Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-26
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Horrible Wife Murder In South Carolina
Miscellaneous Record.
HORRIBLY CARVED.
Isnec;sl Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ApBEvLnE, S. g. July 25.-To-day Abra
ham Marten of this place assaulted his wife
Lucinda, with an axe and cut her so terribly
about the body and shoulders that she can
not live many hours. The crime was one OF
the most unnatural and disgusting known IN
the annals of crime. Marten has been mar
| ried to the woman he has mangled for 90
| wears, and she is the mother OF iuortsen
children. About IL years ago he TOOK up
| with Estella Greenwood and since tnat time
has been living with her and spens
half of his time IN her mousse
His swife refused to i've VIII
him any longer and this morning made ner
preparations to leave, when Marten came :,
upon her and she declared that sne wouion
live with him any longer. He went ana got
an axe and despite her almost supernuman
efforts to get away from him he felled her to
the ground and literally chopped her shoul-
ders and body into shreds. Strange TO say
the woman still lives, but her death IS con-
sidered only question OF few hours mar
ten has not yet been arrested.
cHoKED HIM TO DEATH.
CINCINNATI, July 25.-An unusual homicide
occurred in the northwest part CT the city tnis
morning on an uninhabited street, on winch
workhonse prisoners have been at WORK on a
quarry. Paul Smith, colored, from JACKSON
Tennessee, who had inst been discharged from
the workhouse went to the quarry to get
drink from the spring. Wnile ne
was there John King, an Irish laporer,
who lives near came up and began TO ABUSE
him, and a quarrel followed with stone throw
ing, and finally they came togetner, wneh
Smith threw King, and seizing his throat actu'
ally choked him to death. Smith gave hlm-
self up to the first officer he met. a
CoRRUPTINa LEdIsLAToRs.
HARR1sBuRa, Pa, July 25.-Subp@nas have
been issued on witnesses in the case OF George ..
Smith, of Philadelphia, and Christian Long
and E. J. Mcclure of Shippenburg, charged
with corrupt solicitation of members OF the
legislature, An effort will be made to have
the cases tried at the October term OF the
court.
RIVER STEAMBOAT BURNED.
LOUISVILLE, July 25.--The new steamer
Fl. s. Dexter Capt. Jack Grammar, en- route
from Pittsburgh to Evansville, caught lire
while under way just opposite Jeffersonville,
Ind. this afternoon. The boat was headed
towards the shore but the fire got too not ior
the pilot and he had to back her into the
Island opposite Jeffersonville where she purnt
20 her hull when the fire was put out py the
Louisville and Jeffersonville ferry boat.
She had no passengers on board,
and ali the crew escaped but lost all their
clothing, etc. She had full trip OF freight
consisting of salt and glassware, OF which most
will he saved as her hull was damaged very
little. The Dexter was new boat. just hnish-
ed at Pittsburgh for the Evansville d Calro
packet company, and was on her nrsG ~ Trip 10
Evansville. She was valued at $zO,0OO ana
insured for $4,000. Origin OF tue hre s"p-
posed to be inoendiary.
THE TUNNEL CAVE.
JERSEY Ci1Y, July 25.--Work progressed
very slowly upon crib work to-day. The pile
drivers were in operation all Saturday night,
but at an early hour this morning ono OF the
engines became leaky and was disabled. Inc
shaft was enrirely cleared of water at o CLOCK
this morning and the two stationary engines
at the bottom were set to work pumping water
which had leaked through the dead-eye OF the
air lock-
DENVER, July 25. "A man named Lerelggs
and Joe Watson, two.year old boy, were
drowned near the city to-day by capsizing
boat.
DRUGGISTS MISTAKE.
BRADroRD, Pa, July 25.-The coroner Is
now holding an inquest on the body Of A. W.
Carroll, resident of this city who is supposed
to have died from poison. Tuesday last Dr,
R. H. Hopkins prescribed for Carroll for bowel
complaint. After taking several powders the
patient became insensible and 80 remain until
Saturday morning when he died. An analysis
of the powder and of the stomach is now being
made by an expert. 1t is thought that IN COM
pounding the druggist by mistake USED NOR
phia instead of calomel as directed.