Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-15


of coal oil, and the wind blew the blaze to
the can, which exploded, setting fire to the
cook and her child, which was sleeping.
The cook is seriously burned, and the child
was charred beyond recognition. The pa
tients were all rescued and most of the fur
niture saved The building used for the
hospital belongs to DR.. j. Cummings, and
is insured for $1,000. The woman will die.
VIM. May, a paper manufacturer at East
Lee, Mass. has failed, owing about $780,
600.
STABBED TO DEATH.
SAYRE, Pa, Feb. 14.-Harry Hoover, of
Pittston, Pa, fireman of the La NY. rail
way, was stabbed in the heart last night at
Sayre house, during general melee. He
died almost instantly. Chas. Sinsobugh,
brakeman, was arrested as the murderers.
DEGRADING THE GOVERNMENT.
ST. Louis, Feb. IA blind, rather am
biguous statement was published this
morning that prominent business house
of this city has within the last few days
paid the United States revenue officers
$1,000 to cover in part duties and penal
ties on considerable goods bought in Paris
by one of the members of the firm some
months ago on which duties were inten-
tionally evaded. Special agents Keep
g. Douglas, of Chicago, it
seems, were sent here to examine the case,
and their information is said to have been
so accurate that the party concerned made
no defense but Immediately paid the off
GERS the amount demanded. No names
are given. It is also stated that this is
only one of several cases, and that three
or four private individuals have settled
with the government in various cases
sums for unpaid duties on jewelry, wear
ing apparel, etc, shipped through the
New York custom house.
MURDERED FOR MONEY.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA dispatch FROM
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, says: Jacob Vincent, a
prosperous farmer, was found dead in the
woods last Sunday, four miles from his
home at Campbell, Dunklin county, Mo.
The body showed that deceased had been
shot from his horse, then Drained with the
breech of rife. The theory is that Vim
cent was murdered for money, and a war
rant was issued for the arrest of James
Vincent, cousin of deceased and his step
son-in-law.
A MURDERER CAUGHT.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-Local detectives have
evidence which they believe will convict
Fred Langendorf, tramp barber, of the
murder of Miss McGregor in OgIe county
Saturday last, and will show Swartzell, ar
rested in st. Louis, to be innocent. Lam
gendortf is under arrest here and the
evidence is very strong.
GANG OF OUTLAWS.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 14-Young Ballard,
who robbed his sick and helpless father
few weeks ago, being arrested, disclosed
the fact that there is large, we'll organ
lied gang of robbers engaged in all kinds
of outlawry in the northwest. Knowlton,
the leader, has probably fed.
FATAL FREIGHT TRAIN COLLISION.
AURORA, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-In heavy fog
this morning two freight trains on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road col
lided on the curve between Plano and Sand
witch. The two engines and ten or fifteen
cars were wrecked. Engineer VIM. Rogers
is probably dead beneath the wreck. No
particulars had as yet regarding the
others. The operator at Sandwich was at
fault.
ANOTHER ST. LOUIS MURDER.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-Michael Hanley,
gardener living in the extreme western sub
urbs of the city, was shot and killed at the
five mile house out on the Olive street
road at 8 o'clock last night by Henry
Siebert, son of the proprietor of the tay-
ern. The affair seems to have grown out
IF nj oIo ho
not fire on Hanley until he was in the act
of firing pistol. Siebert was arrested
to-day.
DAKOTA LANDSCAPE CASES POSTPONED.
ST. Louis, Feb. 1.-THE Dakota fraudu-
lent land-scrip case which has been before
the United States court here for few
days past was postponed to-day on appli-
cation of counsel for the defense. A con
tinuance was granted on the ground Of
absence of witnesses. The defendants in
dictments are also defective, but they will
be rectifed when the cases come on again.
BURNED BoNNETs.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 14.-J. G. Petite & Co.'s
stock in their straw hat and bonnet manu-
factory, was destroyed to-day by fire. In
surance $4,000. Loss not stated, but be-
lieved to be greater.
CoLoRED MURDERER FOUND GUILTY.
ST. Louis, Feb. 14.-Matt Lewis, colored,
was to day found guilty of murder in the
first degree, for killing his wife in October,
1876. He has been placed on trial five
times, and twice before convicted. Sen
tence was deferred.
TWO YEARS FOR CONSPIRACY.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE jury in the case
of John Keedle, the Monmouth merchant,
who conspired with the statesmen of Phelps,
Dodge & Palmer to swindle the firm, re-
turned verdict of two years in the peni-
tenitary.
The Bad and Wor; HESS.