Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-24
CITY GLOBULEs.

The personal tax collections at the county
treasurer's office amounted to $4,000.
Geo. W. Walsh has commenced suit against
Robert Diamond to collect $500 for profession
al services.
Adjutant General VanCleye yesterday re-
pension claim for $500.
The road riders were out in large force yes
terday afternoon, enjoying the fine weather
and splendid sleighing.
Joseph Mckee has sold the west one-half OF
lot block No. 2. Hopkins addition, to VIM.
Knight, for consideration of $1,000.
Mrs. James L. Henernan has conveyed to
Mrs. Juliana Petsch lot 5, block %, Kittson's
addition, corner of Neill and Seventh streets,
for $6,500 The lot is 80 by Ill feet.
Last night Officer Brusseau picked mp a
stray horse and cutter on Third street, the
appearance of which seemed to Indicate run
away. The nag was put in the Metropolitan
stable.
Col Taylor, state librarian, received yester-
day from Hon. John Slaughter, state librarian
for Wyoming, volumes Of the session laws
and Journals of that territory for the years
1869 to 1879, inclusive.
The jury in the case of Martin Grodin
against the st. Paul Il Duluth Railroad CON-
pany, in which action was brought for $4,000
damages, returned verdict yesterday for 800
in favor of the plaintiff.
In the case of August Botzet against the
city of St. Paul, Judge Brill on yesterday
made an order setting aside the assessment,
for the reason that judgment had not yet been
entered in similar case.
The grand council of the Brotherhood of
Telegraph operators held meeting last night
and decided to send delegation down to
Northtieid, to attend the funeral of the late
Lawrence Eckles, who died yesterday.
Mayor Rice and wife will leave to-day on
visit to Chicago and the East. The mayor
expects to be gone about three weeks and may
go south before mis- return home. Aid. John
Dowlan will fulfill the duties of the office
during the mayors absence.
The remains of the late John l. Porter, in
charge of his father-in-law, Mr.. johnson, of
Minneapolis, will reach that city this friday
morning. He was the secretary of the Duluth
Iron company, and was formerly connected
with the St. Paul Il Duluth company.
The report in the dsreputable morning
Minneapolis paper printed in this city relative
to ex-Gov. Davis was false. He is not danger
ously i'll and is not suffering from dipththcria.
He has an liberated sore throat, but his ply
stefan reported him much better yesterday.
The Office of the Emmett Light Artillery
have arranged for complimentary celebra-
ton of the first anniversary of the organiza
ton to be given at Market hall on the 4th Of
March. The entertainment will include all
exhibition drill and literary and musical ex-
ercise.
Yesterday the district court took up the case
of Mary Jane Ashton against j. j. McCardy,
auditor, for $500 damages, alleged to have
resulted from defendants refusal TO certify 10
a deed. The grounds 'of the refusal were
that he claimed the taxes had not been paid,
while plaintiff claimed the reverse.
A postal card was received at police head
quarters yesterday from Sheriff Arm
strong, Of Goodhue county, Offering a
reward of $50 for the arrest of Walter Fish,
wanted for highway robbery He is % years
old, five feet seven inches high, weighs $40
pounds, has dark hair and eyes and his face is
filled with pox marks.
Chief Weber has sent out postal cards
bearing a description of young man named
Barnch and offering reward for information
leading to his whereabouts. He was a travel
ing salesman for wholesale clothing house
and was last seen in Minneapolis about the
middle of January. 1t is feared that he has
been foully dealt with as his accounts are
straight He is 26 or % years old, five feet
ten inches high, weighs $50 pounds, has brown
hair and small side whiskers and wore a suit
of drab clothes.
The works Of great men all remind us, COM
menced hizzoner as he clambered to his perch
in the pulpit yesterday morning, the rcflec-
ton no doubt having arisen from thoughts
relating to the celebration of the birthday of
the late lamented Mr.. Washington. He was
about to proceed with learned dissertation
when The balli1 remarked that there were no
gentlemen in the bull pen who might, saving
their absence, have been vastly edited by the
moral truths laid down by his majesty. In
quiry developed that there had not been an
arrest for twenty-four hours, an occurrence
truly remarkable. In view of this the court
took recess and the sword and scales of the
invincible goddess were put back in the show
case.