St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-13
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

The miners who went up the Mononge-
hela Monday on steamer Gumbent, were ac-
lively engaged yesterday in trying to induce
the fourth pool men to strike for district
prices.
Judgments aggregating SIG, 900 were en-
tered yesterday against Robt. NJ. Kennedy,
of the Pennsylvania bank, one of the parties
charged with completely in the frauds Of the
bank.
D. S. Moody, the famous evangelist, has
been engaged by the Y. M. G. A. of st.
Louis, to visit and preach in that city this
fall.
Three children, on a farm near South
Perry, o., named Robert Wood, Louise D.
Wood and Kate Shaw, all under ten years Of
age, were boned to death in barn, having
gone there to smoke, and in 80 doing set the
building on fire.
At Versailles congress rejected the amend
ment abolishing the senate by vate of 483
to 212. 1t also rejected amendment prohib-
iting princes and former dynasties from re-
siding on French territory and confscating
their property.
About 1000, 900 more bushels Of grain ar
rived in Montreal through the canals since
the 9th of June than during the correspond
ing period Of last year. This result is at
tributed to reduction Of tolls and harbor
dues by the government.
During the temporary absence of their
II. other, two young Swedish children at
McKeesport, Pa, attempted to pour carbon
oil on fire in the kitchen stove, and in the
explosion which followed both children were
fatally burned.
A freight train on the Lackawanna rail-
road, near North Buffalo, ran off the track on
trestle, killing the fireman instantly. The
engineer escaped by jumping from the
train.
Advices from the Usage Indian country
say Black Dog was elected chief of that ma
ton few days ago by a majority of $50.
Peter Baltz, German aged forty-fve,
living near Grand Haven, Mich, broke his
wife's skull with gun, from the effects of
which she died. He was arrested.
Gen. Joe Wheeler, the famous fighter, was
nominated for congress by the Democrats Of
the Eighth Alabama.
The new Southern Pacific railroad, over
the Colorado river at Yuma, will be opened
to-day. Through trains from New Orleans
will be resumed.
Jas. O'Connell, of Jackson, Mich, was
nominated by the Republicans for congress.
The Chicago Wire 81 Iron works, branch
of E. I. Barnum's establishment at Detroit,
which failed last month, was seized by the
sheriff yesterday.
The Cincinnati distillers meet to-day to
consider proposition from Chicago and
Peoria to re-establish the whisky pool.
Maj. Gen. Hoffman died at Rock Island
yesterday. He had been an invalid for a
number of years. He was in the Mexican
war, the rebellion and on the frontier.
The Illinois Greenbackers will meet in
state convention at Bloomington August 81,
called by A. III. McKeochan, in opposition TO
the regular call of Chairman Matters.
At the race track at Detroit yesterday,
Chief of Police Burkhard attempted to make
an arrest. He WIS surrounded by a crowd,
knocked down, and struck behind the ear
with pitchfork. Burkhard was uncon scious
at 10 o'clock last night and growing worse.
Warrants are out for the arrest of three of the
parties.
The steamship Nevada arrived at New
York late Monday night. Among the
passengers was Thomas Sexton, Irish nation
alist aud member of parliament.