Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-29
CITY GLOBULEs.


The committee on streets and ordinance will
meet at 1880 o'clock this evening.
The jail break last Thursday demonstrates
the necessity of something more than half inch
rotten flooring to guard against the escape of
hardened desperadoes. The Jail should be at
once furnished with an iron floor.
A decree Of divorce was rendered by Judge
Brill yesterday, in the case of Isabella Bradley
against her husband William II. Bradley.
The divorce is granted on the grounds OF de-
sertion and cruel and inhuman conduct.
The funeral of John Charles Mullins, the
Young son of Bailiff James Williams of the
municipal court, took place from st. Joseph's
church at o'clock yesterday afternoon,and was
attended by large cOncOurse OF mourning
friends.
Leon Houde, Jerry Root and Frank Cum
mings, of Morrison county, were before q.
S. Commissioner Cardozo yesterday, charged
with trespaSsing on government lands. They
gave bonds in the sum of $500 each to appear at
the June term of court.
The eighth annual convention of the Young
Mems Christian association and churches Of
Minnesota will be held in Mankato on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday of next week. An inter-
estiug programme has been arranged and o
large attendance is promised.
The committee on new market house of the
council met Yesterday afternoon and esti-
mated the expense of lighting and heating the
new building. The cost will be about So, 900
per annnm, including salaries of market mas
ter, janitor, engineer and watchman.
Mobiles, Harrison and Smickel, sentenced to
the State penitentiary last Thursday, were
escorted to that institution yesterday by
Sheriff Richter. Harrison and Mobiles 90 up
for year and nine months each, and Smickel
will remain year and three months.
Mike Hoy, the detective, arrived In St. Paul
yesterday morning, having in charge a man
named Joseph LIE May, arrested in Wright
county for horse stealing. He is charged on
complaint of one r. II. Griffin with stealing
sorrel mare, and is brought here for safe keep
ing.
About o'clock last night a sneak thief
named Farley was detected in the act of
cabbaging pair of pants from in front of the
square dealing clothing house on Third street.
He dropped the trowsers and ran, being over
taken by Officer Nygaard, who landed him in
the cooler.
Complaint has been made recently of the
immense open gaps in the river, from which
ice has been taken. In view of the fact that as
means of travel the ice on the river is
much in use as a highway, these open places
are exceedingly dangerous and should be
fenced in without further delay.
Day before yesterday valuable buffalo over
coat was stolen from Minneapolis clothing
house, the suspected party being a Swede
named Larsen. The police have been on the
alert for the latter and he was captured by
Officer Lowell at the corner of Seventh and
Rosabel streets. He will be returned to Min
nespOlic to-day.
Several citizens residing in the neighborhood
of the capitol have lately been humbugged by
large, broad-shouldered woman, who goes
about from house to house begging clothes,
food, ETC., for herself and children, whom,
she says, were burned out at a fire on Rosabel
street. She tells a most pitiable tale of suffer
ing and woe. Look out for her. Mr.. Chase
says she is a fraud. Z.
With the exception of Morgan, all the
crooks whose escape from the county Jail was
| chronicled in yesterdays issue of the GLOBE,
are again in limbo. 1t was intimated yesterday
| that the escape was planned by friends of the
| prisoners outside of the Jail, and the circum-
stances decidedly favor this theory. Inquiry
| that somebody may hear something drop
Thursday night topper named Bennett was
found bowling along Wabashaw street, pre-
senting the similitude of schooner with oil
canvas spread, and lacking chart, compass or
rudder. Being deep in his cups and with
nothing but wind in his sail, be was sighted on
| port bow by Officer Lowell, who brrried him
| to the cooler. Yesterday he was before hizzon-
er, who assessed a fine of five bills. He paid
the scrip.
| Arrangements have been perfected for the
grand masquerade ball, to be given by the
German society at the Athenaum Monday
evening The demand for costumes has been
unusually large, Ond number of special fea-
lures have been arranged 10 divert the specta.
| tors in the gallaries. The active members of
the society will be attired in historic costumes
and the novelties will include number of
beautiful tableauX.
Last Thursday Hiram Adams drove out be-
hind his fast stopper for spin over the snow.
The sliding was superb, and coming down to
his oats the flyer made some fearfully rapid
time So fast did he step that citizens were
cautious of crossing the streets, lest the ami
NAL paw them into duck feed. Officer Cuuniff
got onto the racket and the festive youth was
run in. He was up yesterday, and the dash
cost him ten dollars.
Alva Ferguson was before hizzoner, yester-
day, charged with having been most wonder
fully drunk. He was run in half seas over
| and made the bastIle hideous with his bowling.
In the bull pen the vile inspiration of the night
| before had simmered down and he was as meek
as yearling. His hair pulled a dozen ways
! for matutinal cocktail, and his chances for
| hooking onto the same we're lessened by a five
| days. sentence to the cooler
A worker of lunch routes named Thomas
Cannon was up yesterday, charged with va
grancy. He tolls not, neither does he spin,
| yet July duster could not have looked half so
lonesome or dizzy. Still he preferred to take
| his chances with the unfeeling world rather
than accept warm berth in the bastile. He
promised to leave town if released and settle
down to business. A sentence of thirty days
was imposed and the same was suspended in
order to give him chance to get out.
| A horny.handed son of toll, named John
| Wentworth, was before Judge Burr yesterday,
charged with having wrestled with big toot.
| He drove in from his farm last Thursday with
load of produce, and after disposing of the
same he invested in several bowls of the rose.
| ofo Tho contract prnvpd foo ru,1ch for his