Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-06
CITY GLOBULEs.


state.
The German society will give grand mas
querade ball at the Atheneum next Monday
night.
The Misses Banning, of st. Paul, have been
secured by the Y. NJ. G. A., for a reading, on or
about the Goth of this month.
The board of directors of the Y. NJ. @. A.,
held a meeting, Tuesday evening" to devise
ways and means of meeting the running ex-
penses Of the rooms.
The commissioners of the interest fund tried
to come together yesterday, but failed to con-
meet. 1t was the purpose to 60 through tho
city treasurer accounts.
The regular monthly meeting of the board of
managers of the Women's Christian Home will
be held at tho Home, No. IL Nash street, Fri
day, Feb. z, at o'clock.
The iron doors which stood the test without
Wrapping or being damaged by the Music Hall
fire, were put on by Perkins & Belt. They un-
doubtedly saved Rogers building from total
destruction.
Mike Hoy, Minneapolis detective, passed
through the city with IN alleged horse-thief,
whom he arrested in Winona. The man is
about a year ago.
The case of Henry Steege, of Red Wing, came
up before United States Commissioner Oardozo
yesterday for final hearing, and Steege was
discharged. He was charged with selling liquor
by the Wholesale without special United States
license.
The death of J. G. Dunlap, the bridge-tender
at the railroad bridge, is announced. He fell
from the bridge Gas stated in the GLOBE at the
time 1t occurred) last week, and the injuries
then received have been the direct cause of his
demise.
The regular German party of seiberts sea-
son. that was to have taken place at Music hall
last evening, will be given at Pfeifer's hall
on Friday evening, and the twelfth and last
party of the series will be held at the same
place next Wednesday evening.
\ large audience greeted the appearance of
John Dillon, Tuesday evening, in the roles af
MY Dreadful Dad" and "Barnaby Bibs.''
That they were we'll satisfied was demonstrated
by the applause freely distributed on the actors,
and especially on their favorite John Dillon.
The religious meetings at the Baptist church
continue with undated Christian zeal. The
services arc largely attended, and great and
fervent interest is manifested. The usual de-
invited will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
The ladies of the Jackson Street M. E. church
have arranged for course OF lectures by home
talent. st. Paul has any amount of rostrum
ability and the course will undoubtedly prove
interesting instructive and popular, as have
similar courses under the auspices of other
societies.
Yesterday information was received of the
Rnlci6a of Al, 81
night previous a grain warehouse belonging to
MN Was consumed by fire. This loss, together
with other financial embarrassments, is sup
posed to be the reason FOR the rash act which
deprived him of life. Deceased was we'll
known and highly esteemed in this community.
Yesterday Mrs. Catharine Roderick, resi-
dent Of lower town, had her husband, Tom
Broderlck, arrested as a disorderly. The case
Until to-day at 10 o'clock A. NJ. She grievious-
~ relates that he is very bad, a very bad man,
the worst one of the four husbands that she
has had in her day, ono at time.
Mr. Frank Malta passing VOLTS brewery,
tuesday, when large dog belonging to Mr..
WOLF suddenly leaped upon him, biting him
severely in the left wrist. MIR. MALTA slipped
and fell, and the dog bit him again above the
elbow. Being without weapons he was unable
10 protect himself, but returning short time
afterwards to kill the. dog, he found that he
was locked up beyond his reach
The Opera House bowling alley has become
an institution Of the town already. Both day
and evening it is crowded with business men.
ok-keepers and clerks, who find pleasant
recreat ton as we'll as needed exercise in rolling
game or two Of ten-oins. We understand
that 1t is the intention Of the management to re-
serve portion of the day for the use of ladies'.
The amusement has certainly received an i'm
petus which is destined to make it the most
popular sport of the day.
A dastardly attempt at arson was made at
John WinneNisky's residence on Western
avenue, Yesterday afternoon, the facts of
which are Tor the present concealed for the
speedler apprehension of the perpetrator, who
is being Swallowed by the police department. 1t
may be here stated, however. that the person
suspected IS well-known individual, whose
ldlosyncracy consists in sometimes passing
himself off for physician. The case was re-
ported at the station, yesterday, by Mr.. Winnie
Wlsky, who discovered the intruder lust in time
to prevent the preparation of the villany. It
ls thought the identity Of the person suspected
will be established to-day.
The special committee appointed to consider
Gov. Pillsbury's recommendation, having in
view the construction of a new penitentiary,
held meeting at the capitol last night, Repre-
sentative Benson in the chair. question
arose as to the right Of the committee to de-
clde upon site for the proposed State prison,
winch, peing voted upon, was una7imausly de-
cided in the affirmative. The sense OF the
meeting was taken upon the propriety Of the
Immediate erection of State prison, being de-
clded in the affirmative by vote Of IL to 4.
On motion it was decided to meet a week from
tonight for the purpose OF receiving propo-
From, fhcl L.
site. Adjourned.
Jacob Murphy is truly good man, without
guile. While riding on the Milwaukee
division of the Chicago & st. Paul railroad
Yesterday, ne was approached by a nice man
VINO wanted to borrow $20 on check, to ac-
commodate his sister in the next car. Merely
a tribe, you know, and being a matter of con-
venlence, the stranger was accommodated
assuring the obliging Jacob that he would re-
turn IN few minutes with the money. As
the latter related his story to Capt. Clark last
nlgnt' ne remarked that the nice looking man
must have got left at the station where he was
to have parted with his sister. A look that
was akin to melancholy overspread the kind
officers face, as he advised Jacob to return to
his home at st. Peter, comb the hay seed out
OF his hair, adjust his gig-lamps and read the
newspapers.
The supreme court has issued an imperative
mandamus directing the auditor of Mower
county to pay Lyman D. Baird the amount
due him while acting as jailor of the county.
This is another chapter in the Page-anti-Page
unpleasantness in Mower county. Baird was
appointed tailor by Sheriff r. o. Hall, his APP
pointment being. approved by Judge Brill, Of
st. Paul, at the time he held the term of court
IN that county during the progress of the
Page impeachment trial Judge Page &C
quilted, and the judicial ermine fairly donned,
and he refused to recognize any binding force
in Sheriff Halls appointment, approved by
j Judge Brill, and Baird was unable to draw the
salary attached to his Office by law. The per-