Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-27
CITY GLOBULES.

CITY aLOBULEs.
Ice in good condition and band of music in
attendance are the attractions at tho skating
rink tonight.
Yesterday tho steamer Isaac Staples oontribu-
ted $7S.84 to tho Marine Hospital collections.
Upto nightfall, yesterday, not single arrest
was reported at the lookup
Thomas Olellan, sent to the penitentiary
from Wabashsw county for one year, having
served out his sentence less good time, has been
restored to citizenship by Gov. Pillsbury.
The tramp reporter who passed his judgment
on stifle, 1.-The hotel thief,' classifying him as
"a cultivated gentleman in eve,y sense of the
word" has found his man, through the help Of
the Denver Tribune That paper tells of STILES
arrest, disguised AZ q miner near Boulder
Colorado.
Mr.. G.. A. B. Shave is in receipt of a letter
from Mr.. Vim. Hamilton, of Flint, Mich, stat
ing that he had sold the trotting mare Kate
Hall, by Blue Bull, winner of two races at Min
nespolis last fall, to New York parties for $5,-
$50. The mare closed the trotting season with
Gov. Pillsbury has appointed Hon. W. D.
Washburn to represent Minnesota on the gen.
eral committee to be appointed by the govern
ora of the various States, and of which Gov.
Letcher, OF Virginia, is chairman. to arrange
for the centennial celebration of the battle of
Yorktown, October 10th, 1880.
Mr.. George Hunsacker, for years one of the
most gentlemanly, popular and efficient pas
senger conductors on the st. Paul & Sioux City
railroad, has accepted like position on the
Chicago, st. Paul & Minneapolis road, and
yesterday started over the road on tour of OBJ
servation under the chaperonage of conductor
Will Kemp.
Prof. Kerker, of the register of deeds Office,
and also the organist at Assumption church,
was made to rejoice on Christmas morning by
the receipt of q handsome gold pen and superb
inkstand, the gift of the members belonging
to the choir. The articles are useful and ap-
propriate, and the action is fine tribute to the
sterling qualities of the recipient.
Arrangements are progressing for q dime
concert to be given at Pfeifers hall on New
Years afternoon. when visitors to this popular
resort will have an opportunity of witnessing,
for the first time, the new drop curtain and
scenery of the commodious stage. A fine pro-
gramme will be prepared, and the effort to
popularize a high order of music should be
Mr.. j. F. Mcintosh yesterday received let
ter from Gus. ]. Kissner, formerly of the Sher.
man house in this city, and who is now run
ming the Sherman house at Fargo, in which he
states that the weather there is the coolest ever
experienced in that vicinity. the thermometer
as he writes at Sc degrees below in warm place.
His night clerk, he says, had his face frozen
while standing at the stove to warm up.
At o'clock Christmas fire occurred in the
vicinity of Fort Smelling, the news of which
reached the city yesterday. Just at the ferry,
on this side of the river, house occupied by
Sergeant Kelly and family, of tho 7th Infantry,
at the time stated, was discovered on fire.
Immediate assistance came from the fort, but
the house being very inaammable was already
destroyed. Sergeant Kelly and family barely
escaping in their night clothes only.
John Koch was arraigned at the police court
yesterday morning, charged with inauguratine
ruction at Kernisch's saloon on St. Peter
street, particulars of the fight appearing in
yesterday issue of the GLOBE. The hearing
was continued until o'clock to-day. Growing
out OF the same fight warrant was sworn out
by Koch for the arrest of Kernisch, who il
charged with striking the complainant with
such force as to bung up both optics.
The liberality of manager Walsh, of the
street car line, in donating the entire receipts
of Christmas for the benefit of the employees
OF the company, was seconded in the most
emphatic manner by the patrons of the com.
pany. The receipts of the day amounted to$18O
double the sum of good days business,
many OF the passengers contributing three OF
four times the usual fare on account of the
worthy object. The receipts were divided be-
tween thirty-six employees of the company.
There is universal complaint heard about the
Abbott opera season. First Miss Abbott dis.
appointed many admirers by failing to appear
in paul and Virginia. at the Christmas matt
nee., Again, tho matinee prices were adver-
twenty-five cents for reserved seats. Not q
few went to the theatre, offered fifty cents, and
were denied admittance, and only got standina
room on tho payment of seventy-6ve cents.
Altogether the complaint is general that the
Abbott management kept bad faith with the
public in every respect.
After all, the Jury in the kHuddleston case
against the Northern Pacific railroad got their
Christmas dinner. Shortly after going out,
Wednesday forenoon, the jury took q vote
whloh showed that five stood for Huddleston
while seven favored a verdict for the defendant.
Argument followed and so did several ballots.
both resulting in no change in tho original
| vote. As Christmas morn neared tho horizon
the jury took another vote, which again stood
five to seven. Utterly dispairing Of reaching
an agreement, the jury sent word to Jud &c
Nelson and he discharged them. It il under
stood that an effort will be made to bring the
case to trial again during this term of court.