Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-31
CITY GLOBULES,

The q. s. circuit court adjourned, yesterday,
until next Monday.
The German society will give bal nsasque
at the Athennum on the 18th inst.
The fire department association, Of this city,
will hold their annual election at Hook d
Ladder pa,lors Monday evening, JAM 9Th
The train on the Northern Pacific railroad,
due here at 7:l5 yesterday morning, did not
arrive until M. The delay occasioned Oh
the Dakota division.
The case of the city against Alfred Plead
charged with assaulting hackman, was called
in the municipal court yesterday morning, and
continued until . o'clock this morning.
The Police Gazette has portrait of Major
Marcus A. Reno Seventh U. S. Cavalry, as one
If the notables, on account Of his last escapade
as 'peeping Tom at Fort Meade.
decision was rendered by Judge simons on
Yesterday granting leave to amend answer and
requiring defendant to elect in the case of l..
Goobel ct al. VS.. Sherwood Housh and others.
six tramps were aaraigned at the police court
vo.terday morning and given twelve hours in
which to leave the city or tie alternative of
long soourn in the cooler. They left without
ceremony.
An accident happened to the elevator il
Powers Bros, yesterday, causing the platform
T., make q quick descent to the cellar. For
tun,tely. no one was on the elevator at the
time. and nobody or nothing was hurt.
The Jury in the United States circuit court was
discharged Yesterday for the term. Applicants
hacome numerous at once at tho marshal's
office for their per diem, and within few
minntes Gen. McLaren disbursed 5000.
The 18th of last mouth Il. II. Stone
,tole E. watch belonging to Otto G.. Hockett.
Both were inmates of Mrs. Campbell's board
ing house on Ninth street. Yesterday, sus-
picion having fastened on Stone, he was az
rested and confessed the theft.
An enormous black bear, weighing 235
pounds dressed, sprawled over the sidewalk IN
front of McIntosh's butcher shop, on Robert
street. Yesterday, and attracted GOOD ceal OF
attention from passers by 1t was one OF the
largest specimens ever brought to this city.
An order was filed by Judge simons yes
terday in the matter of the assignment of E.
G.. Holmes, requiring all persons interested in
the assignment to appear on the 3lst day OF
January, and assign reasons, if any, why the
renort of the assignee should not he confirmed.
Lincoln Grove No. II, U. o. A. D., will cele-
brate to- morrow with grand ball at Pfeifer's
Hall in the evening. These parties have be-
courteous manner Of conducting them, and to-
morrows affair will be equal to any OF Its pre-
decessors.
decree of divorce was rendered by Judge
siuons, on yesterday, in the case of Margaret
Wurst against her husband, Henry Wurst. The
custodv Of The minor children was awarded TO
the plaintiff, and her name was changed to
Mrs. Hoffman, the name borne before her mar
r.age
Yesterday, Mr.. John Boyer, of the Sixth
ward, complained at police headquarters that
Mrs Frank Miuchek was accustomed to hor-
ribly beat her seven year old child, little
girl Minchek was sent for, and said he could
not help The police are going to look after
the cruel mother.
The new State officials will enter upon the
discharge Of their duties the 10th Of January
Owing to the fact that there is no legislative
session. tho change from the old to the new
regime will be informal the elective officials
simply subscribing to the oath of office before
the secretary of state, when the portfolios OF
their respective offices will be turned over to
them, and the outgoing officials will "step
down and out" with as much grace anu ease aS
they can command.
Yesterday Mr. Lee of Brandon arrived in this
city. He visited police headquarters, under
escort, at once, and registered as a pauper. He
stated that he was exiled from Brandon,
section-boss up there forcing him to take a
free ride over the st. Paul Manitoba rail-
road. Mr. Lee was advised to shake st.
Paul snow off his feet, just as soon as he
could conveniently do 30. He departed to
do it, but made it convenient to hoist in
drinks sufficient to interfere with his design
to quit St. Phul. Officer Cook found him
late in the afternoon, near the levee, in
fair way Of putting the city to funeral ex-
penses, and conducted him back to the lock-
up, where he could sleep without danger of
frna1ipo