Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-07
CITY GLoBULEs.

columns.
The board of public works failed in getting
q aquorum together yesterday morning, SO no
work was done.
Paul Sittly, who has room in block near
the Seven Corners, had his room burglarized
Monday night, and lost $l6O.
The Republican State Central committee is
to meet in st. Paul to-day to agree upon a call
to elect delegates to the Chicago convention.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the weather
was too much for three unsteady footed indi-
viduels. The police put 'em in the lookup.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meets to-day at o'clock with the president, 81
Grove street. Business of interest should
bring out the full membership.
John Day, of Alton, experienced runaway
on lower Seventh street yesterday and, being
thrown out, was painfully though not seriously
injured. His team smashed telegraph pole,
lamp post and made general scare.
Candidates for admission to practice in the
courts of this State will be examined by the
supreme court committee, Saturday April 18th.
The committee consists of Messrs. 81. r. Bige-
dow, George B. Young and G. d. O'Brien.
pilgrimage with the boys night before last and
hauled up in the tower ingloriously drunk.
He guessed he had been full" and disbursed
three trade dollars as penalty for the bender.
Work was commenced yesterday on the ex-
tension of the street car track, which will be
extended from st. Josephs academy on West
ern avenue to Iglehart street, connecting with
the Wabashaw street and College avenue line.
A woolsey shirted hoodlum named G.. Jones
was before Judge Flint yesterday, charged with
guzzling too much of the o, be joyful benzine
He said he s'posed he had been drunk, and he
was awarded three dsys in the cooler in which
to sober.
Yesterday, Capt. E. B. Gibbs, lately ap-
pointed assistant quartermaster, United States
army, filed his official bond of $4,000 with the
C lerk of the United States circnit court. Mr..
I. F. A. Stoddart and Major Smith, paymaster
United States army. were the sureties.
Yesterday Herman Hadum, a clothes cleaner
at No. 213 Broadway, reported that his place
had been broken into Monday night and coat
stolen from him. description of the gar
ment was left at police headquarters and the
chief will have the second hand stores watched
to recover it if possible.
Sam. II. Nichols, clerk of the supreme court,
deserves long credit mark for making new
departure in the matters of the calendar of
causes gotten out. Heretofore these publica-
tions have been rather shabby affairs, but the
present is both neat in execution and con-
venient in arrangement, particularly COM
mendable feature being the index.
Said one of the men engaged in the transfer
business in this city yesterday: 'Ipay the city
$50 year license and yet am obliged to re-
pair the levee at my own expense to enable my
teams to get around" emphasizing his remarks
by pointing to several loads of fresh dirt he
had hauled in to fill up some of the bottomless
holes with which that busy locality abounds.
A comely looking damsel named Mrs. Patten
was arraigned at the municipal court yesterday
charged with making things warm for neigh
Dor named Mrs. Gavin. The defendant said
that she was the subject of persecution and
that the complainant had cast doubts upon the
paternity of her children. She wanted time to
summon witnesses and was given until this
morning.
The police were right in supposing "the
C'Brien gang" were guilty OF the disorderly
conduct at Billiers' saloon, on the Hudson
road, mentioned in yesterdays GLOBE. Evi-
dence being found that they were the destruc-
tive mob who invaded the saloon, yesterday,
of the police for the arrest of John O'BrieD,
Cornelius eastman and Joseph Graham.
The drive-well suits will be brought up for
trial at the June term of the United States cir
cult court. In furtherance of the project to
mulct everybody using the drive-well, Mr.. B.
w. Smith, attorney for the James claimant,
was in the city, yesterday, on return trip to
Minneapolis from Winona, at which latter
place he has been engaged for several days in
taking testimony to substantiate his clients
claim for royalty of $40 on all wells used or
in use by any party whatsoever.
A gray haired "old cit" named William
Malloy was before the court yesterday charged
with having been overcome with bulge. He
acknowledged the corn by saying that he ''reck-
uned that he was subject" Mr.. Murray ex-
planned that he had been "on deck" long
time and if released would never get drunk
any more. The court said he would give him
trial and in passing out the old veteran ten
dered dilapidated and crownless hat to Mr..
Murray, which the latter respectfully declined.
In alluding to the recent change in the Plus
TX, ,rsociety,,a mendacivus reporter of the double
ender took occasion to pervert the truth in i'm
plicating President McManus as the disturbing
element in the imbroglio. In the report allud-
ed to the p. p. had it that Mr.. McManus had
bAReQ Luo AUSIIy W 1Sus IhY hoAA On LIS O"h
responsibility, which was given as the princi-
Lal cause of the trouble. The fact is that the
hall was leased in the name of the society, as
attested by the original instrument now in the
possession of Mr.. McManus.
Griggs & Co., the popular grocers at the cor
ner of Seventh and Jackson streets, had a
crowd of visitors through the day and even
Ing, Yesterday, who called to witness most in
teresting and conclusive tests of Hecker's self
raising -four, q new article sold by Griggs d
Go. The visitors were fed with delicious
bread, cake, biscuits, mullins, griddle cakes,
fritters, ETC., made and baked for and before
them, and were also treated each to a cup of
excellent coffee. The -four was practically
shown to be desirable article for every house
hold, and in all respects the novel reception
was success
Yesterday was notable day at the police
court for its array of dizzy and timber drunks.
For the dissipation and follies of youth there
may be some allowance, but when man has
passed the 58th mile pole of existence 1T is time
for him to have outgrown such foolishness.
IT'S pity that such is not the case with a gray
haired old topper named John O'Niel, who was
before the court yesterday charged with being
helplessly drunk. If released he promised to
return to Mendoza. and the court ordered him
to see how quick he could get there.
The river was at stand yesterday at seven
feet two inches. Nothing definite has
been received here yet as to
the condition of the ice in the