Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-28

started at u 80 this morning in the warehouse
next to Lackaberry, Van kepner i Floyd.
wholesale grocery on Pearl street. The vino
| blew gale and in few minutes the flame:
| entered the front OF the three story brick occu-
| pied by the above firm, and in few minute:
| the interior was a mass of flames. Their stock
| valued at about $40 900, was all burned. Moth
ing has been saved. Insurance about S27 900.
| The firm will Immediately rebuild aud resume
| business. The burned building cost $4,000,
and insured for $1,000. Total loss,
| S65000.
KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL BURNED.
CHICAGO, March PA Kansas city special
| says: Late last night the city hospital near
the city burned 20 the ground and its fifty
! eight inmates escaped only by terrible exer-
! tions. as they were suffering from wounds and
disease. They crawled out into rain storm
and were unprotected for two hours. Some
! will certainly die of the exposure. The main
building was destroyed and the patients were
cared for in the womens ward during the
night. All telegraphic communication with
Kansas City is cut off. there having been ap-
parently severe storm extending all over the
Northwest, and it is not known what damage
has been done.
FIRE AT SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CRY, Iowa, March 21.-Tackaberry,
now burning. The wind is blowing gale, and
much other property must 60. The fire is evil
IDENTIFY incendiary.
EX-CTTY OFFICERS CONVICTED.
ELIZABETH n j.. March 27.-Ex-Comptroller
Thomas 3. Leggett and Dauiel W. Leeds, ex-
clerk of the city treasurer, convicted of con-
splracy to defraud the city, have been sentenced
the former to seven years in State prison and
S2,250 fine and the latter to four years and
5000 fine. An application for a struck jury in
the case of David Wicker, indicted with them,
was denied.
THE DIy-wILLIAMsoS CASE.
New YORK, March 27.-The counsel of Eugene
Fairfax Williamson, annoyer of Dr.. Dix, who
filed writ or petition yesterday for writ of
habeas corpus, has withdrawn the doc
ument. The reason is not given.
Later.) The Williamson case Is now In the
hands of Algenson Sullivan who is said to be
about to adopt conciliatory measure on the
ground of the prisoners responsibility.
WIND STORM IN MISSOURI.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-. lIarch pa tremendous
wind storm set il here after midnight last
night, and has continued ever since with varied
severity. At o'clock this morning the wind
attained to the velocity of sixty miles an hour,
with great force. Very little damage was done,
however. The centre of low barometer is be-
tween keokuk and Davenport, Ia, and the
centre of high barometer near Dodge City,
Kan. All telegraph lines west of this city are
Frustrated, and no advices are yet received OF
the effects of the storm.
LoU1sIANA's coLoRED STRIKERS.
NEW ORLEANS, March PA committee of
citizens called on Gov. Wilt, to-day, inform
ing him of the riotous proceedings on the part
of the striking colored laborers in st. Johns
parish, and asking executive interference.
The governor informed them that he would dis
patch Major ". A. Prong to the scene OF dis
turbance Sunday morning, who would read his,
the governors proclamation, and in case the
strikers did not cease from their unlawful DEM
onstrations he would send military force i'm
mediately.
MURDERER MURDERED.
SAY Francisco, March pa San Andjcas
dispatch says two Mexicans, Nonega and Ar
bano, were found shot dead near town this
morning. Nonega was a we'll known desperate,
having killed four men. No clue to the muir
derer.
STABLE BURNED.
WHEELING, W. Va, March IA fire broke
out this evening at half past 10 o'clock IN
Robt. McGees stable on Chaplaine street.
The building was totally destroyed. Loss
about $500; no Insurance. Supposed incen-
diary.
The KANSAS CITY FIRE.
KANSAS CITY, March 27.-The fire last night
burned small one-story frame portion of the
city hospital. The few patients therein were
removed in safety. Loss only about $500.
NO PARDON FOR BRIBERs.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 2T.-The board OF
pardons held protracted session, to-day, to
consider the applications for pardon for Kim
BILE, Petroff, Satler, Crawford and hamburger,
recently convicted or pleading guilty of cor
rupsly seeking the votes of members OF the
legislature in connection with the riot indem-
nifty bill The board consulted for hours and
refused the pardon asked for.
RANGED.i
ATLANTA. March 27.-George Jackson. color
ed. was hanged at Dallas, Georgia, yesterday,
for the murder of Jack Moss, colored.
BoUc1cAULT TO DE ARRESTED.
Boston, March 27.-The supreme court
granted an order to-day for the arrest of Dion
Boucicault in the divorce suit brought by his
wife, Agnes Robertson,
KENTUCKY MooNSHINERS CAUGHT.
NASHVILLE, March 27.-United States Col
lector VIM. Woodstock received official infor-
nation to-day from Deputy Collector Jas. NJ.
Dewes to the effect that he had destroyed five
illicit distilleries in Otter county, Kentucky,
and had arrested ten violators of the rev enue
laws. The average capacity of the distlllerlcs
was larger than usual with illicit concerns.