Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-28
facts in reference to the matter are kept

facts in reference to the matter are kept
very close.
JACKSON, Mich, Dec. 27.-This evening,
Noah Phelps, a burglar, Frank Arstis. 2
thief, Joseph Daus, disorderly, Chas. Black
man, thief, and Minnie Freeman. a
chronic drunk, broke out of the county
jail and are still at large.
u. Matheny, agent at Spring Arbor sta
ton on the air line railway has skedaddled
and carried away small sum of money
belonging to the company.
PosToFF1oE ROBBIE Rs HELD.
Usage CRY, Kas., Dec. 27-Mai. John
M. Crowell, special agent for the post
Office department, has just returned from
Llnder, where the parties who robbed that
postoffice had preliminary examination
to-day, and were bound over in $4,000
each. There appears to be no doubt of
| their guilt. Their names are Jas. Mackev
and Thos. Rehlor, and they claim to be-
from New York.
TUCSON, Dec. 27.-Sergeant Rufus Som
srly, Sixth cavalry, committed suicide at
Fort Lowell this morning. He shot him
self with carbine in the presence of his
company. He was graduate of West
Point, formerly lieutenant in the Sixth
calvary, but was compelled to resign on
account of drunkenness and misconduct.
The suicide is attributed to drink.
KILLED IN QUARREL.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 27.-Two
brothers named Billiard were killed to-day
at Lebanon, Ala, by two brothers named
Jacoway in quarrel. All were men of
prominence.
NEGRO BRUTE LYNCHED.
LITTLE Rock, Dec. 27.-Late on Tuesday
night Charley Branch, negro who ravished
and murdered nine year old girl near
Varnor station on the Little Rock & Mis-
sissippi River railway, was taken from the
guards by an armed mob and hanged to a
telegraph pole.
ELECTRICAL PHENOMENON.
NEW York, Dec. 27.-The bark Gimbok,
from Auckland, reports that Oct. 9, at 4 p.
M. during a southwest gale and thick
snow squall, ball of fire passed across the
ship, injuring three seamen and breaking
both gunwales, and ripping planks from
the stern of starboard boat, and exploded
about twenty yards from the ship, with a
loud report, sparks flying from it like a
rocket. No lightning or thunder at the
time.
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-Peter Des-
garon, a carpenter of Rockford, Washing
ton territory, yesterday shot his wife and
himself through the head. Cause, jealousy.
SINRM AT SEA,
VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 27.-The steam
ship Volmer, which sailed for Hong Kong
about ten days ago with coal and 215
Chinese passengers, returned to port to-
day fer repairs. When 800 miles off Cape
Flattsry frightful gales were encountered
and several tremendous seas were shipped.
The upper works were torn off, boats car
ried away, and a temporary galley erected
for the Chinese passengers swept over
board. One of the crew was badly in
jured. The damage to the steamer is quite
heavy.
DROWNED.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Dec. PA sloop cap
sized in the stream near the mouth of
Bayou Fo1ar, and six hunters, Alexander
Davty, Bill Howard, Noah Saunders, Peter
we're drowned.
THE P1ONEER LYNcHINa.
LEXINGTON, Ill, Dec. 27.-The news of
the lynching Of Thos. P. Keer at Pioneer,
Arizona, was read this morning. His
mother and sister were crushed by the in
telligence. Kerr had many warm friends,
was not a desperado, and people here re-
fuse to believe he killed Hartley without
grave psovocation.
THB TOY PISTOL.
INV YORK, Dec. 27.-Marcus Pike, aged
eighteen, picked up a toy pistol to-day
and in playful manner pointed it at
married sister, Annie AcKeon. An ex-
plosion followed and the woman was shot,
probably fatally.
MORE CHRISTMAS MURDERS.
LixIHaToN, Ky, Dec. PA difficulty oc-
Cured at Colton's store, Rock, Castle
county, Christmas day, in which Jno.
Townsend received supposed mortal
wounds. He was engaged in difficulty
with Champ Mullins, when the latter's son.
Biggie Mullins, shot Townsend in the head,
jumping on the body with his feet. He
was bruised terribly, and will probably
die. Reports come that two other men
were killed, but they lack confirmation. It
is difficult to obtain information, owing
to the inaccessibility of that section.