Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-14
DISASTERS And DEVILTRIES
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEAM
Err BURNED.


The Passengers all Escape, but Lose Most
of their Fffects--A Yard Train In Pitts
burgh Bucked from the Track, aud a
Conductor and Brakeman Killed.-Run
Into and Sunk at sea-.George Mcbride
Deliberately Shot Dead by q Well Known
Chicago Thief f--Miscellaneous.
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER sTEAMBoArBUREED.
Sr. LOUIS, March 13.-The steamer Jas.
Howard, belonging to the New Orleans An
Choir line, took fire at quarter past ten to-
night, while lying at the wharfboat, foot of
Market street, and was reduced to a wreck in
about half an hour the entire upper works be-
ing burned off and her guards aft the wheel
house broken down and destroyed. She had
arrived from New Orleans only about an hour
before with fine freight list and a number
OF passengers and was apparently in safe
condition. The fire seems to have caught In
pile Of junk forward of the furnaces, and
the flames spread through the upper, works
with great rapidity and ferceness, defying the
efforts of the fire department until nearly every
particle of wood work was burned even with
her deck. From present appearances her hull
will be saved, but the machinery will be badly
damaged. The Howard was purchased by the
New Orleans Anchor line about two years ago
for $40, 1000. Since then riousimprovements
have been added, and she was probably worth
from $50, ,00O to SIS, 900; no insurance, the
Anchor line taking it's own risks. So far as
known at this writing all passengers were
safely landed, but several of them lost their
baggage. The boats cargo consists Of sugar,
jute and general merchandise, amounting to
about forty tons. A barge with lot Of fish
bars and salt on board was taken in tow at
Cairo. This barge also took fire and foated
down stseam several blocks, but was towed
ashore and the flames extinguished without
much damage.
KILLED By A THIEF.
CHICAGO, March 13.--George Mcbride,
hostler in the employ of William B. Simpson,
was shot and killed by well-known thief
named Harry Gilmore, in front of the Wabash
avenue pavilion, to-day. Simpson had
sfeR MeBde Sn was ssp spe' rom sst night S noma ana
to hunt him up, and found him in the pavil-
ion in the company of Gilmore. Mcbride
tried to get his employer away, bnt Gilmore
interfered and called Mcbride names, where
upon Mcbride invited him outside to settle
the matter with fists. When they started out
Gilmore was handed pistol by the bartender.
When Simpson saw the pistol in Gill
no intention to fight an armed agent. Gil
more later said he would not let his adversary
off SO, and leveling the pistol over Simpsons
shoulders sent ball through Mcbride temple
killing him instantly. Simpson, the owner of
the saloon, and bartender were arrested, but
Gilmore escaped to-day.
BucKED FROM THE TRACK.
PITTSBURGH, March 13.-This morning ats
o'clock wild freight train ran into yard
train on the Pan Handle bridge, in South
Pittsburgh, throwing three gondolas and
tender of the yard train off the bridget to the
street, fifty feet below The conductor of the
yard train, Charles Curney, was in
stantly killed; Patrick Cullen, brakeman,
had his skull fractured, legs broken
and was otherwise injured so that his recovery
is doubtful; R. Harrison, another brakeman,
had his legs broken and fingers cut off. His
injuries, however, are not considered danger
Gus. The accident was caused by both trains
getting into the same blocks at once, Operator
Foster having white signal up. He says he
knew nothing of the yard train coming, as the
fog was too dense to see. Coroner Hope had
him placed under arrest, but the jury exon
Grated him and he was released.
RUN DOWN AT SEA.
PLYMOUTH, March 13.-The steamer Beuin,
in collision with the steamer Duke Buccleach
yesterday foundered twenty-five miles south
east of Start Point. The Beuin was from
Moravia via Havre, where she landed the
mails, passengers and cargo. The collision
occurred at o'clock in the afternoon. The
weather is clear and the wind high. No loss
of life.
A CONTRACTORS PAYMAsTER ROBBED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 12.-The paymaster
at Muscle Shoats improvements, Alabama,
was robbed yesterday afternoon of $1,000, by
three men. A telegram to the police officials
gives description of the men, who are mount
ed, but no particulars of the robbery.
BAD FAILURE.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The Tribune says:
The assignee of Fowler, Champion s. Co., i'm
porters of chemicals and crushed linseed oil,
No. l42 Front street, has prepared schedules
which show the liabilities of the firm much
greater than first reported. Total liabilities,
81 ,68S ,160; total nominal assets, 81 ,01S, PAT;
total actual assets, 5000, 0,046. Deducting
pledged merchandise and securities and the net
actual assets are $27S,5
TAKING ALARM.
LONDON, March 13.-Stafford Northcote, in
regard to the urgency for the committee of
supply, points out that Gladstone's proposal
threatens to subject the rights and liberties of
the house of commons in regard to controlling
the estimates
Bradlaugh has resigned his seat in parlia-
ment in order to be reelected.
LYNCHED.
HoUNDsBoRo, Miss, March 13.-Edward
Turner, colored, who grossly assaulted Mrs.
Michael Mcintosh, March 9Th, was taken
from the Mississippi City Jail last night by a
mob and lynched.
LETTER THIEF.
CHICAGO, March 13.-Lysander Tiffany, who
at one time was a well-to-do citizen, worth
over $4,000, and who for the last thirteen
years has been letter carrier in this city, was
to-day arrested for rifing letter given him to
deliver. Many complaints have recently been
made of the systematic robbery Of letters, and
it is thought Tiffany is the guilty party, he
having been caught in the act of putting let
ters aside for examination instead of delivering
them Immediately. He claims he is innocent.
MIscELLANEoUs.
BosToN, March 13. - The Tileston paper
mills, Hyde Park, burned. Considerable pa
per pulp, etc., also destroyed. Loss estimated
at SIS 900; insurance 5000.
ST. LOUIS, March 13.--John C. Diesel,
lumber handler, was found dead this morning
at his residence in the northern part of the
city. he severed his wrists with pair of
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