Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-15
CITY GLOBULES.

There has been no fire alarm during the
present month and still the laddies arc not
happy.
parish begins tonight at tho town hall in the
Sixth ward.
The Northwestern Poultry exhibi ton COM
mences to-day in Morton & Wharton's build
ing, on Bridge Square.
The case of William Rsmsden, charged with
selling liquor to minor, will come up before
Judge Flint this morning.
Trout Brook engine No. 4. which has been
out of service for the last ten days, owing to
repairs, will be ready for duty this after
noon.
Thomas Grace, Jr., was the recipient Of
unique ring yesterday, manufactured from
pipe stone, the gift of friends in Mobiles
county.
At the meeting of the board of public works
to-day the city engineer will submit COM
munication relating to the bad drainage of the
district court house, with suggestions for its
improvements.
The funeral of the late P. w. Kenny, will
take place this morning from his late residence.
No. ID East Twelfth street. The cortege will
be preceded by the Plus Ninth society, of
which deceased was member, and the Great
Western Band.
Charles r. Jessrang, the 15-year old son of
Station Keeper Jessrang, left st. Paul on Satur-
day for Helena, Montana, where he has decided
to court fortune by striking out for his own
living. The trip is an extensive undertaking
for SO young q man, and the spirit shown is
worthy of imitation.
Tho s,o,l, Of 0l,;,,,- :, :,
again, and as there is no particular love lost
between him and the police, he had better
leave town to avoid further trouble. Night be-
fore last he went through shanty occupied by
colored family on Robert near Fifth street.
making his escape before the affair was discov-
cred.
The new electric light skating rink, located
on Broadway, between Eighth and Ninth
streets, was formally opened on Saturday
evening. The ice was in perfect condition and
Il enterprise was inangurated under the
most favorable auspices. A large number of
persons participated ia the sport, and the oc-
casiod was enliyened by music from the Great
Western band.
Minneapolis jail-bird, named Mitchell,
was released from the bastilc of that commu-
nifty day or two since, having served four
months sentence for an attempt to blow open
the safe in Heffelfnger's shoe store. Yesterday
he was found prowling around st. Paul by
Chief Webber, who intimated that as the city
wasn't large enough to hold both of them, be
mad better seek more congenial quarters. He
didn't seem to tumble" and was placed in
the lookup to await further orders.
The dramatic branch of the German society
gave delightful performance at the Athenmum
last night, being the representation of new
comedy entitled Kissing In the Tunnel"
The plot upon which the play hinges is exceed
ingly trivial, but in celebrating his idea tho
dramatist has evolved series Of very lud1crous
and highly pleasing situations. The perform
ance was witnessed by a large number of c;ti-
zens, and the impersonations were marked by
some very realistic and decidedly fine character
acting
few nights since the sleepy town of Min
neapolis was visited with another of her fire.
quent and mysterious lrobberies. A "booze"
dispensary, conducted by one Daley, was
broken into and robbed of ZOO cigars and two
sets of billiard balls. The proprietor of the
saloon visited this city yesterday in quest of
the thief being accompanied by special DO
iceman named Nash. After an all days search
they succeeded in arresting young fellow
named Slaughter, who is supposed to have been
i'm pliCated in the robbery.