Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-15
THE ST. PAUL DAILY MORNING.

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in capturing the rioters. One of the
| miners took refuge in his house and fired
at the officers. They returned the fire and
rallied and captured their man. Finally
quiet was restored.
STEALING FROM THEIR EMPLOYERS.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, .14.-Frank Adle-
man, for a number of years bookkeeper
for the Genesse Brewing company, and
John Slatean, ex-collector, have been ar
rested for defrauding the company out of
about $4,000. Alderman confessed and he
was fleeing from the city when remorse
caused him to return.
HEAVY DEFALCATION.
New YORK, Sept. 14.-The rumor of a
defalcation of from one hundred to two
hundred thousand dollars in the water reg
ister's Office bureau of the department of
public works created some stir around the
city hall to-day. Commissioner of Public
Works Thomp son, says there was but lit
tie in it. There was investigation of mat
tiers going on at present and he. had moth
ing more to say. The mayor said Thomp-
son had spoken to him some time ago
about one or more persons who had been
collecting water rents around the city and
giving receipts for them in the name of
the department.. but he did not know how
much money had been so collected. The
city, he said, could not possibly lose a
cent, as all unpaid water rents are lien
on the property and bar to clear title in
case of sale. All bills and notices of the
department contained the printed instruc-
tions that water rents must only be paid
at the registers Office. The mayor said
there was no need of his ordering an in
vestigation.
CIRCULATING OBSCENE NEWSPAPERS.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. NV. Montrose,
of the New York Police Gazette,was to-day
convicted of distributing obscene pictorial
newspapers and sentenced to pay 81 900 or
serve twelve months on the chain gang.
Several weeks ago Montrose came here by
order of Richard X. Fox, proprietor of the
Police Gazette, to make test case under
the law passed in 1878. Fox is here and
the trial excited much interest. The pre-
siding judge said he will impose the full
penalty because the defendant was seeking
to get foothold for paper that had been
suppressed for five years. The case goes
to the supreme court.
EXPRESS ROBBERY.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. IA money pack
age containing $4,000, from Indianapolis
destined for Frankfort, Ind, was taken
from the United States Express company's
safe at Muncie Monday night last. De-
tectives are searching for clue to the
robbers.
THRSAT CITING.
ASHLAND, Pa, Sept. 14.-William Run
yam, farmer, and his wife were found
dead in their bed at their residence in
Millville, Columbia county, with their
throats cut from ear to ear. They had
apparently been dead about week. Some
of the neighbors believe Runyan killed his
wife and then cut his throat. Others are
of the opinion that the couple were MUIR
dered by party of tramps. A knife was
found in the bed, but no signs of strug-
gle having taken place. The couple had
lived happily together. Runyan was
twenty-five years old and his wife twenty.
POSTAL NOTES STOLEN.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 14.-Mr. J. H. Brown,
postofice inspector for the Cincinnati
postofice, received official information to-
day that the postofice of junction City,
Perry county, o., had been burglarized
last night and its safe robbed of all its pos
tai notes, numbered consecutively from
to 500. This was one book from which
the first six postal notes had been is
sued. The thief also took the punch and
the Office stamp, constituting the entire
Office equipment for issuing postal notes.
Inspector Brown desires to notify the
public against receiving and postmasters
against redeeming any postal notes is
sued from Junction City, Ohio. of the
above described numbers, until further
notice.