Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-27
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Cotton Steamboat Burned on the Red
River of the South-Eight of the Crew
Crema ted and Drowned-The Rev. Hsy-
den Released from Prison on.$5 900 Bail
Record of the Day..
PENITENTIARY FIRE.

den Released from Prison On$5 900 Ball
Record ofthe Day.
PENITENTIARY FIRE.
| New York, Jan. 26.-The shoe shop of
the Kings county penitentiary, Brooklyn,
took fire to-day in the loft. AS soon as the
flames were discovered the prisoners were
ordered to quit work and fall into line even
while the machinery was in full operation,
for the engineer in the lower part of the
building was ignorant of the fire above. The
prisoners had been at work about two hours,
| and were promptly marched back to the
prison. Many were ignorant of any fire in
the building. The shoe shop is isolated
from the penitentiary, and stands about fifty
| feet north of it, but is surrounded by high
stone walls. Some of the short term prison
ers who simply had themselves sent up for
the purpose of passing the winter, were de-
tailed to aid the keepers in extinguishing the
fire. An alarm had been sent out. In the
| meantime the flames spread 30 rapidly the
keepers found their efforts to check
them useless and turned their attention to
saving the made up stock, which they threw
out of the windows. The Bay State Shoe
and Leather company leased the prison labor.
They are therefore owners of all the stock,
fixtures and machinery, and the loss falls on
them. Though the building is constructed
of stone, there was 80 much woodwork about
it that the flames found plenty of fuel and
volumes of smoke we're SOON pouring from
the windows. The fremen worked to good
| advantage, but in spite of their efforts, the
building which is a three story structure,
! boin OF
| noon but the walls. 1t was erected ten years
ago, and cost the county about 100000,
Notwithstanding the fact some of the work
| was Edone by prisoners. The building
| was not insured las the county never insures its
property. Special provision had been made
to guard against fire, and there was plenty
of hose but there was not force enough to
throw the water to the third story. The
Bay State Shoe & Leather company had
very large stock on hand, and they estimate
| their loss at 100000. There were about 200
women and girls employed from outside, and
these are thrown out of employment. Chas.
81. Bixby, foreman, was on ladder when
some timbers fell and injured him severely.
1t is said the fire broke out in two places,
but the prison officers deny there were two
fires. Insurance $265, 1000, dist ributed among
fifty companies.
SEIZED FOR TAXES.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-To-day the
United States government, through the col
lector of internal revenue, seized upon the
property of the Philadelphia & Reading rail-
road company for claims amounting to near
| lY 100000.
| The particulars are as follows: The COM
pany, in December. 1873, and from time to
| time, issued certificates to pay it's employees
and officers. Each was for the sum of $40
and payable with interest at fixed per
cent, ranging from four to SIX months.
They were only paid to employees, and none
have been paid since December last. They
contained a provision by which, before ma
turity, they could be paid to the railroad for
debts due, or for other purposes
under the internal revenue law,
providing that every person, firm or associa-
ton, other than national bank associations,
and every corporation, State bank, or State
banking association, shall pay tax of 10
per cent. upon the amount of their own
notes used for circulation and paid out by
them. The government made demand for
$16S,OOO, the tax of $1,6sO,O0O of the scrip
issued, which the railroad refused to pay,
coptending that such action was not COZ
templated in the provisions of the act re-
ferred to. To-day the United States collector
of internal revenue, Ashworth, made levy
on twenty-five locomotives now lying In the
r ound house and repair shops of the COM
pany at Fort Richmond. A Waterman has
been placed in charge of them. The total
value of the engines being little
over $1s5,OOO. Collector Ashworth
maintains that the company cannot
obtain relief from the executive save by &C
tual payment of the amount claimed, as
there is a law which provides "that no suit
for the purpose of restraining the assess
ment in collection of any tax shall be main
tianed by any court under this law.l As it is
construed by the Collector the county has no
other alternative than to pay the
money, and if they think they have case
for further proceedings to sue the govern
ment for recovery Of the amount paid.
Nearly $500, 1000 in scrip has been issued by
the county 80 that the governments claim
will ultimately amount to half million of
dollars.
HAYDEN S BAIL.
New HAVEN, Jan. 26.-Rev. VIM. Hayden,
who has had two trials on the charge of the
murder of Mary Stannard, has been released
in $4,000 bail.
COTTON STEAMER BURNED.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 26.-The steamer
Charmer, with 2,1OO bales of cotton, was to-
tally destroyed by fire fifteen miles above
the mouth of Red river. Eight lives we're
lost, two chambermaias, two cooks, two
cabin boys, one fireman and one deck hand.
The boat and cargo was valued at $13O,O0O.
No further particulars received.
| JEWELRY FIRE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. ga fire tonight
originating from furnace in the basement
of Kits g. Wernes' jewelry store, Fourth
street, near jefferson, burned through the
first floor in the rear of the store, damaging
the stock to the amount of $4,000, and fix
lures $4,000. The safe containing the fine
| jewelry fell into the cellar. Its contents are
supposed to be safe. Insurance $4,000 in
dozen different companies. The property
of Mrs. Daniel Avery is damaged $4,000.
ILLICIT DIsTILLERIEs DESTROYED.
| NASHVILLE. Jan. 26.-United States
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