Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-22
CITY GLOBULEs.

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ground. A church fair is in order.
The suite of parlor furniture, which was on
exhibition at the ORPHANS fair" was won by
Mrs. James Cullen. of West st. Paul.
Official returns Of the late election have been
received by the secretary of state from every
county excepting Kandiyohi Time is called
on Auditor Soberg
Paymaster Reese, of military headquarters,
left the city yesterday for Lancaster, Ohio. his
object being to attend the marriage of his
daughter, to take place next week.
Milton Mobiles, by special request, will give
ladies' matinee at P NJ. to-day, repeating the
Same bill Of last night, viz, 1.-THE Man of tho
People" Tonight he gives 1.-THE Phoenix"
The case Of 10. A. Ward against the Dis
patch company, suit to recover for services rem
dered, was continued yesterday in the district
court The defendant moved to dismiss the
case, but the court denied the motion.
A decision was rendered by Judge Brill, on
yesterday, in the case of Andrew J. Preston,
etc, VS.. E. P. Barnum, judgment being ordered
in favor Of the defendant. on the grounds that
the amount claimed had been satisfied by for
mer judgment and execution.
Invitations out for select party to be
given at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Otis on Friday evening. the 3Oth inst. The re-
ception will last from 7:30 to 10 o'clock P. ~,
after which terpsichorean pertinaoities will
hold sway until o'clock A. NJ.
The jury in the case of Ike Webb against
Wilfred G. Wilson returned verdict into
court yesterday for the defendant. In other
words, the jury held that the black eye given
Webb by Wilson wasn't worth the 1854 at which
Justice Boyd, of New Canada, estimated it.
The civil calendar, jury cases, has been fin
ished in the district court, and only two crimi-
nal cases remain for trial. That of Harris,
colored, charged with stealing Mrs. Weeds
watch, and Jennie and Bob Diamond, for
keeping a house of i'll fame on the road to Min.
neapolis.
Amended articles of incorporation of the
North Star Building society, of St. Paul, were
filed with the secretary of state yesterday.
The amendments consist in extending the life
of the society from twenty to thirty years. and
III increasing it's capital stock from 5000, 900
to $500, 900.
Thomas Madlgan was arraigned at the NUM-
cipal court yesterday morning charged with dis
orderly conduct, at No. engine house. Ow-
ing to the nOnappearance of Thos. Ryan, the
companion Of Madigan at the time of the row,
the case was continued until the former could
be put under arrest.
The case of Frank Dufour, charged with as
sau!ting French damsel named Dina Cheva-
lier, was happily concluded in the municipal
court, yesterday afternoon. The hearing was
called at 2 O'Clock and as the evidence was not
considered enough to hold the prisoner he was
acquitted and discharged.
The business community around about Third
and sibley street spared few minutes from
dinner and the business boom yesterday to
watch rough and tumble fight between two
half drunken lumbermen. The sport was in
terrupted by Officer DeCorsey, who conveyed
the pugilists to the lookup
William ]. Briggs, alias Williams, charged
with obtaining gouds on false pretences from u
number of St. Paul citizens. was arraigned
for trial at the police court yesterday morning.
On motion of the prosecuting witnesses the
hearing continued until the 28th inst. to
allow time in which to procure additional evil
dence.
A thrifty individual, named Thomas WEIGH,
was before Judge Flint, yesterday, charged
with replenishing his fuel from other peoples
woodpiles. BE was caught in the act of taking
wood from the yards of the Superior depot, be-
longing to various wood dealers of this city.
Tho hearing will take place at 8 o'clock this
morning.
hailing from tho country, came to the city and
got gloriously drunk yesterday Between 4
and clock in the afternoon, he fell prostrate
at the corner of Minnesota and East Twelfth
Streets when he was taken in charge by Officer
Mitchell, and conveyed on dray to the police
station.
An old settler named Joseph Labour was be-
fore Judge Flint, yesterday, charged with
drunkenness. his honor was reminded that
the prisoner had resided in St. Paul for thirty
years and should be entitled to some consider
alton for his long citizenship. In view of this
fact he was discharged with the warning not to
make himself conspicuous again.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon tho
driver of the American house bus, named
Capen, was in the act of driving into the yard
adjoining that hotel when he was thrown from
his seat to the ground, falling beneath the
wheels Of the vehicle, which passed over his
egs. He was taken up, and strange to say,
was painfully but only slightly injured.
Albert Brown is in hard luck. He claims to
have worked for I. w. Webb for two years,
during which he received tho princely COM
pensatlon of two dollars and pair of Overalls.
In addition to this he has been arrested by
Webb the charge of having stolen a COW,
which is repealed with the strongest protesta-
ton of innocence. The case was called in the
hearing continued until 2 O'Clock to-day.
John Dodge, our John, of the Merchants, is
happy at the possession of two thoroughbreds.
They are done in oil, and hang suspended from
the Merchants hotel office, exact representa-
tives of Charles DeGraf's superb horse,
alexander" and the magnificent bull, king
of the Prairie" The paintings are the produce
ton of Fl. H. Cross, and for faithful repre-
sentation of the Subjects the execution ia
faultless.
In covering the road bed Of the bridge with
hard wood plank the city has committed q
blunder little short of cruelty. The road bed
is as slippery as ice and unyielding as glass,
and during cold and icy weather is almost i'm
passable. Yesterday number of farmers
found the utmost difficulty in crossing the
bridge and travel was greatly retarded. The
evil should be remedied by putting down q
soft wook covering as soon as possible.
fresh and dapper looking party, by the
name Of johnson, was at the municipal court.
yesterday morning, charged with faripg sump-
tuously and wearing fine linen without any
visible means of support. He endeavored to
frame his occupation as roper in for the Star
Clothing house, but even the proprietor of that
institution gave him very dubious record.
The police charged him with steering" for a
thimble ring racket, and he was sent to the
quarry for twenty days.
Seriff Greggs, of Wabashaw county, and his
deputy, W. D. Brown, arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon with three prisoners,
Chauncey Morse, James Gallagher and Annie
Bartosoh. The girl Annie Bartosch is from the
town of Elgin, and was taken to the reform
school at the request of her father. The two
men are to serve term at Saltwater, whittier
they went yesterday afternoon, Morse being
sentenced for six months for keeping house
Of i'll fame al. kellogg. and Gallagher for year
and eight months for grand larceny at Lake
City.