St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-04


PROVIDENCE, Oct. S.-Benjamin j. Thomas,
Naraganset Indian and the last president of the
Indian council in Charestown, was found dead
last night near Wood River junction, having
been struck by train.
FOUR PERSONS DROWNED.
MEXICO, Mo-, Oct. S.-News has just been re-
ceived here of the drowning of four persons in
stream near Florida, Monroe county. Jackson
Hickman, his daughter-in-law and her two chill
dren, Hickman drove into the stream. which
was greatly swollen by rain, against the protes-
tations of several bystanders, and was immedi-
ately swept down the current. His body has
been recovered, the others are not yet found.
HE OPENED A CAN OF POWDER wITHA KNIFE.
TUSCALOOSA, Iowa, Oct. 3.-About 10 o'clock
about twenty miners were assembled in a saloon
at Excelsior, five miles south of this city. when
VIM. Harrison picked up from the corner of the
room what he supposed was a can of fruit and
began opening 1t with knife. The can con-
tanned powder and an explosion followed, killing
Harrison instantly and seriously injurng ten
others. The saloon building was torn to atoms.
CRUSHED IN THEIcE.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Oct S.--The bark
George and Mary, Capt. Fish, arrived this morn
ing from Hudson bay. The captain reports the
schooner Roswell King, of New London, was
crushed in the ice at North Bluffs. Some of the
crew started down the coast with boats to cross
Hudson strait and come down the coast of Labra-
DOR The captain and part of the crew were at
North Bluff. Capt. Crisby, of the schooner Era
is working into North Bluff to rescue them.
FIRE MARSHALL RUN DOWN BY AN ENGINE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Capt. Dave Kenyon, acting
fire marshal of this city, was fatally injured by
being thrown out of his buggy while on his way
to a fire. An engine and the marshars buggy
cO1li and aDy fbrNtxy no dos
board and run over by the heavy engine.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION
WILMINGTON, Oct. 3.-The north bound ex-
press on the Delaware railroad collided this
morning at Clayton, with the Delaware s. Chesa-
peak train, which upset many passengers con-
siderably. Only three were seriously injured,
named Leon Fitzgerald, Cordova, Md skull frac-
tured; Miss Eliza Hall, Warwick, Md, arm
broken; Mrs Slaughter, injured internally
THE FIRE RECORD.
BRADDooK, Pa, Oct. "A fire started at 8
this morning at the corner OF Eleventh and Rail.
road streets, consuming the whole block of
| eleven frame houses, occupied as saloon and
dwellings. The fire originated in unoccupied
house next to the corne OF Railroad street. and
was the work of incendiaries, as bundle OF
| paper saturated with kerosene was discovered on
| the premises. During the progress Of the con-
| nagration great excitement prevailed, as at one
! time it was feared the whole town would go.
| The iremen and citizens worked heroiclay how.
ever, and succeeded in subduIng the flames, after
loss OF S25, 200. During the progress of the
fire, while attempting to pull down a building
Timothy Cottcr, aged forty, was struck on the
head with a fire brick and fatally injured
Last week an attempt was made to burn the
same block. but the ire bugs were frightened of
and the flames quenched, with slight damage
BALTIMORE, Oct. IA special to-day from
Principle Furnace. Cecil county, says the sheds
attached to Geo. p. Whttaker's iron works have
! been on fire since this morning. A fire engine
from Port Deposit is playing on the fire with
little succass 500, 900 worth of stock and the
building are in imminent danger.