Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-10
MURpEREp BY HER DRUNKEN FATHER.

MURDERED BY HER DRUNKEN FATHER.
CHICAGO, Ills, ga particularly brutal
murder was committed at IT'S North Halsted
street, last night. James Tobin, stevedore by
occupation, occupies the house indicated with
wife and five children. He came home
last evening under the influence oi
liquor and turned the family out
of the house, they taking refuge
from the heavy rain in an outbuilding. Later
they were told to return to the house, but the
one doing so was his daughter Mary, IL years
old Toben Immediately sent her out to pur
chase satchel, declaring his intention to leave
his family. Angered that the daughter got
him q satchel without key he threw hei
violently to the floor, pounded her severely with
She died in half an hour. Toben was arrested
but denies the killing
FIRE AT ALLEGHENY CITY.
PrrTsBURG, May 9.-One of the most disas-
trous confagrations occurring in this vicinity
for years started about o'clock this evening
in the stables of Heifer
Strefel & Co.'s tannery, Spring
Garden! avenue, Allegheny City. The flames
communicated to the tannery,. thence to the
other side of the street, spreading rapidly, and
soon taking in Valley and High streets, and
every building on Filbert street. Owing tc
the peculiar position of these streets, which
are situated between two hills, it was
impossible for the fire department. te
gain control of the flames until Heefer
Strefel & Co. 8 tannery, Welche's tannery, and
twenty y-eight buildings: including slaughter
houses, stables, dwellings and contents, sue
cumed to the frey element, involving loss ol
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, ano
rordaripr +vupptv fan1Iiaa hOme1esa most Oi
whom are of the poorer class, loss
everything except the clothing on their backs.
Origin of the fire not known, but is supposed
to have been caused by two boys who were seer
playing in the stables shortly before the lire
was started. Rumored young girl perished II
the flames. This, however. could not be traced
to a reliable source. Insurance not Obtainable
tonight.
DESTRUCTIVE OIL FIRE.
BRADFORD, Pa, May 9.-This afternoon, by
a gas explosion in stove in the house OF JUS
tice Cline, Rexford town. eleven miles south
west of Bradford, the building was fred. AL
the adjoining buildings were light frame struc
lures, and the fire spread rapidly, and before
it's fury was spent eighty buildings were LAID
in ashes. The list embraces the principal
hotels, stores and business places. including
the Kendall & Eldred railroad depot. The fire
also burned the pumps and station of the
United Pipe lines. tank containing 10000
barrels of oil was burned, and an iron tank
containing $4,000 barrels is now in flames.
short distance further down the valley are
one other $4,000 barrel tank owned
others of similar dimensions belonging to the
Tidewater pipe lines. These three tanks are
all full, and, it is thought, cannot escape de-
struction. A large force of men are building
dams to check the burning oil from running
down the valley, should the tank now on fire
boil over. In and around Rexford forty der.
ricks were also consumed. 1t is impossible tc
estimate the loss at present. Several wood
fires are reported, but no serious damage is YET
reported.
EXPRESS TRAIN DTTCHED.
ST.. LOUIS, May 9.-The Texas express train
on the st. Louis, Iron Mountain Is Southern
railroad, wheE one and half miles this side OF
Bismarck, and about ten miles from St. Louis
at 8 As O. clock this morning, ran into wash
out caused by the storm last night. The engine
was wrecked and the engineer. Charles McPher
son, and the fireman, Nicholas A. Stoores, in
stantly killed. The baggage, express and sec
ond-class passenger cars were ditched anc
turned over. The other cars remained on the
track. A. 81. Hurry, Indianapolis; f. Donor
Jackson, Mich; Joseph Palite, Blackwell
No., passengers, and a tramp named Ed
Walsh, who was stealing ride were slightly
injured. The washont was repaired during
the day and trains are running again regularly
ICE HOUSE BURNED.
The Queens Lake ice house, on the shore o1
Queens lake, about twenty miles from here il
st. Clair county, was struck by lightning las
night and entirely consumed. The house
z of ,oo od nv
the Mississippi Ice company of that city
valued at $4,000 insured for $4,000. Th'
house was valued at $4,000; no insurance.
OHIO MINING ETRoUBLEs.
COLUMBUS. O., May 9.-Gov. Foster remain
ed in his Office most all night to be in readi
ness to order troops to the Silver Creek Goa
mines in Wayne county, if it was thought de
sirable To-day the governor received tele
gram from Attorney General Nash and Assis
tant Adjutant General Smith, who are at tht
scene of trouble, saying all was quiet to-day
and indications that no serious troble need bt
apprehended. While arrangements have beer
made to have number of militia sent at once
to Wayne county in case they are needed it il
thought that the two company's now on duty
at the mines will be sufficient to prevent rio
or bloodshed.
COLUMBUS, May GA telegram received
here tonight, from Wayne county, says all il
quiet, and the Wooster military company ha:
been ordered home.
FATAL INCENDIARY FIRE.
DANvILLE, Va, May "a wooden building
formerly the Grange warehouse, recently rem
ted to J.. P. Pace, Richmond for the storage o.
leaf tobacco, bnrned this morning. Also thu
wooden building adjoining belonging to J. s
Winstead, Greenboro, N. O., occupied by
Murphy & Co., groceries and liquor storehouse
Samuel Croxton, sleeping in the warehouse
building perished. John Does, fireman, in at
tempting Croxton's rescue was also burned tt
death, Pace lost two hundred and twenty
thousand pounds of leaf tobacco. s. r. Hou
dett & Co. and J. s. Robertson & Co. smaller
lots. Also fixtures in the warehouse basement
Insurance $4,000. Loss not yet ascertained
Incendiary.
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