Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-09
CITY GLOBULEs.

Owing to the press of ether business, yester-
day, the trial of the Burton case was continued
until to-day.
Suit was begun in the district court yester-
day by E. L. Jeffrey & Co., against N. Il.
Thompson, to enforce payment OF SALTS.
The Northern Pacific land department sold
last month l66, 600 acres of land and sixty
three town lots, and took in $24S, $40 cash.
Craig and Lsrkin paid sl56.lO custom du-
ties on imported goods Yesterday. and B. Kuhl
& Co., paid the sum of $3.50 for the same
purpose.
Last night the "Once a Week" dancing
club opened its winter series of dances by
grand hop at the Atheneum. The "Once
Week" will be one of the dancing attractions
of the winter.
On next Wednesday night ''Our Club" will
commence its series of subscription Kraenz-
chen at the Sherman hall. There is a large
list of select members, and the success Of these
entertainments is assured from the start.
Judge Simon was engaged yesterday in try
ing the case of the State against Martin
Bruggeman charged with obstructing a high
way in Rose town by the erection of fence.
The case was given TO the jury at o',lock.
Business affairs have compelled Gov. Pills
bury to decline an invitation to attend the
ceremonies and banquet on occasion of opening
the new rooms of the chamber of commerce of
Milwaukee. which are appointed for the 18th
inst.
Bismarck dispatches to General Agent San
born mention that the steamer Eclipse left
there Sunday for Fort Buford, loaded on gov
.,l ole fAa& h. r&n
Butte sailed from there Saturday for Sioux
City.
About month ago a notorious Jail bird
named Nick Klinger managed to escape from
Officer Uunniff, since when he has kept himself
scarce. Last night he turned up and was
promptly arrested by Capt. Clark, who yanked
him to the cooler.
The Adjutant General received notice yester-
day of the allowance of pension claims submit
ted by him for the parties, as follows: Inva-
lid-one for $745 Al, one for $733.33, one tor
1874. S2 and one for 80 9S7. So. Increase-one,
from 81 per month to SS per month.
Why. said st. Paul lawyer to crowd of
hearers, yesterday, are the courts like the
shouts of the sick horses? Give it up. chimed
everyone in a chorus, why? Because, was the
apt reply, they are all running. He was hus-
tied to the police court and sentenced to ninety
days on the rock pile.
Yesterday afternoon warrant was issued for
the arrest of young woman named Mary Hop
kins. who is suspected Of the larceny of $50
from Mrs. Kate Hatton. Miss Hopkins is a
domestic and was formerly in the employ of
Mrs. Hatton. She is charged on mere suspicion
and the hearing will take place to-day.
The case of the city against James Ken
podv charofd with cOmmiftinU ON areop1f on
Bailiff Mullins, was called for hearing in the
municipal court yesterday morning. Defend.
ant asked for jury trial and Bailiff Mullins
opposed a continuance of the hearing, which
after some talk, was set for next Thursday.
William G.Robinson, the alleged wife beater
was before Judge McGrorty yesterday, on com
plant of his wife, when he is charged with
humping the life out of. He denied the al
legation and said he would not touch hair or
her head for untold wealth. Complainant
was not present, the hearing was continued
until to-day.
couple of very dizzy old topers named Nc
Cabe and BARLEY were up. yesterday, on tht
charge of guzzling an over quantity of bug
juice. Saturday night they participated il
the political iamboree and their inspiration
was drawn from the stuff that does not chez
but inebriates. They were sent to the bastil'
for three days each.
A st. Paul gentleman, just returned from
LIE Mars, says he witnessed there twenty Il
thirty fresh arrivals of Englishmen, mostly
young, who have come out to buy and improve
lands. Among them was q MIR. Gladstone
nephew of the British premier. Our st. Pau
friend was also advised that the crop yield in
that vicinity has proved much better than ex
pected. The common average of farms is from
IL to Is bushels of wheat per acre and The aa1
yield is extraordinarily large.
The death of Mr.. Alcott, president of tn
Bankers Mutual Aid and Insurance association
lately established here which occurred on Sun
day, although resulting from Bright's disease
was not antlci Eated until shortly before hi
death. Mr.. Alcott was formerly superintend
ent of the high school at Indianapolis, Ind
He had but recently brought his wife here ant
they were hardly fairly at home in their resi-
dence ON West Fourth street, when his fatal at
tack of disease came on.
Two residents of Dakota county named Gus
tave Anderson and Peter Schorers. visited city
hall yesterday and explained that their hous
ut Burnsville had been entered last Saturday
and burglarized of a quantity of goods. -Th
thieves got away with two watches, a suit o.
clothing, a heavy blue overcoat, one pair Of
,ots two revolvers and two shirts. The arti
Giles We're stolen while the hands were in til,
field at work. The burglars changed thei
clothes in the woods, and it is thought they
came to this city.
According TO his own story Isaac w. Webb
has been the victim to vile conspiracy on tn,
part of his employees to strip his house anl
farm in New Canada of all their possessions
For the past few months he has had occasion
to be absent from the place, during which hs
claims that two of his men named Harvey
Lewis and Albert Brown have seized upon hii
goods and chattles and disposed of them a
wholesale to his neighbCrs A warrant ha
been issued for their arrest and the case will
come up to-day.
George Siegel is one of the colored blood
who did the bowling for the blowout. He en-
Unused on five cent gin and visited a bean hous,
opening on Seventh street, where a plate o.
hash. six pretzels AID square yard of bakeG
bominy was given away with each schooner OF
lager. He made himself disliked and wa!
bounced into the street, wherupon he threw
rock through the window. Me was snatched tt
the cooler and arraigned at the police cour,
Yesterday morning. He was sized up and fineC
Sl0 or fifteen days. The latter went.
Last Saturday Joseph Conley was before
Judge O'Brien on the twofold charge Of
larceny and vagrancy. In the absence of the
prosecuting witness, who suddenly left town
the first charge fell through, and the charge OF
vagrancy was confined until yesterday morning
on condition that the defendant would