Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-02
INJURED IN A COLLISION.
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| INJURED IN COLLISION.
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DULUTH. Mimi, Sept Last night the
switch engine of the Northern Pacific railroad
at Rice's Point ran against some fiat cars or
| the trestle near Elenator B. The shock was
so sudden it precipitated one of the brakemen
named j. w. Lemon, into about eight feet oi
water. When he was extricated it was found
he had broken his right leg below the knee
and received other internal injuries.
! ,.g EMBEzzLEMENT.
Sr. LOUIS, Sept. 1.--C. Fl. Keller, treasurer
of the st. Louis carbon works, was arrested
in East st. Louis last night and taken to Belle
Vile, county seat of st. Clair county. He is
charged with fradulently drawing drafts and
issuing notes to the amount of about SIS, 600.
SINGULAR SUICIDE.
| DETROIT, Sept. 1.-Quite remarkable case
of suicide occurred few miles from Ithica,
| in this State on Sunday last A man named
Martin K. Walker, who lived on small farm
there was formerly a prosperous stock raiser
in California, but sixteen years ago came
east and five years ago settled
on the place of his last residence.
Drink and gambling were his besetting sins.
He finally lost pretty much all his little prop
erty remaining. Last June he went into his
field, stripped himself of his clothes, set fire
to brush heap, placed gun to his head. .
and snapped it three times without d1scharg.
lug it, intending to kill himself and allow his
body to fall on the burning pile. Sunday last
he carried similar attempt of suicide into ef-
feet. He was found with the top of his head
completely blown off, his naked body partly
burned on a blazing heap of brush, which he
kindled. He left a letter expressing confirmed
hopefulness as to himself, and warning
his children to avoid whisky. He leaves
wife and several grown up children.
THE STEAMSHIP TEUTON DISASTER.
LONDON, Sept. LIN regard to the wreck
of the steamer Teuton near Guoin Point, the
company has received telegram announcing
that another boat with the second, third and
fourth officers, three seamen, two firemen and
one cOolie has arrived at the Seamen store.
As the occupants believe another boat with
thirty women and children may still arrive,
the steamer Danube will goin search Of the
survivors. The company hope the loss Of life
is not so great as at first estimated. They
believe about forty passengers for Kuysna
were landed at Capetown to proceed to their
destination in a smaller steamer. Most of the
passengers were emigrants.
SERIOUS RESULTS OF AN UNTRUTH.
TOMBSTONE, Arr, Sept. LIN Ramsey's
canyon, near this city, 1S-year-old girl in
formed her father that in passing Mexican
wood cutting camp she had been insulted by
a Mexican boy. A mob went to the camp
and compelled the MeXicans, nine in number,
to whip the boy with knotted rawhide and
thongs, resulting in his death few hours
later. The girl subsequently said her story
was not true, but told for fun. Retaliation is
feared from the Mexican side.
CONVENT BURNED BY LIGHTNING.
MANITowoc, Wis.,, Sept. 1.-During the
heavy thunder storm that prevailed here last
night the large convent at Silver Lake
was struck by thnnderbolt, and was soon
reduced to ashes. There were about eighty
persons in the building at the time, and all
escaped without injury Loss about sos, 900;
insured for $500.
TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1.-Further advices
regarding the attempt to rob the overland
train add nothing to the precocously reported
facts, except that on the reproach of the rob-
bers the express messenger put out the lights,
secured the doors of the car, armed himself,
and the robbers finding the attempt at a sur
prise failure left hastily in wagon which
they had in waiting. Officers are securing
the country IN pursuit.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 1.-The following
additional is received regarding the attempt to
wreck the overland train. Two engines and
one car of the east bound overland express
were thrown from the track about 11:47 last
night at Cape Horn Mills by two rails having
been removed by highwaymen. When the
engine first left the track, the fire.
man, Boyd, upon jumping to the ground,
was confronted Il by man and shot
gun, who ordered him to stand
nor to move or give the alarm. At the same
time they opened the door of the express car
and ordered the messenger to surrender. About
this time, the highwaymen, supposed to be
some FIVE or six in number, became alarmed
and started to run for the brush, leaving
their lanterns, twenty.four cartridges OF her
cules powder, fuse, axes, sledge, picks and
other tools. No one was injured. The train
was detained about eight hours
CHICAGO MURDER.
CHICAGO, Sept.-On West Lake street to-
night Ed. Miller, an ex-police detective of
clouded antecedents, shot and killed Axel
Hesman, young Dane, who was a clerk in an
employment agency. Miller says the shooting
was accidental, but bystanders differ with
him. The quarrel began in a scutfle for a
revolver.