Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-16
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

The estate of the late Calvin G. Goodrich
foots up s215,4 S9.
Sheriff Nugent, of Wright county, is regis
tered at the Merchants.
The last regular meeting OF the. presen
council Will be held this afternoon
Louis Kampff, town treasurer OF st. An
thony, filed his bond yesterday at the register
Office.
The trial of Benson for the assault on jim
Wilson the other day, will take place to
morrow.
A dispatch from the Hot Springs announces
that D. r. Barker is much improved in health
during the past three days.
j. NJ Knight, of the firm of Harrison
Knight & Co., is lying in critical condition
from an affection of the lungs.
The alarm of fire last night from box 81 was
caused by the burning of a small building oc
cupied as butcher shop near the city limits
The article headed railroad improvements,
published in the P. P. yesterday, is said to be
from the pen of well known attorney, who is
the paid agent of railroad corporation.
The lrrepressible Lack Stafford was one OF
the passengers on the Howard, which burned
at St. Louis Sunday night. He lost all his
baggage, which fact he telegraphed home
yesterday.
Officer VIM. DAILY attempted to move a
trunk from off the Manitoba depot last even
ing, when the owner of the trunk pasted him
in the eye. The pugilist was taken to the
station.
A farmer named Casper Frederick, residing
at Frankford, Wright county, committed sui
eide on Sunday morning by blowing his brains
out. CauseEwhiskey. He was about SO
years old, and leaves a wife and one son.
The committee on sewerage from the city
council met and opened the bids for the con-
struction or sewer on Second avenue, south
from Washington avenue to Fourth street.
The firm of Cauvet & Reid were the only bid
ders, at $3.50 per cubic foot. 1t is probable
that they will be awarded the contract.
Two young men named T. S. and T. 81.
Goodrich were arrested by Chief Munger as
hotel thieves. They have been living here for
the past six weeks, boarding at the Nicollet,
St. James and Merchants. They were searched
at the station, and one had screw driver, a
few matches and marriage guide, but neither
OF tnem any money. lHey pedt ocNcldi vi luc
st. Paul hotels.
The sum of $50, 900 in cash was paid to R.
E. Grimshaw Yesterday by Small & Boardman,
real estate agents. The amount was to settle
the transfer of the property on Hcnnepin ave-
nue., purchased by Written Burdette Young,
of Boston, who will commence at once the
erection of the proposed building. The agents
to the transaction made 81, $50 as commits
SONS.
The bill of Detective" Hoy, amounting to
1871 20, for his trip to Denver, and the arrest
of McNaugton, was allowed by the county
attorney, and ordered paid by the county COM
missioners yesterday. McNaugton was ar
rested, brought back to this city, and dis
charged from want Of any evidence to convict
him of criminal acts. The original bill of
expenses as presented by the ''detective," was
cut down to the above amount by the county
attorney.
Mrs. Van Cleve, who has charge of the
Bethany home, in half column card to the
public, states 'that they have no regular
ald," and asks the citizens to contribute
towards the support of that institution
The closing of the houses of prostitution in
this city has had the effect of preventing the
usual amount of blood money received from the
keepers of such houses as fines, from being
paid to those having charge of the home. As
the financial help extended outside of the eX-
tortion is very small, and hence the appeal.