Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-07
CITY GLOBULEs.

Amos Brown, Of Delano, Wright county, was
committed to Ramsey county Jail Yesterday
Tor safe keeping. He is charged with forging
wheat receipts.
The fire marshal reports the number of fires
in this city during 1878 as seventy-6ve, the
same as in 1877, which, to say the least. is a
very remarkable coincidence
regular meeting of the board of health was
neid yesterday afternoon. A few important
bills were audited, and there being no other
business to transact the meeting adjourned.
Bill King, through his st. Paul paper, calls
the Stock-Breeders' association to meet in an
nual convention at the Nicollet house. Mime
apohs, the 9th inst. Why are these things
thus?
The legislature meets at IL NJ. to-day. The
canvass OF the vote for supreme Judge and
clerk of the court will take place tomorrow,
and the Governors message will probably be
delivered Thursday.
The sheriff sold out R. j. Stockton, the Mer-
chants hotel barber, yesterday, to satisfy
Judgement obtained by Uri Lamprey for 5000.
The satisfaction PANIED out in cash, for the
sale OF all appurtenances, SALT.
About the only company doing business in
this city that sustained any loss in the recent
destructive fire of the Honore block, in Chi
cago, is the St. Paul Fire and Marine company,
which carried an insurance on the building of
So, 500.
The sum Of $492.84 was paid by the Hastings
Dakota railroad to the State treasurer to-day
for the right of way over school and internal
improvement lands in the counties of Mcleod
and Renville on the line from Glencoe to
MOntevideO.
A letter at hoo1o VII
yesterday, enquiring of the whereabouts of a
man named TAFT, who left Worthwhile, Michigan,
for this city, in 1857, since when he has not
been heard from. He is English, blonde, and
about IS years old.
Officer Kenealy got one Gus DUAL into quod
yesterday, greatly against his protest. DUAL
was emphatic in declaring he could not stay in,
he had too much at stake. He averred with
great sincerity that he candidate for SER
geant-at-arms OF the legislature and his condi-
ton came from canvassing.
The Father Matthew Temperance Society
will celebrate their tenth anniversary on the
| evening of Jan. 10th, at ArmOry hall. The en-
tertainment will consist of vocal and instru-
mental music interspersed with speeches. All
interested in the promotion of the temperance
cause are cordially invited to attend.
A tramp built in a sturdy, muscular mould
entered Engeps store, at the corner of Third
and Market streets, about nightfall last night,
| and demanded money. An effort was made to
| bounce him, but he was little more than the
store boys could get away with. The police
were called in, and three Of them got him to
the station.
Officers Murphy and DeCorsey run in trio
of hard ones off Minnesota street last night.
The gang were Joe WEIGH, Fitzgerald and
Lynch. They had been doing a little funny
business IN upsetting wagons and jamming in
| doors. Among the number Of wagons cap
sized was Mr.. J. G. Donnelly's. The ruffians
should get grand dose in the municipal court
to-day.
yesterday William HART the driver of W. r.
Booths bakery wagon, met with an accident
which will give him a rest indoors for several
| days. He mounted a horse at Judd's livery
stable which proved little unruly, In urg-
ing the horse he fell, and Harris foot was pref
ty severely jammed between the horse and
door jam. Hart managed miraculously to es-
cape further injury.
| The new chandeliers hung in che hall of Rep
resentatives, at the capitol, are the handsomest
and most expensive in the State. Two chan
dellers of twenty-four lights each will shed
| their benefcent rays down upon Minnesota's
solons. The light is intensified by rehectors,
and made even more brilliant from the gold
| ucCheu INSTRUMENTATION OIL Gn0 chandeliers.
Messrs Wilson & Rogers did the complete Job.
Mr.. John E. Earle, latent Evangelist who
| is at present the general manager of the Anchor
Line of ocean steamships at Chicago, is in the
city on a brief trip. He is accompanied by the
poetical and pastoral general agent of the Erie
and Milwaukee Dispatch, the Hon. A. j. Coop
er. They ill-assorted pair, one being
fat and the other lean, yet they seem to con-
sort well together The cards will be out next
| week.
| The wel-known auctioneer, P. T. Kavanagh'
sold 100000 feet of square timber yesterday on
Nicollet Island Minneapolis The sale was
made for the government, and consisted of
| tlmbers which had been in use in constructing
| the dam. There large attendance and
| spirited bidding, Mr. Eastman being the pur-
chaser. MIR. Eastman designs using it in con-
structing the new island power. The sale net
ted about $500.
The one-legged pencil peddler of whom the
GLOBE spoke of few days ago. was arrested
yesterday His ,peeddling, begging and foul
mouth abuse to ladies became intolerable. He
presumed on his crippled condition, but pre-
sumed too far: Officer Lowell received the
complaint and made the arrest. The manned
merchant gives the romantic name of Byrtle
Anthony. 1t will be Anthony over-to the
jail, to-day, when he comes up before Judge
Flint.
Smith, the stalwart vagrant whom Officers
Gibbons and Murphy wrestled with some time
ago on Jackson street. was on another wild
hurrah last night: He took possession of
Rocheford's saloon on Minnesota street and
terrorized over the hard subjects there for a
while. Then he went out the street and did
midnight serenade of the bowling stripe
Capt. Clark came along and subdued him, while
Officer DeCorsey cared for Smiths companion
fiddler Foley. Worthless worthy of wholesale
attention in the court this mOrninp
Yesterday morning a young man named
Henry Weld reported the loss of 1906 at police
headquarters. He stated his name, was from
Faribault, and had staid the night before, Sun
day, at the Wild Hunters hotel. Shortly after
getting up, yesterday, he discovered the loss
He believes no one stole it, but that he showed
it between two pairs of pants, which he had on,
his misfortune, as the amount the savings
of a summers hard work. The young man is
apparently respectable. Woodworking youth,
and his loss is severe one.
Jack Turner is a stalwart African with a
charcoal face and an intense love for diamonds.
The shirt-front of colored saloon keeper
named Moulton was adorned with gem that
Jack hankered for nightly. A melee took
place in Moultons saloon on Fourth street on
Sunday, and while the music lasted the ner-
vous fingers of the colored lapidary fondlv
seized the wished for treasure Capt. Clark
took the matter under advisement and casting
his optic on the manly form of the moke, the
twain sat down and talked the affair over
which resulted in Jacks going to place where
his restless but stickey fingers will have re-
spite. He will interview the next grand jury.
MAKING PROGRESS
New Boats for the Upper Missouri.
The following letter received by John Nc
Lean, ESQ.,, of Bismarck, shows gratifying
improvement in the shape of new boats for the |