Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-28
BEER GARDEN MURDER.
sp.cial Dispatch to the Globe. i.

WAS to- dav, about & p. NJ, the scene of ter
ribIe murder. During fight between tive
parties, Ed Brennan, quiet and peaceRbl'
man, attempted to part the contestants, anc
was struck by Herman Opel, the son of
we'll known citizen, with a loaded cane be-
hind the left ear and instantly killed. The
murderer made his cscape in the excitement
Parties are securing the country for hin
now. Il il surm's 'sed that he has gone tC
Vtrmillion Lake, where he Is we'll known
among the Indians. Lynching is freely
talked of il caught. The greatest excite
ment prevails. Up to this timo, 1870 P. M
full particulars cannot be obtained. Coro.
ner Thompson is now holding All inquest
where the deed happened.
NOVEL SUICIDE.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
CHIcAao, June 27-Mt. d. z. Newell, a
gentleman who was we'll known ia real estate
circles in this city. appears to have commit
ted suicide few days ago in very novel
manner. He left hons Wednt sdAy evening;
his wife received note from him the same
night writ, II Oh IT, mont House paper. say
inp that lead was q better floating substance
than cork, that acting on his discovery be
was about to invent lead life pleserver,
was going out in ore OF the Goodrich boats
10 experiment with it apd on his return to
the city would sell his patent for 100000
and pay of all his debts. There is no doubt
ebnt ho M - t.,f he boaf and triad hn
lead preselver and was of course drowned, for
his clothes we're found i'll the boat Friday on
it's leturn 10 the city. Mr. Newell had met
with financial embarrassment which troubl-
ed him exceedingly and which undoubtedly
resulted i'll temporary insanity. during which
he committed the rash act.
CARS DIToHED.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June ga freight train
was ditehed at Confidence Hill on the Van
night. wrecking train was sent out from
Els s.. Louis, 81 ,ared the eek and retu d.
1t was started out again about noon to-day,
TO pick mp the wrecked cars. ard when this
side of Hunters switch about six miles out,
it cullided with the west bound freight No.
II. AlonZO Woods, fireman on tue freight
engine, and Thomas Beasldy @ blacksmith
riding on the tender of the wrecking train,
we're instau ly killed, and John Wood, engi-
Meer ON the freight train, had both legs bro
ken and head bldly cut. Henry Froharder,
a shop b md on the wrecking train, had his
back broken, fatally wounded. Charles Ras-
sey, engineer of the %recklug train, was dan
gerously hurt about the head: Michael Walsh,
vi the WreCking crew, had his ribs fractured,
aud head gashed. Jhhn Sullivan, leg broken
and otherwise injured. Sam Lanigan boss
repsirer, ankles sprained and shoulder dis
located. John Murphy, Dan O'C0nnelI,
Albert Angeveal and Dennis Murphy,
iaborers, received severe bruises and outs
man named Cross, agent of tho Vandalia
manufacturing company, who was ON the
caboose of the freight train, received severe
bodily injuries. Both engines, three fat
cara of the wrecking train and one stock
ear of the freight train, were demolished.
Both trains we're under orders to look out for
each other and how tue accident occurred is
not yet ascertained.
DOWN AN EAIBANKMENT.
Pueblo, Col, June 26.-This morning an
accident occurred on the Atchison, Topeka
Il Santa Fe railway two miles west of Sar-
gent, Kansas, resulting i'll the death of one
person and the wounding of several others,
Two probably fatally. The train was rum
ming about twenty miles on hour, when the
smoking Car Jumped the track, the last two
cars following it, going down five foot
embaukment. The engine, baggage and
express cars escaped. The scenes in the
cars were beyond description, women and
children crying and screaming for help and
men, bleeding from wounds, crawling from
windows One lady was caught between
the broken seats, her husband lay uncon-
soiGls a short distance away, while their
child sat unharmed among the cushions
j. j. Jenking, of Dubuque, Iowa, was in
stantly killed. Mr.. Keewap, of Arkansas,
was wounded in the head, producing con-
fusion of the brain. His wife was wounded
in the back, groin and thigh. Both
will probably die. w. Gould, of Noridge-
walk, flesh wound in the arm and
mead; Mr.. Mitchell, of st. Louis, flesh cut
ia The head; j. w. Rood, of Pleasanton,
missouri, injured in the hip and shoulder;
Mr.. Taylor, of Leavenworth, w. f. Beals, of
Alton, Illinois, seriously wounded in the side
Frank Wheeland. Campbellsville, Canada,
inj ured in the back ID. Hudson McKerson,
Kansas, hurt in the head, and wife, left
shoulder and left hip; Mrs. Mary Zein,
Oswego, Kansas. hurt in the face and
shoulder and hip. Several Others badly
bruised. Two physicians ON the train rem
dered prompt assistance. 1t is supposed the
engine broke the rail while posing over
it. The sleeping car kept the track.
KILLED ON TIRE RAIL.
CIHcLNNATI, June 27-This morning
westward bound freight train on the Nj and
@. railroad, left the track near Martinsville,
Ohio, and A. +. Macher, engineer, and John
Vrick, fireman, were killed. Trains were
delayed four hours.
PRISONER SHOT.
NORFOLK, Va, Juue 26. A negro named
Wilson, in the chain gang, sweeping Main
street this afternoon, refused to obey the
.order of Henry Butt, the officer in charge.
Tns officer then struck the negro, who re-
turned the blow and attempted TO escape,
Whereupon the officer fired upon the fugitive
killing him and woundiug Oliver Cooke,
aged II years. Officer arrested.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE.
COLUMBUS, June 27.--Charles Atherton,
son of Congressman Atherton. is missing.
He left note saying he intended commit
ting suicide.
DROWNED.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-The yawl-boat Of
the coast survey steamer Boche, with fish
ing party consisting Of JAS. P. Patten, Ell
Rineer of the Boche, his two sons, Willie
and Jimmy Patten, and third boy named
VIM. NJ. Greenwood, WAS struck and upset
yesterday afternoon, in the lower harbor, by
barge, and the SONS of Patten and Green
void were drowned.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
LOUISVILLE, June 27.-During a storm
Saturday three hands, VIM. Prince, Alf Jones
and John Ball, all colored, working on the
farm of Ely Mines, 8 miles from the city,
were killed by LIGHTNING Their ramains