Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-12
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

Twonew cases of smallpox in Jersey city
yesterday.
The West Virginia legislature convened at
Wheeling yes terday.
Albert Wilmet committed suicide at Green
Bay, Wis.,, yesterday.
Over foot of snow fell Tuesday night in
the Lackawaxie valley.
A passenger on the steamship Andes reports
that smallpox is raging in Hayti.
Lyman Garrett killed Ezekiel Nelson, at
Pearson, Coffee county, Ga, yesterday.
At Whitehall, N. Y, the Adirondack Spring
house burned, and VIM. II. Collins, fireman,
was killed.
The payment of the depositers in the
wrecked Mechanics bank, Newark, N. j., be-
gins to-day.
The annual meeting of the Women's Board
Boston yesterday.
The Republican state committee of Penn
sylvania have called the state convention at
Harrisburg, May 10.
Owen Evans, retail dry goods, Philadelphia,
failed yesterday. Liabilities, $4,000; assets
asserted, 20 per cent
At Milwaukee, Charles Londrek's stock of
dry goods and notions was destroyed by fire
last night. Lsss, 81, 600.
At Lancaster, Pa, yesterday Coho & Willis
lumber warehouse was burned. Loss, $780,
600; insured. Incendiarlsm.
A fire at Weatherford, Tex, Tuesday night,
destroyed two dry goods houses and livery
stable. Loss 5000; insurance one-half.
Representative citizens of Macon, Ga, pro-
pose holding in October next the grandest
National exposition ever attempted in America.
The New York sub-treasury yesterday re-
ceived for redemption bonds inclined in the
105th and 106th call to the amount of 50 ,075,-
600.
An Oakland dispatch reports the Hercules
powder works at Pionle blown up. Several
men were hurt and some killed. No particu-
lars.
Two smallpox cases were developed in Co
lumbus, o., yesterday. Strong measures are
being taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
In slight fire last night in the saloon of
John Nshb, 80 Market street, New York, the
mother and daughter of the proprietor were
suffocated.
At Charleston, 8. c., in efforts to extinguish
a fire on board the schooner Eugene, one sea-
man was drowned and two others probably ia
tally burned.
The letter carriers of Chicago last night
elected Capt. P. O'Connor to represent their
interests at the National Carriers association.
They leave for Washington Sunday evening.
Palestine, Texas, special: Henry Rowe, col.
ored, was shot dead by Walter Babbitt, who,
with Henry Rollenson, went to Rowe's resi-
dence to make enquiries about a stolen valise.
Two drug stores, one dry goods store, two
or three shops and newspaper office, in Rus
sellville, Mo-, were burned Tuesday night.
Loss on stock about $50, 900; insurance light.
Gov. Vance, of Nebraska, has offered a re-
ward of 5000 for the arrest of E. j. Killiher,
who, several weeke ago, shot woman named
Nellie Davis, at North Platte. She died on the
18th inst.
The Charlottesville, Va, wooden mills burned
yesterday. Loss heavy; insured. About sew
enty operators are thrown out of work. The
bridge over Moore's creek, at the mills, was
also burned.
At the annual meeting of the Citizens
league, Chicago, last evening, it was stated
that SIG, 0O0, 000i is paid out annually in that
city for liquors. and that there are 5000
saloons in the city.
Sam G. Cobell, one of the alleged straw
bondsmen, was arraigned at the police court
this afternoon, and pleaded not guilty. He
surrendered himself this evening, and his
bondsman was released.
The Ohio senate yesterday adopteda resolu-
ton to place the statue of Gen. Garfield in the
old house Of representatives at Washington,
d. @. An amendment to place the statues OF
Thos. Corwin and VIM. Allen in the Ohio cap
itol was defeated.
A man named Daniel O'Brien, of Chicago,
was arrested in Boston yesterday for assault
tim at midnight was insensible. O'Brien says
the assaulted man is also named Daniel
O'Brien, of Lisbon, Maine.
VIM. 8. Call, of Rock Island, has obtained
verdict in the supreme court of New York
against John Collins, ST., of Boston, for
$1,000, on the claim of conspiracy in obtain
ing money fraudulently. Call was induced to
invest in worthless patent for extracting
wool waste from rags.
Andrew Schierer, city scavenger, Evansville,
Ind, was run over by a train on the Belt rail.
were cut off and the body badly bruised. He
was found dead on the track at yesterday
morning, and it is supposed he lived several
hours In his horribly mutilated condition.
The senate confirmed Joseph Bedell, New
York, associate justice of the supreme court,
New Mexico; same, G. Horlls, New Mexico,
associate justice of the supreme court, Wy
oming; Jack Wharton, United States mar
shall for the eastern district of Louisiana;
Chas. J. Dougherty, postmaster at Denison
City, Texas.
Inc convention OF glucose ana grape sugar
manufacturers met at the Grand Pacific, Chi.
cago, yesterday, representatives of every glu.
cose mandatory in the Union being present.
Permanent organization was effected under the
name of the National Glucose and Craps
Sugar association. Officers elected: Presi-
dent, J. A. Cunningham, Danville, ILL.,, with
]. Firminick, Buffalo, for vice president.
At Los Angeles yesterday fire broke out
in the Esperanza restaurant, and spreading to
the adjoining buildings, burned the Occidental
restaurant and the stores of Vignales, Harper,
Reynolds & Co., Maggie, and Babener's saloon.
The United hotel was considerably damaged.
Loss estimated at $1,000 on buildings and
stocks. Insurance about $50, ZOO. It was the
largest fire that ever occurred in the city.