St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-20
BRIEFS OF NEWS.

The number of hogs packed in the seven
cities of Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Kan
sas City, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and
Louisville is 1867, 4S5, against $50, $40 last
year, and the hogs were, on an average
1887 pounds lighter than the previous year.
The citizens of Pocahontas, Va, have
taken measures for the relief those who lost
their bread winners by the great mine acci-
dent, and will provide labor for those
able to work.
On account of the rise in freights, the
Pennsylvania 81 Ohio tenderers, for half O
be delivered in Canada, will be obliged tc
withdraw their tenders. A Buffalo firm was
given a contract yesterday for 100, 900 tons.
a syndicate of Philadelphians, four year:
ago put 1886, 900 in a mine in Colorado
Yesterday it was sold at auction for $780,
rather poor speculation.
At st. James hotel tonight, there Is to be
meeting Of ex-confederate soldiers, in New
York city, to meet committee from the G.
A. r., in the interests of the home for dis.
abled confederate soldiers at Richmond, Va
The annual conference of the NJ, E
church, in Philadelphia, approve of the study
adopted i'll many of the states of the infu-
ence of alcohol on the human system.
At Shaner, Pa, yesterday afternoon, the
coal mine of B. F. Rafferty, 81 Co. caught fire
from an air shaft furnace, and at late hour
last night was not subdued. The fire is hard
to control, on account of suffocation by the
smoke.
There is general rising among the tribes
between Khartoom aud Upper Egypt, and 6
great revolt is expected.
Digma's forces have been considerably in.
creased of late, and only very few are coming
in to surrender to the British.
Gordon is still considered to be safe at
Khartoum, as steamers still sail to that
point.
The Ne,rs urges the liberals to be ready at q
moments notice, in view ofthe possible dis
solution of parliament 1t declares the pres
ent Tory tactics as disreputable.
Caldwill, an attorney of Council Bluffs,
was last night held up by a cattle dealer
named Healey, and made to sign check fol
$500, which Healey, at the muzzle of &
cooked revolver forced him to do and claims
Caldwill wrongedhim ou of. Payment o.
the check was stopped, and warrants are
out for the arrestof Healey.
McFadden, the confederate of Tiller in the
express robbery, was put in Jail last nigh
with Tiller. Soon after being put in he tool
glass vial he had and stamped it into small
bits and ate it with his supper. An houl
afterwards Tiller told one Of the jail guards
who summoned the Jail physician, who gave
McFadden a powerful emetic, but the foot
was too much digested to get any of the
glass out. The doctor expects in day OIL
two Inflammation will set in and death ensue
George D. Roberts, representing the Posta
Telegraph company, appeared before the
subcommittee of the senate committee on
postoffices and post loads to-day, and sub
mitted proposition in the form of a bill, di
recting the postmaster general to enter into
a contract with the Postal Telegraph com
pany.
Adjutant General Drum has received q
dispatch announcing the death of Lieut.
Col. Godfrey Weitzel, of the engineer corps.
At Burtonville, Ind, a young man named
Dane, a teacher, became enamored of Ada
Swift, a thirteen year old girl, and her father
objecting to his attentions, on account of her
age, they both took dose of laudanum, but
taking too much, it did not have the desired
effect. Being arrested by the girls father fol
the attempted suicide Of the daughter, Dane
shot himself dying in a short time.