Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-16
CITY GLOBULEs.

The freman's library was removed from
Chief strong's Office to engine house No.
yesterday. The books are now ready for cir
culaiion.
Adjutant General VanCleve yesterday re.
ceived notice of the allowance of a pension
claim for 81, 45S.20 and of an increase from
S12 to $l4 per month.
J. B. Kask by name, and barrel by nature,
was up again yesterday for filling up with
tanglefoat. He can be seen at the sheriff's
castle during the next ten days.
The teachers institutes announced for Sank
Center the Goth inst and st. Cloud the 9th,
have been postponed on account of the preva-
lence of smallpox in the county.
Adjutapt General Van Ceye, absent from
his Office for two days past on account of IN
disposition, was able to put In appearance
yesterday, though still far from well.
Intelligence was received in st Paul yester.
day of the death of Neil Baker, son of Judge
Baker, of this city. He was killed Tuesday
by falling tee at New York Mills, this state.
The sale of tickets for the lecture of Oscar
Wilde, is far beyond the epectation of the
management. That Oscar has more than
enough admirers in st. Paul to fill the Opera
house, Is evident.
The new bell at the Market hail sounded her
first fire alarm yesterday. The alarm was
likewise received at the engine houses and
was thought to be from box 5. Engines Nos.
l and responded, but were unable to find any
cause for the alarm.
The election in the town of Rose Tuesday
resulted as follows: Supervisors, Lorenzo
Hoyt, chairman, D. q. Hunt, VIM Gould;
clerk, II. R. Gibbs; treasurer, N. Hermes;
constable, John Lieman; justices Of the peace,
Lorenzo Hoyt, David Peabody.
The name of Robert Dugall, was the first to
appear on the new book of criminal records at
the municipal court yesterday. Robert was
charged with having taken on board more
whisky, for one trip, than the law allows, and
for so doing received five days in the county
Jail.
The ladies of the First NJ. E. church expect
to entertain their friends on Friday evening,
the nth inst, right royalty. The parlors will
BIT thrown open to the expected crowd and
what with mu-ic, Rotations and q supper,
those who attend may louk out for a jolly,
good time.
Officer Bremen found tramp sleeping the
sleep Of the innocent and blessed, in hallway
ON Fifth street last night and promptly gave
him the big collar for the hotel de bum where
he sLent the night. Some one had been play.
ing polo on one OF his eyes and IN all, he was
an object of pity more than prosecution.
G. Newman INDUCED too frequently In In.
toxicatIDg thirst quencher Tuesday evening,
and one OF the stern guardians of the peace,
found it necessary to assist him to safe quar-
tiers. He was before the court yesterday morn.
ing for being drunk and dlsorderly and was
given fifteen days to think over the cause and
effect Of too much drunk.
A little 7-year old boy named Hail. had his
thigh and knee dislocated Tuesday, near the
Rice school building. He and some other
boys were playing around an embankment
near the building, and the little fellow had just
Jumped down, when another and larger boy
jumped down, not knowing that the Hall boy
was below. The larger boy jumped right ON
to the Hall boy, resulting as above stated.
John Coyne, on trial in the municipal court
yesterday afternoon, charged with having
robbed Mrs. Gibson of $500. The robbery oc-
Cured over TWO years ago and COyne could
not be found until last Monday, when he WAS
arrested in this city. Colne denied all knowl-
edge of the robbery and endeayored TO prove
an allbi but failed. He was held 10 await The
action of the grand jury, tn the sum of S75u
bail, and in default uf which he was commit
ted to the county jail.
The St. Paul Gas Light company having
concluded contract with the Fuller Electric
Light company of New York, to furnish cleo
trio lights to such OF our citizens as desire to
illuminate their premises herewith, has taken
measures to furnish these lights as soon as
the necessary apparatus, which has been Or
dered by telegraph, can be obtained The su-
perlority of the Fuller system over all Others,
for brilliancy, steadiness and safety Is so well
established that the Gas Light company has
given it the preference, and is convinced that
It will afford general satisfaction.
It has been figured out that Counselor
Arctander, in his closing argument in the Cox
Impeachment case made one of the longest
speeches in the criminal or political annals
of The United States He occupied 2S11s hours,
as follows: Wednesday, 81; Thursday, 6; Fri.
day, 6; Monday, and Tuesday s. This, at the
rate of 100 to $50 words per minute, which is
about his average rate of speaking, would
give grand total of from 1910 to 255,5 500
words spoken in the period named. And, after
all, the counselor only brought his argument
to close when he did because of want OF
time, several points he desired to enlarge upon,
being merely glanced at, as it were.