Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-11
CITY GLOBULEs.

The board of abatement will meet at the
county auditors Office this afternoon at
o'clock. All interested are invited to attend.
Yesterday was prolific day for DRINKS.
Officer vogtle collared hilarious topper on
Third street and two timber victims of booze
were waited to the tower by Officers Newall
and Lynch.
The picturesque st. Croix and other sketches,
including racy descriptions of White Bear and
Lake Minnetonka, is the title of an interesting
work just completed by Mr.. VIM. II. Dunno.
1t will be issued in a few days.
A letter from Edna, Polk county, received In
this city, chronicles the discovery OF gold IN
the sand hills near that place. There is great
excitement in consequence, and people ge1el-
ally are expecting the Development OF Dig
bonanza.
The funeral of Benjamin G. Sloppy, particu.
lars of whose accidental death by shooting
appeared in Yesterdays issue OF the GLOBE,
will take place from the residence OF ms pa
rents, No. 46 DeBow street, at ESQ O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon. Friends are invited.
Ed Macy, who has the reputation of being
q holy terror when under the influence
of LIQUOR, got on the rampage yester-
day afternoon, and vented his spleen on his
wife. He raised perdition at his residence in
the Fourth ward, and was locked up by Officer
Mcmahon.
The early pedestrians on Third street about
o'clock yesterday morning, were startled by
the appearance of man who rushed madly up
the street with an open knife in his hand.
Officer Rouleau acoosted the individual, when
he became frenzied and very demonstrattve.
Assistance was called in the person of Officer
Morarlty and the dangeous person was locked
up. He gave the name of Wallace, and was
either deranged or SOLDERING up from snakes in
his boots.
In Saturdays issue of the GLOBE, mention
was made of an infrm old lady, both deaf and
blind, who had been sent to Red Wing, where
she expected to join her husband. She re-
turned to this city yesterday morning, stating
that her husband, George Huntress, was resid-
ing with man named Doc Harrison, in this
city. An officer was detailed to look up the
case but no such person could be found. II
looks like case Of cruel and heartless deser-
ton. The woman Is out of means and her
condition is pitiable.
A bloody combat took place on upper Fert
street yesterday afternoon over plug OF
tobacco and jacknife, the contestants being
Steve Downey, one Wyman, and third party
who boarded street car and escaped. The
men quarrelled over knife which one of the
parties had produced to cut tobacco. They
had rough and tumble fight at the corner OF
Fort and Smith streets, and all three were
pretty badly punished. - Officer Mcmahon
stopped the fight, and the men named were
put under arrest.
About 2 o'clock yesterday morning the
attention of Officer Casey was called to dis.
turbance in the saloon corner of Seventh and
John streets. On going thither he encountered
brace of inebriates, who were quarreling
over a watch. One of the men, granger
named II. w. Nelson, claimed to have been
held up by his companion, a man named Mike
Ryan, and unwound to the extent of silver
watch. Ryan passed the Jigger over to the
officer, stating that Nelson had dropped 1t dur.
ing scuille and that he had merely picked II
UP. He was lodged in the cooler.