Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-29
CITY GLOBULEs.

Mayor Rice is confined to his residence with
sore throat.
Information of the insanity was filed yester-
day against Mrs. Catherine Klinger. Her
mental condition will be determined to-day.
Y. M. c. A.-Lecture by Rev. D. R. Breed
this evening at s o'clock in the parlors Of the
association. Subject: Microscopic Marvels.
All welcome.
The receipts of the street car company on
Christmas day, as divided among the en-
ployes, netted each of the ffy-four hands the
sum of 81. 25 each.
Adiutant General Van Cleve yesterday issued
his warrant in favor of the Minneapolis Light
Infantry for the $500 state appropriation made
under the provisions of ths state militia act.
A tramp named II. B. Craig was before hiz-
zoner yesterday for cabbaging bolt of fan
mel from the store of Esterly & Heineman.
He accepted thirty days Imprisonment thank
fnlly.
One of the inmates of the Jail got cranky
Tuesday and insulted pedestrians from the
window overlooking Fifth street. He was
put on bread and water diet for the impu-
dence.
Messrs. Leighton & Jordan have sold the
steamer Eclipse on the Upper Missouri to Il.
A. Bruins & Co., of Moorhead, for Sl2,5OO.
she Will be run next year from the end of the
Northern Pacific to the construction work,
carrying supplies.
?. II. Kelly, Esq, received a telegram yes
tercay from Cerbat, Arizona, stating that the
Conor mine was making splendid showing.
SIX inches OF the ore had assayed 12O ounces
of silver and 60 ounces fgold.
A. F. Knight, the architect, commenced
suit In the municipal court yesterday against
A. r. Capehart for $500 for professional SER
vices rendered in experimenting the cOnstruc-
ton OF the lstter's building on Fifth street.
Tuesday night Chas. Williams got drunk
and went to sleep on the soft side of a plank
on Seventh street. Officer Getchell broke his
balmy slumbers and he showed fight and re-
sisted arrest. For this he parted with $25 of
his good dust.
At the annual meeting, yesterday afternoon,
of the State Firemen's Life association, the
following directors were elected to represent
ST. Paul for the ensuing year: 4. 0. Strong,
G. W. Freeman, j. C. Prendergast, VI. Koch,
j. Bell, j. Lunkenheimer and +. Witt.
Gov. Pillsbury yesterday executed deed
under the provisions of the act of the legisla-
ture at the session of 1877, by which certain
OF the swamp lands were voted to aid certain
enterprises therein designated, for 40 acres of
such swamp land to the Cannon River Manu-
featuring Association.
Mr.. J. F. Alexander, the assistant superin-
tendent of the street car line, was made the
recipient of handsome present on Chris tmas
day, the gift of the employees of the company.
The gift consisted of an elegant and costly
china goat robe and an equally beautiful wolf
skin robe, two very appropriate presents.
Aid. Bantlell, of Hudson, and chairman of
the committee on fire department of that
place, visited st. Paul yesterday and called on
Chief Strong, his object being to secure the
repair their steamer. Tne job was as signed to
Henry Tubbeson, engineer of steamer No. /.
A man in the employ of Smith g. Lewis, city
wood dealers, at work in the woods on the st.
Paul & Duluth road, was brought into the
city last evening with the front fore part of
his left foot crushed. He was taken to St.
Joseph's hospital, when DR.. Murphy, who
had been summoned, amputated the four
smaller toes of the foot.
Yesterday afternoon granger from Scott
county entered the st. Thomas hotel for the
purpose of offering for sale quantity of but
ter. SuppOsing he was tramp in quest of
aims, the proprietor, Jacob Peterson, touched
him on sensitive part OF his anatomy and
propelled him into the street. The granger
did not relish the process, and he had Peterson
arrested. Yesterday the latter was fired $40.
We understand that on the first day of JAN
uary Mr.. NJ. NJ. Darr, of Chicago, viii become
member Of the Nelson Lumber com pany. At
the same time, Mr.. L. E. White, of Chicago,
will succeed Mr.. J. P. Moore as general busi-
ness manager of the company at st. Paul. Mr..
Moore, on severing his connection with the
lumber company, will take the respor sible po-
sitiOn of general manager of the business of
Col. j. L. Merriam.
Aforlorn creature, bearing in her arms
young infant, caawled into the city Ill about
noon yesterday and asked to be sent to the
hospital. She stated that she had given birth
to the child two days ago; that she had neith-
er money or friends and no means Of employ
ing assistance. The poor creature looked
about half demented, was almost reduced to
starvation and had tramped up from the Sew
snth street bridge. She was sent to the hos
pital.
In constructing the Wright building, oc-
cupied by P. Fl. Kelly & Co., some iron pillars
were used which were in the building Destroy
ed by fire. These pillars were placed in the
basement, and on Monday morning two of
them burst and gave way entirely. Another
succumbed yesterday, and there was 8 decided
settling of the upper floors, which created
some alarm. Temporary supports were, how
ever, supplied, and the building made entirely
secure.
The fnneral of Fab ian Michaud took place
from the St. Louis, French Catholic church,
on Wabashaw street, yesterday forenoon.
The church was crowded with relatives and
friends of the deceased, and the edfice was
elaborately draped in mourning. The SER
vice consisted of requiem mass, sung by a
number OF male voices. The following gen.
tlemen offic lated as pail bearers: A. Dufrene,
John Olivier, E. Langevin, II. A. Desparois,
l. o. st. Peere -and 8. Rochette
A few evenings ago, as Louis Bakka, a
journeyman taylor in the employ of Pease
Bros, was proceeding along Martin street on
his way home, he was approached by two
highway robbers, who pointed pistol at his
head and commanded him to stand and de-
liver. One of the villains then searched his
clothing, taking therefrom the sum of $14 so,
the balance of his weeks wages. He carried
several packages containing Christmas goods,
which they did not trouble themselves to