Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-19
CITY GLOBULES
Reserve your opera seats, 8 A. NJ.

CITY GLOBULkiS
Reserve your opera seats, 9A.M
There was an absence of criminal cases on
the municipal court docket yesterday.
warrant has been issued for the arrest OF
Henry Cherrier on the charge Of disorderly
conduct.
The committee on ways and means OF the
county board will meet in the auditors office
at 10 o clock this morning.
Chief Constable Munger. of Minneapolis, was
in the city yesterday afternoon. 1t is reported
he is looking after another mississippi Red
At Plymouth church next Monday evening
the renting of pews for 1880 will take place,
and be prompt at 7 o'clock and make your
choice.
The book accounts of Q. Q. Henderson 4 Co.,
whose failure was announced a few days since,
are estimated at $780, The liabilities have
not yet boon estimated.
decision was rendered by Judge Brill yes
terday in the case of j.. G. Whitney, assignee.
VS.. w. H. Gibson, granting Judgment in favor
of the defendant for 800.
The receipts at the custom house yesterday
were as follows: Steamer Union S25 for inspec-
ton and steamer Clipper $3.50 on account of
marine hospital collections.
A large proportion of the lumber for the
Union stock yards is on the ground, and work
upon the buildings will commence rs soon as
the weather becomes settled.
Yesterday United States Commissioner Car
dozo discharged Joseph Trotrocheau, whose
case has been hanging fire for several days.
He was charged with selling liquor to the Blue
Earth Indians
A crippled tramp hailing FROM Swift county,
applied at the police station for lodgings last
night. He was sent to st. Paul to receive
medical treatment but will be shipped back to
his native place to-day.
The St. Paul string quartette, Otto Schmidt,
will give a soiree musicale on the evening of
the 2Oth inst, at L. Seibert's Dancing Acade-
my, No. l44 East Seventh street.
The steady fall Of snow throughout yester-
day, with the accompanying cold, caused de-
lays on all the railroads centering in st. Paul,
trains being behind from half hour to an
hour and a half On the different roads,
The sleighing mania blossomed into full
blast yesterday for the first time this season.
The snow is superb and the presence of so
driveways made scene that was highly ami
mated and captivating.
Nearly all the Offices in the custom house are
already ornamented with pictures of Judge
George w. McCrary, late secretary IF war. To
avoid long description Of the new judge it
may be said he does not, according to his por-
traits look unlike Governor Pillsbury.
Joe Roy, charged with selling liquor to the
EorkI Tai;
United States Commissioner Cardozo on 5000
bonds. Roy was examined by United States
Commissioner Burnhan,, of Mo rhead and in
default of bail was sent to Jail in this city.
Yesterday, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Capt.
Frank D. Baldwin and Capt E. P. Ewers of
the Fifth United States infantry and W. W.
Erwin left for Fargo to attend the trial of
Bruger, the scout, about whom The GLOBE has
already spoken. The case will likely be taken
up tomorrow.
Constant inquiries all day long yesterday at
the Opera House box office in reference to the
ssle of seats. This morning betokens an i'm
mense demand for them. For the information
of all persons we announce no tickets will be
sold until clock this morning, when seats
of either or all the operas can be reserved. Go
early and fall in line.
About midnight last night crowd began to
assemble about the Opera House entrance. and
by l o'clock this morning it had enlarged to
the number of about fifty, all waiting for the
opening of the box Office at 8 o'clock SO that
they might secure seats for tho Emma Abbott
opera season. The prospect is that nearly all
the desirable seats will be taken before noon
to-day.
Last night man and horse were brought to
the police station by Romano Sheire. The
e 49, ny
University avenues, the man lying in the road
in an unconscious condition. After being
thawed out and sobered up the man said mis-
name was Carl Carlson and he lived at Mounds
View. He admitted that he was drunk and
his horse had run away, he could not tell
where. The horse was taken to a stable and
he WAS locked up.
A woman named Grandlemier, residing ct
the corner Of Fort and Ninth streets, came to
police headquarters last evening and stated
that her daughter eleven years old had been
kidnapped. Officer Brosseau was detailed to
look the matter up, and found tho girl at her
home. 1t appear. that she is employed at
dressmaking establishment on East Seventh
street, and on leaving her work was driven
home by some friends in sleigh. Her mother
learning that she went off in sleigh and not
returning at the usual hour, supposed she had
been abducted.
Yesterday afternoon several citizens might
have been seen intently scrutinizing mysteri-
GUS looking object that had been suddenly
dropped on Third street. Every body wanted
to know the nature of the queer looking thing,
and the crowd felt partially relieved when a
Third street gamin gave the fake litter and
said it was dead. During the discussion a
man from out West with an army blanket
around his shoulders ventured the remark that
it was cross between Manitoba moccasin
and pair Of squaw leggings. Finally an old
settler loomed up, and after closely inspecting
the article, he said that he would mako an
affidavit that it was a Minneapolis girls ear
muf. The wonderment vanished and the
queer looking fake was forwarded to the
archives of the Historical society, where it
will be sailed in brine.
The case of John A. Murray ct al. against
Llewellyn Levi Leathers, of Minneapolis, the
artificial stone man, though notinecessarily
Cardiff giant, dragged its length along in the
United States circuit court yesterday. Mr..
Murray,s examination was finished, and the
plaintiffs case rested. Llewellyn Levi Leath-
er's was introduced as q witness, and had plain
sailing so long as he was led along by his at
torney, but when he came to a cross examina-
ton at tho hands Of Mr.. O. D. O'Brien he took
on quito different complexion. In fact, he
got red and mixed over explaining his chemical
mixture for making artificial stone out of
borax, sulphate of barium, sulphur, alcohol
and silicious sand. However, he commended
the process sold the plaintiffs at Yarmouth
would have mado good stone had they used
good cement. Fast on this, he confessed that
he never had manufactured anything but sam
pies according to his process and at the ad-
lournment of court ho was still in state of
confusion under Mr.. O'Brien's manipulatious.
Albums, Albums, Albums.
Sherwood Hough has the finest assortment in
the city, and sells at the lowest prices. He
will sell you an Album from 500 to $65. Don't
buy your album until you have examined those
at the Gem Book Store, corner Third and Wa
bashaw streets.