Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-11
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
nIINNEAPOLIs GLOBELETs.

The stone dam for the protection oil the
falls, will he completed in few days.
ParnelI Land League meeting this evening at
the school house of the Holy Rosary church.
Four citizens were arrested and brought be-
fore Judge Bailey yesterday for leaving their
teams unhitched.
The lowest stage of water in the river Tor
the past year, is reported by superintendent
Johnson, of the water works.
Mrs. A. C. Coudy died at her residence, 1OOl
Third street north, yesterday morning. The
funeral will be held this afternoon at O'Clock.
The teachers of the public schools in the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth wards will hold
meeting at the high school en- Saturday morn
ing. q,
Khurum lodge No. 112, A. F. 81 A. NJ, VIII
hold a regular communication this evening,
perbaps work. All members of the craft are
invited.
An alarm of fire from box thirteen, at 10:l5
last evening, was caused by small fire In
a furniture store at Ill Third street south.
The damage was slight.
Henry Riston and James Price were COM
mitted to the stone pile for ten days each yes
terday. They will temporarily abstain IRON
bad booze that length OF time.
A runaway horse slipped the bride from its
head yesterday on Washington avenue ana
caused some excitement before 1t was cap
tured Fortunately no damage was done ny
the flyer.
a dirty looking tramp named James Bax-
ter, was arrested yesterday afternoon, for
passing counterfeit silver dollar. A saloon
keeper named Henry Specs was the party
victlmlZed.
A few DAYS ago Charles Weber was injured
by the cars at Montgomery and brought TO
this city. Fears are now entertained that
inflammation Will set in, and his condition is
precarious.
Amos B. Dunn, who is now confined at the
county Jail as an insane person.
will be examined by physicians to-day. Dunn
was an inmate of ST. Peter several years ago
and it is thought will be returned to that IN
stitution.
A workman employed in excavating the
cellar of Smiths building, named Gotleib
Kirmes, was injured by the caving in OF an
embarrassment this afternoon. His injuries
were dressed by DR.. Ames, but are not re-
garded as serious
A. NJ. Demming, who was arrested IN 81.
Paul about two weeks ago charged with steal
ing horse from Anoka, has been discharged.
The officials and others who were. expecting
"bitn out of the reward which is offered Tor
the arrest and conviction of horse THIEF are
consequently badly lett.
The twenty seven hours go as-you-please
pedestrian contest will begin this evening at
oil horn no
entries, and the walkers are said to be in
fine condition. Each of the contestants VIII
have to cover los miles in order to be entitled
to any portion of the prizes or gate money
A postal card was received yesterday by
Sheriff Eustis from G. A. B. Shaw, OF st.
Paul. The card, which is written in unique
style, asks the following questions; we want
to find a dead y horseman named Boynton;;
He bought a black stallion in 1872, and had
him castrated. We want to find some trace
of the horse. Perhaps you may know some
one TASK everybody who knew the horse
Look in your directory and let me know, SO
that | can hunt up the family" The officials
at the sheriff's office are somewhat mixed as
to what the writer wants, but suppose that lie
knows himself, and that settles It,
The attention of the district court was oc-
cuped Yesterday with the case OF Peter
Mooney VS.. George A. Bracket. The action
is brought to recover damages for trespass,
that act being committed, SO the plaintih
states, while gang of men hired by sub
contractor were building railroad which
passed through the plaintiffs land. The IT.
Tepressible attorney, C. G. Jones, has charge
of the plaintiffs interests and the time of the
court was taken up yesterday by his argu-
ments on questions of evidence: II is the
question of whether George A. Brackett, VINO
allowed the contract for building the road and
then sub-let it, is responsible for the trespass
on which the case is brought.
The regular meeting of the Michael Davitt
land league was held last evening. The COM
mittee who had charge of the public enter
tainment on March 4reported the recelpls salI,
with a large number of tickets yet to hear
from. A letter was received from Z. Nj Mac
Carthy of st. Paul, asking the league to be-
come auxiliary to the st. Paul league. The
matter was taken under advisement. The sec
rotary was instructed to correspond with Mr..
MacCartby with view of calling a conven-
ton to organize State land league. IL was
decided by unanimous vote to invite george
W. Pepper, of Bellevue, Ohio, to deliver lee
ture some time in April. Speeches were
made by J. G. and IL. J. Salvey. Sixteen men,
bers were added to the roll.
Yesterday afternoon two newspaper re-
pOrterS, In searcn OF news, udPpcHou INV wv
office of the clerk of the district court. In
answer to the usual salutatlon OF anything
pew:'' the assistant clerk, who was busy look.
ing over the book of marriage licenses, said
that he had just solved what had always been to
him mystery. Did you ever notice, said he,
the large number of marriage licenses granted
on MONDAYS Both of the scribes acknowl-
edged that they never had taken any particular
interest in the matter, and asked what that
had to do with the mystery. Why, said the
clerk, l have been looking the matter up,
and find that two-thirds of the licenses
granted are issued on Mondays, and from
This | have arrived at the conclusion that the
contracting parties must have settled the mat
ter finally on Sunday evening. This hereto
fore unexplained matter is now before the
public and the fact must be acknowledged
that the discovercr has very keen percep-
ton.
Anderson's Escape.