Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07

in fbe same manner but the blood on his
clothes put the neighbor on his guard, and
he was Knocked senseless and secured. The
trouble grew out of a supposed injury done
by Slater to Kimball in drawing up lease
for some land. Slater will probably die
Kimball was taken to the county jail, and
is supposed to be insane.
BLEW THE TOP OF HIS HEAD OFF.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
NoBrHFIELD, Mimi, Feb. 6.-At about
1915 o'clock to-day the horrible rumor
spread over town that Mr.. 0. M. Meade,
very prominent lawyer of this city, had
committed suicide. On reaching the resi-
dence of the man the report was verified.
A horrible sight was to be seen, the entire
top of his head being blown off from the
upper part of the nose back. 1t IS very
strange affair. Mr.. Meade had been
about his business the past two
or three days apparently in good spirits
but to-day complained Of not feeling well
and kept in the house. When dinner was
prepared he sat down and when partly
fhrOurh made an excuse to 60 to the wood
shed. Scarcely a moment had elapsed
from the time he left the table and the
time he shut the door, when the report of
a Gun was heard, and on going to the door
the above horror met his famiIy's eyes. No
facts can be CLEANED as to the cause of
the deed. 4 shotgun done
the business. A consultation of doctors
was held, and it was deemed supert1uOus
to hold an inquest, the suicide being so
plain. He leaves a wife and four children
in comfortable circumstances. Mr.. Meade
came to Minnesota in 1865, from New
York state. He was a brother of Mr..
Warren Meade, Of st. Paul, and entered
into the drug bushes and, after burning
out of business. entered into the practice
of law, in which he received good sup
port up to the time OF his death.
ARRESTED FOR CARRYING MAIL PACKAGES.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO. Feb. Ga warrant was issued
yesterday for the arrest of Edward Allen,
proprietor of the institution known as
Aliens city dispatch, which is private
enterprise started some time ago in this
city for the purpose of delivering mail and
packages, and which is, in short, sort of
postofiice department, operated by an in
dividual. The formulated charge against
Allen is that of having established pri-
vate express for the regular collection of
letters, ETC., on the post route,
the same being in convtravention
of the revised statutes of tho
United States Allen and his establish
Inent at 125 Clark street were visited to-
day by two officers of the service and he
was taken before Commissioner Hayne.
Two of the letter carriers we're first placed
on the witness stand, and questioned as to
the extent of the business done. 1t was
ascertained that about 100 packets were
taken each trip, and that they made two
trips a day. Aside from the carriers there
is lady employed in the Office as book
keeper. Mr.. Allen was held in bail of
1000 to the grand jury. Inspector
Stuart called his attention to the law two
months ago and told him he would arrest
him if he carried any more mail matter.
Allen, however, continued selling his one
cent stamp and collecting and delivering
mail. seeking to evade the law by cutting
open the ends of letters, in the belief that
in that condition they we're not sealed. He
had twelve carriers in all. Edward Welsh
and W. F. Hanlon testified to the facts.
EADs' sINEcURE.
The documents concerning the twelfth
quarterly installment to Capt. Eads on &C
count of the south pass jetty were trans
mitted to the senate to-day by the secretary
of war. It seems that the secretary, having
some doubt as to meaning of law asked the
attorney general whether under the law
Capt. Eads is required to maintain chan
mel twenty-six feet deep through the pass
or merely through the ietties. In his writ
ten opinion in answer to the inquiry the
attorney general says ''The proposal of
the government to James B. Eads was
that by certain means mentioned in the
act he should create and permanently main
tain wide and deep channel between the
south pass of the Mississippi river and the
Gulf of Mexico. By this language I'M
derstand a continuous channel through
the entire length of the pass from its head
to the outlet in the gulf. The report of
the engineer shows that six or seven inches
of shoaling existed in part of the pass for
several weeks during the last quarter and
[ think under the law payment
for the quarter should be suspended for
such time as the shoaling has prevailed or
shall continue. In this matter the maximum
resistance at the beginning would seem to
be permanent" The payment of the quar-
terly installment due Dec. was suspend
ed upon these representations.
SCHOONER GONE DOWN.
ST. JOHN, n. B., Feb. 6.-The schooner
l.. j. Carney is lost with all on board.
UNDOUBTEDLY A MURDER.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. Ga dis
patch from Codillac states that a man en-
gagged in moving lumber at one of the
yards in that city discovered beneath some
grain sacks the remains of little girl
about three years old. The skull had been
crushed and there seems no doubt that
murder has been committed. The re-
mains are supposed to have been where
found since early winter.
OFF THE TRACK.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. Ga freight train on
the Vandalia road encountered broken
rail near Mulberry Grove, ILL.,, early yes
terday morning, and seven cars were
ditched. few moments later the second
section of the train, following close be-
hind. crashed into the rear of the first
section, smashing the caboose to pieces
and wrecking nineteen cars of the two
trains. One of the engines was thrown