Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-07
CITY GLOBULES.

Brill Yesterday. returned sealed verdict at .
o'clock last night.
On Monday evening the literary society of the
lyceum connected with the First M. Z. church
will discuss an interesting paper on Washing
ton, His Life and Times"
Tic United States circuit court, Judge Mel
son on the bench, heard argument IN three
ecuity cases. Yesterday, took them under ad-
yisement, and adjourned until next Monday.
An action was bega in the district court
Yesterday by W. F. Davidson against Alexan-
der I,vde to enjoiu the removal of wood and
stone from certain lands IN Mclean township.
Between thirty and forty recruits for regi-
ments in this military department from the
Columbus. O., barracks. will arrive by the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road this morning.
pleasant sociable took place at the resi-
dence of State Attorney Wilson, on Dayton
avenue. last evening, participated IN ny the
members of the First Methodist Episcopal
church.
The pol;cemen's ball of the night previous,
wa-the subject OF general commentator yes
terdav. 1t was the first of the kind, and SO
eminently successful, that repetition IN Que
time is the universal request.
Charles Richardson was arrested last night
bv Capt. Clark. Richardson is Mcdonald
paI. whose exploit in stealing case OF hats
from Pannelrs Seventh street story Is mention
ed elsewhere in to-day's GLOBE.
decision was rendered by Judge Simons,
on Yesterday, ordering Judgment for Sl5 IN ia
vor of the defendant, in the case OF G. +.
Suunegraff We. the American Buttonhole over
,pd machine COMPANY,
An aid veteran named John Griffin was ar
raigned at the police court yesterday morning
charged with being too fond of his bulge lie
promised to shake st. Paul snow from his
sandal, and was given an hour to SKIP
The proceeds of the policemen's ball, after
all expenses were paid, amounted to s'oo.4o-
In other words the divvy amounted to S37 40
for each member of the force, who participant
I'd actively in getting up the delightful enter
tainlnent.
One of the minorets on the tower OF the
First Presbyterian church is broken and leans
with an imminent tendency to fall. 1t had
better be fixed SO as to prevent it from falling
on somebody and summoning him, all uLpre :
pared as it were.
Mr.. Francis II. Finch, of Myers Finch,
whose precarious condition was mentioned IN
the GLOBE few days ago, was pronounced
much improved yesterday. His illness has
taken a favorable turn and hopes are enter
tanned of his speedy recovery.
A dramatic entertainment will be given on
the ilth inst by our colored citizens, at Turn
er ball The affair has been gotten mp for the
commendable purpose of aiding James Henry,
the Clarendon hotel barber, who has had the
great misfortune of being stricken with total
blindness.
The Graves company are announced for the
Opera House on Monday and Tuesday evenings
in 1.-THE Queens Evidence" and The Soldiers
Trust" The company is spoken OF as an un-
usually strong one, giving performance OF
rare excellence and it will no doubt receive q
liberal patronage.
Two "vags" named Patrick Foley and Ed
ward Garrison were before Judge FIJI mt on yes
terdwy charged by eking out scantY sub
sistence by means of their wits. The court
thought that the latter staple was at a discount
with the parties, and varied their precarious
existence by twenty-days stretch on tie wood
pile.
A pleasant party of young and old friends
and relatives of John F. Mcintosh, to the
number of thirty, assembled at his residence,
No. 62 East Sixth street, on Thursday evening.
There was general good time en- joyed, with
music and dancing, till an early hour in the
morning, and the utmost good feeling pre-
vailed.
An alarm of fire came in from box % yester
day afternoon at 4:35 o'clock. The lower town
fire department got on the ground, and found
it only a chimney fire at No. 25S Robert street,
at the corner of Thirteenth street. Tho house
was occupied by two Polish Jew families,
Marcks and Nalilsky, and beyond a bit of scare
no damage was done.
A dubious looking might named Donly was
before Judge Flint yesterday, charged with
stealing a set of harness from man named
McNanly, which had en"planted" in Dowlan' 8
wood yard. The prosecuting witness appeared
and stated that he could not procure sufficient
evidence to make out case, whereupon the de-
PENDANT was discharged.
letter received by John Y. Davidson yes
terday from the business manager of the Emf
ly Melville English company, stated
that the business in San Francisco had been
something tremendous, with no evidence of n
let up, so that it would be impossible to say
when the company would start, but when it
did it should visit st. Paul
At tic meeting this evening at the Old court
house OF the Ramsey County Veteran associa-
tion Capt. w. Fl. Mead will entertain the as
semblage with "reminiscences of prison life in
the old Libby prison at Richmond as expe-
rienced by himself. All ex-union soldiers
are invited to be present at this meeting and
unite with the organization.
John Thera was before Judge Flint on yes.
terday. charged with frescoing the features of
a fellow workman named Ernest Martin. The
fight originated over buck saw which the lat
ter borrowed from the defendant, and returned
in q demoralized condition, upon seeing which
a wrauge ensued which degenerated into a
passage of arms. The defendant was fined So,
ON payment of which he was discharged.
Private Murphy, of company F, Seventeenth
Infantry, recently stationed at Fort Sisseton,
arrived at Fort Smelling yesterday in charge of
guard. Murphy passed an order on the
trader at that post purpOrting to be signed by
Capt. Bennett for quart of whisky, which lie
made himself. At court martial held there
he was sentenced to six months hard labor and
to be dishonorably dismissed from the service.
Michael Daily, charged with the murder of
voorhees,. was at police headquarters yesterday
forenoon, signifying his readiness to be ARE St
ed. At the time warrant had been issued
or ut least placed in police hands for the arrest,
so Daily departed to institute inquiries else
where. And he can be accommodated fully if