Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-01

Bay City, attempted suicide this morning.
He IS sewing machine agent, forty years
old, and lived in the city for a year. He
was apparently prosperous. He came to
Bay City this morning, purshased a revoI-
yer, asked his brother to visit him at IL a.
M. just as his brother drove up he fired,
the ball penetrating just over the apex of
the heart. No cause is assigned. There
are slight hopes of his recoxery. He has a
wife and three children.
THE GIBSON, ILL.,, FIRE.
CLINTON, ILL.,, Jan. 21.-The fire at Glib
son City last night was much more de-
structive than at first supposed. The loss
is 100000; insurance $4,000. Sixteen
firms were burned out.
FIGURING MILL BURNED.
NEwooMERsrowN, Ohio, Jan. 31.-The
large Touring mills owned and operated
by Brown & Shoyers. at Cambridge, twenty
miles south of here, took fire from
sparks in the engine room late last night
and were burned, with all the contents con-
sisting of wheat and flour. The total loss
will reach about $4,000; insured in the
Millers' Mutual, of Canton, Ohio, for
$4,000.
THE CAPTURED Robbers.
SALT LAKE Cry, Jan. 31.-The morning
papers have full account of the pursuit
and capture of the robbers, five in number,
whose camp was on the line between Utah
and Nevada west of here, who have been
stealing stock, robbing stores and killing
people for some time back, but who in
voked their doom by attempting to rob
the Central Pacific train. The pursuing
party was made up of detectives and
sheriffs of both Utah and Nevada, number
ing about eighteen. The two robbers first
encountered resisted and were both
wounded, one fatally. The other three
surrendered on demand. All have been
taken to Reno, Nevada, for trial. Some of
them are Utah men, the others probably
NeVadians.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC DISASTER.
Los ANGLES, Jan. 31.-Ex-Gov. Downey
publishes a card in which he scouts at the
tramp theory of the recent Tepachapi disas-
ter and charges it to the carelessness of en-
ployes. He announces his intention of
bringing suit for heavy damages.
BOILER ACCIDENT.
BRooKToN, Mass, Jan. 31.-A crank on
the engine in G. II. Ward Co.'S shoe fac
tory broke this morning, blowing out the
cylinder head. The engine supplied steam
to the adjoining factory of G. F. Porter &
Co. 1t will take two weeks to repair the
damage. Five hundred hands in both fac
tories are thrown out of employment.
WIFE MURDER.
HARRoDsBUBG, KY, Jan. 31.-Ada Jones,
colored, was found dead in the door yard
of Mr.. McCrosky Monday night with bull
let hole through her head. She and her
husband had quarreled in the evening and
he has fed. he is supposed to have shot
her.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31.-The Texas Express
company's building at Terrell, Texas, to-
together with 500 bales of cotton burned
yesterday. Loss $30,000; nearly covered
by insurance,
A fire at Weatherford, Texas, Monday
night, destroyed a business block. The
principal losses amount to S25,000; in
sured.
TRAMP SHOT.
VIM. Smith, tramp from Arkansas
was shot and killed Monday night while
attempting to force an entrance into a
house, by lad named Holloway, in Web
ster county, Mo.
Geo, R. Campbell shot and killed him
self on his own door step, 2646 Olive street,
last night. Hard drinking and domestic
trouble were the cause. He was travel
ling salesman, out of employment.
AN INHUMAN oUAoK.
WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 31.-Franklin
Pierce, claiming to be physician, was to-
day held in $4,000 for manslaughter, in
causing the death of Mrs. Barna Bemes, of
Oakdale. He treated her for internal cry
sipelas by bathing her in kerosene and
rolling her up in bandages saturated in
that oil. The woman was literally blister
ed and skinned alive, and died after a week
of horrible suffering.
BODY sNATCHING.
MONTREAL, Jan. 31.-A few days ago
several bodies were stolen from st. Marie
de Mansir. An attempt was made to fright,
en- the students into giving up the bodies
but without success, then money was tried,
and two bodies were handed over for $50
ransom.
swINDLING GRAIN DEALERS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Postmaster Palmer
yesterday received the telegraphic orders
from the Washington authorities men
toned in the Associated Press dispatches
as having been issued forbidding the de-
livery of mail matter addressed to Flem-
ing & Merriam, R. E. Kendall & Co., Cbas.
J. Henri & Co., Cudworth & Co., and Ben
nett, Holman & Co., of this city. It is
stated that the mode of carrying on bust
ness practiced by these firms is
to solicit by circular the invest
ment of $40 and upwards
for the purpose ofgrain or stock specula.
tions, peculiar feature of their plan be-
ing known as the Mutual Investment
club" Little or no return is made for the
money RENTED to them. The extent of
their operations may be understood from
the fact that $4,000 have been received
through the postoffice for these firms in
the past twenty days. The express COM
panies have delivered them in the same
time nearly $4,000. Beyond small bus
mess transacted through the open board
none of these firms have any actual con-
nection with the grain trade.