Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-05
trains, which are now moved over the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road.
AT PITTSRIIRG

trains, which are now moved over the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road.
AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 4.-The mild weather
aud heavy rains the past week caused the
Allegheny river and tributaries to overflow
their banks, washing away bridges, houses,
and doing damage to property between
Pittsburg and Oil City to the extent of
several hundred thousand dollars. The
river commenced to rise this morning, but
no danger was apprehended until after
noon, when suddenly all the retail coal
dealers barges and about twenty RATS
of lumber were swept away in five minutes,
entailing loss of about 100000. Resi-
dents of the lower portions of Allegheny
City and the south side are moving to
safer quarters. At points above the dam
age is estimated at $250,000. At Parkers,
Pa. the river is twenty-nine feet and ris-
ing. On River avenue the water is from
six inches to six feet deep. Stores are all
flooded. Six occupied and number
of unoccupied houses were swept
away. Families and merchants
are moving to the bluff. In Freeport, the
lower portion of the town is submerged
and residents are leaving. At Emlenton a
bridge with four men on it was washed
away. Three of the men are known to be
saved. At Foxburg the water overfowed
on River avenue trestling, and the span of
the new bridge was carried off k1ttenang.
is partially inundated. Connoquessing
creek at Butler is higher than for twenty
five years. The pier at Pittsburg bridge
was washed away and several bridges
above wrecked. The food at Bradford is
the most disastrous ever known.
THE SITUATION AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The situation here is
improved somewhat. The embargo on
railway travel, at least as far as the trunk
lines radiating from here are concerned, |
has been raised to-day. The belated and
showed in trains have arrived. Generally |
the incoming trains are two to six hours late. |
The outgoing all left on time. There is
little improvement in the telegraphic |
situation. The Western Union company
has no wires to Cleveland or Cincinnati. |
One ftful connection with st. Louis and |
one to New York and Washington, the wire
on which the Associated Press report is
being received.
THE STORM IN THE WEST.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 4.-Extreme cold pre-
walls. The temperature is Is below zero
this morning. The Union Pacific overland
railway route is open and all trains run
ming on time, and there will be no further
detention.
SAFE BLOWERS ARRESTED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Feb. 4.-Three
men we're arrested here yesterday on sus
picion, each of whom when searched had a
full kit for safe blowing. They gave the
names of Chas. Smith, John Wilson and
Andrew Jewels. Two were identified to-
day as Chas. Armstrong, noted Detroit
crook, and Jno. Ryan, well known Chica-
20 craftsman.
MAIL THIEF ARRESTED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
Troy, n. Y. Feb. 4.-There was general
to-day when itbecame known
that VIM. E. Perkins, a mail carrier for the
last eighteen years, had been arrested for
opening letters and stealing money there
from. Inspector Charruth, of New York,
sent from Nevada decoy letter containing
several marked dollar bills and two prom
issory notes for $500. The letter was ad-
dressed to mythical firm, and the street
number so designated that it would go on
Perkins route. Perkins was of course un-
able to find the party to whom the letter
was directed, and upon returning to the
postofice, he made no report. The letter
with contents taken from it was found in
his possession. He confessed and pro-
duced the money and notes. He has also
other thefts from the mail which
will amount to several thousand dollars.
BURGLARIoUs GANG.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-For more than
year the fire department and police have
been annoyed by false fire alarms. Two
months ago the matter was placed in the
hands of Inspector Byrnes. Yesterday
his detectives succeeded in capturing nine
young men whose confession shows them
to be not only the senders out of false
alarms, but burglars as we'll. The pris-
oners, with the exception of one, reside
in this city. Their names are VIM.
McCabe, VIM. II. Hughes, NJ A. O'Don-
nell, John Conliu, Edward and Richard
OKeefe. Daniel Kenny, Calvin Swift and
IlOEGU1O VI b1OOAly otllO buSlI
ages range from seventeen to twenty
eight years. McCabe is an expert lock-
maker, and fashioned the keys to fit the
doors of several stores where some Of the
were employed. Many myste
rious robberies the past year have been
explained by their confessions.
The young men were an organized gang
sending out fire alarms from all parts of
the city. The detectives learned that Nc
Cabe, who was the ringleader, has been
trying to persude policemen to engage
with him to obtain the reward offered for
their arrest. He promised to let
the officers arrest a man whom he
said was sending out the alarms
McCabe served term in prison. WhenS
ever false alarmi we're sent out several of
the gang would go together, McCabe lead
ing the expedition and sending ont the
alarms. Occasionally they would leave
packages of false keys, and notes for the
fremen acknowledging it was done for
sport. McCabe said he made all the keys
himself and there was no lock he would
not open. He began to send
out false alarms in 1877. Hughes
said in September last he and Horatio
Courtney, his cousin, employed as clerk in
the silk house of 7. S. Wheelock, agreed