Daily globe., 1879-02-25
CITY GLOBuLEs.

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CITY GLOBULEs.
Times nearly UPON tho 2Sth inst. tho pen-
atty attaches to all who have not paid up their
personal tax.
The oity treasurer sent &c. 600 to Now York
yesterday, to meet interest falling due on oity
indebtedness.
officer Dowlan found new seal skin cap,
yesterday. on Robert street. It had tho trade
mark attached. and probably slipped out of the
wrapper while being conveyed homewards.
Paul societies for the prevention of cruelty to
animals will be held at the office No. So Robert
street this morning at 10 o'clock. A full at
tendance ia desired.
The hottest hole in st. Paul yesterday was on
upper Third street near the corner of Exchange
street. It was about twelve feet long and three
teet wide and deep, in which roaring fro was
built to warm up the gas pipes.
Officers Kenaley and Waterhouse got on .
drunk apiece yesterday. Kenaley got his on
Wabashaw street, and Waterhouse his on Jack
son street. Both officers got 'em into the sta
Clon. These catches will catch it before Judge
Flint to-day.
Hon. Dillon O'Brien, of this city, will de-
hvera lecture at Luverne on Thursday oven
ing tho 9th inst, by invitation of the citi-
zens. We have no need to say that the lecture
will be we'll worth listening to.
Mr.. A. B. stickney, of the st. Paul. Taylors
Falls q Saltwater railroad, had two costly buff
falo robes stolen out of his sleigh Sunday
of his periodicals the presumption is that he
got EN-, and soaked 'em for drink
John Dodge, ESQ.,, head clerk of the Mer-
chants since the food, paid his first visit to
the lower part of the hotel yesterday for the
~, n1st time since his recent very severe illness.
Ihls will be good news to the many friends of
Mr. Dodge resident in this city, and scattered
all over tire country.
1t tried hard to snow yesterday, but it re-
| suited in little more than disagreeable mist.
Further north and west however, there was a
fair fall of snow, but it was kept moving lively
by strong wind, closely resembling blizzard
at times; both the quality and quantity being
light, there was no detention to moving railroad
| trains.
The committee on boys work of the Y. M.
| q. A. desire to return their acknowledgements
to the managers of the orphans fair for q lib
| eral supply OF provisions sent in to tho boys
| last evening. The youngsters enioved the
spead and unanimously endorsed orphans
fairs in general, and the managers of this one
in particular.
lt,ls alleged by Christina Bergelt that Charlie
Oleson is a bad man. She says he came into
her house on Rosabel street, on Saturday last.
and intimidated her to such degree that she
tainted. She got out a warrant yesterday for
his arrest as disorderly. Oleson does q sa-
loon business down in the vicinity of Rosabel
| and Fourth streets.
George 1llingsworth, when properly sober, is
reputable enough. One drink deluges him
with the desire to steal. Saturday night he
got the one drink, went into Montgomery
oyster house, corner jackson and Third streets
ana got out OF there with an overcoat belong
ing to young man named Horan. George
had friend or partner in the transaction
named Charles Squire. Both were up before
Judge Flint yesterday. Illingsworth got 8
sixty days sojourn in Jail, and Squire got hall
the dose.
Michael Fleming, administrator of Joh1
fleming's estate, began suit yesterday in tn,
district court against the st. Paul l. Duluth
hlroaa 1hn dea+S company NJ Complainant alleges thai
1877, through the carelessness of defendant
and claims therfor the sum of $4,000 De
ceased was in the employ of the road and wa
thrown off the engine and killed by the same
running over COW. Complainant contend
that the company was require by law to hav
lts road fenced in against such accidents an,
had oriminally neglected to do so.
Yesterday the district court was engaged j,
hearing the case of II. B. Claflin vs.. the vii
r liamsburgh Fire Insurance company, of Brook
lyn, n. Y. This is suit brought to recoye
S2,OoO insurance on stock of goods consume,
by fire in building on Third street, betwee
Minnesota and Cedar Streets which occurred i
January, 1877. The defendant claims ther
YVES fraud in appraising the loss, and even goe
back of that to allege that the fire was .inceu
diary and part of q conspiracy to defraud tn
{ company out of the insurance. The case viii
continue to-day.
A regular meeting of the bridge commissie
was held yesterday forenoon, Mayor Dawson il
the chair, present, Messrs. Knaphide. Liudek
and Cochrane. The bond of Messrs. Steele
Mcintyre Co., mason contractors, for 812.
900, was submitted, duly endorsed by Count
Attorney Rogers. The instrument was siene;
by the bondsmen, Messrs. Walker and UPTON
OF st. John, Michigan. Mr.. Cochrane moyet
that the bond be accepted as substitute fo
John s. Prince and James j. Hill, the oripina
bondsmen. Carried. In the absence of furthe
business the commission adjourned.