Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-20
CITY GLOBULES.

The contractor for sodding the capitol yard
commenced hauling in fresh dirt yesterday.
The warriors belonging to the new military
organization held drill at Pfeifer's hall last
evening.
Men and money is the subject of Mr.. Smiths
lecture at the First NJ E. Church tonight. A
crowded house is expected.
Bodenstedt, the German bard, will be pres
ent this evening at the Opera House lecture by
Gen. Franz Sigel. and make few remarks,
speaking in English.
Thomas Cavanaugh swore ont a warrant for
the arrest of Mary Jordan, yesterday, on the
charge of assault and battery, The examina-
tion will take place to-day.
The first strawberry festival of the season
will take place at the Central Presbyterian
church pa1lors on Thursday evening, the 22nd
inst All are cordially invited to attend.
posse of officers, in company with Capt
Clark and Detective Bresett, visited Carver's 6
cave last night and succeeded in capturing
nine tramps. They were lodged in the cooler
Yesterday Capt. E. E. Herman footed the
bill for the inspection of his new boat, the
Minnie Herman. mention of which wss made
in the Sunday GLOBE. The governments bill
footed up to $95.15.
Gov. Pillsbury yesterday received from the
general land office certificate of the issuance to
the State of list No. II of swamp and over
flowed lands, covering 6.S13 24-l0O acres IN the
st. Cloud land district.
The Rev. MIR. Teter, of the Clinton avenue
NJ E. church, complains that boys are a source
of annoyance to him during Sunday services.
They congregate on common next to the
church, and make the air odorous with base
bowling.
George Dahlstrom and John Reilly were ar
raigned at the police court yesterday morning
charged with drunkenness. They had toyed
with the tempter of the worm and had been
taken in. They pleaded guilty and were given
three days each in the cooler.
A toney Swede named Frank Taisen was be-
fore Judge Flint yesterday, charged with booz-
ing on tanglefoot. He was arrested on the COR
ner of Seventh and Jackson streets ingloriously
drunk. The court assessed $3. and on pay.
ment Of the shekels he was discharged.
1t is reported that Prof. Manner has resigned
the directorship of the musical branch of the
German Society, and that his place will be
temporarily filed by MIR. Otto Schmidt. The
first rehearsal under the leadership of Mr..
Schmidt will take place tomorrow evening.
Col Knauft, the enterprising proprietor of
the grounds and hotel at Lake Como, is in
luck. He left ON the afternoon train yester-
day for Chicago, where he will receive the pro-
ceeds of handsome windfall left by his wife s
father.
A diminutive specimen named Edward
Morandi was arraigned at the police station
yesterday, charged with threatening to paralize
a giant in stature named Andrew Sauter. The
defendant stated that he entertained no ami
mostly towards the complainant and the case
was dismissed.
About nightfall yesterday some enterprising
party, who is not troubled with the inconveni-
ence of conscience, drove up to Rosenfelts
second hand store, on Seventh near Minnesota
street, and carted off a bedstead and two chairs.
Up to late hour no trace had been discovered
to the identity of the thief.
State Treasurer Kittelson is just now engaged
in fighting off threatened attack of ague and
fever an heirloom of the days when he went
soldering. Up to yesterday Mr.. Kittelson had
been able to keep the upper hand of the un-
pleasant visitor, though the struggle was be-
ginning to tell upon him.
The case of the State against Robert McFar-
land, charged with forgery, an account of
which appeared in Mondays issue of the
GLOBE, was called for hearing in the municipal
court yesterday morning. The defendant was
not prepared for a hearing, and the examina-
tion was continued until tomorrow morning.
Gen. McLaren received postal card from
the central part of the State yesterday, written
by Mr.. Dow, and stating that a man had
confessed to him in the presence OF witnesses
of having cajoled a man out of town and put
lead through him, fixing him so that he would
not squeal again." The case will be investi-
gated.
Thomas Dempsey and Barney Murray were
before Judge Flint yesterday, charged with
disorderly conduct. They courted excitement
by imb1bing freely of the product of the still,
and made Seventh street hideous with their
orgies. Capt Clark collared the disreputables
and they were given seven days stretch each
on the stone pile.
Yesterday Officer Lowell arrested George
Allen, cigarmaker, who, with King and an
other companion, invaded Schonarth's saloon,
on Wabashaw, and beat the barkeeper, several
davs ago. Since his fstic frolic Allen has kept
himself out of the way until yesterday, when
he was met and arrested as stated. Judge
Flint will dispose of his case to-day.
A friend in need, is friend indeed. During
the past year teamster named George Bohan
has had the misfortune to lose three horses in
addition to which he has just recovered from a
protracted illness, His friends have conceived
the idea to taking up subscriptions with
which to buy him new outfit, and by those
who know the man the scheme should receive
encouragement.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Edward Hammer,
residing at No. 1S4 West Third street, was Wis
tied with an appalling and grief-giving sur
prise. She was nursing infant child, and
without premonitory sign, the little one gave
culver and died in the mothers arms. DR..
Hand was summoned, and stated that death
had been caused by convulsion. The child had
given no signs of uneasiness.
Griffin and Kelly, two tramps at work on the
rock-pile, yesterday made break for liberty.
Officers Mitchell and Gruber gave pursuit to
the fugitives as far as Carver's cave. There
they found twenty other tramps and marshaled
the whole gang to be conducted to the lookup.
As the party got on to the railroad level a
freight train passed and the crowd broke for it,
and all got on except the two for whom the
officers had first made the trip to the cave.
The board of education held an adjourned
meeting, yesterday afternoon, in regard to the
matter of constructing a sewer for the new
Vine street school house. As previously stated
in the GLOBE, the contractor met with diff