Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-27

the accommodation train when it was
stopped with an abruptness that almost
threw the passengers out of their seats.
The passengers of both trains were greatly
excited.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
NORTH ADAMs, Mass, Dec. 26.-At
Hartivellville, to-day, while Fred Williams
and Marshall Mason were looking at an
engine, an explosion OF the boiler took
place, and they we're both instantly killed,
their bodies being horribly mangled The
head OF the boiler went into the chair fac
tory adjoining. The boiler house was de-
molisAed, the chair factory damaged,
thlrty-ton rock removed three rods, and a
boy ifSed into the air, and carried four
rods.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 26.-Foar two
story brick stores, extending from ST. to
sS3 Dryades street, burned with their con.
tents. Loss $4,000; insured.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 26.-A fire in Well
man warehouse, Bay and Price streets,
damaged the 500 bales of cotton about 40
per cent.
1oNnoH, La, Dec. 26.-The gin Aouse
and other outbuildings on the plantation
OF George Miller were burned by an in
cendiary. No insurance. VIM Brown.
colored, was arrested.
Boston, Dec. 27, 1:3O a. m.-The three
story brick building on west Canton street,
occupied by VIM. Eggleson, as an artificial
and natural wood ornament establishment.
| partially burned, together with its contents.
Loss probably $4,000; partially insured.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. 26-Samuel
Rlves became involved in quarrel with
| his cousin, VIM. Rives, when colored man
named Parker endeavored to restore peace.
| which so enraged the former that he shot
the negro and then shot himself, by blow
ing the top of his head off.
sUFFooATED TO DEATH.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 26.-Joseph Moseaskv
employed in the iron works on the flats.
being fatigued by his days work, lay
down beside the blast furnace last night
TOT short nap, having volunteered to
work double time. This morning he was
found dead, suffocated by gas from the
furnace. He leaves young widow a., /
infant.
! AN INDIAN DISTURBANCE.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ga private dispatch
was received here stating that conflict
took place between the hostile factions of
Creek Indians near Muskogee, but the re-
suit ls not stated. An effort will be made
| this evening to obtain an account of the
affair, but the telegraph wires are down
both north and south of Muskogee, and no
further information could be procured.
AUsKoGEE, Ind. Ter, Dec. 26.-The first
| open hostilities of the Creek Indian war
occurred Sunday fifteen miles west of
Okmulko. A band of Checote's men under
Jim Larney were going west, when about
O'Clock in the evening they were attacked
by some 200 of SPEECHES. partisans under
command of Mekarochee. The fight ragged
for an hour, when Checote's men fell back.
but kept up running fight for ten miles.
Bob Carr, Dave Barrett and wife and a
man named Walsh are reported killed.
The loss on the other side is not known.
The whole country is rushing to arms On
receipt of the news here detachment %
forty United States soldiers were ordered
to the scene, and this morning they over
took and disarmed $50 of Checote's men.
| This will be continued till all the men en-
gagged on both sides are disarmed. Spiech-
ee's men say they don't want to fight, but
do want their rights, and are anxious
United States committee should investi-
gate and decide the matter between them
and the opposing party. United States
Agent Taffts went to the scene of the trou-
BILE yesterday.
| FATALLY STARRED.
r PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Oficer Jose ph
Jarvis was probably fatally stabbed while
dispensing roughs at Girard avenue and
| Leopard street ON Christmas niuht