Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-07
CRIMES OF TEE DAY.
ELLIS FATAL ERROR.

the engineer OF the train wrecked near
Nosbsrg yesterday, is dead. Edmund
Ellis, arrested, confessed that he turned
the switch, but claims he thought it was
gravel train and the switch should be
turned. 1t was feared at one time the rail-
road men would lynch Ellis.
ARMED PEACE AT DANv1LLE.
DANvILIE, Va, Nov. 6.--After the
mayors proclamation announcing ar
rangements for the preservation of peace,
Wheeler, acting chairman of the liberal
coalition party, and George @. Cabell,
chairman of the Democratic party of this
city, requested the mayor, as an additional
means of preserving the peace, to forbid
the assembling OF men of any party, white
or colored, public speaking, parade or
procession till the 9Th inst, and the orders
were issued. A message from Governor
Cameron was received by City Seraeant
Wood last night stating that he, the gov
ernor, had ordered troops to Danville from
Richmond. Capt. Wood replied, after
| consulting with citizens, it was not nee
essary to send troops. This morning the
Richmond Light Infantry blues and sec
| ton of the Richmond howitzers came from
Richmond, and piece of artillery was
planted on Main street near the Arlington
hotel. The coalition judges Of election
having declined serving, others were ap
pointed. Very few negroes are voting.
Not more than dozsn votes were given at
one ward where they have large reg
istered majority.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Nov. Ga man who
registered in the Irving house last nigh
by the name OF Jsc4b Erbe, and who told
the proprietor he was an oil krefner sand
resided in the suburbs of Pittsburg, COM
mitsed suicide this morning.
ELECTION MURDER.
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 6.-Prinee Mat
thews was killed this morning at Hazel
hurt by E. B. Wheeler, politics being the
exciting cause. Excitement in Copiah
county runs high and trouble is expected.
ANOTHER STRIKE FAILURE.
LAsALLE, ILL.,, Nov. 6.-The coal miners
strike which began in July terminated this
morning by four hundred men returning
to work. The strikers had demanded OF
the mine owners the discharge OF nom
union mon, but this is not acceded to.
SUCCESSFUL swINDLE.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. Ct appears that
Edward Webster, who escaped arrest for
attempting to swindle tho Commercial
bank here few days ago, and whom the
police are now searching for, was more
successful with the Valley National bank,
from which he obtained $4,000 by getting
bogus draft discounted and checking out
part OF the proceeds. He tried the same
game on two or three other banks, but
they would net receive the proffered drafts
| only for collection. The Lsclede bank is
| said to have been duped, but the report is
| not verified.
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
CHIHUAHUA, Mex, Nov. 6.-Jacob Hipp,
a wealthy renident of Milwaukee, was,
while on mia way from Mexico on the Cen
| trail TexaE, at Laredo to Durango, robbed
OF $4,000 and murdered by road agents,
two days ago. His wife was outraged.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
DBADwooD, D. T., Nov. 6.-Charles
Wilson, pAister, last evening shot and
instantly killed Kittie Clyde, An actress
in the Gem theatre, and then shot himself
| in tas hsad, but may survive. jealousy
was the cause.
SHOT IN 4 FRACAs.
FREDERIcK, Md, Nov. Elm difficulty
this moraing Dsniel Kennedy, known to
the police, shot dead Charles &. Topper,
Rn ex-policeman.
SUICIDE.
OAKFIELD, Wis, Nov. 6.-Lee White,
who had been baggagemaster on the
Northwestern road and who confessed to
the robbery of a package of money in the
express Office here ak months ago, com
nitted suicide last night. The robbery
had long remained a mystery. White had
borne good reputation and made full res
tltutIon of the funds.
MADE INSANE Ely SICKNESS.
0CoUNCIL BLURFs, Ia, Dec. 16.-Charles
Dix, cashier Of savings bank in this city,
shot himself throsRh the head this mora
ing and died instantly. He WAS twenty
nine yesrs old and had been in the savings
bank since 1873. His parents reside in
Salsna, Mast. His acso1nts in the bank
Are all straight, and there is NO cause for
the scs except temporary insanity, pro
ducsd by long sickness.
eLAssBLowRRs' STRIKE
PITTsBURs, Pa, New. 5.-The window
glass manufacturers nj Bellefente to-day
Notified the Pitssbarg manufacturers that
they could not fill an order for glass, az
their men threatened to strike IL more
shipments are made. This ia due TO an
order from headquarters of the workman.
The bottle giAssblewers have issued a cir
cular to druggists and patent medicine
dealers threatening to boycott them If
they buy bottles made by non-union men.
CONN ASHORE.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 6.-The schooner
Gaiding Star wsat ashore. 1t was loaded
with coal for this port. n 4. Nelson, the
owner, values her at $15 900.
LOST AND sTARyED.
OGDEN, Utah, Nov. Crank Wilkes OF
GAINESVILLE, O., grandson of Commodore
Wilkes, United States navy, hsrding sheep
near Pleasant Valley station, became lost
and died Of starvation and exposure. His
remains will be sent to Ohio.
FIRES.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 6.-Jacob Hohn's ice
house, three miles south OF Newport, KY,
burned lsss night. Loss, S25, 900; insur-
snce, $4,000.