Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-29
CITY GLoBULEs.

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8. B. Gault has bought the whole OF block
SO In Summit Park addition, from Josias N.
Rogers, for $1,000.
A patent was received by the governor yes
terday from the United States government for
,S49 acres of swamp lands In the Duluth land
district.
Geo. Good, travelling salesman for Nichols
& Dean, this city, had his pocket picked of
$3.50 during the parade of Coles circus at
Fargo, d. l., Yesterday.
A case of smallpox was brought down
from the st. Paul & Duluth road yesterday,
and under directions of The city physician
was taken to the pest house.
The chamber of commerce held an important
meeting yesterday morning, but transacted no
business. DR.. Day apologized for not reading
the GLOBE and thus keeping up with the news.
A festive animal attacked to milk wagon
made things lively for few moments on
lower Seventh street yesterday morning. The
only damage was the loss of several cans OF
milk.
Robert B. Speer, who was found last Friday
night at the Merchants hotel in state of par
tial insanity, and who was taken to the county
jail died In that institution at Q O'Clock yes
terday morning.
Gen. Jennison has completed the index to
the proceedings in the Cox impeachment trial,
and it is now in the hands of the printer. 1t
is very full and complete, and entailed large
amount OF labor.
All the seats for Rice park have not arrived.
All the men who 60 to the park on the even
ings when concerts are given, are expected to
take possession of the seats and keep posses
sion ali the evening.
A deed was filed yesterday in the register of
deeds office from Susan L. Thompson, widow,
to P. Fl. Kelly, Esq, conveying lots 1, 2, 8, 4,
5, 9, 7, 8. 9, IL, IL, IA, Is, IS. and II. block
so, Lyman DaytOn's addition, for $4,000.
Officer Kenealy yesterday arrested man
calling himself Primrose for robbing drunken
man of a watch and chain on Sunday night.
Only the chain was found on Primrose. He
said he had bought it from the owner for
twenty-five cents. But ths simple Primrose
was locked up.
There will be a special meeting of the land
league Thursday evening at the hall corner Of
Jackson and Seventh streets. The i'm prison
aspect of affairs will be the subject of consid-
Grafton by several prominent local speakers.
good meeting Is expected.
Quite little excitement was kicked up on
Third and Jackson streets yesterday by four
year-old son of Mr.. Mcleod who was sent out
to buy some peaches aHd got lost. His lungs
came to his rescue in fine style, and his lusty
believing soon drew crowd who helped to
restore him to his bereaved parent.
Judge Wilkin yesterday filed an order in the
case of the matter of the application of the
city treasurer of ST. Paul, for Judgment upon
the assessment for grading Rondo street from
Western avenue to Mackubin street. The
substance of the decision is that the ebjec.
tions are disallowed and judgments are
ordered for the city.
Yesterday MIR. Gilfllan received the bonds
for $40 ,O00, that being the last amount the
city had to pay for the water works, and at
the same time Mr.. Gilfllan turned over to the
city the final deeds for the water works which
concludes the whole business, aud at last the
city of st. Paul is in actual and constructive
possession OF the works.
An ambitious horse belonging to Mr.. e.
Langevin took fright at the corner of Fifth
and Wabashw streets yesterday afternoon,
and, breaking away from his fastening, dashed
down Fifth street and near the corner of
Cedar collided with the buggy of Mr.. W. w.
what demoraiizlng both vehicles.
A man named Pomeroy was arrested yester
day by officer Keneally, ION g charge of stealing
q watch and chain from man who came down
from Fort Smelling. They had quite a long
hunt Tor the stolen property, but the chain
alone was found. The watch the thief had
succeeded in planting" somewhere, and IL
way that prevented the officers from finding
it.
There was a little ''scrap" at the union de-
pot last evening. the combatants being fell
low full of booze, gate tender, and another
depot employe. Though two to one cold
boozs" made it pretty lively for his opponents
until cop came along and logged him off to
the cooler. He will tell Judge Burr his name
this morning and be given his bill of costs for
his little spree.
boy who has been for some time in the
employ of Noyes Bros. & Cutler, was yes
tereay arrested on a charge of having been en-
gagged in stealing from the store for long
tune. The boy seems to have been kiCd of
partner OF Sowerwine, who was arrested d
few days ago for stealing from Powers Bros.
The boy gives his name as Flahardy. Some
of the goods were found in his possession.
A Runaway occurred on Third street and
another on Fifth street yesterday afternoon,
| neither of which did any serious injury. A
double team belonging To plasterer ran from
Seven corners to Bridge square when it was
stopped without doing any injury. On Fifth
| street Mr.. Langeyin's horse took little spin
and run into q buggy containing gentleman.
| he latter was thrown out but no serious i'll
| jury was done.
| Some time ago the supervisors of tie town
| of White Bear attempted TO destroy the old
road along the lake Lear Mr.. Hinckley's prop
erty, ard to lay out new road through Lis
grounds. This was resisted BY MIR. Hinckley,
aud finally, as he could not stop the super
visors in any other way from cutting down
his trees, he applied for an Injunction to the
district court, and yesterday Judge Wilkin
filed an order IN which it is ''ordered that the
motion to dissolve the temporary Injunction
heretofore issued herein, be and the same
| Is hereby is denied
Detective O'Connor picked up lot of Chi
cago bootblacks yesterday, who came TO st.
Paul from Chicago, with view of doing the
two fairs, the one at Minneapolis aud the one
at Rochester. In all, there were nine of them,
running all the way from fourteen to eight
cen years Of age. The cause of their arrest
was suspicion that these nine Chicago boot
blacks had committed robbery at j. j. Pen
ners store, on Jackson street below Third
They were taken before the police court AID
three of them were held. The rest were
discharged as there was no evidence against
them sufficient to warrant the court in hold.
| ing them. Those that were discharged were
given certain time in which to leave the city,
and they left.
Lot of "Ls.ceDys."
The ''druuks" held their own in the police
court yesterday, but the 'larcenys" pushed
them pretty hard.
For instance II. NJ. Sauerwein was brought
up on charge of robbing his employers,
Powell, Durkee & Co, at various times
between May Is AMI August 26, of one