Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
CITY GLOBULEs.

CITY GLOBULEs.
Lieut.. H. P. Van Cleve was expected to
sail from Honolulu, Sandwich Islands,
homeward bound, on yesterday.
The case of John E. O'Brien, charged
with committing an assault on contractor
named Leonard, was dismissed yesterday for
want of prosecution.
Anna Kanteman was arraigned at the
municipal court yesterday on the charge of
drunkenness. No attempt at prosecution
was made and the case was dismissed.
9. A. Bromley was before Judge Flint yes
terday. charged with running jack-knife
through q new coat worn by Louis Good
man. The latter failed to prosecute and the
case was stricken from the docket.
The elegant K. N. Packet Clinton was out
for st. Louis at - M, yesterday, with the
largest down trip of the season, including
fifteen car loads of flour, seven car loads of
scrap iron and goodly amount of miscel-
laneous freight and fair cabin passage.
Commissions for Capt. L. Aldrich, First
Lieutenant 2. w. Marsh and Second Lieu
tenant H. B. Swartwood, of tho Murray
County Guards, the new militia company at
Currie, are made out and lie upon Governor
Pillsbury's table awaiting his return for sig
nature.
The application of Ramsey county to dis
miss the condemnation proceedings for an
avenue around Lake Phalen was argued be-
fore Judge Wilkin, yesterday afternoon, in
chambers, and taken under advisement. All
proceedings will be stayed until the de-
cision is rendered on the motion for new
trial.
While an unknown lad was playing in the
open let adjoining the car stables, on Fourth
street, last evening, his foot was badly LAGER
ated by coming in contact with piece of
broken glass. The wound was dressed by q
young lady in Booths restaurant, and the
boy was conducted home.
A colored barber connected with an es-
tablishment down town started out with the
intention of taking in the minstrel show last
evening, but before reaching the Opera
House he became royalty boozed. He be-
came very obstreperous on Wabashaw street
and was locked up by Officer Baer.
A painful accident took place in the For
street sewer yesterday afternoon, which may
possibly result in crippling an employee nam
ed John Peterson for life. During the after
noon Mr.. Peterson was engaged in cutting
timber to be used in the construction of the
sewer when the axe slipped and imbedded
itself in his foot, creating an ugly and very
serious wound. He was removed to his home
where proper medical assistance was rem
dered.
Ayoung man named Brown engaged q
horse and buggy at Judd's livery stable yes
terday morning for the purpose of making
an excursion to Como. He was accompah-
led by two young ladies, who returned with
the buggy at nightfall, with the statement
that, owing to excessive drink, the young
man had fallen asleep, aud they had returned
to the city without him. Brown made his
appearance shortly afterward, badly demon
allied, and as the rig had only been hired
for two hours, and as he could not pay the
bill, his coat was taken until he discharged
the Indebtedness.
Yesterday was dry day at the municipal
court. The SUMS rays glared into the sweat
box of court room with dry and metallic
CLINT that was almost appalling, each ray be-
ing pointed with q sting as sharp and sensi-
tive as that of cambria needle. The court
looked down on fearfully dry proceedings,
the lawyers looked dry, the prisoners were
undoubtedly dry, the clerk and bailiffs wore
dry and wilted appearance, and even the
reporters looked dry. In short, it was an
exceedingly dry morning, and everybody
looked bored A happy thought was sug-
gested by the reporter with mansard stom-
ach, and the party were saved from ennui by
adjourning to Gilfillan's water tank.
The case of James McDonough, the Min
nesota street terrier, charged with trying to
exterminats man named John Doyle, was
called for hearing in the municipal court
yesterday, for the fourth time this week.
The prosecuting witness appeared and re-
quested that the charge be changed from
assault and felony to assault and battery.
The city attorney demurred on the grounds
that the assault and felony case must be dis
posed of before the commencement of other
proceedings. A separate charge of assault
and battery was then made out and the
hearing set for the 10th inst, while the as
sault and battery case will be tried on the
18th inst.