Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-05
CITY GLoBULEs

Mrs. Mary Hunt will speak on Temperance
at the Opera house at $3.50 this afternoon.
The big bell for the Market house was being
hoisted into place yesterday. 1t went up
very slowly but surely.
The hearing in the mandamus case of the
State ex rel. Edward Wulf against Judge
Burr, was continued by Judge Brill yesterday
for one week.
Special agents of the treasury departm emit.
Messrs. Barrey and Douglas, were engaged
yesterday in examining into the condition of
the custom house.
Nathan Smith, charged with selling liquor
without a license, was before Judge Burr yes
terdsy and as a defendant had complied with
the law. He was discharged.
The case of George Herman, accused of
beating his step daughter, was called in the
police court yesterday morning, and owing to
an arrangement by which the child has been
taken in charge by friends the action was dis
missed.
A lad named G. F. Ireland, formerly bell
boy at the Metropolitan hotel, was arrested
yesterday for breaking into the satchel of
guest and stealing box of cigars. The evil
ucuCS WIS CONCLUSIVE ana ne was cOmmls
to the reform school.
The night clerk at the Western Union in
dulged in little pistol practice about / o'clock
this morning, and narrowly missed one of the
messenger boys. If the telegraph Office is SO
dangerous place as to require an armed force,
it would be well to hire special policeman.
The garnishee cases of B. Beaupre and other
creditors against A. R. Nininger ct al and the
Northern Pacific Railroad company and
Others, garnishees, were to have been heard
yesterday but on motion of counsel a
further continuance was granted for three
weeks.
The jury in the case of H. C. Cooper
against G.. A. Miller, in which action was
brought to recover the value of q watch,
chain and money taken from plaintiffs room
at the Warren house, returned verdict in the
district court yesterday for 1928 in favor of
plaintiff.
A reward of $50 is offered by G.. W. Carter,
warden of of the Waupon, Wis.,, State prison,
for the apprehension of colorod man named
Frank McGraw, who escaped from prison on
the first instant. He is 90 years old, feet
inches in height, weighs 157 pounds and has
scar on the back OF his right shoulder.
Two large and valuable donations were
made to the Flrmen's library yesterday by ex-
Gov. Ramsey and John s. Prince. Among
the books presented by the latter were thirty
bound and unbound volumes of Harper'S
Magazine. At the present rate the fire lad
dies will soon be able to boast of frst-class
| library.
Sheriff Crunk, of Posey county, Indiana, is
out in a postal card offering reward of $500
for the arrest of Avis Gregory, who is wanted
for assault with intent to murder his wife, He
is five feet nine or ten inches high, light hair
and moustache, weighs about 165 pounds; is
As years old but looks younger, eyes small,
brown or blue in color, dresses well and is af-
fable in bearing.
1t is bright man who knows when he has
had enough. In this delightful frame Of mind
was w. Fl. Cunningham when arraigned be-
fore hizzoHer yesterday for drunkenness. He
had been on a spree for a week and looked
lonesome and weary of life. Nevertheless he
stated that he was through, and on condition
that he would monkey no more with the Sc
ductive tanglefoot he was discharged.
Mr.. r. e. Munger is mourning the loss of
his favorite mare, "Bess." She was sent up
to Litchfield for the winter and turned out for
rest, after many years of the most faithful
service. Bess was very valuable animal,
large in size, well bred, honest, true ard per-
fectly reliable. AS was very natural Mr.. Mum
ger became very much attached to her. She
expired on the 30th ult. from paralysis, and
somewhat suddenly.
A man named Lewis Barston was arrested
last night by Policeman Casey, at the Union
hotel on Rosabel street, on charge of assault
and battery on girl named George Perient.
It is claimed that the man knocked her down
with beer mug. Subsequent investig atlon
indicated that the story was not true. She
that she fell down stairs. She was not hurt
| much, and after a while she talked well
enough.
Some curiosity was expressed on the street
yesterday as to how Lane K. Stone, who has
been buying up the Nininger claims, would
come out. As mentioned in the GLOBE yester-
day he has gone to Miles City with his attor-
ney MIR. Rogers. Some of the shrewdest bust
ness men IN St. Paul think he will be COM
PEELED to take MIR. Savage in with him as a
partner, or in some way provide for him, as
| the latter holds the key to the position at
present.
Mr.. J. L. Forepaugh has purchased the old
Winslow house corner, at the junction of
Fort and Eagle streets, for the sum of $l6,30O.
| This piece of ground is I47x114. Mr.. Fore
paugh has purchased this fine property, with
view of erecting thereon block of six or
seven stores. 1t will be remembered that he
erected what is now known as the McQuillan
| block, on the southeast corner of Third street
and Bridge square, one of the most elegant
blocks in st. Paul.
Two pugillsts with more beer than Drawn
in their make up, named Nels Hanson and II.
Hokanson, were up yesterday for having an
early morning matinee in front of the Inter-
national hotel on Seventh street. The hour
was a. m, at which time they had some
lively CAB as to which was the best man. In
order to square matters they decided to 60
over into West st. Paul and fight it out. They
| started for the proposed scene of the battle,
but on the way over Hanson got the drop on
| the other fellow, and tackled him for all that
was out. Officer Casey dawned on the scene,
and they were both yanked to the tower.
They were fined ten bills each.
UP THEY GO.