St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-31

rate of thirty-eight miles per hour. The gale
is now going down and it is very cold. A
vessel is reported ashore on the Canadian
side above this point.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, Oct. 3O.-It is now
showing hard at all points in the Cham
plain valley. The mercury stands at 81
degrees. Many steamers are wind-bound
on the lake.
MANIwAKI, Quebec, Oct. S0.-There
was three inches of snow here this morning.
The weather is cold and blustery.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 30.-A heavy rain
during the past twenty-four hours has
caused the greatest flood known in the past
five years on the Western and Lexington
branch of the Richmond Sc Allegheny rail-
road. A trestle at South river was washed
away, and a mixed train on the Allegheny
road was wrecked. Engineer Williams
and fireman are missing and believed to
be killed. All passengers are safe. The
Shenandoah Valley road is in trouble at
about the same point.
RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 30.-The high
waters from above have reached Richmond
and tonight the wharves in the lower part
of the city are submerged. No serious
damage is anticipated. as reports from above
Columbia show that the water is falling.
removed beyond the danger line. The
Rappahannock river is reported greatly
swollen, and 81, 900 damage done at Fred
ericksburg.
TORONTO. Ont, Oct. 30.-Reports from
various parts of Ontario state that the
weather is cold and stormy. Five inches of
snow fell in some places.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-A cold wind has
been blowing from the north to-day and
light snow began falling here about 9
o'clock tonight.
Suicide of am Insane Criminal.
BosToN, Oct. 3O.-John Talbot, alias
Otto Funk, aged % years, was found dead
in his cell this morning in the police station
at Old Cambridge, where he had been ar
rested for stealing books. He had COM
mitted suicide by taking poison. Talbot's
career has been downward one. While d
student at the university at Chicago he en-
deavored by laying train of dynamite, to
blow up the building and destroy the col
lege generally. At the same time he had
been stealing books from the Chicago pub
lie library, and for both of these crimes he
was brought into a court of justice on the
ground of insanity. He was sent to an
asylum, from which he escaped soon after.
This was year or so ago. At the open
ing of the divinity school at Harvard, Tai
bot presented himself for admission, having
with him several letters signed by infuen-
tial men of Chicago. These letters all bore
date of 1885, but a close inspection revealed
the fact the five were forged, the original
date being 1888. For some time books
have been missing from the Harvard library
but not until now could the culprit be def
nitely placed. Sergt. Hartman yesterday
found i'll Norton's woods, at the rear of the
Agassiz museum, sacks containing $50
volumes, all bearing the stamp of the Ii
brary. At the express office in Harvard
square were found twenty-five more books
tied up and ready for shipment. Other
stolen property was found, which he had
taken from a physician. When discovered
this morning the body was still warm, lying
crosswise upon the trunk. Upon the floor
of the cell was found piece of yellow
paper upon which was written:
''Mr. Peabody, will you please forward my
trunk to my sister, Bertha Tabel, No AZ West
Blackhawk street, Chicago, H.
This bore no signature The unfortunate
young man has figured under the name of
Otto FlShk, alias. j. A, Helbut, alias Otto
Boheimse.