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


adopted schedule of matches.
The Sharon divorce case is still progressing
in San Francisco, but the testimony is very
humdrum.
The Joliet Steel works have had settle
ment of their strike, and the mills open
next week.
The Pool mines have accepted the reduc-
ton, and have gone to work oget coal out
at 3 cents per bushel.
Near Baton Rouge there has been another
crevasse in the levee which is likely to flood
large area of country.
At Washington, La, the rainfall for the
past 4S hours is over eight inches. The
streams are very high and the rivers are ris-
ing rapidly.
Slosson's challange to play both Sexton
and Schaefer games of billiards is issued,
and $500 forfeit deposited. Games to be
played in Chicago.
At Dayton, Ohio, an engine, owing to a
broken rail, plunged over bridge, complete
ly wrecklng the engine and injuring the en-
gineer and firemen.
The citizens of Wilkesbarre, Pa, in mass
meeting have pledged to support Judge Cen
tin in reducing the number of liquor licenses
and enforcing the law.
The eastern window glass manufactures
are selling 10 per cent below Pittsburg, and
if the cut cannot be stopped the Pittsburg
men will have to shut down.
The first train from Ell Paso direct to the
city of Mexico, left yesterday morning. They
expect to take four and half days this trip,
but afterwards only half that time.
At Pittsburg, Pa, an unknown person
turned switch at Perry street, wrecking a
locomotive and tender. The passenger train
south bound is detained until to-day.
Tuesday morning there was a severe storm
at Morgan City, La, which demolished
several small houses and fences, unroofed
large buildings besides other damage.
Gordon, Spiritualist was giving an eXhi-
bition in Philadelphia Tuesday night, when
the reporters present caught him enrobed in
all his paraphernalia and exposed him.
At Baltimore, Md, Christian Lembket
who was arrested on the steamer Nurnburg,
on her arrival from Germany, for burglary,
robbery and forgery, was taken to Akron,
Ohio last evening.
Two little colored children were murdered
and two others mortally wounded near Au-
gusta, Ga, yesterday. The father and
mother were in field at work when the
crime was committed.
The Governor of Kansas speaks very high
" of the manner in which the farmers in the
district infected with the foot and mouth dis
ease, have observed the quarantine measures,
and cooperated with the authorities.
Peter Meyers, an inmate Of the soldiers
home at Dayton, Ohio, was found dead on
the front porch of a saloon near the home,
with evidence of foul play. Two men were
seen to lead him there and lay him down.
Tillcr and McFadden, the arrested express
robbers, were with the officials of the express
Co., in the office of the chief of police at ST.
Louis, but Tller said he had no accomplish ana
McFadden said he knew nothing about it,
$751; 900 is missing yet.
Charles Warner, an insane German, who
has relatives in Toledo, Ohio, arrived in that
city lately from Hamburg. 1t is believed his
friends in Germany shipped him to get rid
of him. He was examined yesterday and
was adiudged insane, and he will be shipped
back.
The passengers On board the Sereamer at
Woodshole Mass, claims that they are not
bandits. The say they are going to San
Domingo, via Boston and New York, to
work, and that they have plenty of money.
The men are a rough looking set. There are
also four women and six babies.
Col. Mansfield, Gu. 81 engineer in charge
of Galveston Harbor, says the work can be
done for 10 per cent. of the amount that
Capt Eads wants for the same. With $50, 900
in three months he could make practical
benefit, and in a year have twenty-five feet
of water ON the bar, and that five or ten feet
more could be easily accomplished.
On the train last evening from Philadel-
phia to Wilmington, Del, thief seized a
valse containing $4,000 which had been
received from the treasury department, and
threw it out of the car window to con
federate, who grabbed it. The owner
jumped off, pursued the thief, firing his pis-
toll at him, and recovering the yalise.
At Homer, La, Jim Miller, who some
time ago had a difficulty with a colored man
named Green, was shot and dangerously
wounded by Green, whilst he was hunting
with party of friends. A party of whites
went out to his house to arrest him, when
he fired into the party MORALLY wounding a
nephew of Senator Blackburn of Little Rock.
When caught he will be lynched.
At Boston, the Veterinary Association has
passed strong resolution condeming the
CO. S. government for not having official
men in charge of quarantine stations, as, if
such had been employed, the foot and mouth
disease would not have obtained a foothold
in Maine. They also say, that the manure
on the premises near Portland, where the
cattle were should be burned, as well as the
hay and food, and that the cars ON which
they were moved should be disenfected.
They charge the government with the mon
etary loss.