Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-18

a GILT Prize Operator Arrested-To be
Hanged-An Editor With Two Libel Suits
Against Him-Two Women Murdered lin
a earn-Masked Citizens Damage Drug
Store Because Whisky was Sold in it
SwindIers- Voting.
LOT OF swINDLERs.
BOSTON, Nov. 1.-THE directors of the
Boston board of trade to-day passed a
resolution setting forth that certain Boston
parties who appear to be swindlers are
soliciting consgnments and endeavoring
to make PURCHASES on credit with the view
of obtaining possession of merchandise
without payment, and requesting members
to take measures to caution shippers
against making consignments without
careful investigation and against being de-
ceived by persons having or assuming
names closely resembling those of we'll
known firms.
MASKED CITIZENS DESTROY DRUG STORE.
RoaNEY, Ind, Nov. 17.-At midnight a
band of citizens, masked, went to the drug
store of @. @. Sutton, bound him and de-
stroyed his stock and totally wrecked the
building. Sutton sold whiskey and the
destruction of his property was made on
that account.
LIBEL SUIT.
BOSTON. Nov. 17.-Colonel Huguley, of
Governor Buffers staff, has commenced an
action against Alanson W. Beard for al
legged libel uttered in speech which was
first made at Lawrence and repeated at
other places. Huguley's attorney has, it
is reported, attached Boards property to
answer claim for damages OF SIS, 600. IT
Is further rumored that VIM. A. Summons
is also about to sue Beard for alleged
libels uttered in the same speech.
MARLBORO, Mass, Nov. 17.---Waldo B.
Brigham, of Camebridgeport, formerly
shoe manufacturer of Hudson, sued the
Marlboro Times for $4,000 for intimating
that Brigham had set fire to his own prop
erty. Louis Burgess, of Cambridgeport,
connected with Brigham in the same arti-
Gle in the Times brings suit for a similar
amount.
FRAUDULENT VOTING.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. Thames
Dobson held to bail for issuing fraudulent
tax receipts on election day, and George
Holland, colored, is held for voting upon
q tax receipt, on which the name of
another nerscn had been erased and Hol-
lands substituted. The prosecutions are
brought 81, iie committee of one hundred,
A memb - lat body said the investi-
CATION c,AYinced the committee that
a well II plot had been made in the
recent ei+. 0n to defeat candidates, en-
dorseo " Inc committee, and numbers of
| bogus tax receipts had been distributed
| over the city. The committee had infor-
nation that the receipts were made in New
| York. They expected to secure the plates
upon which the fraudulent documents were
printed, He limited that other arrests will
| follow.
MURDERED.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. IA German ped
dler, named Henry Steifer, was murdered
near Trenton, South Carolina. Wilson
Stephens, young coIored man, who drove
Steifer's wagon, has been arrested. The
shoes, clothing and money Of the murdered
man was found on his person. Stephens
confessed the crime and it Is feared the
murderer will be lynched.
| TO SWING.
GEDDMGs, Texas, Nov. 17.---Jsmes Tay-
lor, colored, was sentenced TO hang on
Dec. 81. He outraged and murdered
| Sarah Chaplin, colored.
A sLuGGEE's EXHIBITION.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE Sullivan Slade
combination gave another exhibition here
| tonight before diminished audience az
compared with last night; 5000 were pres-
! emit.
| MURDERER SENTENCED.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., Nov. 17.-Burt Ellis,
colored, charged with the murder Of Mrs.
Logan, was found guilty and sentenced to
be hanged on Dec. II.
FINED FOR SMUGGLING.
HAVANA, Nov. 1.-THE owners of the
steamer Niagra have been fined 5000, be-
! cause several dozen ladies hats and bustles
were found in an empty stateroom.
MEXICO, Nov. H. Congress found
true bill against Governor Costello, of
Vera Cruz, for abuse Of power while pre-
feet OF Cordoba four years ago.
RESPITE REFUSED TO CHISHOLM.
NEWARK. N. j., Nov. 1.-THE governor
refused respite in the case of Chisholm,
convicted OF murder.
GRAVE RoBBER SENTENCED.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 17.-Thomson,
the grave robber, has been sentenced to
four years and six months in the state
prison.