Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-12
CITY GLoBULEs.

The district court viii convene again
this morning.
Up to yesterday evening the city treasur-
or had collected dues for 135 liquor Ii
censes at the rate of 500 apiece.
4 young girl named Annie Sullivan was
iucarcerated in the county jail yesterday
evening on the charge of insanity.
Sheriff Richter is cleaning house and as
first step thereto has taken up the carpet
ana mating IN the sherif's Office.
1t looked like old times to see the rush
at the box Office yesterday morning. 1t
reminded one of the good old Musical
society times.
C. D. King came into court yesterday
with his eye in Grape and swore out war
rant for the arrest of J. H. Smith, the man
who put on the mourning.
Ben Avery, tramp lodger at the station,
got on his ear Wednesday night, and tried
to clean out the ranch. Yesterday he was
given ten days in the warmer.
M. Watkins, the superintendent of the
fish hatchery, yesterday put half million
of white fish into the waters around Man
kate. In the operation he was assisted by
J. G. Burt, of Mankato.
A grand entertainment will be given on
the evening of the 18th under the auspices
of Garfield and Acker posts G. A. R. at the
new armory. Arrangements are in pro
gress to make it a grand affair.
To-day is the fourth anniversary of the
organization of the Great Union band,
and the event will be duly celebrated at
the rooms of the band this afternoon.
AL friends of the organization are invited
to pay a birthday visit to the members,
who will be present to entertain all
Corners.
The United States circuit court was en-
gagged yesterday in trying the case of Ho-
ratio Secord against the st. Paul, Mime
apolis u Manitoba Railroad company. In
this case action was brought for $4,000
damages alleged to have been caused by
injuries received in an accident, by which
plaintiff broke his collar bone.
The grand jury re-assembled in the old
court house at 2 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. The jury first took up the rape case
Of the state against Sweeney, and after ex-
aiming that complainant and several
other witnesses, the murder case of the
state against Sorenson was taken up. Bills
viii be returned in both cases.
a healthy vag named VIM. Lotus was up
yesterday for general cussedness. He
spends what money he gets for booze and
then seeks lodging at the station. Wednes-
day night he came in drunk and yesterday
he asked to be sent over for thirty days.
The court said that was too soft stretch
for him and he was given ten days.
Mr.. Joseph Files, of Wabashaw street,was
given handsome serenade by the Great
Union band Wednesday night, in honor of
the anniversary of his twenty seventh birth
day. The members of the band were
called inside by Mr.. Files and most royalty
treated. Prof. Henry Stein made happy
speech, and the occasion was delightful
and very much enjoyed by all present.
Ben Vote, the young athelete who got
drunk and tackled Officer Babe, big Hen
ry," at l o'clock yesterday morning, was
arraigned yesterday before Judge Burr.
Vote attacked the officer and both men
being of powerful strength it was like the
battle of the giants. Vote. who is tough
customer when drunk, was sentenced to
thirty days and will give bonds of $3.50 to
keep the peace.
man with an unpronounceable name,
and one that could not speak a word of
English, appeared at the city hall and
made complaint through an interpreter
that man boarding at the Minnesota
house, where he was stopping walked away
with his overcoat Wednesday night, but re-
turned it yesterday morning. The man
further stated that when the coat was
taken away there were two fifty dollar bills
in il but that when the coat was returned
both bills were missing. The police ex-
a4nined into the case but of course the
man who took the coat asserted that he
found no bills in it and that he did not
take any from it.
cit is the same old story" soliliquized
hizzoner as he placed his windward optic
on the bull pen yesterday morning, ''of
black eyes and swelled heads, regrets,
tears and repentance. Last night the
vine was sweet and ruddy and this morn
ing it gnaweth like viper and is as bitter
as wormwood and gall. Why is it that
h uman cussedness will not take a tumble
and go hang itself?" Swan Berg, the first
prisoner, looked limp and pale and his ap-
pearance indicated that he gave the prob
lem up. He had been full of tanglefoot
and he wanted to fight every one, includ-
ing the officer who run him in. The court
gave him fifteen days in the warmer where
he will not be reminded of his feudal
home on the Swanee.