Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07
CITY GLOBULEs.

Old John Stuart, of the Sixth ward, is be-
coming a chronic drunkard again. He was
escorted into the lookup yesterday afternoon.
Officer O'Keefe returned yesterday morning
from Monticello, whence he visited on Wednes-
day in hopes of arresting Cornelius eastman,
who is wanted in connection with the Carlyle
robbery on Dayton's bluff.
A fast young man, named Joseph O'Neil,
was before Judge Flint yesterday, charged with
threatening to take the life of his paternal pro-
genitor His parent did not appear and the
case was continued until this morning.
At st. Paurs Episcopal church last evening,
a class of about twenty young persons received
the rite of confirmation from Bishop Whipple.
The bishops sermon on the occasion was based
on st. Luke's description of the ascension.
Harry HoYt is trife too fond of his sock.
Night before last he drank bowl after bowl of
the foaming lager and wound up in the en-
brace of a policeman beastly drunk. He was
arraigned at the police court yesterday and
committed for one week.
A 'vag' named James Brown was collared
by Officer Gibbons night before last, trying to
work the sympathy dodge on the ground that
he was an old soldier. Yesterday morning he
was before Judge runl, WHO dWdIueU uliu
twenty days in the cooler.
Chief Munger, of Minneapolis, telephoned
to Chief Weber Yesterday that he had recovered
a lot of carpenters tools, which he believed
to be those stolen from Bergstrom on the corner
of Cedar and and Sixth streets in this city.
Bergstrom will go up so identify them.
John Weimer, who was arrested by Officer
Olouse on charge of stealing watch, did not
board with Charles Johnson on Seventh street,
nor did his alleged victim, who, by the way, is
named Nils Anderson, not Ole Lind. MIR.
Johnson's house was in no way connected with
the affair.
All the city papers said that Matt Mueller
was accused at the police oourt of assaulting
one Jerry Sullivan. They we're all mistaken.
Matt. Mueller, the we'll known old peace officer,
could not be accused OF such an Offense. The
name of Matthias Mollers should have been
given instead of thai of Mr.. Mueller.
Late yesterday evening, Officer Baer was re-
quested by McManus, the candy manufacturer,
TO conduct an employee of his to the lookup.
The man is charged with embezllng $4O from
his employer. When brought to the station he
declined giving his naH.e and for the matter Of
that McManus had ommitted to mention it.
Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. P. b. Smith, while
on lower Third street, in company with an
other lady, was rudely jostled by man who at
the same time attempted to seize her pocket
book. She gave the alarm, and Officer Babe
took the offender in charge. When brought
to the lookup, he gave his name as w. IL, Nor
ton.
Capt. EB. Gibbs lately appointed quartermas-
ter and having reported to Gen. Terry for duty,
has been assigned to the work of superintend-
ing the construction of officers barracks and
quarters at Fort Smelling for department head
quarters. Capt. Wheeler, whom he relieved,
has been assigned to duty as quartermaster at
Fort Smelling.
White Bear is being settled up with summer
residents already. Gen. Ruggles and family
are located there; W. T. Corning, Capt. E. B.
Gibbs Walter Mann, ID. Il. Noyes, George r.
Finch and Others have taken possession of their
cottages for the summer The lake Is daily
alive with fishing parties, and the season has
in fact begun at this delightful summer resort.
A pair of burly mendicants were before
Judge Flint yesterday charged with imposing
on too credulous public by begging aims.
They were arrested by Capt. Clark, and gave
the Dames of John Martin and Andrew Fitz
gerald. The latter pleaded guilty and was
given twenty days in the cooler, his more
hardened and cheeky eJmpanion being award
ed ten days extra for pleading not guilty.
The entertainment at the Dayton avenue
church last night by the Misses Banning and
Prof. Leib, was we'll attended and gave the
highest satisfaction. The Misses Banning new
er recited a programme with greater ease, OF
more effective manner, and many were hearc
to remark in passing out, that Prof. Leib wa;
never in better voice. 1t is to be regretted
that larger circle of uptown people have not
been made aware of this excellent entertain
ment.
Profles of new grades were fled in the reg
ister of deeds office yesterday on the following
named streets: Ashland, Minnehaha. John,
Western avenue, Marshall avenue, Fort Ann
Green, Yankee, st. Clair, Forbes Douglas
Dousman. Banfl, Leech, McBoal Goodhue,
Canada, Ninth, Tenth Cedar, Fourth, Edgerton,
Goodrich avenue, Lisbon, Prairie, Superior
Michigan Neil, Sixth, Bluff, Broadway, Park
avenue, Harriet, Kent, Dale and Portland
avenue.
Yesterday afternoon, Officer Baer brought in
lost child. She was an unusual estray in
being fifteen years old. She gave her name as
Lizzie Myers, couldn't tell where she lived, bat
said she had brother named Lewis Myers.
The girl is evidently simple, or was terribly
confused. for she could give no coherent &C
count of herself. After being in the station
for half an hour or so, in the rush attending
the assembly of the council, she sneaked out
and nothing further was learned of her.
Frank Lloyd, the hackman implicated in the
assault on Officer Calvin Wand who was tried
and acquitted Monday, Cd tee charge of disor-
derby conduct, was arraigned at the police
court, yesterday, on the charge of resisting an
officer. MIR. G. D. O'Brien, counsel for the de-
PENDANT, submitted plea of GutTef0iS dcquit
which was argued at length. City Attorney
Murray requested time in which to prepare an
answer, which will be submitted in writing
The case was continued to the 9Th inst.
SOficer Newell arrested man calling himself
Billy Mcdonald, yesterday afternoon, while
irving to pass counterfeit half dollar. Nc.
Donald first made the effort in the Park saloon
corner of Fort and Forbes streets, and was told
it was a counterfeit. He then visited neigh
boring saloon, run by George Young, and again
attempted to pass the coin, but it was refused.
In the meantime Officer Newell was told of the
transaction, and came in time to arrest Nc
Donald Just as he was try to sell the coin fol
one glass of beer. Later in the day he was
brought before United seaCes Commissioner
CardOzo, and held 20 trial, being committed tC
Jail in default of 5000 bail.
vilIainous and dastardly assault took place
on Cedar street yesterday afternoon, which
might have resulted in tragedy. An old man
named Routes, rag-picker by avOcation and
over eighty years of age. was pursuing his call
ing, on Cedar street, when he came across 8
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