Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-13
CITY GLOBULES.

The county auditor is having new hoo
laid in his Office.
Judge Brill yesterday overruled the de-
murrer in the case of Mary R. Lee VS.. M
A. Sprague.
A sociable and supper is to be given by
the ladies of Christ church at the guild
room tonight.
The company, designed to handle the
new Hayes truck, was organized yesterday
and is now in the service of the city.
Judgment was filed in the district court
yesterday in the case of q. J. McAfee VS..
p. ". Purtell, for $12S.77 in favor of the
plaintiff
Officer De Corsey captured an overcoat
thief last night and locked him up. The
fellow helped himself to an overcoat at the
Western hotel.
The ladies of Christ church will give
social and supper at the Guild room We'd
nesGay evening, Dec. -. AL are cordially
Invited to attend.
special meeting of the council will be
held At O'Clock this afternoon to consider
the award for the new iron spans for the
Naoashaw street bridge.
Martin NicIutire, who undertook to ap-
propriate caddy of tobacco to his own
use, was given sixty days in jail by Judge
Burr yesterday morning.
Poor old Mrs. Benton filed up on ben
zine Monday, and yesterday Judge BUR-
gave her thirty days in the House OF the
GOOD Shepherd in which to brace up.
The hearing in the case of O'Co,raa
against Richter to settle who is sheriff of
Ramsey county Will take place before
Judge Simons at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Fl. NJ. Richardson, sheriff of Olmsted
county, passed through st. Paul for Still
water yesterday, with George Allen, SEN
fenced to two years for larceny from the
person.
Ahnut 5 o'clocklast night, what was sup
posed to be an alarm of fire proved to be
nothing more than the superintendent at
work at the boxes, trying to SEQ if any of
them would work.
II. NJ. Richardson, sheriff of Olmsted
county, passed through st. Paul yesterday,
with George Allen, who was convicted, in
that county for larceny, and who was du-
~ housed at Saltwater.
Everybody seems determined to improve
the present splendid sIeighing to the full
est, tho streets Of the city being con-
stantly thronged with swift-passing rigs,
largely of pleasure-seekers.
The motion of Judge O'Gorman in his
contest with Sheriff Richter, to have the
latter show cause why the cause should
not be set for Immediate trial will be ar
gued before Judge Simons to-day.
Officer Peltier was called upon last even
ing to take charge of fellow who made
himself very disagreeable and obnoxious
to people at Woods theatre. The fellow
) that was thus locked up would not give his
name.
H. j. Mayhem, charged with horse steal
ing, as noted in the GLOBE yesterday, was
dismissed upon the hearing before Judge
Burr, the evidence showing the boy had
been a little indiscreet, perhaps, but that
no wrong was intended.
The management of the Miss Lenora
Austin party desires to inform those per
SONS holding tickets who were unable to
secure reserved seats Tuesday morning,
owing to misunderstanding at the box
take has been rectified.
David Sanford, Jr., son of David San
ford, an old settler of st. Paul was yes
terday admitted to practice in the courts
OF this state, by the supreme court, upon
a certificate of the supreme court of
Michigan, in the law school at Ann Arbor,
of which state he graduated with honor.
Yesterday after no on post norton ex-
animation was made of the body of Nelsr
Swanson, who was killed by the falling of
bank on the corner of Fourth and Wa
couta streets, and afterwards an inquest
was held. The result of the latter was
a verdict that Swanson came to his death
wholly by the accident.
The sale of tickets for the sLenora
Austin Party" which commenced yester-
day morning was very successful, indeed,
and seems to indicate good house. The
concert and general entertainment these
ladies, assisted by Prof. Wood and tenor
singer from Boston, will give tomorrow
night will be an unusually good one.
Tonight new degree in Odd Fellow
ship will be instituted at at K. of P. hall,
called Rotert .. D. Encampment No.
IL The body is named in honor of the
late Edward Rotert of this city, whose
high standing in the order and many pri-
vate virtues and worth is thus sought to be
conmemorated by his surviving brothers.
Two suits for damages against the city
were brought yesterday. One was brought
by Patrick Cullen to recover $1,000 for
damages that he claims to have suffered il
consequence of the grading OF Tiitou
street. The other is brought by John
Purvis, who claims $3.50 for damages
done to his property by grading on Jack
son street.
In the U. S. district court yesterday, the
grand jury returned seven indictments
against H. w. Bennett, late of Minneap-
oils, arrested in Chicago some six weeks or
more ago upon the charge Of tampering
with the mails of firms with which he was
engaged. Bennett has been in the county
Jail since his arrest. It is supposed he will
plead guilty.
Frank Carver, bartender of the Business
Mems Home saloon, and one of the trio of
Sunday night burglars, who secured con-
tinuance of his case Monday until yester-
day. is now in jail awaiting the action of