Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-10
CITY GLOBULES.

The State fair officers have sold the refresh
ment privileges Of tho fair to Mr.. Charles Mo
Intire.
oonvsnisnt plank sidewalk was laid, ysstsr- |
day, around the southwest angle Of tbs jail |
building.
The vault attached to tho Judge Of prebats's
Office was undergoing, yesterday, much needed |
cleansing.
A Swede named Peterson was landed in the |
station last night by Officer Rouleau, for
drunkenness.
Patrolman Gruber ran in Michael Quinn last |
night, for raising Cain while under the in
fuence of benzine.
The canvass for the new city directory is
progressing favcrably, and will probably be
completed within the next ten days.
In the municipal court yesterday morning.
Robert Collins pleaded faint guilty to mild
drunk, and was committed for seven days.
Gov. Pillsbury is out upon the Brainerd
branch inquiring into the claims of settlers
upon certain lands in that direction, which
are disputed by the railroad company.
There were received yesterday by the State
statistician the complete assessors returns for
the counties of Chippewa Swift, Polk stearns,
Washington, Douglas, Kandiyohi and Benton.
DR.. r. Schiffman again places the GLOBE
under obligations for choice and fragrant
flowers culled from his extensive gardens on
Dayton's bluff, As florist, Dr. s. is great
success.
The work upon the Rice street sewer gets
along after fashion. The arching had yester-
day reached about half way from College ave-
nue. to Summit avenue, while the concrete floor
| ing was being laid on the Tenth street end.
| Wenzel FRANKIE pleaded guilty yesterday
morning, before Judge Flint, to having
slaughtered sheep the 5th inst. within the
| city limits, at 178 Fort street. he not being
licensed 30 to do. He paid fine of SIS and
COSTS
| wire was being stretched yesterday from
the Offices Of the Chicago, st. Paul d Mime
apolis railroad company, corner of Third and
Jackson Streets to the freight Office of the
road upon the levee, between which points
telegraphic communication is to be estab-
| lished.
Sylvester Montour, who spends most of his
time in the county Jail and is a constant source
of trouble to the police when out of it, was
Yesterday released, by the order of Judge
Flint, from his imprisonment before the expi-
ration of his term. Montour's wife interceded
for him.
The unfortunate whisky-crazed man, found
on Second street ON Monday evening, proved
to be named John Reilly. He was not brought
to the municipal court yesterday morning,
but dispatched to the city hospital in a
hack, being removed from his cell with much
difficulty.
The last jury of the current term Of the
United States circuit court-The Northwest
, ern Mutual Life Insurance company vs.. Geo.
A. Brackett-was given to the jury yesterday
r afternoon, but up to "a. NJ this morning .
verdict had not been arrived at. Ex-Gov.
Davis made brilliant plea in the matter, al
also did Morris Lamprey, Esq.
Yesterday, Mrs. Becht, relict of the late Sher
if Becht, received from Banner lodge No. 4
J A. o. U. W., the sum OF $4,000, being the
f ceased payable by the fraternity. As an evi
. dence of the society's promptness, it may b.
stated that the payment in question was made
forty-three days after the demise of the de
, ceased brother.
, John Connolley, John Ryan and Thomas Nc
Clure, the Monday evening fighters on the
levee, were arraigned yesterday in the mum
cipal court, tie last named being the only one
pleading guilty. There was nothing very start
ling In the case, except general cussedness
, caused by bad whisky. The two first wer.
, committed for fourteen days and the last FOL
, seven, SO that it sometimes pays to "acknowl
edge the corn"
The rumor spread like wild fire yesterday
that Math. Hummel, struck with slung-sho
: on the night of the Fourth by Charles Hae
garty, had died from the effects of his injuries
GLOBE reporter called at Mr.. Hummel,
residence at 9 O. clock last night, and found til,
mel had progressed SO favorably as to be abb,
to leave his bed for a short time yesterday
afternoon.
respectfully dressed and intelligent ap.
pearing young man was locked up last evening
f by Officer Cook. The arrest was made on tn,
; Geographic order Of his father, who resides a
Y Menominee, Wis., and the sheriff of the sam.
place, but whether he has committed actua
8 crime OR is merely q runaway from home il
g not known here, and the prisoner will not tell
He will be held until the parties demanding
his person come to take him. The prisone
walked to this city from Menominee.
. One of Cooks hack teams had an extended
e runaway yesterday afternoon. A party hae
hired the conveyance for drive to Lake Como
and was returning, when the occupants got ou
! at q wayside saloon to "iquor up,'' the drive
descending from the box to obtain cigar. I'm
mediately the horses started for the city at
laundering pace, and came down st. Pete
: street at a rate that made thehair of spectator
: stand on end. The team was caught, uninjured
but with the carriage plentifully spattered with
mud, near the court house, and was sent bacl
to bring in the suddenly bereft passengers.
Hon Isaac Staples of Saltwater is rapid,
4 stepping to front rank in the breeding inter
ests of the State, Among his recent addition:
to his stable are seven thoroughbreds pur
chased in St. Louis. These horses are in charge
!, OF Mr.. Brown, who brought the speedy race,
!. Queen of Diamonds here at the races three
!; years ago. Mr.. Stapler has also some eighteen
: head of youngsters by his Hambletonian horse
!, besides . large number of breeding mares and
!, several trotters, among which is the speedy
mare Kitty Cooke; For the purpose of giving
: training of his young stock, Mr.. Staples yes
!. terday commenced work upon half mile
track on his farm. ALI his buildings are first
/. class in their equipment, location, ETC., anG
: the track completed his breeding farm will bt
one of the most complete in the State.
There was yesterday fled in the Office of tn.
clerk of the supreme court the petition of r
A. Murray, an attorney of Rushford, Fillmore
county. .prayi g. that his former partner
Charles N. Enos, be dis-barred. The reason as
signed is the alleged embeszlement, by Enos
OF funds which came into his possession while
Murrays partner, from various parties at vari
Gus times, the moneys having been received BY
Enos as collector for certain creditors, The pc
lion further alleges the embezzlement was en-
tirely unknown to the complainant ut the time
of its committal, and has only recently come
to light since the partnership was dissolved.
The amounts alleged to have been fraudulent.
~ appropriated foot up in the neighborhood OF
81 500.
A man has only to commit some extreme act
of deviltry to find out what a purely angelic
creature he has been all the time. So lately
ago as Monday morning last, Philip Borheim
was committed for THU ty days for cruelty lam.
basting his wife on the Saturday night previ-
} GUS. while he was in state of violent intoxi.
cation, accompanying the dastardly act with