Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-14
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pal court yesterday morning on the charge Of
assault and battery. He was acquitted and dis
| charged.
The inmates of the House of Good Shepherds
were diverted by chimney fire yesterday at.
! ternoon which was put out without causing
any material damage.
During the blizzard yesterday afternoon a
| government wagon was blown from the corner
Of Fifth and Cedar streets to the end of the
block on the latter thoroughfare.
| The good will, stock and fixtures of the
sample room conducted by the late j. b. DON
| nelly was sold to J. B. Grommes, of Chicago,
| yesterday, for the cum of ST, 700.
One of J. B. Cooks Baggage wagons broke
streets yesterday afternoon, no harm being
done but the breakage of an axle.
| The police should give their attention to the
postofFice on Sunday about 10 o'clock. Bots
| ferrous boys usually make it lively at that hour
by their rudeness and unnecessary noise.
There is urgent necessity for one or two lamp
lights at each entrance to the capitol, as per-
sons having occasion to visit the building by
night are placed in eminent danger of losing
life or limb.
Margaret Bradley, or "the woman in black, ="
was before Judge Flint yesterday on the old
charge of drunkenness. She has passed the
proba,ional period and was sent to the cooler
for the conventional thirty days.
At GAO o'clock last night an alarm of fire was
sent in from box 81 caused by the discovery of
flames in barn owned by MIR. Lindeke and
located in Bruuson's addition. The lncipient
oh bxyn IN no
fore the arrival of the department.
stranger who left on the o'clock train
last hight, narrowly escaped implement by
the falling of Third street sign just before
train time. 1t whipped off his silk ''cady' -
aud made that article look exceedingly home
sick. The signs are a standing menace to pc
destrians, and the ordinance should be enforced
Instanter.
The alarm of fire from box 36 at SIT o'clock
last night was caused by the burning Of pile
| of cord wood situated on the levee below the
| Lake Superior freight house. The department
turned out and did some very effective work in
speedily extinguishing the flames. The wood
was owned by Cieary & Costrian, and the loss
| will not exceed $50.
man named Maran Rosenat was arrested by
| Officer Gibbons in the Sixth ward last night for
| the happy hunting grounds without the latter
| having to put up any dust for the Involuntary
! passage. Upon reaching Bfidge Square he be-
| came obstreperOus and was propelled to the
| lock up by the assistance of Officer Keneally.
| Hon. G. K. Davis has kindly consented to
deliver the Grafton on the occasion of the two
huudredth anniversary of the discovery of the
| Falls of St. Anthony, and Gen. J. II. Baker
! will read poem prepared ty him expressly
| for the occasion. The Grafton and ppem by
| gentlemen of such known ability will make
the event one of deep interest to every citizen
| OF the State. The committee having the mat
| ter in charge is to be congratula ed on its ju-
dicious selections, and the thanks of our pen
| pie are due the distinguished gentlemen for
accepting the same.
Geo. B. Halls Pathfinder and Sbippers'
| Guide for January is published. Besides the
usual amount of information of interest to the
| travelling and business public relative to the
| railroads, express companies, ETC.. this number
contains a compilation of the through rates of
| fare and distances from st. Paul snd Min
neapolls to Chicago and all Eastern and
Southern cities. The publication is Invaluable
to business men generally, and is an indispen-
| sibe aid to all who have occasion to travel in
| the Northwest.
| singular explosion took place on the ST..
| Paul, Minneapolis g. Manitoba railroad day be-
| fore yesterday, by which the roof of Wagner
| sleeping coach shivered into atoms. At
tached TO one of the trains was sleeping
coach that had taken a Patterson excursion
! party out West and WIS returning this way, no
| one being on board but VIM. H. Mink, the
culored porter. The train had just passed
Fergus Falls when the porter went to the rear
of the car to fire up. He hsd just finished at
| tending to the stove which is Baker heater,
and in the act of walking away when an
explosi IN touk place, the stove flying skyward
aod taking with it the roof of the Car. The
porter slightly injured in the spine, aside
from which no personal damage was done.