Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-05
CITY aLOBULES,
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,Ehe new fence around the capitol is APP
preaching completion. MA re- S,4
The eastern train:.ou tho Chicago, Milwaukee
i st. Paul road was three hours late yesterday
afternoon owing to hot bo1es.ll s,s.s = -
One of the intelligent voters in the hrat
precinct Of tho Third ward deposited q dime
lecture programme In the ballot box yesterday.
Officer Dc dorsey. on the Jackson street neat'
did q land ofice business last nlgnt, MAKING
five drunk and disorderly arrests within three
hours. a
Mr.. John Grote, director of tho Arion soci-
~. has resigned his position Is s,leader-the
demands of his business being such as to mon
opolize his entire tlme' =,
The first stoves of the season were adjusted
in the street cars last evening, and hereafter
the wayfarer will DO Welcomed by the summer
warmth and genial glow of anthracite.
Some difficulty was experienced by the boys
in getting their bitters over the counter on
yesterday, but the drug stores did the largest
prescription" business Of the season.
The alarm of fire from box IS, at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning, was caused by the burning
of chimney at $50 East Fifth street. The
fire was extinguished without the aid of the
department. j.,
The judges of election at the old court house,
First ward, Second precinct, were furnished a
substantial dinner AMI supper, gratis, by Sher
if King, ON yesterday, for which vote of
thanks was returned last evening.
very pleasant wedding took place ON Satur-
day evening last, the parties being Mr.. A. B.
Lasher, of the Clarendon House exchange, and
Miss Anna Hanson, charming young lady.
Tho happy pair have settled down for long
life of married bliss -
About II 80 O. clock last night some unknown
party threw brick through the large window
of the Warren House saloon, corner of Fourth
and Jackson streets. The window was COM
pletely shattered, and diligent inquiry failed
to discover the perpetrator.
Officer De Corsey had little election exer-
oise, last night, Jackson street. in the vicin-
ity of the Merchants hotel. with three sover-
eigns full of the ardent. After something of
scrimmage, with the assistance of Officer Babe,
the three were lodged in the lookup. ,
The marriage of MIR. William Eng Ter, secre
tary of the Arion society, solemnized a few
days since, was signalized last evening by a
pleasant reception, rendered the newly married
couple by the members of the society, at the
residence of Mr.. John Meyers, on st. Peter
street.
The iconiclastio drunkard was on his muscle
last night, evidenced by his numerous raids
plate glass windows. In addition to the one
noticed elsewhere stone was thrown through
the window Of Kimbalps ticket agency on
jackson street, completely demolishing the
window. No arrests.
The council was to have met last night in
regular session, and did to the extent of Alder
men Grace, Sauborn and Bell answering to the
roll call. There being no quorum present the
council adjourned until tonight at 1880
O'Clock, President Rhodes coming in Just as
the adjournment was unanimously carried.
Davy Crockett is no relation to the party
who furnished the great novelist such an ad-
mirable subject for his immortal sketch. The
only thing illustrious about the present party
Is his name. he was before Judge O'Brien
yesterday morning charged with drunkenness.
A fine of SIS was imposed, and execution of
sentence was stayed during good behavior.
The Bowers Thompson combination are
booked for the Opera House on the 18th, 18th
and 10Th of the present month. The combine
tion. is one of the strongest now travelling,
comprising Mrs D. P: bowers, Miss Charlotte
Thompson, Miss Adele Palmer, Messrs. Edwin
F. Thorne, s. O. McCollom, and many other
artists Of good repute. They will no doubt do
good business here.
As engine No. was on its way to answer the
alarm from box IS, yesterday morning, the
front axle broke as the machine turned the
corner of Seventh and LOCUST streets. Fortu-
nately the driver and fireman. who were on the
engine, escaped without injury. The accident
will keep the engine out of service about two
weeks the axle having to be sent to Senaca
Falls, N. Y, for repairs.
A colored individual, who is employed as
waiter at the Metropolitan hotel, and white
girl, II years old, who gave her name as Grace
two, at the Warren house by Officers De Corsey
and Casey. The Unmatched couple were found
together in q bedroom at the above named
place. They will be brought before Judge
OBrien this morning.
DAVID Staples, of Saltwater, was arrested
last night on the charge of participating in the
highway robbery of man named Finley, who
Is also resident Of Saltwater. Staples and
Finley were doing the city. and about mid
mon seized and robbed Finley of $50. Staples
was arrested as q participant in the robbery
and locked up. He denies the charge.
As the correct election returns were being
read to a multitude of citizens at the GLOBE
counting room last night Misunderstanding
individual might have been seen elbowing his
way through the throng Of responsibility, iot-
ting down the results Of the election, as care
fully collected by enterprising GLOBE report
ers. Inquiry revealed that the person was q
tramp emissary of the Minneapolis concern,
printed on Third street.
Judge Brill had a case before him, yesterday,
In which the Minnetonka boat club was plain
tiff against D. d. Merrill, the matter involved
being the title to Raspberry Island upon which
the clubs boat house il located. The parties
agreed that the title was vested in the boat club,
and commissioners are to be appointed to
make partition of the premises, the defendant
having acquired property rights in the land in
dispute, under the title possessed by the boat
club, a,. 'ls1'1G
q Brewer Mattocks, Jr., went into his fathers
barn on Wilkin street about dusk few even
ings since and was startled by the apparition
off man, the nature of whose visit was inli-
Gated by the sqawk of hen, which was Zap
ping its wings in a great effort to leave It's
Possessor: Upon seeing the young man the
chicken thief dropped his booty and ran, and
although pursued by young Mattocks no con-