Daily globe., 1881-02-05
CITY GLOBULEs.

Hon, Sam. H. Nichols, clerk of the supreme
court, was yesterday absent from his office by
illness.
The Germania Singing society will give their
annual ball at Turner hall tonight The
preparations indicate grand time.
Andrew Echluud was up yesterday, charged
with drawing the claret from the bugle Of one
Wilson. The performance cost him IS.
A decision was rendered by Judge Brill yes
terday sustaining taxation of costs in the case
of VIM B. McGrorty VS.. Frank Boughton.
Messrs. D. McAllister and e. H. Clark vii
have charge of the young mems song service
this evening at 7;S0 in the 2. NJ c. A rooms.
Adiutant General Van Cleve yesterday re-
ceived notice of the allowance of Widows
pension, war of 1912, at the rate of eight dol
lars per month from July s, 1850.
The jury in the case of Patrick Kelly against
the st. Paul, Minneapolis s. Manitoba railroad
company, for $4,000 damages, on trial in the
district court yesterday, returned sealed yer-
dict at 9 o'clock last night.
Col. Johi. II. Stevens, of Minneapolis, who
fell in st. PAUL on Thursday and broke his
Yesterday. Owing to his age the injury will
confne the Colonel some time.
The alarm of fire from box at 6:20 O'Clock
Yesterday morning, was caused by the burning
of q small building used as an ice house ad.
Joining the Sioux City round house. The
building was destroyed and the loss is slight.
1t was evidently set on fire.
Several fatal cases of diphtheria have lately
occurred in ST. Peter. All the cases which
have occurred there have been in one small
part of the city and have been clearly traced
10 contagion. The latter cases have, there
ore, been strictly quarantined
4 young man named Davis visited city hall
last night and stated that he had been robbed
of silver watch in an Eagle street saloon. He
stated that he had been waltzing with a
stranger and that the latter suddenly snatched
his watch and made off with it.
Carrie Moore, she of the limpid eye and
bland but sinful way, was at the municipal
court Yesterday, charged with abusing Depu-
ty Sheriff Lonergran, who visited her house
10 execute writ. The gentle damsel was
fined SO for her fresh and frisky behavior.
A mass meeting Of the friends of Ireland.
will be held at St. Michael's Temperance hall
Sixth ward, at P. NJ. Sunday, for the pur
pose of organizing q branch of the Land
League. c. NJ Mccarthy, president and
other members of the executive of the central
league, will be in attendance.
Two lads of tender years named Joe O'Neil
and James Mccormick, were at the police
court yesterday, charged with stealing wood
from Costain & Cleary's wood yard, on West
Third street. They pleaded guilty, and on
account of their extreme youth they were
reprimanded and discharged.
Early yesterday morning James Davis was
picked up on Wabashaw street beautifully
arraigned at the police court yesterday he
stated that he was fireman on the Manitoba
railway and that it was his first spree in ten
years. On motion of the chancellor he was
discharged.
Two tramps named John Allen and Nick
Smith were before hizzoner yesterday morning
on suspicion of having stolen bolt of cloth
and selling the same to Simons, the Sheeney
saloon keeper. The case was held open un-
til Monday at 2 o'clock, and Simons will be
arraigned at2 O'Clock to-day, charged with
keeping q 'fence" for stolen property.
The St. Paul Lyceum and Dramatic club
will present this evening at the Opera House
the great Irish drama entitled 'Kathleen Ma
vourneen," under the direction of Mr.. Dan
Fitzpatrick, formerly of the Nip and Tuck
Dramatic company. Mr.. Fitzpataick says
that the members of the club are
by far superior to any amateur dramatic club
that he has ever seen, and says that some are
going to make grand hits.
John Kingsley and Clarence Wells were ar
rested at a late hour last night charged will
the larcenyof a watch and locket from &
Minneapolis granger named Davis. The rob
berry took place at Hutchs' saloon on Eagle
street, last evening. Wells was captured by
Capt. Clark and Kingsley was steered to thu
tower by Officer Cook. The men are off color
and it is thought they have been caught dea(
to rights. They will be arraigned this morn
ing.
meeting of The committee on streets anc
ordinances of the council was held last nigh
at city hall; all the members being present. A
petition was read from W. T. Maxfield, asking
for the opening of an alley through block 80
Rice & Irvine's addition. The application o
the Como railroad company for the righttt
occupy certain streets in the Third ward fo
their tracks, was discussed at length. A larg
number of property owners were present, ant
petition was read from Charles Haggenmil
Ter and twenty-five others, protesting agains
granting the application. Final action wa
postponed until next Friday.
Yesterday forenoon three audacious sneal
thieves seized dummy, adorned with an over
coat, from in front of the Boston clothin,
store and feloniously spirited the same up tn
adjacent flight of stairs leading to the uppe
stories of the building. In their flight the,
dropped the dummy on the stairs which mad
such a rattle as to attract Mr.. John Barney
one of the salesmen. On going to the door h
missed the dummy, and proceeding to the foo
of the stairs three men were seen, one of whom
was in the act of putting the coat under hi
arm. Upon seeing Mr.. Barney the villains
dropped the coat and skipped.
The adage says that every fold has its blacl
sheep Like everything else on this mundan
sphere, adages are given, preverication, but il
this instance the old saw in correct. Referenc
is had to the female domestics at the Claren
don hotel, one of whom skipped out the othe
day taking with her about S75 worth of cloth
ing and money belonging to the other girls
The heaviest loser is Mary Dashback, VIII,
mourns the loss of dress valued at S25,
cloak valued at S25 and $40 in monny, al
taken from her trunk. Another of the girl
lost dress valued at S14. The thief in thi
instance is supposed to have stolen article
before from rooms IN the hotel.