Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-04

the case of John Mahoney against Donald
Stevenson.
Judge Nelson left for Des Moines, Iowa.
Sunday night, to hold a special term of the
q. g. Circuit Court. He will likely be absent
for four or five weeks.
Yesterday, treasurer REM paid out $500 in
terest on board of education bonds to the Oak
land cemetary association. Thus the dead
help to educate the living, so to speak.
The net receipts of tho Liederkranz concert,
given on Friday evening last. for the benefit of
st. Joseph orphan society, amounted to $685.
truly handsome and valuable donation.
Last night Officer Babe found the front door
of the German American bank open. The last
man ont carelessly forgot to lock up, as the
officer found nothing amiss about the bank.
The Metropolitan and Compagnie de Reas-
surances Generates, of Paris, France, have been
supplied with blanks by the insurance commits
sioner, preparatory to applying for admission
to the business in Minnesota
Mrs. NJ. A. Bridge, tho gifted lecturess, has
been secured by the apprcciative citizens of
Pennington to deliver her celebrated lecture
on the "Mysteries and Romances of Florida"
on to- morrow "wednesday evening, the 9th
inst.
The judges Of election anticipate swearing in
great many voters to-day, and to be in readi-
ness, called City Clerk Prendergast yester-
day for blank papers to such an extent
that he had to request supply from the secre-
tary of state.
The case of the city vs.. T. M. Carey, charged
with keeping a disreputable house on Fifth.
near Minnesota street, was called for hearing in
the municipal court yesterday morning, and
dismissed on motion of the city attorney for
want of prosecution.
The bridge across the Minnesota river at
Belle Plaine, Messrs. Farrell & Smyth, of this
city, contractors, has been finished. The I'm
ishiug touches were put on Saturday, and the
contractors thus got their work done three
weeks ahead of time
Sunday, Bishop Ireland held confirmation
services at st. Thomas. From Belle PLANE he
was escorted to the church by mounted party
of IS men in regalia. The procession made an
imposing appearance, and on their arrival at
st. Thomas was greeted by a large concourse
of people.
Mr.. J. J. Mason, IS East Sixth street, Was
yesterday looking after an importation, direct
from Bordeaux, France, of two car loads of
cognac and wines, the largest importation of
liquors yet coming to this port The duty on
this importation amounts to $500, which will
be paid to-day.
The St. Andrews society of S.. Paul will Gel
citrate st. Andrews day with supper and ball
on Monday Dec. LIST, in Annoy Hall, Waba-
shaw street. 1t is expected that the Gland
O. cakes will be largely represented. Tickets
can be secured at Anderson's carpet store, Sc
East Third street.
An alarm of fire from box was sent in yee-
terday at II 20 o'clock A. NJ. The blaze was
confined to a chimney at John Browns resi-
dence, No. 80 Ramsey street, and put out
without the aid of the fire department, though
the Ramsey street engine and others responded
promptly to the CALL
THE man who has charge of my horses has
got the ague and the niger Is no good and
want the police to look out FOR sorrel colt of
mine which is lost and bring him to my barn
in the Sixth ward" The above is the official
order of Mrs. Mintzer which was left at the
police station yesterday afternoon.
The case of Patrick Marrinan, administrator,
against Archibald & Schumacher. in which
$4,000 damages are claimed for the killing of
the plaintiffs son by the falling of an eleva.
tor in the Capital mills, WAS resumed in the
district court yesterday morning. A score of
witnesses were examined, and the case will go
to the jury to-day.
A Milesian named John O. Brien, arrested for
drunkenness and on suspicion of having cab
baged q watch from q party residing opposite
Emmerts brewery, was arraigned for trial in
the municipal court yesterday morning.. It
was shown that tho prisoner had merely imbib-
ed too much tanglefoot, and he was sent to the
quay for four days.
Mr.. NJ. B. Farrell returned yesterday from
IN extended visit in Scott county. He re-
ports local politics at boiling point, much in
haip ~ &;ol~
cts. So far as the State ticket is concerned
the voters of Scott county seem unanimous
for Rice, enough so to give the assurance that
he will carry the county by 500 majority.
Miss A. O. Fletcher, who is lecturing in
Minneapolis this week on archaeology, has pro-
posed to our National Society to deliver two
lectures on that topic here, under their au-
spices. Terms $50. The society have tho mat
ter under advisement, the main problem being
where and how to get the $50. A subscription
is proposed, and being a. new mode, the nov
city of it "takes."
A disguised quadruped of the genus
horse tried to commit suicide yester-
day afternoon by throwing himself
ler's lumber yard, on Seventh street. He was
caught between the platform and q pile of
lumber, where he hung Suspended in mid-air,
head downward, until lifted from his ridicu-
lous position by means of dozen workmen
and derrick.
Two Senegambians were arrested, last night
by Capt. Clark one was drunk and the other,
Albert Rigney, was accused by the drunken one
OF having stolen his money. Rigney was
searched and didn't have a cent except what he
was born with. Then the other was searched,
and the money was found in the toe Of his
boot. Rigney released, and the maudlin
moke was put away in a cell to sleep off the
premature fumes of election day.
Peter Buck became disagreeably drunk on
Sunday afternoon, and made the Sixth ward
howl with his orgies. He entered drug store
and conducted himself in SO obnoxious a man.
ner that his forcible election became matter
ly to the bouncing arrangement, and became
more noisy than ever. He passed the Sabbath
in city hall cloisters, and was up YESTERDAY for
disorderly conduct. After an impartial hear
ing he was sent to the county bastile for seven
days.
Officer Calvin was arraigned at the munich
pal court yesterday morning, charged with ad-
ministering the grand bounce to an obstrene-
rous hackman from the ladies' waiting room of
the Jackson street depot. The case came up
on the charge of assault and battery and occu-
pied nearly three hours in the tedious hearing.
A number of witnesses were examined and a. Il
was shown that no more force was used than
necessary to eject the complainant from the
room, the defendant was acquitted and dis
charged.
Barbara Reynolds is liver colored damsel
not unknown to dubious notoriety. She is,
moreover, creature of hayward impulse.
which at all times has exercised the completest