Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-07
CITY GLOBULEs.

taken to saltwater to-day.
Gen. Flower was engaged yesterday in in
specting the boilers of the government steam
er Emily.
Sheriff Richter will leave for st. Peter this
afternoon, having in charge the insane girl,
Matilda Bowers.
Associate Judge O'Brien celebrated his
twenty-eighth birthday last night by enter
tanning few friends.
The familiar face of DR.. Il. w. Robinson
was seen on our streets yesterday, the first
time since his serious illness.
The case OF the United States against Geo.
Dempsey and John Peaters was resumed before
Judge Cardozo yesterday. 1t is still on trial.
Adiutant General Van Cleve yesterday re-
ceived notice of the allowance of INVALID pen
sion at IS per month, amounting up to the
present time to Sl,573o0.
A warrant was issued yesterday afternoon
for the arrest of Mrs. Schnell and Victoria
Smith, charged with diserderly conduct, on
complaint of Mrs. Echhorn.
All old soldiers should bear in mind that an
adjourned meeting will be held at the old
court house Friday evening, to complete the
organization of post of the Grand Army OF
the Republic.
About II o'clock last night Officer Larson
arrested the most prodigious drunk of the
season. He Weighed about 800 pounds, and it
took a hack and half dozen men to land him
In the cooler.
Daniel Mahoney, the dog catcher, was bit
ten in the right hand yesterday afternoon
while in the act of collaring cur on Cedar
street. A painful wound was inflicted, and
the hand will be disabled for several days.
Capt. NJ. &. Gray, of West St. Paul, met
with quite loss yesterday in the destruction
by fire at Pine City of the steamer May Queen.
The boat was formerly on White River Lake,
but for two seasons past has been running on
Snake river.
At meeting of the trustees of Oakland
Cemetery association held yesterday the off,
GERS of the association were reelected for the
ensuing year as follows: President, Gen. b.
Il. sibley; secretary, Richard Marvin; actuary,
Morris Lanpher.
George Yoerg, whose wife died from
the supposed effects of brutal beating ad-
ministered by his hands, or rather feet, was
arraigned at the police court yesterday charged
with murder in the second degree. The hear
Ing was continued uutll hOuudy duu uC "dS
committed without bail.
As the court remarked, 81. Fl. Adams and A
Halverson might have found better business
than prowling around on the hill after mid
night. Officer McFetridge ran across them
twice and the second time he waltzed them to
the cooler, as they refused to give an account
of themselves. They were fined S25 or thirty
days and sentence was suspended.
terday recording the sale of the east 80 acres
of the southwest quarter of section %, and the
southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of
the same section, sold by W. R. Marshall and
wife to E. W. Winter for S13,800. The land
is near the Catholic cemetery and southwest
of the Como road.
The case against John Louderdale and two
others, charged with numerically beating a
man named WEIGH in the Sixth ward, on the
4th of July, was called for hearing yesterday
morning. Another postponement was asked
for and The hearing was continued until next
Wednesday. 1t is understood that the parties
are trying to "settle" with WEIGH.
short session of the district court was
held yesterday morning, the object being to
pass sentence on Frank Mantor, convicted OF
the larceny of valuable papers from the safe al
Schack's grocery store, on Seventh street. Mr.
S. l.. Pierce, counsel for def ndant, made q
few remarks, alter which the prisoner was
sentenced to year and three months in tht
State penitentiary.
Hattie Mcbride was arrested yesterday morn
ing on complaint of Aid. j. c. Mccarthy
charged with dlsposing of mortgaged proper
ty. The defendant gave mortgage to secure
a note for $500, and being under the impress
sion that the note had been paid, she disposed
of the property The hearing was called il
the police court yesterday afternoon, and after
explanations and a satisfactory settlement the
case was dismissed.
VIM. Hicks is genteel looking fellow, but
he will have to turn down the brakes or hi:
appetite for rum will get away with him. Las
week he was found lying asleep on the edge Of
the bridge, and he was arrested again early
Yesterday morning. He was drunk and hac
invited the officer to take beer. Strange as il
may seem they took walk 10 the tower. The
court gave him lecture yesterday and sen
tence was suspended.
The case of E. M. johnson, the fsrmel
errand boy at the Drum Majors resort
charged with the larceny of $50 from
drunken stranger, named D. M. Jones, came
up in the police court yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Egan stated that he had investigated tbt
case and that there was no evidence to sub
stantlate the charge. As to the new clothing
purchased by johnson he had been INFORMED
that in streak of drunken liberality Jone,
had given the boy $50. The case was dis
missed.
Miss Magdalene Presley, a very devout Cath
ole woman, of about SO years, who recent,
died in Wyandotte, Kansas, and was buried a
st. Louis by the Sisters of the Convent of St.
Mary's, with whom she formerly lived, lef
about $1,000 in cash and some other small
property, divided in small requests, mostly tt
religious societies and for religious purposes
Somewhat of a sensation was made in St. Louis
over her being buried, as was alleged, withou
either the knowledge or attendance of her two
sisters, residing in that city, and it is said th,
two sisters and a brother, residing in st. Paul
may contest the will.
Sweet Willie we have missed you, was thu
plaintive cry of little woman with eddies O;
care around her large blue eyes, while thu
burden was echoed from half dozen brown
throated children, more or less. And al
night long while the weary woman watched
for the coming of her husband, the wretch
was pounding the hard floor of cell at the
city hall. His name is Peterson and he came
into court yesterday morning with sore
head and regretful look, bearing In his hand
dinner pail. On his way home Tuesday