Daily globe., 1881-01-13
CITY GLOBULES


H. c. Burbank is foreman of the grand
jury.
The board of education will meet at 7:S0
o'clock Saturday night
The distric' court adjourned yesterday, until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
There will be meeting of the land league
tonight at their hall, Seventh and Jackson
streets
Rev. d. r. Breed delivers his interesting lec-
ture "Little Things in Europe" at the Opera
House this evening.
DR.. Quinn reports the condition of Frank
Clark, who broke his leg while coasting Tues
day, as favorable to his rapid recovery.
William Knapp, the unfortunate ex-soldier,
subject to fits, was furnished W ith pass for
Chicago and left yesterday for that city.
A decision was rendered by Judge Wilkin
yesterday, denying the motion for new trial
in the case of VIM. II. Gray against Kiene
Brothers.
W. A. Hilyard, employed at the Northern
Pacific land Office, had the misfortune Tuesday
night to lose valuable violin from a sleigh
in which he was riding on East Seventh street
The first annual masquerade ball under the
auspices of Lincoln Grove I. A. o. D.. will be
given this evening at Pfeifer's hall. Elabo.
rate arrangements have been made and huge
time is anticipated.
The sheriff yesterday returned the names of
Geo. Sherwood, Dillon O'Brien, Joshua Rob.
ertson, c. D. Mayo and Adolph Paar, members
of the grand jury, who appeared in accordance
with special summons.
A bird fancier named William Jackson was
before Judge Burr yesterday charged with the
larceny of two dressed geese from Peter Reder.
He pleaded guilty to having cabbaged the
fowls and was sent to the quay for thirty days.
The train for Minneapolis via the Milwaukee
4 st. Paul Short line, which left here at4 p NJ.
yesterday, jumped the track at the Eagle street
crossing on the upper levee. Nearly the whole
train was thrown off, but no one was injured.
Notice of the allowance of five pension
claims was received by Adjutant General Van
Cleve yesterday, as follows: Two invalids,
one for 81, ,227, another for S1,16S60; a faith
er's claim for S349.S7; and one invalid claim
increased from 81 to So per month.
The firm of Lindeke, Warner & Schurmeier,
paid custom duties yesterday on large con-
slgnment of goods from Manchester, England.
The duties amounted to 1856, in payment OF
which Collector of Customs Richards received
a certified check.
n tony young fellow named Frank Waller
was before hizzoner Yesterday charged with
being drunk and having insulted lady on
Third street. He pleaded guilty to disorderly
conduct, and was fined $40. On payment OF
the coin he was discharged.
A petition was filed in the district court yes.
terday by Jerome Nichols Asking for his dis
charge as trustee Of the will of Monroe Mich
OILS. An order to show cause why he should
not be discharged was issued by Judge Sim
ons, returnable on the 5th of February.
In the dead silence of Tuesday night some
deuced funny fellows played a practical joke
on the residents of Tenth street between st.
Peter and Wabashaw, by transferring the
front gates of number of residences. The
victims to the practical joke viewed the
transaction with disgust.
The alarm of fire from box No. 81, at 2:3O
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was occasioned
by the discovery of fire in q shed adjoining the
residence of William Shelly, Eleventh near st.
Paul street. The department turned out and
the blaze was soon eXtinguished. The shed
was empty, and the loss on the building will
not exceed $25 or $50
Among the chronic dodgers at the city hall
each night half dozen "regulars" were select
ed yesterday and trotted before the court on
the charge of vagrancy. Their names were
VIM. Jones, Fred johnson, John Walsh, d
high toned vag who wore kids; John Casserly
James King, an old timer; Barney Mullen and
John Robbins. The latter promised to 90 tc
work and was discharged. King went over
for sixty days, and Mullen and Barney took q
months time in theirs the other defendants
being sent out of town.