St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-29
STRICKEN AT SALTWATER
The Hand of Providence Is Laid Heavily
Upon Andrew Johnson.
COMPLETELY PARALYZED.
Matters Of Moment in and About
4 the Prison City of Mill
nes0ta.

! Andrew johnson, twenty-five years
old, went to his bunk at Pennington's
camp Sunday night in perfect health,
and slept soundly till morning. When
he awoke he was entirely conscious
but unable to move muscle, except
certain facial muscles. He is COM
pletely paralyzed, and was brought here
last night to the hospital, where the
strange case will be investigated.
| The community was shocked yester-
| day by the sudden death of Mrs. Phoebe
NJ. Gaslin, wife of David Gasln, the
| prominent merchant lumberman of
many years. residence i'll this city.
| Something over a year ago she was at
tackled by pulmonary troubles, which
latterly developed into acute phthisis
or quick consumption, though there
was considered by her physicians to be
probability of her surviving for some
months yet. Yesterday morning she
| arose from bed, rObed herself as usual
unaided, and few moments later,
| while slipping cup of tea, suddenly
asked to be moved to an easier chair,
said quietly, 81 believe | am dying,"
and Immediately expired, paralysis of
| the heart being the immediate cause of
| death. Mrs. Gaslin was lady of such
| graces of heart and mind as to win the
| love of all who knew her. Deceased
| was sister of the late county attorney,
Ira w. Castle; of l.. b. Castle, Mrs.
| Charles Middleton and Nelson o. Castle,
i and half-Sister of Senator j. n. Castle.
| She was born in Waterloo, P. O.. and
removed with her parents in 1872 to
| Alton, in this county, removing to Still
water two years later on her marriage
To taff
survive her two daughters, nine years
and four months of age respectively,
her aged mother and the sister and
brothers.
In the district court yesterday the
case of John BOOren against Otto j.
Nelson was argued and submitted on
defendants motion to dismiss. Plant
iff contracted with defendant to pur-
chase of the latter his hotel, known as
the st. Paul house, and paid SlO0 Of the
purchase price, but defendant claimed
that his wife would not join with him
in the execution of a deed, and soou
afterward sold the property to a third
party at an advance on the price stipu-
lated between himself and BoOren. He
also declines to refund the 500 given
to "bind the bargain" Plaintiff, being
unable under the supreme court de-
ance of the contract, seeks to recover
damages. In the same court the case
of Anna Spannuth ct al. against Ger
trude' LOSchet was continued to the
special term, Feb. II, and proceedings
in the matter of the petition OF the Min
neapolis, st. Paul Il Sault Ste. Marie
road were continued to Feb. 2.
Mr.. Hewitt, representing the new
electric street railway company. says
that the company will start in with
twelve cars and an engine of $50 horse
power, the power house to be estab-
ished in som favorable location hot yet
decided upon, though he believes that
South Saltwater is the most desirable
point, on account of the ease and cheap
ness with which fuel can there be OBJ
extended to that place. The cars are to
be each sixteen feet long, and with
seating capacity of twenty people.
William Quinn, logging on CrOtty
brook, was brought from his own camp
yesterday and removed to the city hos
pital Oh account of Injuries he received
by his horse slipping and falling upon
him. His injuries are severe but not
serious.
In the case of j. S. Keator & Co.
against Edmund st. John, the plaintiffs
yesterday served notice of garnishment
on Bronson q Folsom.
Charles Tolman, of the thresher
company offices, goes this week on a
visit to his home in Cortland, N. 7.
Paul Koletzeke, student at the Alton
academy, was drowned Sunday while
skating on Lake st. CroiA.
Andrew BoOren was held in $500 bonds
yesterday to answer to the charge of
grand larceny.