Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-01
CASUALTIES.


escape OF oil at the Oil Dominion works,
Edward Andrews, proprietor, at Money
Point, few miles up river from here, de-
stroyed IN few minutes the entire works,
quantity of lumber and 5000 barrels of
oil. The cause CT the disaster was the
1oosenlng of the packing on the pressure
pump, which let the Oil escape and knock
ed over lamp. In a moment everything
ives in bright blaze. The immense
cylinders, 100 feet long and six feet IN
diameter, exploded and disappeared, it is
thought into the river, 100 feet away. The
loss is estimated Of 100000; insurance
unknown. No lives lost.
LOST At SEA.
ST. JOINS, N. B. Oct. 31.-The bark Jane
Hunter from Pernambuco to St. Johns,
was lost last night. Capt. Bowden, the
first and second officers and all the crew
except two seamen persisted.
RAILWAY COLLISION,
EAsToN, Pa, Oct. 31.-Coal trains were
in collision on the New Jersey road near
Lebanon. Engine and forty cars wrecked.
John Sinclair, the engineer, was Injured.
FATAL FIRE,
SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct. 31,-Stubb's ware
house burned at noon with 1900 bales of
cotton. It is reported several persons
were burned to death. Several dwellings
were also burned.
FIREs.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 31-Frailey's
wheel works in this CITY were destroyed by
fire this morning. Loss $1,000: covered
by insurance. 1t is supposed to be the
work Of an incendiary.
KILLED BY A CARELESS GIRL.
NEW York, Oct. 31.---Chas. W. Swan,
purser of Savannah steamer, was fatally
shot early this morning il rife gallery
by Jennie Mitchell. whom he had accom-
panied to the place. The girl had been
given rifle to fire at tarRet,she careless
ly swung the piece around and it was dis
charged, and he received the ball in his
temple.
GREAT FIRE IN SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. 31.-A FIRE broke
out in Garnet, Stubs d Co.'s warehouse,
at half past twelve o'clock this afternoon.
In the building were stored 5000 bales of
cotton, all of which was destroyed. The
fire spread to buildings on Joachim, Farm,
Mill, Indian and River streets, and was
checked when it reached West Broad street
and Indian street. The electric light works
and Lyman's iron foundry are among the
rincipal places burned. Rice mills, stores
nd other property ON the north side of
river street were saved. Most of the
houses destroyed were WOOD n struct res,
occupied by poor people. 1t 10 Impossible
at this hour, to give an accurate estimate
of losses, but they are put down at about
one million dollars.
AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. 31.-In response to q
dispatch from the mayor of Savannah,
asking help to suppress The confagration,
mayor May sent q steam engine and two
hose carriages in charge CT the chief OF the
department, with thirty men. The specia
eft for Savannah at six O'Clock.
DID He RO" HIMsELF?
VIRGINIA, New. Oct. 31.--Two masked
men robbed the vault of the county treas
nry of $4,000 last night late, then seized
the treasurer and locked him in the
vault. The affair is considered myster-
ious as four thousand of the amount was
III silver, too heavy to pack of.
BROTHER AND SISTER DROWNED.
TEaRE HAUrE, Ind, Oct. 31.-Geo. a. E.
Ruggies and Sarah Ruggles, son and
daughter of Geo. G. Ruggles, were drown
ed inthe old Wabash &Erie canal last night
by driving of bridge, moved out of place
by the flood. Their fathsr and mother, in
the wagon, escaped. The son had reached
shore, nnt was drowned in trying to rescue
his sister.
FATAL QUARREL AT CRoQUEr.
PH1LADELPu1A, Pa, Oct. 31.--A tragedy
resulted from a game of croquet Sunday
three miles from Woodbury., N. j. The
players were two men and two women,
Germans. Rudolph Hines became angry
because his wife beat him, and kicked her
with heavy cowhide boot, and she be-
came unconscious and died soon after.
FRAUDS IN PENSIONS,
DETROIT, Oct. 3l.-Dr. Edward Douglass
of Stony Greek, Washtenaw county, is be-
ing examined before United States com
missioner in this city on the charge of col
Letting illegal fees IN pension cases and
forging afidavits il support of pension
claims. Harvey B. Hall of Albion, is also
under arrest foe taking illegal pension