Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-10
CITY GLOBULES.

rison is the title OF a new divorce case GULL
menced yesterday.
Sheriff Richter has been confined to his
room for several days with fever, but is
better now and improving.
Buck Tierney, indicted for assaultlng
O'Donnell, was arraigned in the district
court yesterday and pleaded not guilty.
The case of the state VS.. Carrie Morri-
son. charged with larceny, was called IN
the district court yesterday and continued.
Edward Hammond, indicted for larceny,
changed his plea of not guilty in the DIS
trict court yesterday and entered plea of
guilty.
In the larceny case of the state vs.. Chas.
YORK. tried in the district court yester-
day, the jury returned verdict of not
guilty.
No. steamer was engaged yesterday in
pumping cut the basement of the building
occupied by the electric light company,
adjoining the building burned Thursday
night.
The tall wire fencing designed to sepa-
rate the money order department from the
marking room of the postofice, was re-
ceived from Herzog, Of Minneapolis, yes
terday.
Only one victim to the establishments of
tanglefoot appeared before the court yes
terday, and as he promised to never make
a walking distillery of himself again, he
was discharged.
Nearly all members of the legislature in
the city propose to accompany the COM
mittees of the two houses in their visit of
inspection to the state prison today. The
train viii leave the union depot for Still
water at 10 this morning, and return at 5
p. II.
Officer McFetridge yesterday afternoon
found Henry Burreu and John Connolly
in Hurd's restaurant, on the corner of
Jackson and Fourth streets, engaged in a
difficulty with a view OF cleaning OUT the
place. He took them both into custody
aud locked them up.
No definite clue was discovered yester-
d4r 20 The origin of the fire at Pomeroy'5
block Thursday night. The fire depart
ment was engaged yesterday il extinguish-
ing the embers which lay concealed be-
meath straw on the upper floor of the
west side Of the building.
The postofice department received a
visit yesterday from Inspector Hall, of the
postoffioe department, Washington. Mr..
Hall has charge of the carriers department
OF the bureau, and he expressed himself as
highly pleased at the recent improvements
and the general management of the st.
Pau otice.
4 circular has been receive at police
headquarters Offering reward of $500 for
the arrest of Mckinney Smith, who
Is wanted at Williamsport, Penn, for en-
bezzlement and perjury. He is about fifty
years old, Ave feet nine inches high, blonde
complexion. slender form, with redish
hair and beard.
Judge Burr, of the municipal court, was
engaged all day yesterday in hearing the
case Of Katie Stees against Ellen Owens,
In which action was brought to recover
wages. The case was conducted By coun-
selor Gcibble and Judge Moore, and about
fifty lady witnesses were present, it being
a regular legal picnic.
The street force were engaged yesterday
in digging out and opening up the East
Third street catch basins in readiness for
the hoped for thaw. If they would turn
their attention to some of the street car
crossings, owners of driving horses, both
for business and pleasure, would rise up
and call them blessed.
The only offender of consequence before
Judge Burr yesterday was Joseph Rawlins,
who was charged with stealing q sheep
from Lambs butcher shop. The SUPPOSE
ton was that Joseph had sweet tooth for
mutton, and as the court thought it was
too rich for his warm southern blood, he
was sent to the bastile for sixty days.
Hon. Leonard B. Hodges was circulating
petition yesterday was being
largely signed by leading citizens-invit-
ing DIR. Hough, chief of the forestry divis
ion of the agricultural department, Wash
ington, D. c., to deliver a lecture in this
city upon forest culture. Mr.. Hodges is
confident the invitation will be accepted.
Sheriff Webster, of Monroe county, N.
Y, was in st. Paul yesterday, and obtained
. a reduisition for Charles W.Chase. charged
with obtaining goods under false pretenses,
and telephoned to the authorities ia Min
neapolis to arrest him. About o'clock
Yesterday afternoon he went up there after
the fellow, and is now on his way back with
him.
A photograph and description was re-
ceived at police headquarters yesterday of
Young man named John B. Barker, who
suddenly left his home in Philadelphia on
January 8. He is thirty-seven years of
age. FIVE feet, eleven inches high, weighs
$50 pounds, has black hair, mustache and
imperial and was we'll dressed. carrying a
gold watch and chain and he is supposed
to have had $500 on his person. Areward
of 800 is offered for information.
The St. Paul Gas Light company's cleo
trio light station on Fifth street, next to
the rickety old Pomeroy block that was
partially destroyed by 6re on Thursday
night, was flooded by the steamers so that
Yesterday there was three feet of water in
the cellar. A steamer went down yester-
day afternoon to pump it out but did not
work long at the job and gave it up. Al
present the company can not give the PEG.
Die of St. Paul any electric light, and will