Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-01
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,

OUAA1O A4ND O11RO 4AA1iOe
Record ofsundsy Deviltries and Disasters,
BURGLAR SHOT.
NORWICH, Conn, July 31.--In a fight
between three burglars and three watchmen in
South Windham, one of the former was fatally
shot.
FATAL KNIFINa.
ST.. LOUIS, July 3l.-James MuIligan, a
farmer living near Laclede station, some seven
or eight miles from the city, in st. Louis
county, yesterday afternoon stabbed and
killed VIM. Hall, negro, living on the farm
of Joseph Postlewaite, adjoining that of
Mulligan's. The affair grew out of Postle-
waite's cattle ranging on Mulligan's lands,
which created ill-wil between the parties
Hall tried to shoot at MulIigan two or three
TIRES with pistol, and the latter claims that
in selfdefense he drew his pocketknife and
arrested and will have preliminary examine
ton Tomorrow.
RIVER STEAMERS BURIED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 3l.--A fire this even
ing at o'clock, having Its origin in the lamp
locker of the steamer Idlewild, burned that
steamer together with the Osceola Bell. Both
boats were lying at the wharf preparatory to
departing tomorrow afternoon. The Osceola
spread with such rapidity that she ignited
before tugs could remove her to place of
safety. After she was buring aft she foated
down the stream and was drifting against the
steamer Joseph Lee, when tug pulled her
out into the river. her escape was
very narrow. As it was, her swinging stages
were on fire, and her bow slightly scorched.
The Idlewlld was eleven years old, owned by
John D. Adams, Of Little Rock, and Capt. J.
II. Rees, of Pittsburgh, valued at 5000,
and insured for $4,000 in Cincinnati and
Evaniville Offices. She arrived here Thursday,
having been repaired at Paducah, Kentucky
at cost of 100000 She was to depart to-
morrow afternoon for the Arkansas river.
The packet Osceola Bell was owned by Capt.
Jos. Lee, of this city. She was built at
Jefersonvi1e IN 1875, expressly for the Mem
phis and Osceola trade, and was valued at
20,OO0. Uninsured.
BEER GARDEN SHOOTING. I
INDIANAPOLIS, July 31.-At the German
tween E. T. Suttle and and Geo. 8. Fisher over
a girl named Mamie DeKay, when Suttle drew
a pistol and shot Fisher three times, killing
him instantly. Suttle has been arrested.
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER EXPLOSION.
MILWAUKEE, July 3l.-A dispatch to the
Republican from Preshtigo, Wis, states that
freight train on the Chicago & North
western road, fourteen miles from Preshtigo,
had its engine boiler exploded, tearing up the
track, smashing cars, killing one brakeman,
and injuring the engineer and fireman.
PIANO KEY FACTORY BURNED.
HARTFORD. July 31.-Pratt, Read & Co.'s
piano KEY factory, at. Deep River, burned.
Loss aboot $159,00O Partially insured. One
thousand men are thrown out of employ
menf.
NASHVILLE, July 31.-Kent MeNult, secre-
tary to the secretary of state, was accident
ally drowned here to-day.
BEER STILL EXPLOSION.
PEORIA, ILL.,, July 31.-Of the eighteen in
jured by the beer still explosion nine are dead,
and three more will probably die tonight.
DROWNED.
JERsEf CITY, July 3l.-Edward Dalton,
aged 40, and William Danlage, aged 4S, were
drowned while bathing.
KILLED ON THE TRACK.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 51.-John Nc.
Comb, of East Greenwich, and Isabella
Wright, of Apponing, were killed while walk
ing on the railroad track.
MINISTER FINED FOR THEFT
Rev. W. F. .Wetcher was fined 500 and costs
for stealing books. It is improbable that the
other cases will be prosecuted.
ASSASSINATED.
CORK, July 51.-An old gentleman named
Swanton was fired at near Ballydehob and
mortally wounded His car drivers hat was
riddled with bullets. Swanton recently OBJ
tanned an ejectment decree against laborers.
LABoRERs' STRIKE.
The strike of laborers is extending in the
county of Cork. Several meetings were held
in different parts of the country to-day in sup
port of the demand for increased wages.