Daily globe., 1879-09-10
CITY GLoBULEs,

CITY GLOBULES,
The Alex. Kendall is the St. Louis packet to-
day, leaving this afternoon.
The Wednesday evening Rice park concerts
will DO kept up as long as weather permits.
The river continues to decline, the board
yesterday showing but one foot eleven inches
OF water, or about thirty inches in the channel.
Fall has stricken Rice park, if the fallen
leaves which cover the ground, obsouring the
grass and cushioning the seats, can be taken as
an indication.
To-day Gen. NJ. r. Morgan, or in his absence
Major W. A. Elderkin, acting chief commissary,
will open bids for the supply of vegetables,
onions and potatoes for use at the frontier
posts,
half dozen lusty vags were before Judge
Flint yesterday, and as each man was conf
dent of his ability to procure work in the coun-
try, they were allowed the privilege of hoofug
it out of town.
Postal card information is given police head
quarters that reward of 5000 will be paid for
the recovery of an iron gray mare stolen from
James Peachly near Olaremont on the 9Th inst.
Sheriff Clarke Chambers. of Owatonua, says SO.
A remnant of the Napoleonic dynasty named
Louis Rouleau was up yesterday for indulging
his inclination to booze as often as he possessed
the requisite wherewith. Being constitutions
al 'budeer" he was ordered to shake the town,
and he skipped. ,,r,
The case Of Charles Hildebrand and William
strub, charged with selling liquor on the fair
ground without license, was called in the
municipal court yesterday, but, on motion, the
examination was postponed to be taken up at
the pleasure of the city attorney.
The cold weather, or cool weather: is bring
ing in the tramps. These nomads, who have
been far a-feld during the summer, luxurious
scamps, are seeking the comforts of shelter.
Yesterday fifteen were reported to have found
lodgings Ut the Lake Superior depot, and in the
coal sheds thereabouts.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Stones horse, with
the help of buggy, made lively runaway of
up ON Jackson street and the finish was accom-
plished at the Merchants-a hackman named
Peck throwing himself in the way, grabbed the
bit and put a stop to the horse going further.
Thomas Scott was on deck again at the mu-
nicipal court yesterday morning charged with
his old trick of looking upon the wine when
rosy, and winding up by trying to astonish the
natives with pranks that were outrageously
mean and disorderly. Execution of sentence
was suspended to afford him chance to leave
the city.
Aparty by the name of Williams and another,
name unknown, were arrested last night in
front of Ingersolls block for fighting. They
began the exercise up stairs, rolled down and
were gathered in when they struck the sidewalk.
At the station one said he was a printer and the
other declared he was a telegraph operator.
Judge Flint will stick it on both as well as
strike each for wealth to-day.
A shiftless looking knave named Hornung
was arraigned at the municipal court yesterday
afternoon, charged with abusing his wife and
children. The wife, rather amiable looking
German woman, related sad experience aris-
ing from the brutality of the man, and the
wretched infelicity revealed was exceedingly
sad and pitiful. The defendant seemed greatly
humiliated, and he was let off on payment
of SO.
The State board of equalization held two
sessions, yesterday, and considered classes 6,
7, S, 8 and 10; wagons and carriages, sewing
and knitting machines, watches and clocks,
meiodeons, organs and pianofortes. The re-
turn OF county assessors being generally in
the latter class. The board meet again at 9
o'clock this morning, and hope to conclude
their labors to-day.
Programme for the Rice park concert this
evening by the Great Union band, commencing
at o'clock
l. Grown Prince March rch................N .Neibig
z. American overture. e...............N. Catlin
8. On the Beautiful Blue Danube-waltz
................... u. Strauss.
4. Rage IN Ireland. d..........'........E. E. Beyer.
s. Potpourri. Orpheus aux Enters. %. Brann.
6. Cornet Solo. o......................E. e. Boyer.
Z. Ye Olden Times. e. Boyer.
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A sad and touching incident took place in
the municipal court yesterday morning, which,
for the time being, was exceedingly affecting
physically depraved and drunken wretch
named Owen Finnerty was up for the twentieth
time this year, charged with drunkenness.
Previous to his trial his child, sunny-haired
prattler of three summers, found her way into
court and climbed unconsciously to the knee
OF her father. The contrast was almost start
ling, and all present were impressed by the ex-
tremes of vice and virtue presented in father
and child. The prisoner was sentenced to iail.
but the fine was suspended during good be.
havior.
About o'clock last evening Officers Gibbons
and Hanft found a horse, with buggy attach
ment-the latter wrong side up-out at Day-
toms bluff. They righted the vehicle, and as
whom the rig belonged, they drove it ito" to Nc. t
Kinney's stable, ON Wabashaw street. The
proprietor of that institution recognized it as
belonging to Capt. Berkey, and sent word to
that gentlemans stable by way of the tele-
phone. The rig vas then transferred to its
proper place, with the buggy badly scratched
and the horse somewhat bruised. It had been
hired early in the evening, according to the
report of the stable keeper, by "a little Irish
man considerably the worse for wear"
A Mrs. Miller. residing at No. 1873 Walnut
street, visited police headquarters about night
fall, yesterday. She stated that the night
before two attempts were made to break into
her house. Each one she discovered in time to
give the alarm and frighten off the would be
intruders. The men, two she thinks, we're
very bold in their attempt. When their first
they departed with considerable speed. The |
next time, one of the rasc Is having discovered
at their first call that Mrs. Miller was alone.
except the children, in the house. attempted
to parley with her, and in fact com manded her
to keep quiet. She didn't do it, however. and
the scoundrels left. Fearing that the visit
would be repeated. Mrs. Miller told her story
to Capt. Clark, and he directed Officer Palmer.
on that beat. to keep a watchful eye on the
premises.
Appointed Sole Trustee.
A decision was rendered by Judge simons
yesterday to the application of attorney for
the appointment of Pascal Smith as sole
trustee, in place of Charles Scheffer, de-
ceased, in the case of Chas. N. Nelson,
George R. Finch ct al. against Emil MUNICH
and others. III
The appointment is accompanied by the