Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-05

ment for alcoholism, to-day killed Michae
Kellahar, a fellow patient, and seriousl.
wounded Jas. Connors, attendant. Mahon
is an engineer thirty-one year
of age, and Kellahar was
merchant. This morning all the patient
in the ward were in the corridor, Kellaha
seated at a table reading paper. Mahon'
moodily paced the floor. Suddenly wheI
opposite Kellahar he seized stool ant
cried: "Put down that pistol; don't shoot
He brought the stool down with grea
force on Kellahar's head, who fell to the
ground with crushed skull and died al
hour after. With shrek MahonE dashed
the chair to the floor and ran toward the
door, followed by attendants and three
patients. He seized a heavy spitoon and
hurled it at James Connors, an attendant
who received the missile full in the fore
head Malone was then secured.
DESIGNATING THE SABBATH.
New HAVEN, Feb. 4.-The Original Jubi-
lee Singers, from Norfolk, Va, were ar.
rested this evening for singing, in viola
tion of the statute of 1856, which prohibits
concerts, theatrical entertainments, ETC.,
on the Sabbath, under penalty of fine of
not less than S25. Each person in the au-
dience is liable to fine of 81.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Troy, N. Y, Feb. "A big ire Satur-
day left the walls of the burned Burdett
buildings standing. To-day the walls fell
on the building north, crashing through
the roof to the cellar, and setting fire to
the building. The flames became threat
ening, and engines from Cohoes, and West
Troy, Waterford and other placed were
called on. The building was occupied by
Fuller, Warren & Co., stove manufacturers,
sawyers, and Others. The McCusker
building and stock north was damaged
$4,000. Total loss 100000. The Full
Ter 81 Warren company lose stock and val
liable patterns valued at $110,000; not
fully insured. Other losses all insured.
ooUNTERFE1TER ARRESTED.
VIoKsBURG, Feb. david White,
counterfeiter, has been arrested. He is
wanted in Texas.
A FATAL DUEL.
MOBILE, Feb. 4.-John B. Smith, mer-
chant at Birmingham, Ala, was killed by
William Donahue. They quarrelled over
game of cards, and agreed to fight it out
with pistols.
GREAT FIRE IN NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. AT a. N.
fire originating in a stable on Front street
spread to adjoining buildings until nearly
the entire block bounded by Front, Broad,
Market and Wharf streets was in ruins.
The buildings destroyed were occupied by
Diehl & Lord, ale bottlers, the capital
Dudley Brothers & Lipscomb,
L. Lowenstein, hides and produce dealers,
Lowenstein & Hirst, Allen livery stable,
W. WetzeFs machine shop, B. S. Woods
foundry, and Beyrne Brothers, groceries.
A falling wall seriously injured two fire
men. Over forty horses were buried in
the livery stable. The capital warehouse
was full of cotton and tob acco, all of which
is destroyed. Loss 100000.
JEwELRY ROBBERY.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 4.-The safe in
the jewelry establishment of Stephen
Thomas & Bro, was robbed last night of
$12,0)O worth of diamonds, watches, jew
elry, etc.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Feb. A letter from
Cape Horn reports Mr.. Smith and boats
crew of eight men belonging to the
wrecked schooner Surprise were found upon
the rocks and destituf of provisions. They
were carried to Terra del Fuego.
RAILWAY COLLISION.
LAPoRTE, Ind, Feb. 1.-Two Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern freight trains con-
tanning in all ssventy-one cars collided
with fearful crash three miles east of
here this afternoon. Both were badly
wrecked. The west bound train had ten
cars of oil. The two next the engine ex-
ploded. The shock was plainly felt here.
The wreck took fire and is now burning.
The train men jumped. The conductor
and engineer of the east bound train mis-
took their orders. 1t is impossible to esti-
mate the loss. The road is blocked. The
east bound trains are lying here.
VINCENT SHAVED BECAUSE WARM WEATHER IS
APPROACHING.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. "A gentleman
of this city says he saw the ex-treasurer in
Nashville Tuesday night. He had shaved
his whiskers and the gentleman recognized
him with difficulty. He finally spoke, when
the recognition was mutual. Vincent said
he had shaved because warm weather was
REFUSED BURIAL.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.--The body Of John
Kenny, the convict suicide, was refused in
in consecrated ground in the Cath
oic cemetery. great crowd was present
when the body was borne from the house
to the hearse.
STEAMER ASHORE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-The steamer Old
Colony, from Newport, ran on Hart's
Island in fog this morning. A steamer
in the neighborhood brought the passen-
gers to this city.
ELEVATOR BURNED.
TORONTO, Feb. 4.-The grain elevator
and warehouse of Thomas Davies q Co.,
burned, with 10000 bushels of malt. Loss,
S50,O00; insured for $4,000.
Ho,v Our Macy IS Managed.
Mr.. Calkins has been making some
calculated to throw light upon
the way in which our navy has been
brought to its present condition. He says
that the boilers made for the Pinta could
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