Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-28
CITY GLoBuLIss.

The 31st is the last day on which taxes may
be paid without the penalty.
The case against Pat Carr charged with
bulldozing one Generich will come up for
hearing to-day.
M. B Farrell was mulct five bills at the po-
lice court, yesterday, as the penalty for having
garnished the optic of one Dan Coiey.
Aman named r. R. Wayne, was arrested by
officer Hanft yesterday afternoon, charged
with the larceny of several tools from car
penter.
Four members of Aid. Minea's brothers
family in the Sixth ward, Mrs. Minea and
three children, are dangerously ill with the
scarlet fever.
An order was rendered by Judge Simons
yesterday granting divorce in the case of
Chas. H. Clark against Mary E. Clark, on the
grounds Of desertion.
Ed. Bazille's brick yard has turned out the
first brick of the season. He has secured the
contract for Kttson's mammoth stables,
which will require 10000 brick.
E. G. Rogers and John W. Willis will ad-
dress the Central Land league this Saturday
evening, at hall corner Seventh and jackson
streets. An interesting meeting is expected.
There was no boat in or out yesterday, but
both the Arkansas, of the st. Louis & st.
Paul line, and the Josie, of the Diamond Jo
line, are expected this evening, to leave to-
morrow.
The other day Mrs. Smith swore out a war.
rant for the arrest of her husband, Frank, on
the charge of assault and battery Yesterday
Mrs. Smith explained that the affair had been
arranged and the case was dismissed.
The case of the State against Rolla Parker,
charged with brutal assault on Jerry Sulli-
van, was called for hearing and continued for
one week. Sullivan is still lying in very
precarious condition and may not be able to
appear for some time.
What's in name? An old bum bearing the
illustrious name of John Brown was before
hizzoner Yesterday charged with having been
lying on the sidewalk drunk The degenerate
wretch was fined S., and not having the ducats
he went to the quay.
Five shiftless, sorry and dirty-looking
tramps were before hizzoner yesterday charged
with vagrancy. Officer Hanft testified that
they had been yanked from car in East st.
Paul. They promised to leave the city if given
march.
James NJ. Vaudeville, editor of the Ameri-
can Travellers Journal, is in the city. His
publication is issued at New York and st.
Louis, and is largely devoted to information
for tourists. He will spend some time in this
vicinity writing up the various Minnesota
Summer resorts.
The annual sale of unclaimed packages re-
ceived by the American Express company
during the past year took place at No. 1893 East
Third street yesterday. Several wagon loads
of packages were knocked down to the high
est bidder by the auctioneer, and the sale gave
rise to an infinite amount of fun and merri-
ment. f
During the storm Thursday night new
house, nearly completed, situated on Ninth
avenue, at the head of Laurel, was struck by
lightning. Some ornamental iron work on
the roof appeared to be the attracting feature,
and the lightning ripped up the roof boards at
random to the gutter at the edge of the roof.
The damage was not serious. The building is
owed by Geo. Magee.
A woman named Smith, who was engaged
in peddling lace at White Bear, obtained lodg-
ing Thursday night in that place and in the
morning it was discovered that she had secret
ed pair of pants, a blanket and shirt on her
person and was about to decamp. She played
the .first offense" dodge, and told such a pitt
full tale that she was not arrested. White Bear
having just been incorporated, her officials are
new and tender-hearted.
A very lonely darkey named John Pierson
was arraigned at the police court yesterday
morning for having smashed brother named
John Jones. The latter was soft on Persons
hired girl, and on bringing some washing
home the other day, he tried to
spank the damsel. Pierson got onto the
racket and went for that gem'men in way
that made his eyes start. For this he paid a
double eagle.
C. Lundsgaard reels of the chin music as
runner for the Manitoba house on Rosabel
street. He came to the police court yesterday
and told woful story about Joe and Fred Bar
tenschlager, proprietors of the Minnesota
house, and his deadly rivals. Yesterday Lunds-
gard gobbled some emigrants, and while
steering them to his hotel he claims that his
rivals bounced upon him and gave him q
bounding. He swore out warrant for their
arrest.
Gov. Pillsbury yesterday received the certi-
fcate of j. M. Williamson, of the general
land office, Washington, D. G., Of date May
18th, approving list fifteen of swamp and
oyerhowed lands selected as inuring to the
State of Minnesota, under the provisions Of
the act of Congress approved March II, 1860,
extending the swamp grant of September 28,
1850, to said State, in the district OF lands sub
iect to sale at st. Cloud, embracing 3o,929.05
acres.