Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-01
RIVER DISASTER.

KgoKUK NORTHERN LINE PACKET BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, May 31.-The steamer Golden
Eagle, of the Keokuk Northern Packet com
pany, burned to the waters edge, at Martins
Landing, about thirty miles below Alton, at 2
o'clock this morning. @. L.. Penn, cigar boy,
of Quincy, stock dealer, named GrierIy, of
Bowles Landing, and man, name unknown,
who lived sixteen miles above Keokuk, are
missing, supposed to be lost. Boat total loss.
The cause of the FIRE was an explosion of kero-
sene lamp the boiler deck of the stem
of the boat. An alarm was Immediately
given to Capt. Atbury, who was on the hurri-
cane deck, and the vessel was then run ashore
as speedily possible, and the passengers,
some sixty in number, who had been aroused
by the clerks and watchmen, were safely
landed, except those mentioned above. When
the boat touched the shore she swung round,
and q strong south wind
SWEPT THE FLAMES FROM STERN TO BOW
with incredible swiftness. and in ten minutes
the entire upper works were gone. There was
great excitement among the passengers, but
owing to the splendid discipline of the crew,
and the cool and steady conduct OF Capt.
Atbury and his officers, all were safely landed.
The books and papers of the boat were de-
stroyed, and list of passengers can't be given,
but it is thought none were lost other than the
three named. The passengers lost nearly all
their effects, and many of them when they ar
rived here on the steamer Josie this morning,
especially the ladies, were still in their night
clothes.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The boat was valued at about S50,000. in
sured as follows: United Firemen's $2,500;
North German S2,5OO; Transatlantic s1,100i
Commercial New York, $4,000; Manufac-
turers', New York, $500; Lycoming, Penn
sylvania $1,500; Mercantile, Ohio. 1900;
Home, New Orleans, g, 500 Peoples, New
Orleans, 81, 500; New Orleans Insurance COM
pany $2.500; Lacaisse Generate S2,5OO; Mer-
chants and Mechanics, Virginia. 81, 500; Fam
euil Hall 81 600; Standard, New Jersey, 81 600;
Newark City, New Jersey, $1,000; Security
company 81, 1000; franklin, Louisville, 81 600.
FIRE AT GRANITE FALLS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
GRANITE FALLS, Minn., May 91.-A large por-
ton of the business part of this place was de-
stroyed by fire last night. Stoppe & Son, loss
$1,000; insurance $4,000. L. h Kramer, loss
81 500; insurance 81 COO. j. A. Willard Co.,
bankers, loss about $4,000; insurance $50.
@. Il. Shannon, loss $500; no insurance j.
Schan, $500; insurance S400. M. Gould, loss
$500; fully insured. The fire started about
midnight in vacant building about the center
of the block, and spread rapidly to the adjoin-
ing buildings. Fire supposed to be the work
of an incendiary. Fortunately there was but
little wind at the time or the whole town
would have been destroyed.
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
CHEYENNE, WYo., May 31.-Burlingame,w who
reported the Ute depredstions in North Park,
says the murder of Carr and Daw, his partners,
by redskins, has disappeared, and he is sus-
r L
conceal the crime. Prospectors fail to find
any sign of an Indian trail in North Park or
vicinity.
BALTIMORE RIOT.
BALTIMORE, May Sl.-This afternoon, while
the colored post G.. A. R. was going to Laurel
cemetery to decorate the graves of their dead,
some of the negroes following went into a beer
saloon near the cemetery and called for beer,
for which they refused to pay. The proprietor
of the place made an effort to eject them, when
they raided the house. The police interposed
to prevent further disturbance when they
were assaulted with stones. They drew their
pistols and fired on the crowd, killing one man,
Charles Mosell, and wounding several persons,
among whom was woman. This quelled the
riot.
WIDOWS MURDERED.
Avon, Conn.,, May 31.-Maria ArvoCt and
Emily Chelsey, widows, were murdered last
night.
The women were last seen alive Sunday.
This morning a neighbOr entering the kitchen
found Mrs. Chidsey lying on the kitchen floor
weltering in blood, she having been killed by a
blow on the head with an axe. Mrs. Avtnt was
found in the attic on bed, bible and spec
tacles by her side and CHASTITY wound on her
forehead inflicted by tailor's goose which was
lying on the chest close by. A piece of carpet
had been thrown over the bod yof Mrs. Child
sey and paper over the face of Mrs. Avent.
The murderer probably approached the house
from the woods in the rear. The motive of
the crime was not plunGer, as the silver in the
kitchen was not disturbed and the bureau and
trunks not molested. There is possibility of
a motive from the object of some party inter
ested in the destruction of the will of the old
ladies. They were in good circumstances and
had quite large amount of money in the
savings bank. Mrs. Avent formerly lived in
Forest, but on the death of her husband re-