Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-19
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELETs.

A horse and sleigh belonging to A. Perry
was reported stolen at police headquarters
yesterday.
A small volume of poetry entitled "Under
the Mistletoe," has been published by Ed. L.
Fales, of this city.
The grand jury will to-day consider the case
Of McNaughton, accused of obtaining money
from G. +. jackson under false pretenses.
One of the female insane patients, Mrs. Meis-
nigh, confined at the county Jail, is reported
as much improved, and it is expected will
soon be removed by her friends.
A number of the scholars from the uniyer-
sity attended a spelling ''bee" at Richfeld a
few nights ago. but sad to relate, were all
"scooped" by young resident of the town.
The body of Arthur I. WILDER, who died at
the residence of Rev. F. Gunner, on Thursday,
will be sent to his home at Providence, R. /.
The deceased came to Minnesota about a
month ago, for his health.
Geo. O. Richards,a resident of the East Side,
died in Boston on Wednesday morning. His
wife and father left for Boston on Wednesday,
in answer to telegram announcing his ill
ness and ia present are not aware of his death.
Mr.. j. Christian, one of the Oldest and most
respected citizens of Minneapolis, was stricken
with paralysis Thursday night. He now lies
in critical condition at his residence on
Ninth street, and his recovery is very doubtful.
A drunken individual was put out of Quady's
saloon, on Second avenue south, yesterday
afternoon, and in retaliation threw d beer glass
through one of the large windows. He was
escorted to the station by the proprietor of
the saloon.
Yesterday morning at o'clock, Detective
Hoy entered the police station with j. c. Nc
Naughton, whom he arrested in Denver on
February 4th. The detective has had rather q
tedious trip, being snow bound at Sioux City
for over week. McNaughton claims that he
only borrowed $500 from Jackson, and gave in
return notes for that amount except $50. He
states that if he had not acted so hasty, he
would have sent him draft from Denver the
day he was arrested.
Charges were made by an afternoon paper
yesterday that E. Douglas was guilty of taking
improper liberties with servant girls who came
to his employment office. Mr.. Douglas is
one of the firm of Douglas & Reed, real estate
agents. He is an eX-Congregational minister,
and formerly had charge of the White Earth
reservation. He is q very religious man, and
says he doesn't understand the matter at all.
He says he may have had little pleasantly
with some of the girls who came to see him,
but nothing improper.
The case of Jack Walker and VIM. McArdle,
who were arrested on compliant of A. j. Bells,
agent for Brunswick & Bake, billiard table
manufacturers, charged with ENLIGHTENMENT,
was confined until to-day at 2 p. NJ. The facts
in the case are that the parties are pro-
prietors of saloon on Nicollet avenue and
purchased pool table from the company of
which Bells acts as agent some time ago.
They gave as part payment a small table
owned by them which Bells neglected to re-
move from their place. Bells was asked by
Walker if he wanted him to sell the
table, and was answered in the affirmative.
The table was sold, and when Bells called for
the money Walker wanted part of the money
for storage. Bells objected; hence the action.