Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-30
CITY GLOBULEs.

CITY GLOBULEs.
The May term of the district court will COM
mence next Tuesday.
The internal revenue receipts yesterday
amounted to $4,000 for liquor licenses, special
taxes, etc.
Ex-County Commissioner McGrath, of White
Bear Lake, was visiting friends in st. Paul,
yesterday.
The receipts by the collector of customs yes
terday amounted to $3.50, duties on some
small imported articles.
l. Bernheimer, New York, and Ii. w.
Arnold. PHILADELPHIA returned yesterday and
are registered at the Metropolitan.
Messrs. Kelly and Egan argued the Plus
Ninth mandamus case at great length before
Judge Wilkin yesterday. The judge took the
matter under advisement.
A netting of the board of abatement was
held in the county auditors office yesterday
forenoon, resulting IN the transaction of a
moderate amount of business.
The coon ''squealed' SO loud that Doc
Fades has got himself in tight place. Up to
date the case hinges on question of veraclty.
You stack your chips and take your choice.
The Great Union band will visit st. Cloud
next Tuesday to give concert. Tickets Tor
the round trip, good for two days, can be Sc
cured of MIR. Stein, leader OF tho pand' Ior
$3.50.
A man named Thomas Fox was arraigned at
the municipal court yesterday morning, charg-
ed with spanking young boy named Ferte.
The examination was continued until tnls
morning.
Yesterdays shower rejuyenated vegetation
and all nature smiled at sunset, reminding one
of genuine springtime at last, while tioatlng up
from the past came charming memories OF Inc
salad days and Annie Laurie.
The hearing of the claim of the aged Indian
chief. Baptiste La Salier, against the estate OF
the late George Culver for s., 600, was con-
tinued in the probate court yesterday forenoon.
The money is alleged to have been placed IN
trust number of years ago, and there mas
never been an accounting. The case was argued
and taken under adVisement.
Prof. Robert Reitzel delivered lecture last
night at the Unity Club rooms, on the subject;
s'The Christian and the Atheist; or the Strug-
gle for Life" The audience was very small,
owing doubtless to the little publicity given to
the event. However, the few present were
treated to an elaborate and eloquent exposition
of life from Free Thinkers standpoint
And now there is trouble about the street
car tracks. The company propose to lay a
double track on Fort street and single track
on Third from the Seven Corners to Wabashaw.
Prouerty owners on both streets object and y.
B. Brisbin, in behalf of himself and other
property owners, will ask for an injunction To-
day to prevent the proposed work. GLOBE
reporter called on Superintendent walsh last
night but he had no information to give, the
proceedings not having been brought to his at
tention. The point raised is that the ooupIe
track will interfere with travel.
An interesting conhagration took place IN
the district court room yesterday afternoon,
being the destruction by fire of what once
amounted to the round sum OF S45O,UUO. The
property destroyed consisted of 45O paid up
and cancelled bonds of 81, 900 each, issued by
the Saltwater & Taylors Falls railroad COM
pany. The parchment was destroyed by order
of Judge Brill in the matter of the application
of the company for the appointment OF 8
trustee in place of Horace Thompson and
Samuel F. Hersey, deceased. Judge j. +.
O'Brien was appointed trustee, and his report
was filed yesterday, whereupon Judge Brill Is
sued an order for the destruction of the bonds
Yesterday the sequel to the Northfeld coun-
terfeit business was divulged before United
States Commissioner Cardozo. 1t will be re-
membered that VIM. Mcintyre alias Frank
Howard was held in and committed on 81 ,OOO
bond for passing a counterfeit so bill II
Mortified about week ago. 1t would seem
from what was revealed yesterday, that nc
bought the bill for 81, from one John TOsncr,
of Northfield, who at the time he sold it tolc
that it was a counterfeit. Mcintyre took 1t
anyway and passed it as before stated. Tosnel
was arraigned for selling counterfeit money
He waived examination and was held for tria
in the sum of $780, sureties for which he fur
nished.
Capt. Otto Dreher had the pleasure, yester
day afternoon, of conveying welcome intelli
gence to an afflicted woman. 1t will be remem
bered that complimentary entertainment was
given at the Athen@um, last Saturday evening
for the benefit of the widow and crippled chill
dren of the late Robert Roethle, former Janltol
of the building. The performance was an I'M
rnense pecuniary and artistic success and the
proceeds amounted to the handsome sum Of
$401 80. The above amount was turned oVel
to Mrs. Roethle, yesterday afternoon, and she
was almost overcome at the generosity of the
donation. The sum is sufficient to pay off the
Indebtedness of the homestead.
The efficiency of the fire department was
well displayed at the planning mill fire on Eighth
street Wednesday night, and the loss proves
much less than supposed at the time. Not
Withstanding the infammable character of the
building it was largely saved, and the ma
chinery is comparatively little damaged. Th.
heaviest loss is on stock. The loss is about
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance on stock $1,000
each in the Peoples. of Newark, and New
Hampshire) and on building and machinery
$500 in the Orient; 81, 100 Scottish Commercial
$1,100 Underwriters, N. Y. Messrs. Elgam
Simms Co. commenced the work of recon
struction yesterday.