Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-29

Policy holders in the Union Mutual, of
Maine, will be made little ''shaky'' by the
Chicago telegram elsewhere.
The annual meeting of the alumni of Dart
mouth college will take place at the Metro
politan hotel tomorrow evening.
The fine of N. Mllette, committed for dis
orderly conduct, was paid yesterday and the
prisoner released from the county Jail.
O. Whitman, Esq, of Red Wing, grand
commander of the Knights of Pythias of Mimi
esota, arrived in st. Paul yesterday afternoon
The case of the State against Michael Schaf
fer, charged with the larceny of COW, was
dismissed yesterday for want of prosecution
The guests at the Metropolitan hotel gave
another of their charming socials last night,
which was attended by large number of So
ciety people of St. Paul.
DR.. Senkler has been elected to the profes
sorship of anatomy at the st. Paul medical
college and DIR. Wheaton to the professorship
of operative and clinical surgery.
The public installation of officers of Cham
pion lodge, No. 13, Knights of Pythias, will
occur Friday evening, Dec. 31st, instead of
Jan. 18th, as noticed in Sundays GLOBE.
John Hurley was before the court yesterday
charged with maintaining nuisance at his
place on jackson street. Tile case was con-
tinued and meantime he will abate the nuis-
ance.
A man named Frank Slater was before
United States Commissioner Cardozo yester-
day charged with selling whisky to Indians.
He was held to the next term Of court in the
sum of 5000 and committed.
If Dave Hoar will summon strength enough
to resist his weakness for drink, he will sue
ceed in making man of himself He is braced
up again, and having renewed his promise not
to drink in the future, has been released from
the county Jail.
John Hammerlee, the insane man, an ac-
count of whom appeared in yesterdays issue
of the GLOBE, was examined in the probate
court yesterday and adjudged insane. He will
not be committed until the authorities are
heard from at st. Peter.
A number of young men met last evening in
the register of deeds Office and formed what
will be known as the Union club. The mem
bers will give their first ball on Friday even
ing, December 81, in Armory hall, corner of
Seventh and jackson streets.
The capitol is being put in order for the ac-
commodation of the legislature, viii ch meets
on Tuesday of next week. All the committee
rooms are undergoing thorough cleansing,
and it is probable that everything will be in
apple pie order by Tuesday morning.
The last will and testament of the late I'm
dcrhil A. Budd was filed in the probate court
yesterday afternoon with a petition for pro-
bate of the same. The personal property is es-
timated at $4,000 and outstanding debts at
Tho honr ic cot for lam .
The Sunday school anniversary and festival
of the children of Christ's church took place
last evening and the interesting exercies were
enjoyed by goodly number of visitors. The
vocal and instrumental music was of the
highest order and rich entertainment was
enjoyed by all present.
Prof Kerker, the accomplished Organist at
the Church of the Assumption, was generous
ly remembered on Christmas by the members
of his choir, who presented him with an ele-
gantly bound copy of Mozart's ''Sonatas.' A
more appropriate selection could not have
been made, and it is highly appreciated.
A young man named c. w. Connor was ar
raigned at the police court yesterday morning
charged with the larceny of an overcoat and
cap from the residence of A. f. Blazier, Mis-
sissippi street. The prosecution was not ready
to-day for the purpose of procuring evidence.
About $50 o'clock yesterday morning fire
was discovered in the ceiling of Crppen d Up
sons trunk store on East Third street, having
communicated from a disjointed elbow in the
stove pipe. The fire was in the rear of the
store and was hard to reach, but it was put
out, fortunately, with few buckets of water.
Company No. 9 turned out, but it was found
unnecessary to turn on a stream. The damage
was slight.
Articles of incorporation of the st. Louis
River Boom association were filed in the office
of the secretary of state yesterday The OBJ
ject of the association is to construct and op-
crate booms on the st. Louis river between
OneOta and the cast line of township forty
eight north of range sixteen. The corpo-
rators are II. NJ. Payton, Philip M. Graf, Fl.
w. Pearson, G. A. Duncan, A. M.'Miller, j. S.
Taylor and K. A. Gray.
The Christmas festival of the Sunday school
children of st. Pauls church was held at 4:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The handsome
church edifice was appropriately decorated for
the occasion and the children and their friends
were present in large numbers. The exer-
iSes consisted of Christmas carols, sang in
a charming manner by the little ones and short
addresses. Each child received gift and the
entertainment was highly enjoyable.
Major Iges arrived at Camp Poplar river on
the 24th, having marched from Fort Keogh via
Red Water in ten days with his command of It's
mounted men. Sitting Bull is still in camp
with eighty lodges of his people near the
mouth of Milk river and the balance, with
seventy lodges of hostiles is camped on the
Red Water, near the Missouri. Negotiations
for the surrender of Sitting Bulls band are
still in progress with probabilities of favor
able result.
Major Gardner, of the Indian bureau, is in
the city for few days. preparing to so out on
the frontier to secure railroad right of way
through reservations. He presented P. II.
Kelly with splendid cane yesterday, which is
valuable more for its artistic associations than
for its intrinsic worth. 1t was cut at Mas
sachusetts camp meeting, which accounts for
its peculiar formation, and gives it the appear
ance of an elder. Mr.. Kelly is to be congratu-
lated upon receiving such unique souvenir.
The investigation into the charges preferred
by Sergeant Walsh against Officer Waterhouse
was commenced yesterday afternoon at the
city hall with closed doors. Half the men,
bers of the force were up as witnesses, to-
gether with a large number of outsiders who
were called into the blue chamber and each
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