Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-20
CITY aLoBuLEs.

block 10, l. Dayton's addition, to Rebecca P.
Donis for 5000.
John Kelly, peddler of snide finger rings
| and sleight-of-hsnd performer, was arrested
last night by Officer O'Keefe.
The case of Ira Hart, charged with the lar
ceny of suit of clothing from colored
brother, will be tried on the 22d INST
Hiram Klingensmith has been appointed
special Waterman on the instance of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad company.
George Morton is requested to come into
court on complaint of another darkey named
Tom Morton, who charges the former with
cutting his lip.
Mayor Rice, on yesterday, appointed John
Geary as special policeman, without pay, to
preserve the peace in the locality of Third and
Commercial streets.
Two brothers, named Pat and James Griffin,
engaged in drunken orgie under the Third
street bluff last night and they were both
landed in the cooler.
The alarm from box No. z about noon yes
terday was caused by a chimney blaze at the
residence of II. Il. Kent, Fort and Chestnut
streets. Damage slight.
The corniee was being put in position yes
terday upon the new Steele block, corner of
Wabashaw and Seventh streets, handsomely
| topping off the very neat and tasty inside fin
| ish of the block.
| The performance of the new comedy of
FURNISHED ROOMS" last night, was in every
way successful. The play is good, though
susceptible of improvement, and the cast is
excellent throu ghout.
| A search warrant was issued yesterday to
Chief R. o. Strong for Brahma rooster sup
posed to have been cabbaged by one James
Burns. The clerk ordered the rooster and
man brought into court.
Yesterday morning the county auditor sold
delinquent property in the First, Second and
Third wards for the unpaid taxes of 1880.
Delinquent property in the Fourth and Fifth
wards will be sold to-day.
An old gent named J. A. Strong swore out a
warrant yesterday for the arrest of lusty
youth named Frank Peters. He claims the
latter BACKED his eye, almost dIslocated his
jaw and knocked out two of his false teeth
About dark last evening an extremely
drunken teamster fell from his wagon on
Sixth street, near Robert, and sustained sever
al ugly but not dangerous Commissions in the
head. He was hustled home by his friends.
A new dry goods establishment in the cor
ner store of the Steele block, corner of Waba-
shaw and Seventh streets, and a new clothing
store on the opposite of Wabashaw will add
materially to the business appearance OF this
street.
| Manager Haines announces that, in view OF
the death of the President, no entertainment
will take place at the Opera house this even
ing. In this decision he is supported by Mr..
Edward Lake, the manager of the Furnished
Rooms" combination.
| Jacob Eusch is the festive Teuton who was
yanked in for trying to get up circus:on his
own account on West Third street. He said
to the court that he was so drunk that he
didn't know what he was doing, and for this
he was fined SIS or ten days.
Citizens residing at the upper end of Fort
street complain of the almost total absence of
lamp light after dark. It is stated that the
lamps are frequently lighted at O'Clock in
| the afternoon, and that the supply of gasoline
Is exhausted by or O'Clock.
A postal card was received by Chief Weber
yesterday, addressed to the city marshal. The
| writer desired to be informed if anyone in this
| city had five or six car loads of s'Irlsh po-
| tatoes for SAIL" It is understood that the
chief will forward that fellow some salt.
The big balloon took it's departure for New
York yesterday, it's passage thither being facil-
itated by means of freight car. 1t and Prof.
King might have been seen about noon yes
terday passing down Third street in a farmers
wagon, drawn by couple of gentle cobs.
Thus ended the big fzzle.
When asked by the court yesterday if he
was guilty of being vag, an old bum named
Thomas Laherty replied that he supposed so.
Thomas had been up before, but if released
| this time he promised to leave the city and
never come back again. With this agreement
he was ordered to hustle.
Patrick Mclaughlin and VIM. Cook are old
cronies, and to cement the bond of friendship
SATURDAY. night they INDUCED in a mutual
spree. The old stuff made them crankey and
they were both run in. Mclaughlin forfeited
| $25, and Cook, who put in an appearance at
the court yesterday, was only fined five bills.
"A young German with a reppellant cast in
his eye, named Joseph Wilmer, was arraigned
at the police court yesterday, charged with
| the larceny of a clock from Major Kelliher.
| The prisoner swore that he had bought the
jigger for $1.35, but the chances were against
| him and he went to the bastile for thirty
| days.
A little old man, who looked as if he was
dried up and ready to blow away, named John
Sheehy, was before hizzoner yesterday, charged
with vagrancy. The officer stated that the
prisoner had been picked up on street cor
ner, singing ribald ditty. He pleaded with
tears in his eyes to be let 60, and was ordered
out of town.
Kenneth Daft, granger, had been fearfully
drunk. His yellow hair looked like shock
of tangled oakum and he was all broke up.
He was arrested on Third street loaded to the
guards. Yesterday he stated that he had been
held up and robbed of all his money and a
postoffice order. he wanted to go home and
the court let him 90.
| Upon the arrival of train at the Union
depot last night, two hotel runners named
G. Harris and John Bartenslauter, engaged in
an unseemly scramble over a passenger.
Rushing upon the platform, in violation of
the ordinance, they made a dive for the
granger, and being observed by the depot
policemen they were yanked to the lookup.
The large frame warehouses which Griggs
& Foster are building on lower Third street,
| is to be rooted and sided with corrugated
| iron. 1t occupies ground space of 200 feet
front on Third street by so feet deep, and is to
| he occuDied for ten vears nv r D. Buford q