St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-20

suburbs of Cincinnati. In Clifton the agitation
was violent as TO ring the bells on tables, and
In some instances, on doors. In Cumminsville,
northwestern ward OF Cincinnati.
the tremor was felt so distinctly as to cause
quite an alarm, not only in the public schools,
where the pupils were with difficulty kept in
their seats, but also in private houses. The house
of Capt. Frazier, of Cumminsville, was violently
shaken, SO that the inmates became alarmed. In
the Mornington school house, in the northeast
ern part of Cincinnati, an agitation was felt
which was recognized at once by the teachers as
that of an earthquake. Here, too, il required all
the authority OF the teachers to avoid a panic
The shock was so slight in the business portion
of Cincinnati rs not to be noticed by u majority
of the citizens.
In Covington, Ky, Mr.. Wathington's residence
on Fourth street was SO violently
shaken that his little daughter, ly
ing sick in bed, screamed with terror,
saying that some one was moving the bed. The
family OF Augustus Haven, next door, were at
dinner The shock came SO severely as to spill
water from glasses on the table, and the family
sprang to their feet in alarm.
The assistant observer at the United States
signal station was reading the thermometer for
several minutes between $3.50 and O'Clock, and
he says that he noticed no agitation of the build
ing at that or any other time during the after
noon.
The time Of the earthquake, as reported by
those who noticed il, varies from 2:30 to few
minutes past 3, and the duration OF the shock is
vBriously reported from ten to twenty seconds
Messages from Indiana report the shock was
felt at Seymour, few minutes before O'Clock,
and that it was also felt with great severity in
Lawrenceburg, Ind, about the same time. In
the latter town the shock was so violent as TO be
recognized by every one Us that OF an earthquake
1t caused great alarm in the school house, which
was soon vacated by the pupils, the clock was
thrown from the shelf. Many Of the children in
the school house, in their frantic endeayor to get
out Of the building, jumped out OF the windows
OF the lower story. No one was hurt The
tremor, where il was not severe, resembled that
caused by heavily loaded wagon driving along
the street, or railroad train rushing by. The
indications are tina, the wave passed from the
southwest to the southeast.
A CowARDLY MURDER.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Sept. 19.-Great excitement
exists at Amherst county over the unprovoked
murder last night Of Samuel Mitchell, sixteen
years old. The boy, in company with two Others
were in search of the cows, when they arrived al
hunters camp in the woods, occupied by three
men. Geo. Fortune, one OF the men, ordered
Michael to carry beer keg for him. The boy
refused and Fortune shot him dead in his tracks
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, Sept. 19.-Five prisoners
i'll the county jail here bound and gagged the
sheriff last night and escaped One returned and
said he was forced to do what he did. The
sheriffs injuries are not serious.
Fort SMITH, Sept. 19-Postmaster Cotter, o.
Rock, Comfort, Ark, is reported to have alb
seconded, leaving his accounts with the govern
ment short to the extent of about 81, 200.
BAY CITY, Mich, Sept. ia dense smokt
is covering the bay from the forest fires of las
night.
The steam barge, c. P. Curtis, ran aground
on Point Lookout Assistance has been sent.
BERLIN, Wis, Sept. 19.-Sixteen frame build
ings in the business portion Of the town wer
| burned last night. Loss, $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
TOLEDO, Sept. I9.-At fire in the dwelling o
Joseph Bigiow, East Toledo, this morning,
daughter OF eight years perished in the flames
His wife and infant child were badly burned
QUEBEC, Sept. 19.-Miss Begi, while crossin
a field containing cattle, became frightened at
demonstratiye OK and died from nervous exhsus
ton on leaving the field.