Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-06
CITY GLOBULES.

Doctor of Alcantara-matinee at 2 P, M. TO-
day. -t5~
Yesterday A. @. Hongman contributed
$176.44 for duties on imports.
The comic opera, doctor of Alcantara," at
the Opera House this afternoon and evening.
The district court, court cases before Judge
Brill, was adjourned yesterday until 10 o clock
A. NJ. Monday.
The German society will give their first
masquerade of the season ON tho evening of
the 18th of January.
COL D. @. Russell, of Virginia, was admitted
to the bar of Minnesota on certificates yester-
day, and will commence the practice of law at
Red Wing.
The trial of William Middleton, charged with
violating the hack ordinance, was called yester
day and postponed until the 10th inst, when
it will be heard by a jury.
The case of Edward Levy, charged with COM
hitting an assault on a man named Grogan,
will come up for hearing in the municipal
court at o'clock this morning.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather yes
terday, not load of wheat appeared on the St.
Paul street market. As no sales were reported.
values are given at Thursdays quotations.
Theodore Larsen was arrested few days
since charged with reckless driving, having
ran down and slightly injured lady who de-
sired not to persecute the lad and the case was
dismissed yesterday on motion of the city at
torney.
The sidewalks on Third street are in a
wretched condition. The city ordinance COM
walks should be enforced on Third street. It
would surely pay the merchants ITO have the
slop and snow removed.
Officer Mitchell, whose special mission it is
to collect liquor and other licenses, struck
lead yesterday. He has discovered that the
ardent, in quantities of two fingers, is dis
pensed at several club rooms in the CITY. and
he proposes to inquire how they evade tho
liquor law.
The beau ideal of an Italian bandit, in ap-
pearance, bearing the euphonious name of
Simon Pasquerrette, was introduced to the DO
lice court yesterday afternoon, in the role of q
vagrant. The degenerate vagrant could not
refute the charge, and was given fourteen
days rest in the cooler.
An important change takes place to-day in
the place of meeting of the Union Bible class.
1t will be held to-day and hereafter in the new
room, No. 81 Wabashaw street, on the first
floor at the usual time, from 4:30 to $50 P. M.
Tonight the meeting will be led by Rev. D. r.
Breed and Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller.
The winter time table for the arrival and de-
parture of trains on the Northern Pacific rail-
road will take effect tomorrow, the 7th inst,
the schedule being as follows: Leave st. Paul
daily, $50 P. NJ. instead of $40 P. NJ. Monday
train o'clock instead of 7:05 A. NJ. Arrive,
7:55 A. NJ. instead of 10: O5 A. Al. and GAO p d.,
| as at present
Thomas Tierney ventilated his playfulncss
night before last by throwing snowballs at
pedestrians, near the Jackson street depot.
One of the missiles struck traveller who was
| in the act of alighting from a hack, and
Thomas was arrested for disorderly conduct.
He will reflect on the consequences of the
sport for seven days.
MI. William Bircher, residing in the Sixth
ward, has recently made an important and val
| liable discovery. The find consists in the dis
| covery of an extensive mine of ochre, similar
| to that employed in mixing paints, about three
miles from the st. Paul bluffs. The discovery
is an in. portant one and bids fair to develop
into first class industry.
About o'clock last night Officer Gibbons
observed a thing of life squirming in the
slush in the rear of the street car barns on
Fourth street: Upon close inspection it
turned out to DO a drunken individual who
was lying on his face trying to swim his wav
out, crawfsh fashion. He was taken to the
cooler and hung mp in Jessrang's drying
room.
young man from Delano was around police
headquarters yesterday in search of sister.
he had undoubted proofs that she had gone
IVA Of tho ho1 on1 rfe bow L..
old folks at home being anxious to forgive and
forget her shame. As the girl is said to be OBJ
stlnately set upon being wicked, her name is
omitted, 80 that she may receive no intimation
of the search after her, until arrested.
Officer Newell captured a crazy drunkard last
night. At the time he was taken the fellow
had forced an entrance into Mrs. Webb's house.
on Fig nth near Sibley street, and was engaged
IN tearing up the carpet from the front room.
The drunkard's advent and surprising conduct
created great alarm in the family, but enough
presence of mind was preserved to send out for
a policeman, who, coming in the person of
O1hcer Newell, the drunkard was conveyed to
the lookup.
About o clock yesterday morning the crack
of revolver rang out in the air in the vicinity
| of jackson and Seventh streets. Simultaneous
with the report a salesman in Pfsters iewelry
importunate barking of a watch dog, and an
inspection of the premises showed small,
circular disk in one of the plate glass windows
the size of pistol ball. The perpetrator and
| and motives of the act are alike involved in
profound mystery.
Frank Youngman, who keeps saloon on the
corner of Ninth and St. Peter streets, lodged
complaint at police headquarters yesterday
against lot of boys, headed by those legal
| myths, John Doe and Richard Roe. Youngmen
declares these young men are a-source of con.
slant annoyance to him. They stone his house,
| break his windows and otherwise disturb him,
| ana lmperll his business. The police are
| charged with the duty of keeping sharp look
| out for the hoodlums.
Michael Kelly was arraigned at the police
court yesterday, charged with the larceny of
several articles Of clothing from Milton r.
Hord, ledger at MYERS boarding house,
seven corners. 1t was shown that the defend
ant had sold the clothing to Jackson street
junk shop, kept by one Cohen, who testified to
| having received the goods. Other testimony
was adduced against Kelly, on the strength of
which be was committed to await the action of
| the grand jury.
The astronomical department of the Histor-
ical society held q meeting last evening at the
| rooms of the society. There was a large at
tendance, and after the usual routine business
Prof. W. W. Payne. of Carleton college, read
an interesting paper on the subject of 'sMars
and its Satellites" The paper was uttentiyely
listened to and explained with maps, globes
and charts: The next meeting of the depart
ment will be held on Dec 18th, at which time
Lieut.. +. Mcguire is expected to read paper.
If recent developments are to be relied upon
the saffron-colored saint named Barbara Rev.
nolds, who was sent up for sixty days short
time since, for drunkenness, is too fne-haired
for an earthly existence. Mr.. and Mrs. Dr..
MintZer have importuned the conrt for her re-