Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
CITY eLOBULM.

Trof. Evans select Athenaum had al
enjoyable gathering at Sherman hall las
evening.
The committee on police of the off!
council will meet at s o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Chief Black will remove his Office to the
new fire department headquarters to-mor
row afternoon.
Chas Ross-not the long lost little Char
leland John Wagner we're locked up fol
vagrancy at the city hall last evening.
James Cotton was arrested yesterday
afternoon and locked up at the city hall
for obtaining goods on false pretences.
Last Friday over $4,000 outgoing letters
passed through the st. Paul postof1ce
This is the biggest days work on record.
The evergreen Christmas tree trade has
large lay out of goods in the vacant 10,
north of the Cathedral school on Waba-
shaw street.
The grand and petit jurors for the next
term of the district court were drawn yes
terday. The grand jury commences its
session Jan. s.
Nicols & Dean fled suit in the district
court yesterday to recover Judgment for
$1,36i.42 on promissory note given by
Cowing & Brown.
The saw mill and portable engine be-
longing to the post at Fl. Smelling were
destroyed by fire early yesterday morning.
The damage was $500.
Peter Pfeifer gave a plimentary
ball on the new dancing floor of his hall
last evening, which was attended by a
large concourse of his friends.
The city engineer has completed the
specifications for the Seventh street via
duct, and they ara being inspected sby a
large number Of prospective bidders.
Diphtheria is very prevalent on the ele-
waited ground in West st. Paul, and this
disease, with typhoid fever and scarlet fe-
yer, Is quite general in all parts Of the
state.
On motion Of Il. F. Stevens, Esq, in the
district court yes'e rday morning, F. S.
Fitzpatrick, Esq, WIS permitted TO practice
il me courts Of Minnesota, having pre-
sented a certificate from the circuit court
Of Virginia.
Ole Goldberg and Chris Larson, alias
Hans Olson, were ordered committed to
ST. Peter for insanity, by Judge McGrorty,
Of the probate court, yesterday, and Louis
Ray was discharged, not proving to be de-
ranged Ia mind.
The members CT the fire commission,
the committee on public buildings and
the city architect will meet at 10 o'clock
to morrow morning and inspect the new
fire department headquarters at Eighth
and Minnesota streets.
James Lee, Of Sherbourn county, was
before United States Commissioner Car
dozo yesterday, on the charge of selling
liquor to minors. Il is alleged that he sold
liquor to boys by the quart, and ne gave
$500 security for his appearance at the
June term CT court.
Judge McCrary ard { jury in The United
States circuit court, were engaged yester-
day in trying the case of William K.
Mitchell against the Burlington 81 Cedar
Rapids Railroad company, in which action
vas brought for $4,000 Tor alleged per
sonal Injuries. TIC ca5a was given the
jury at o'clock.
An alarm of fire was sent in from box 10
yesterday at 5:15 p. IN. The blaze was
caused by the carelessness of girl, who
dropped a lamp and set fire to the second
story Of the tWo-story house, 336 Third
street, and occupied by J. Q. Haas. The
fro was smothered by the chemical, indict-
ing u less of about $50 all told.
He was discussing the cause Of diphthe-
ria, and put its unusual prevalence at the
threshold of double windows and coal
stoves. why" said he, more than fif-
teen people week in st. Paul go to bed
ahut up in houses with double windows
with their coal stoves at full blast, and
wake up and find themselves dead in the
morning"
The new courthouse commission was
to have met yesterday, but in the absence
of & Grorum the meeting was adjourned
5Htd Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Five
bids were received from parties DESTROYS
of having a hand in the removal of the old
court house and of making the excava-
tions, but for the same reason as noted,
they were not made public.
Sinco the opening of the Union Pacific
railroad the postoffice authorities have
been puzzled over letters addressed DAY
ton, W. IT, and as there is town by this
name in both Wyoming and Washington
Territory, it is impossible to tell for which
place the mail ss above addressed is in in
tended. The senders Of mail for either
point should be more explicit.
On account of the absence of the
"beautiful snow" great number of per-
sons VINO would otherwise be employed at
this time Of year in the forests numbering,
are ia the Minnesota cities and towns
shifting as best they can for food and
shelter. In st. Paul the workhouse and
poorhouse, helped on by this condition of
things, are uncomfortably crowded.
Samuel A. Beecher fled a petition,
bond and order Ia The district court yes
terdsy, for the removal of his salt sgainst
James A. DOVE for $4,000, for breach of
contract, to the United States circuit
eourt The action is brought by the
plaintiff for being ousted as agent for de-
PENDANT in the disposal of certain patented
dental Improvements in Minnesota and
Dakota, en- which q portion of the royalty
was to accrue to plaintiff for their intro
duction.
PERSONAL