Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-18
CRIMES & CASU ALTIES
HORRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

HORRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CANTON, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-About z o'clock
this morning two boilers in Parlin & Oren-
dorffs extensive agricultural implement
works exploded, completely demolishing
the brick engine house and tearing out
considerable of the south wall of the main
building, besides SCATTERING glass and
otherwise injuring other adjacent build
ings. Fire broke out Immediately, but it
was soon extinguished. The follow
ing is list of the killed:
William Mccartney, engineer,
Louis Hunnicut, fireman, w. G. HENDERSON.
Joshua Oldham, A. Nickerson, Robert Nc
,Grath, VIM. Miller and Hiram Palmer. all
American employees. Samuel Bell and G.
s. Armstrong are both slightly wounded
and will probably recover. Two hundred
and fifty workmen are thrown out of en-
ployment. Flags in the city are at half
mast.
A PIECE OF VANDALISM.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Henry Harris and
Charles Barton yesterday boarded pas
senger train, of the Chicago & Alton road,
near Joliet, and, drawing knives, drove the
passenger and train hands out of one
coach, creating the widest confusion, and
then cut the cushions of the seats, and
made general havoc with the car furni-
ture. When the train reached Chicago
they were arrested by Special Officer
Price and locked up at the Desplaines
street station. This morning they were
turned over to an officer from Will county
where they are also wanted for burglary.
FIRE AT NORTHFtELD.
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NoRTHF1ELD, Mimi, Dec. 16.-At 4:4O
O'Clock this morning the coopering estab-
lisment of Willis Rawson burned to the
ground, with all its contents. About twen-
ty-fve men are thrown out of employment.
Tie loss is estimated at $1,000; insurance
$4,000. Cause of fire unknown.
STAR ROUTE FIRE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Fire occurred
this evening in the third story of the build
ing on f. street mainly occupied as law
offices by Richard D. Merrick, principal
counsel for the government in the star
route cases. The fire was undoubtedly in
cendiary, and Merrick asserts was for the
purpose of destroying important papers
III the star route cases, which were known
to be in his Office. The fire was promptly
extinguished with the loss of few hun
dred dollars, but no papers of consequence
we're injured.
| GALLEPoLIs, o., Dec. 16.-Fire this fore
noon destroyed the warehouse used by
O'Neil & Co. for drugs, loss, $4,000; P. A.
Sanns d Sons warehouse, $4,000 loss; II.
Franks clothing store and several small
buildings. Jno. Sanns, owner of the prin-
cipal building burned, estimates his loss
at $4,000; partially insured.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 16.-The
principal business portion of Hopkins
village, Allegan company burned this
morning. The fire broke out in the drug
department of ]. W. Bragington's general
store. The chief losses are j. w. Brag-
ington, drugs, general store and post
Office $4,000, insurance $4,000; W. Ederle,
hotel, loss $4,000 insurance $4,000; Fur
Their & Kidder, general store, loss $4,000,
| insurance $500. One dwelling and two
barns were also burned.
THE BOND OUTRAGE
TAYLoRv1LLE, Dec. 16,-Four of the men
indicted for the outrage upon Emma Bond
have asked a change of venue to Mont
gomery circuit. This postpones the trial
till the I'd of April next. The opinion is
expressed that defendants are only trying
to defer the trial till their victim dies. She
certainly is not able 10 travel SO far. and
is not likely to be.
NEWCASTLE. Pa, Dec. I6.-Thos. j.
Kelly, near Princetown, committed suicide
by shooting through the head because he
had an incurable disease.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 16.-Michael Schutt-
rumpf, forty-one years, a native of Ger
many, fatally strangled himself to-day noon
with rope In garnet because of
depression on account of sickness. He
leaves widow and two children.
ATCH1soN, Dec, 16.-An old lady named
Polly A. Poppens, aged seventy two years,
committed suicide to-day by throwing her.
self into well forty-two feet deep. She
had been suffering for years past from
chronic disease of the stomach, which
caused intense pain, and had stated several
times that life was intolerable and she
meant to end it.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 16.-To-day Mrs.
Charles Pope, was found shot through the
head IN dying condition, at the house of
friend, where she was temporarily stop
ping, having quarreled with and left her
husband. Pope himself was found dead,
also shot through the head, in yard few
blocks away. A revolver was beside him
with two chambers discharged. It is sup
posed he shot his wife and then committed
suicide. but there is no evidence. Mrs.
Pope died without speaking.
COMMERCIAL CRookEDNEss.
DETROIT, Dec. 16.--Wednesday A. G.
Harding, boot and shoe dealer at Allegan.
gave five chattel mortgages on his stock,
aggregating $4,000. Yesterday the hold
ers OF the two largest mortgages took pos
session of most of Harding's bills for his
fall stock, not matured, and are to outside
parties. Within a few weeks Harding has
bought $4,000 worth of real estate in his
wife's name.
SCALDED TO DEATH.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Dec. 16.-This morn
ing an engine on the Cumber-