Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
CITY GLOBULES

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gone over Sunday.
A large folding key was left at police head
quarters yesterday, which the owner may
have on identification.
Bailiff Dowlan was engaged yesterday in
drawing the 200 jurors from which the juries
will be chosen for the current year.
In the words of the melancholy Dane, the
times are out of joint Not single sinner
confronted justice at the police court yester-
day morning.
A free-for-all driving track has been con-
structed on the ice on the river. The track
would have been much better had it been roll
ed instead of scraped
The case of Elizabeth Parker VS.. the city of
st. Paul in which damages of $4,000 are
claimed for trespass on lots adjoining lrvine's
park, will come up to-day on demurrer to
the complaint.
Sheriff Vanstrom, of.Kittson county, reached
St. Paul yesterday, and took in custody Hugh
Drain, the young man wanted on suspicion
of stealing cattle He will leave with his
prisoner to-day.
The annual concert and ball of the Concor-
dia Singing society will take place at the
Atheneum this evening. Music will be fur
nished by the Great Union band and q good
time is anticipated.
Chief of Police Shortall of saltwater passed
through st. Paul yesterday for Minneapolis,
having in charge a demerip who is wanted
as a witness against Madame Dunn, keeper of
bagnio in that city.
The annual meeting of the State Firemen's
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Association will be held at Lake City, on
Tuesday the 18th inst. All the cities in the
State will be represented, and an interesting
session is looked for.
The twelfth anniversary of the foundation of
the Father Mathew temperance society will be
appropriately celebrated at Sherman hall next
Monday evening. A banquet will be given,
following which short addresses will be made,
interspersed with toasts and music.
Negotiations for telegraph news facilities
were begun yesterday, with view of starting
new evening paper in st. Paul, the first number
OF which is intended TO be issued about Feb
ruary LIST, next. Rumor associates with the
enterprise Capt Fl. A. Castle, late editor of the
Dispatch.
AT o'clock yesterday morning tempera-
ture of twenty to twenty-eight degrees below
zero was reported from every station on the
Northern Pacific except Sank Rapids. There
it was reported only ten degrees below zero,
but 1t is suspected the agent took his ther
mometer in doors to read it,
The morning express on the Northern Pa
cific railroad due in st. Paul at $50 A. NJ, ar
rived three hours late yesterday, owing to an
accident to freight train at Valley City. The
freight ran off the track at the latter place and
damaged the approach TO the bridge. NO
great damage was sustained.
August Ziegler swore out a warrant yester
day for the arrest of Charles Passavant on the
charge of assault and battery. Ziezler was
before the court last week, and the trouble is
supposed to have originated from the peculiar
transaction to which the Latter was the prln-
cipal, in the register of deeds office.
Tomorrow evening the dramatic division of
the German society will produce at the Athe-
naum five act comedy entitled CDR. Klous."
The drama is by LArrouge," the famous au-
thor of ''Mein Leopold" performed by Ray
mond few weeks since, and other popular
works. Music by Seibert's orchestra.
After several years of faithful and assiduous
service Capt. Jacob Manner has decided to
tender his resignation as president of the Ger
man society. On assuming the onerous posi-
ton the society was in debt several thousand
dollars, which by admirable executive ability
has been reduced to a minimum. The loss will
be regretted and deeply felt by all concerned.
Mr.. Ferry, of the firm of Richards & Ferry,
livery dealers, Hastings, visited st. Paul last
night, in search of black team and cutter,
engaged by stranger three days ago. On
hiring the team the man, who gave the name
of DR.. Cooley, stated that he was going into
the country to sell apatent medicine, and that
he would return in two days at the latest. AS
he NAV have encountered extremely good or
bad luck, there is q chance OF his showing up
yet.
An action was commenced in the district
court yesterday by VIM. G. Butler against
John Harrington, II. P. Rugg, Margaret E.
Culver and others to foreclose mortgage for
$1,000 1t is alleged that the above sum was
loaned defendants, who gave as security
mortgage on lots two and six, block twenty
four, Rice and Irvine's addition to St. Paul;
that the time of payment is over due and that
no part of the same has yet been payed.
Therefor judgment is asked as above stated.
About els O'Clock yesterday morning a
still alarm of fire was received at No. engine
house, Fort street, occasioned by the discovery
of fire at No. 222 Fort street, occupied by A.
F. Henschell as a toy and notion store. Upon
the arrival of the department the shelving
back of the counter was found to be on fire,
but vigorous stream sufficed TO soon quench
the incipient blaze. The damage was mostly
by water and the loss is from $500 to 5000; in
sured for $3.50. The fire caught from a crate
of matches supposed to have been ignited by
the nibbling of mice
For number of years past rivalry has ex-
listed between several saloon keepers as to
whom should succeed in securing license
number one at the beginning of the new
year, the law requiring that licenses shall be
renewed at the first of the year. Heretofore
the first license has been secured by certain
saloon keeper who has taken pleasure in boast
ing of his prize at the expense of his fellows
in the same line of business. This year, how
ever, the first license was taken out by An
drew Brown, Fifth and Rosabelle streets, who
paid his 500 on the Sd inst, and secured the
prize.
1t was reported on Tuesday that two over
coats had been stolen from Mrs. Smith board
ing house, corner of Tenth and jackson
streets. Suspicion rested on a tramp
named Gordon Gregory, who had been en-
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