Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-05
CITY GLO:BULEs.
Got your matinee seata to-day.

Got your matinee seata to-day.
A party of forty Canadian colonists, on their
way to Manitoba, passed through the city yes
terday morning.
drunken Swede, found asleep in the cor
ridor of the Merchants hotel, was taken to the
lookup by Officer Rouleau las night.
The case of the city against Edward Levy,
charged with committing an assault on an ex-
pressman named Grogan, will come up for
hearing in the municipal court at o'clock this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Jno. P. jacobson, the con-
summation of whose marriage at Minneapolis,
on last Tuesday, was duly announced in the
GLOBE, will be "at home after the Sth inst.
at the Clarendon hotel in this city.
The Office of the district clerk was crowded
with the nations wards on yesterday, over ono
hundred widows, orphans and crippled soldiers
appearing to execute vouchers for the quarter
]y payment of their pension money.
The wheat deal is becoming interesting.
The local market was exceedingly active yes
terday, and with favorable advices and brisk
competition, prices were marked up another
notoh the highest paid being 81, IA per bushel.
Sergeant Walsh's condition is quite pre-
carious. Yesterday no was in semi-uncon-
scious state, which greatly alarmed his friends.
However, tho hope is entertained that his stall
wart constitution will pull him through his
severe illness.
The Chicago Times records the arrest of VIM,
Reed, a notorious burglar, who with q gang has
been doing that city lately. Reed became
notable in this city few years ago in a big
silk robbery, which is readily recalled to mind
by this mere mention.
A few days ago Jackson, colored, related his
grievous story against his wife and jeff Hud-
son. who had usurped him in tender care for
his wife. Yesterday she was at police head
quarters with her story, which makes Jackson
ont very shlftless niger.
Mr.. s. G. Cook left the city last night for
months vacation in the East, during which he
will make the tour sof all the Eastern cities,
his intention being to witness the great inter-
national rowing contest between Hanlan and
Courtney, to take place shortly at Washing
ton.
Several hackmen, while waiting for the even
ing trains, yesterday, got together in consul
tation They expressed the unanimous opinion
that 1.-The man who got off any Of the incom-
ing trains and 1cGlked to a hotel, could be and
should be watched as suspicious character,
for he'd steal sure
Yesterday, the federal stronghold at the Gus
tom house was paid visit by Mr.. A. G.
Smith, collector of internal revenue at Roches.'
ter. he was in attendance upon tho trial of
VIM. Smith for violation of the internal revc-
nue. law in his district, note of which has
been made elsewhere
The fine of Peter Mccoy for inaugurating
ruction at Casey's boarding house, was paid
yesterday and the prisoner released from the
county jail The propriety of his release may
be doubted, as an old lady named Burke, one of
the victims to his brutality, has been confined
to her room since the fight and is unable, at
present, to leave her bed.
Yesterday afternoon horse and wagon be-
longing to P. O'DaY took fright-eubsequent
events showed that the wagon partook of the
exctement-while hitched near the Sioux City
fright house, and made it lively for while on
the leyee. The scare was caused by a passing
engine, but fortunately no damage was done by
the runaway beyond a badly broken wagon.
James Mcfarland attempted to size up on
turpentine bug juice night before last, but
the contract proved too much for his capacity
and he became ''drunker than a billed OWL"
He doomed up at the municipal court yesterday
morning and asked to be restored to the bosom
of his family at Cottage Grove. He paid all
the money be had, two dollars, and was
stored.
A Northfeld dandy named James Allison was
before Judge Flint, yesterday charged with
drunkenness. The offense was aggravated
from the fact that he originated cock and bull
story about being robbed, which he afterwards
confessed was manufactured out of whole
cloth. The 'taffy' was too thin to wash and
the Mortified chap will manipulate wood
saw for three days.
The members of the astronomical depart
ment of the Historical society will meet at
their rooms in the capitol promptly at Z 80 this
evening. Prof Payne, of Carleton college,
will present an original communication on
MARS and his Satellites In order that this
may be enjoyed as widely as possible, general
invitation is extended to all interested in
tronomy Gncluding ladies) to be present at the
meeting.
OF verify, the VOWS Of drunkard are
weaker than ropes of sand. An old timer
named John Sheffield came to the front again
at the police court yesterday morning for the
second time this week. He was before Judge
Flint on Tuesday, and. with the promise to re-
form, given freedom during good be-
havior. Yesterday he was up again the old
charge, and this time he will languish in the
bastile for week.
Michael Kelly was up in the municipal
court yesterday on the charge Of having stolen
watch and chain and some clothing from
Milton B. Hord. Both meen boarded at
MYERS boarding house, Seven Corners and
the property was taken from Hord's room.
The clothing was found in pawn at a second
hand store on Jackson street, and the descrip-
ton of the party bringing it there corresponds
to Kelly. The case was continued until to-day
to obtain further evidence.
Yesterday VIM. Smith was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Cardozo on the
charge of selling liquor without United States
special license. Smith has been running q sa-
loon, a veritable dive opposite La Crosse. His
plan has been to sell an apple for ten cents and
give away two fingers of blue ruin every time
he made such sale. When arraigned before
the commissioner Smith gave signs of being
very ill., in fact he's subject to epieptic fits, so
was released upon his own recognizance to APP
pear at the next term of the United States dis
trict court holden at Winona
Collector Bickel's Office was visited yesterday
by Dol. VIM. A. Gavitt, special internal reve-
agent with headquarters at Omaha. Mr.
GaYitt's visit is connected with the establish
ment of the new distillery by Kiefer Heck,
and he will be detained here several days get
ting the distillery in running order according
to governmental requirements. In this connec-
ton Mr.. Gavitt says the sour mash business is
taking unto itself prodlgious boom IN his
district. big distillery with daily capac-
city of 1900 bushels of grain has been estab-
ished at Omaha; six hundred bushel concern
at Des Moines, Ia; four hundred bushel affair
at Comanche, Ia, and one of four hundred to
six hundred bushels at Iowa City. And 1880