was dying with consumption. We'll
fingtcn and Samuel Shizey, cousins of the
deceased woman, have been arrested on the
same charge. number of other doctors
will be arrested next week.
FATAL QUARRRL.
PITTsBURo, Penn, Nov. PA bloody
encounter occurred at Vernonborough, tnear
this city, last night between Peter
Skinner and Joe WeIle, resulting in Skinner
cutting deep cash in Werle's head with a
knife, from the effect of which he die1 this
evening at O'Clock. Skinner hes uruu ar
rested.
STORMS X THE FREEZING SEAS.
HALIFAX, n. S., Nov. 27.-The bark Mo-
selle of Primes Edwards island, from Mon
treal with cargo of grain for Hamburg, was
dismantled in the gulf Sunday night last.
One of the crew died from ex-
posure, and four or five others were
badly frozen. The bark Oriano, from Que
bee for Montevideo, lumber laden, was
totally wrecked in this same gale. The bark
Alice, of Quebec, for Montevideo, with
cargo of lumber, was roughly handled by
the storm and had four of her crew badly
injured.
A BROKEN RAIL ACCIDENT.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 27.-IntelIigence is Just
received here of an accident on the Baltimore
& Ohio road at Bauman's station last night,
about II o'clock, to the Baltimore express,
No. 3, which left this city at sos P. NJ. Upon
leaving Baumsn's station, which is thirty
miles west Of Cumberland. the train en-
eouutered broken rail and the engine, with
the entire train, went over an embankment
and landed upon its side. Fireman Routh
was instantly killed and the engineer, whose
name could not be learned, was badly scald-
ed. The passengers escaped without in
jury, though badly shaken up.
LOTS OF SUICIDES.
NEW York, Nov, 27.-Bernard J. Beck,
formerly in the stationery business, at 15e
William street, killed himself to-day in his
house in BROOKLYN.
DETROIT, Nov. 27.-Thanksgivine day
seems to have been adopted in this State as
the favored time to make an exit from this
world of care. A man and wife, at Onan-
dsigus, Ingham county, quarrelled about
some trifing matter, when the man left the
house, threatening to shoot himself. No
GE~O Odh DC LOu1Q VI usLliJ DuL IL Is believed
be carried the threat into execution. A we'll
TODD farmer, in Mayield, Lspeer county.
after eating breakfast went to his barn to do
the chores, where shortly after he was found
banging by the neck and dead. 1t is sup
posed case of dependency over slight
financial troubles. A woman in East Saei-
naw was also found in the woodshed of her
house hanging dead. Domestic difficulties
the cause.
FOUR IN ONE DAY,
BUFFALO, Nov. 27.-Four railroad acct
dents occurred in this vicinity today, in
volviDg the probable death of six men.
Morris C1nnell, at a round house, boarded
an engine to run it into the round house.
Attempting to reverse it he found 1t impos-
elbie, as the reverse would not work. The
engine crushed into a construction train.
killing Frank Kavanagh Instantly and se.
vereiy injuring John Cosgrove and James
Helling. While train No. 10, on the
Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia railroad.
was crossing the trestle this morning. near
Holland, the two rear cars left the track and
went rolling down an embankment about
twenty feet, making complete revolution
and falling into the midst of section hands.
some fifteen in number. The fatally in
jured are JEFF. Ger, of Holland; Joseph Sila-