Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-02

that medical skill could suggest was tried,
Notwithstanding which, decomposition set in
and death resulted on yesterday. An uncle of
the young man arrived yesterday, and the re-
mains will be taken to Carver county.
United States Commissioner CORDOBA had
postal card case before him yesterday. One
A. F Morrison, of Rosemount, Dakota county,
posted the card and James johnson. J. p, re-
ceived it. just as soon rs he got his eyes on
the words scribbled on the board, being wise
in the law, rs becomes Justice of the peace,
he saw that the United States laws had been
violated by making the mail service convey an
obscene and insultingly -worded postal card.
The affair grew out of a court decision by the
Justice. and Morrison, unlike Tom Buford,
shot off his mouth on the postal card, instead
of shotgun, on and against the body of the
offending justice. Morrison waived examine
tion and was held to answer in bonds of $500.
Mr.. Rogers, of the firm of Wilson & Rogers,
became his surety.
Deputy o. s. Marshall Wilson reports an
attempted and dastardly outrage, which came
near fruitive in the ditching of train on the
Midland, narrow guage railroad last Monday
afternoon. The train, about 4 o'clock neared
bridge between Tracy and Theilman, and
when near the middle span came in contact
with an obstruction, which jostled the cars at
lively Fate. Fortunately break was made
harmed, other than the jar. An examination fol-
lowed, which showed that some heavy planking
had been arranged with the intent to. throw the
train off the track. Had the effort succeeded,
the train and occupants, over 80 passengers,
would have been thrown down distance of 20
to 80 feet. 1t is supposed the dastardly out
rage was undertaken by tramps for the pur-
pose of robbery.
Mrs. Shanahan, dispenser of blue ruin, and
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wise known as lager, in the Sixth ward, APP
peared in the municipal court, yesterday, in
thu role of prosecutor. Mrs. Shanahan has
been frequently prosecuted for selling liquor
without license and knows how it il her elf.
James Conley keeps a grocery in the Sixth
ward and is a neighbor of Mrs. Shanahan's.
He thought to avail himself of the windfall Of
dry shekels, it is alleged, by dealing out bever-
age to the casual way farer. Several Of the
thirsty mes were detected in the act of wetting
their whistles, which was unconstitutional, see
ing as Conley had no license to sell liquor she
squealed on him, and the case will come up to-
day.
The following incident which took place
yesterday morning, is related by Mr.. Burr Rob
bins, the circus manager, as huge joke: Shortly
after midnight yesterday morning the com pany
pulled up stakes at Anoka, where An entertain
st. Paul. The caravan had proceeded about
seven miles from AnQka, when Mr.. Robbins dis.
COVERED that he had left his wallet, containing
50, 500, lying upon the table in the apartment
of the hotel occupied by himself and wife in
that city. Without disclosing his object, he
| turned his team in the direction of Anoka, ar
| irving there about o'clock. The landlord of
| the hotel was aroused, and upon repairing to
tie apartment the money was found in pre-
cisely the same position in which it had been
left two hours previously, and Mr.. Robbins ex
presses the highest regard for the exceptional
integrity shown by the residents of Anoka.
METEOROLOGICAL U1IMARY.
For the Month of Sept, 1879, st. Paul,
Minnesota