Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-29
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE,


general passenger agent of the Michigan Cen
tral railway, died yesterday afternoon.
John Roberts, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, shot
his brother twice through the body yesterday.
The injured man is in critical condition.
Michael Golden, inmate of the house of cor
rection, Philadelphia, killed Jas. Preston, a
guard, for refusing Golden leave of absence.
A fire in Baltimore yesterday in the ware
houses Sc and SS Cambden street, destroyed
property of various firms about $50, ,OOO In
sured.
The governor of New Jersey refuses to re-
prieve kellOwker, the condemned murderer,
and he is to be hanged in Jersey city January
8 next.
At Moravia,- Ia, Tuesday, an incendiary
fire destroyed five stores and lot of
frame buildings. Loss $4,000; nearly all
insured.
George A. Wood. who personated the juror
Frederick Schultz in the recent election fraud
trial at Philadelphia, has been indicted for
perjury.
The Mount 10 brewery, at Maryville, Mo-,
owned by P. Wisendorfer & Son, burned
Tuesday night. Loss $4,000; insurance
| s., 800.
Samuel B. Eastman, formerly clerk in the
tax receivers Office, Philadelphia, was arrest
ed yesterday, charged with defrauding the city
OUT OF Tax money.
A large water tank in Moorhead's mill,
Pittsburg, fell yesterday morning, killing
boy named Gilmore instantly, and seriously
injuring four others.
In general free fight at Dobray, Upson
county, Ga, Tuesday, Doc. Wilson killed Ed.
johnson and B. Garland killed B.. Harris The
fight was with knives.
Louisiana officers are securing the country
for twelve prisoners who escaped from the
Shreveport Jail Tuesday night, three of whom
were to have been hung Friday.
1t is announced in Chicago that the suppo-
sltion that the night CLERK of the Brevoort
house had disappeared with $1,000 stolen
from DR.. Reese is utterly groundless.
The American Cutlery association Is holding
its annual session at Pittsburg, with closed
doors. The principal manufacturers and
dealers OF the east and west are represented.
A stranger, pretending deaf and dumb,
stopped at Mrs. B. Munroe's East Dale house,
Halifax, N. s., and shot fatally her eldest son
George, aged 19, and his sister Mary, aged II.
Capt. Cheyne, of the British navy, who pro-
poses trip to the North Pole in ballon, has
arrived in Toronto, and to interest the Cana
dians in the project will hold meetings in sew
eral cities.
Leonora Seligman, daughter of VIM. Selig-
man, the New York banker, was married in
Paris, in the Jewish synagogue, yesterday, to
DIR. Warherman, young scientist of great
promise.
The sale of seats for the Patti concerts in
Chicago began yesterday moaning, and at
noon had reached 50, ,765, which is far larger
than the sale for the Bernhardt season for the
same time.
j. Dunton, lodged in the Deadwood jail yes
terday, charged with the murder of his wife
at his ranch on Elk Creek, Christmas day.
The women was killed with an axe and horri-
bly, mutilated.
Richard Leslie, alias Leslie 81. Serwins, con-
duetor en- the Bennington & Rutland, Vt
railroad, who jumped his bail on the charge
OF stealing registered letters, has been arrested
at Chattanooga.
Two wagsn loads of negroes rode into Ma
con, Ga, Tuesday, got intoxicated and started
for home. They had not gone far when
general riot ensued, during which two of
them were killed.
The French delegates, recently guests of the
United States, arrived;in Montreal yesterday.
The reception given them was enthusiastic in
the extreme. The tri-color of France was dis
played on every hand.
James Wallace and King Horton, convicts
at work on the Texas Pacific road, made
dash for liberty yesterday, and were shot
down. Horton was killed Wallace is living
In a critical condition.
Mexican advices state that on Tuesday, in
the public Jail at Humarquille, .under orders
of the political chief, Francisco Alamilla was
shot to death without judge or trial. The af-
fair caused great excitement.
Capt. John Gallagher, of Philadelphia,
founder of Gallagher's Weekly Marine Re-
ports and Philadelphia Marine Surveys, and
representative of the Bureau Veritas and Eng
lish grades, is dead Aged rs.
President Fillmore, of the Southern Pacific,
announces that the first through train for New
Orleans from San Francisco, will leave Friday
next, and that probably train will start west
from New Orleans the same day.
Mrs. M. Coppege, of New Orleans, had been
giving instructions to her 4-year old child
how to aim pistol, and sat down to play
with him, when he aimed at her and fired.
The ball entered the woman's brain.
At Bellows Falls, Vt, the proprietors of
Towns hotel have been sued under the Der.
sonal liabilities act for $20,0U0, for selling
liquor to one Peter Good, of Westminster, who
1t is alleged died suddenly in consequence
The State Bar association of Missouri,
which is in session at st. Louis, adopted a
resolution endorsing the bill of Senator David
Davis for the belief of the United States su-
preme court, now pending ia the United States
senate.
Christmas day the body of young woman
was found in the woods in Winslow town.
ship, Camden county, New York. Near by
was club with which it is thought she was
killed, while the ground indicated desperate
struggle.
A collision bet veen runaway team and
street railroad at Dallas, Tex, Tuesday
night, resulted III Killing John Spencer, NOR
tally wounding sd-nuel Armstrong, and break
ing the hip of ieIf. Newman, driver of the
street car.
A difficulty i'll Bellefonte, Ala, yesterday,
resulted IN the probable fatal shooting of w.
d. Martin, his son John, and C. NJ Fennel.
They are all merchants in the place, and the
difficulty originated through jealousy They
used pistols.
The Chicago board of trade have adopted
and transmitted to congress o resolution pro-
testing against the practical abolition of life.
saving and life-boat stations On the lakes, by
| the failure to increase the pay of the keepers
commensurate with their meritorious SER
vices.
MIR. Wizards Denial
New YORK, Dec 2S.-The attention
of MIR. Hy. Willard, president of the n.
P. r. r. company, having been called to
tho statements toIarropbod fron, Eli,