Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-27
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Details of the Recent Toledo Tragedy---A
Shocking Fratricide---Entire Family
Killed By the Cars---Destructive Fires.

Details of the Recent Toledo Tragedy---A
Shocking Fratricide----Entire Family
Killed By the Cars---Destructive Fires.
PATTERSON, N. j., Dec. 26.-Two va
grants, Barney Duffy and John Mahony,
from the Prosaic rolling mill. Duffy was
heap, and Mahony made him coffee in an
old tin can and then procuring aid car
ried him to st. Joseph's hospital near BY
ders, and was found this morning dead
burned quite off. He had been suffoca-
ted. The wind freshened in the night
and famed the cinders to glow The
body was still burning when found,
TOLEDO, Dec. 26-Gen. r. X. Scott,
who shot and killed w. G. Druary at
Napoleon, O., yesterday morning, was
ing in consequence of the excitement and
strength of feeling against him at the
former place. A preliminary examina-
tion takes place tomorrow morning. The
evidence thus far indicates that the deed
was committed in a fit of anger, caused
by the refusal by Druary to admit Scott
to room over the drug store to which
Druary had taken son of Scott's, who
he had found upon the street in an intoxi-
Gated condition. Gen. Scott entered the
army, during the late war as lieutenant
colonel of the sixty eighth Ohio infantry
and rose to the rank of brigadier general
of volunteers. He was appointed provis-
ional governor of South Carolina by Presi-
dent Johnson, and was afterwards elect
edg overnor He has resiped at Nopoleon
since 1874
TOLEDO, Dec ga fire occurred this
morning in the wholesale millinery estab-
lishment of Herman Brothers, 72 Summit
street, resulting in loss of stock and fix
lures of $4,000, and on building of s22,-
600; insurance s18,500
LUCAN, Ontario, Dec ga party of
SIX were returning late Christmas night
from visiting friends in the township of
McGillirary. On approaching the rail-
way track the horses backed and the
sleigh was struck by train on the Lon
don, Hamilton and Burlington railway,
near Clandeboye Station. James McGrath,
his wife and brother; Mathew and Elton
Blake, a cousin, were instantly killed.
McGrath's child, thirteen months old
was dangerously hurt but may recover.
A girl named Annie McGrath, saved her
self by jumping.
BOSTON, Dec. ga Halifax special to
the Herald says, fire broke out this af-
ternoon in large building, in Bridge
water, N. S., owned and occupied by Gas
par Ernst. This building, with the
Liverpool hotel, owned by s. Joshay, the
dwelling Of Simon Ernst Friends, liv.
cry stable, several barns and outhouses
were destroyed. A great panic prevailed,
as the town has no fire apparatus, but a
change of wind prevented the flames
from spreading farther Two little chill
dren OF Casper Ernst were on the upper
floor of his house, and though every eff
fort was made to rescue them they were
burned to death. The loss by fire was
very heavy, and the hotel was the only
building insured.
UTICA, N. Y Dec 26.-Henry Ostrander,
aged 20, shot and killed his brother, Geo.
Lyman Ostrander, aged 26, at their home
near Camden, this county. Henry was
jealous because his little sister Cora was
caressing his brother. He spit tobacco
into her eye, and George warned him to
stop. Henry shot George through the
eye, killing him instantly. Henry seys
George had his pistol half-cocked, but he
was too quick for him. He says George
was trying to run the family.