Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-22
CITY GLOBULEs.


spring cleaning.
Sheriff Bodkin, of Clay county, lodged an
insane man in Jail yesterday, whom he is tax
ing TO st. Peter.
A trial trip was mado yesterday on the new
Iglehart street line, car being run from
Wabashaw street to Western avenue.
The work of.laying the street car track on St.
Peter street is progressing rapidly. The track
will be laid as far as Fifth street to-day.
Judge Brill reI dered decision yesterday
denying the motion for q new trial in the case
of Thomas j. Barney against NJ. b. Whltcher.
Officer Gruber brought in a lest child. about
Syesrs old, yesterday afternoon, which was fur
nishing Jessrang with plenty to do about bed
time last night.
Thomas j. Law was examined in the probate
court yesterday and adjudged insane, but not
u subject for hospital treatment. The court
will appoint him guardian.
Frank Menchy. of the Sixth ward was re-
Gently deserted by his wife, and now some one
has broken into his house, smashed the win
dows and stolen feather bed.
High rents and the lack of houses adapted to
the habits and tastes of people accustomed to
living decently, will turn away from St. Paul
this season probably many as five thousand
people.
Officer Mitchell had the prisoner gang at
work on Rice park yesterday. Work will do
very little good unless the park is fenced so as
to prevent its being cut up into lnnumeraole
footpaths.
As centrally located and convenient resort
for the travelling public, the St. Nicholas hotel
is fast springing into public favor. Over forty
guests were accommodated last night and the
patronage is constantly increasing.
A decision was rendered by Judge Brill on
yesterday ordering Judgment against garnishee
for SIP. 10, in the case of Gotzian & Go. VS..
Joseph Couture and the st. Paul & Duluth
lailruad company, guarnishees.
Prof. Il. Cohn will give free experimental
lesson to class of beginners on the natural
method" of teaching modern Languages to-day,
at 10 A. NJ, in the Curtiss business college, Mu-
sic hall. All are cordially invited.
The Home insurance company, of New York,
who had policies on Auerbach, Finch, Culbert-
son & Co. TO the amount of SIT 800, paid their
loss through their agents, Hughson d Hemmen-
way, IN full by draft on New York yesterday
To-day is the sixty. second anniversary of the
German poet, Frederick Won Bodenstedt's,
birthday. Ii he concludes to remain in our
city To-Day be will be the recipient of many
courtcsles at the hands of our German citizens.
The Unity club will give one of their pleas
ant entertainments this evening at the club
rooms in the basement of Unity church. Our
Mutual Friend will be presented by amateur
talent, and other features of the entertainment
will be equally pleasant.
at the Merchants last evening, between Jnle
Meyers. of Minneapolis and Charley Perkins,
of this city. An interesting game was played
and at the expiration of the game the score
stood in favor of Meyers.
Mr. David Sha. k, father of Mr.. Shank with
Griggs, Johnson & Rhodes. and family, ar
rived in the city yesterday from Lock Haven,
Pa. MIR. Shank will locate permanently in
this city aud engage in business, to which he
VII bring ample capital to ensure success.
Two mechanics employed at the st. Paul &
Manitoba shops INDUCED in tight yesterday
morning. They were named Michael Parker
and William Gallow, the former being the ag-
gressOr, the quGrIe being over the possession
of a tool. The master mechanic, Munro, who
maintains excellent discipline, promptly dis
charged the men.
quarters that Emil Molrs saloon, corner of
Seventh ard Cedar streets. had been broken
into the night before. The back door
kicked in and the thieves got away with 200
cigars and two bottles Of whisky. Boys are
supposed to have done the work and gotten
the booty for booze.
Yesterday Judge Wilken, in the case of Lille
Groebel VS.. Sherwood Hough, delivered an
opinion in reference to the taxation of costs,
in which he disallowed fees, witness. to
Gen. John. B. Sanborn, for four days attend
ance The court held that attorneys were
barred by statute from such emoluments.
chronic topper named James Comstock went
into the st. Nicholas hotel, on Third street.
yesterday, for his matutinal bulge, and, to
satisfy an old grudge, he was given the grand
bounce by the lightning cocktail dispenser of
that caravansary. He landed on the sidewalk
head first and sustained black eye and bleed
ing nose as the res ult of the one-sided conflict
An amendment to the articles of incorpora-
ton of the St. Clemens Young Mems Benevo-
lent society were filed in the Office cf the reg
lister of deeds yesterday. The amendment
changes the name tp the St. Clements Benevo.
lent society of st. Paul, and provides for in
itiation fees, etc. Jacob Hoffman as president,
and Peter Laskill as secretary, sign the dOcu-
ment.
Officer Rouleau found lost child, 4-year-
old boy at the corner of Robert and Third
streets yesterday afternoon, and took him to
the station. The little fellow claimed to be an
Enelishman, just over. and was as bright as
new guinea and contented with American hos
pitality, as freely extended at the station
About nightfall he was restored to his father,
Mr. c. Robinson, who was found to be guest
of the Merchants hotel.
Suit was begun in the district court yester-
day by Mclean & Macnider against Frank s.
Moore, A. s. Sheppard, P. G. Caughey and
John D. Biggert. The complaint sets forth
tbaU in November of 1868 complaiRants sold
defendants and delivered to them grceries to
the amount of 81, 500, aud that payment has
been refused in 1852. The Second National
Bank is garnesheed, as the place of deposit of
funds of the defendants.
James Hogsn varies the monotony of a life
the raging .ntwi'' by filing upon benzine
and becomoming iugloriously budged. Night
before last he laoored with too much of the
o, be.ioyful, and tried to immediate himself in
frort of a switch engine in the yards of the
N. P. railroad company. Special policeman
Gibbons snatched him from the Jaws of death
aud Yesterday morning he was before Judge
Flint. The latter gave him week on the rock
rile.