Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-22
CITY GLOBULEs.

Health Officer Meyerding states chat the
city is free from smallpox.
A special meeting of the board Of education
will be held at 7:30 this evening.
A special meeting of the board OF education
will be held tomorrow evening at 7:3O O'Clock.
A large number of Shattuck school students
Faribault, were in the city yesterday, bound
home for the holiday vacation.
A timber drunk was gathered in by officer
Gibbons on Bridge Square late last night, the
sidewalks being SO slippery that he was COM
PEELED to slide him to the cooler on skids.
Martin Strong complained yesterday that he
was minus his overcoat, the same having been
stolen from Rogers hotel. A coon slim coat
was also stolen from the Montreal house
Tuesday night.
James Camper was before the court yester-
day charged with slapping small 10y. He
confessed to having committed the ofense and
was fined ten dollars. The affair grew out of
q neighborhood row and didn't amount to
much anyhow.
G. w. Waters, one of the young men who
collected money belonging to railroad com.
pany, and squandered it at the gaming table,
paid his fine of 500 yesterday, and was re-.
leased from the cooler.
The funeral of the late Peter Harff took
place from the church of the Assumption yes
terday fornoon. The remains were escorted
to the cemetery preceded by the st. Peter Ben
evolent society and the Great Union band.
The rain which fell during the early hours of
last evening congealed on the sidewalks,
making navigation almost out of the question.
There was many slip and many form
measured its stately length on the unfeeling
sidewalks.
John G. Heath of Zumbrota, in Jail for sew
eral days past, for selling liquor without
license, was yesterday released, having fur
nished bonds in 5000 for his appearance OF the
next term of the United States district court
to be held at Winona In June next.
In the small hours of yesterday morning the
barn of City Treasurer REM, received an un.
welcome visit from thieves, who got away
with set of harness and a bear skin robe.
Yesterday was good day for walking and he
didn't care to ride down to business anyway.
The claims commission. all the members
present, were in session yesterday, passing
upon claims submitted to them. The COM
mission expect to complete the examination
OF all claims this week, and hope to have the
percentages made up ready to report by the
middle of next week.
The Swedish Literary society "Vega'' elect
ed Its officers for the ensuing year last even
ing, as follows: For president, Victor Berg
gren; vice president, John T. Nordstrom; Sec
retary, August Gilman; corresponding secre-
tary, Q. G. s.. johnson; Treasurer; H.. N.
ClOuse; librarian, Alfred Palmqulst
In the case of Samuel 8. Walbank, OF Du-
luth, against the st. Paul & Duluth Railroad
company, tried at the late term of the district
court, claiming damages in $4,000 for iDju-
ries received while passenger on the compa-
ny's road, for which the jury gave him So 800,
Judge Brill yesterday filed an order denying
the motion for a new trial.
"A dizzy old bum named A. Johnson was up
yesterday charged with exposing his person
in the glare of MONDAY on Seventh street. He
was drunk at the time, but as this was no rx-
cuse, he shelled ont the sum of $40. M.
Murphy had also made holy show of himself
after the same manner. He was out OF funds,
and took ten days durance.
Tuesday night, at late hour, as Swede
named 81. Oleson, was proceeding along Rosa
bel street, he was attacked by two men, who
knocked him down and robbed him Of $25.
Oleson is brakeman and he recognized his
assallants as two railroad men, residing In
Minneapolis. He describes one as being an
old and the other young man. Oleson was
pretty badly used up.
Chas. johnson was collared Tuesday night
staggering under the combined weight OF
booze and two huge sacks filed with paper
oyster pals. He was up yesterday charged
with larceny, and stated that he had CO sbbaged
the stuff near Seven Corners. He went over
for thirty days. This is the snoozer who
escaped from Jail short time ago while serv-
ing term for drunkenness.
1t was reported yesterday that Mrs. Geo.
Gray was trying to make it hot for the sport
ing fraternity, whom she claimed had beaten
her husband out Of $50 at the festive faro
racket. Yesterday she pursued his honor,
Mayor Rice again, and after talk with several
of the gamblers, 1t was decided that they
should give her the sum of $50. At the same
time no sympathy is wasted in official circles
on Gray, who is said to be rounder himself.
Mayor Rice has called meeting of the gen.
tlemen named by Hon. T. P. O'Connor, NJ. P,
for the formation of an Anti Coercion society
of st. Paul, at his Office at 8 o'clock this af-
terneon. The gentlemen designated by Mr..
O'COnnor is as follows: Mayor Rice, VIM.
Markoe, Timothy Reardon, James King, Pat
rick Butler, P. T. Kavanagh, R. w. johnson,
Thomas Brennan, H. ]. Oppenheim, P. H,
Kelly, Col. Allen, ]. G. Donnslly, J. c. Prem
dergast, John Bell, Thomas Grace, John Dow
Ian, NJ. J. O'Connor and Lawrence Fahey.
Mayor Rice has heart in him that always
beats in warmful sympathy for the unfortu-
nate waits and outcasts of human nature.
Scarcely day passes but his Office is besleged
with the distressed and unfortunate, and the
needy never 60 away empty handed. Yester-
day woman In delicate health called at his
office and stated that her husband was in Penn
bina, and that she had not heard from him in
two weeks. Meantime she was out of money,
and sadly In need Of relief. An order was is
sued making provision for her temporal well
fare.
The case Of Kitty Smith, charged with as