Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-23
CITY GLOBULEs.

Three tramps on bread and wa.er, eight.
tramps at the wood pile Sostands the record.
VIM. Bell, the young man whose sad case of
insanity was spoken of in yesterdays GLOBE,
was taken to st. Peter yesterday.
All of the government offices were closed yes
terday in Observance of Washington's birthday
anniversary. This was ''the father remember
ed, honored, etc.
One OF the officers of the police force secs
millions it it, He is wrestling with an in
vention, and soon proposes getting out letters
patent for summer pistol.
The most striking Indications that yesterday
was legal holiday, was found by visits to the
Merchants billiard room, or tho Opera House
tenn perance bowling alley, both of which were
crowded from early in the day until late at
night.
Friday night, some unknown parties-and
not much SO as they unprecedented an
entrance into Thomas Manning's grocery store,
on jackson street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets They got in by rear window, got out
by the back door, and got away with about $50
worth OF tobacco and cigars.
German residing on University avenue re-
ported at police headquarters yesterday that he
was bitten by vicious dog belonging to Henry
Schultz, living in that vicinity. He showed
mangled hand in proof of his assertion. A
police officer was sent out to make target of
the pup. Out of possible five (the officer
used revolver) he scored one, effective shot,
Officer Lowell run in John Hughes, an incor-
rigible Minneapolis vagrant. yesterday. Hughes
does the funeral dodge as mendicant. He
waYlays ladies on the street and begs for the
sake of the good Lord to give him half dollar
ho1,> I,r, ,l, II f>r
days. He's buried more wives and children in
! this way than Brigham Young ever had-this
without exaggeration.
| Yesterday the orphans fair in the Opera
House was visited by a gang of desperate young
sters. These ''off ms gained admittance as
bill and programme dissemenators, and then
proceeded to lay secret but violent hands upon
| undressed dolls and other gimcracks of the
bazaar. They were detected, and two of the
gang were arrested. Subsequently, owing to
their fearful youth, the boys were released with
| a caution.
Eighth street presented an animated appear
ance yesterday and Friday afternoons. During
certain portions Of the two afternoons the
speeding limits were density packed with swiftly
moving sleighs, single and double teams, and
many an exciting contest for the lead was in
dulged in. Mr.. Mead, with Fly; DR.. Stone
and Jones, with Niger Baby, make things es-
pecially lively for all coming in their neighbour
hood.
Friday night, one John Lineof, a boarder at
Goldstein's, No. IS East Sixth street, took his
| supper, and after supper took an overcoat be-
longing to G.. E. Favor. Mr. Favor took an
unfavorable view of the little affair, and re-
ported Lineof as a thief at police headquarters
Official scrutiny and examination showed that
Mr.. Lineof had shipped his trunk to Shakopee
telegram was shipped there after him, on the
suspicion that he had followed his trunk
response came from Shakopee that it was Just
| so, and that Mr.. Lineof was there in arrest.
He will be sent after on Monday.
No testimony was taken in St. Paul yesterday
IN the Donnelly Washburn contested election
case, owing to the non-appearance Of the wit
nesses. copy Of the Governors proclama
ton was submitted, however, having reference
to the organization of election precincts in
Big Stone, Traverse and Kitson counties. A
copy of the district court decision in the case
of Brisbin VS.. Cleary ct al, was also submit
ted in which it is laid down that the election
law Of 1853 requiring ballots to be numbered
before being deposited in the ballo: box, is
unconstitutional and void. Strenuous efforts
will be made to secure the testimony of the
remaining witnesses tomorrow as the taking
OF evidence at this point will thereafter cease