Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-08
To-DAY's WEATHER.
CITY GLORULEs.

CITY GLORULES.
The vito of officer Getchel, of the police
force, died yesterday.
Col. j II. Wood is looking up some Of
his property in the courts.
The Evening Star Social club held Sc
lect party at Pfeiffer's hall last evening.
Three cases of diphtheria are reported
a. existing in The family of Chas. Meyers,
IN the Sixth ward.
Auton Lavain Olson was arrested yester-
day afternoon for indecent exposure of
his person on the streets.
The sale of seats for the engagement of
tie "Meteors' will open at the Opera house
at o'clock this morning.
The sum of $15,50O will be discussed
by the city treasurer to-day in payment
for work done by city contractors.
Since The workhouse was opsned Feb.
Is, of this year, 700 prisoners have been
committed from the municipal court.
Complaint was made in the city hall
yesterday CT reckless blasting in excavat
ing cellar on Western avenue, between
Prairie end Goodrich avenues.
S.P. Crosby, Esq, fled silt in the
district court yesterday, to rec over fifty
dollars attorneys fees of z. B. DAVIS, for
defending his sen in legal case.
Last night little Charley limbaugh. in
charge Of the librettos at the opera house,
found plain gold ring in the foyer. 1t
bears the inscription 81. N. H., 1892"
and lac owner may recover it at the box
office Of the Opera house.
The city engineer has received num-
Der cf written Inquiries from different
parts of the country as to the commence
ment of work on the Seventh street bridge.
A number of eastern contractors are in st.
Paul preparing their bids.
An effort is being made to liberate Bill
Flanagan on bail, held before the NUM-
Cipal court for appearance before the next
grand jury for the larceny of tobacco and
cigars. hearing will be had in the case
before Judge Simons at 10 a. m. to-day.
Agnes Irvine, employed as a domestoi
at an East Fifth street boarding house,
was arrested yesterday afternoon in
condition of glorious enebriety. Agnes
has been before the court before on the
sans charge; having rscently served a
term in the workhouse.
e. S. Bowdish, charged with obtaining
letters from the postoffice addressed to his
divorced wife, on forged orders, was ar
raigped before Judge Nelson, of the
United States circuit court yesterday and
pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to
fine OF $50, which he paid.
j. B. Altemoth, postmaster of Leaven-
worth, this state, was brought to st. Paul
by Marshal Denny yesterday, and lodged
in jail on the charge of violating the
postal laws. His offense consisted in dis.
posing of SIG worth of old postage stamps.
The examination will take place to-day.
He was returning from the opera last
evening, singing the favorite love song
which PECULIAR struck him in the ear,
when his feet weat ont from beneath him
on the slippery walk in a twiukling, ard
there was no composer near to catch the
new note bit of so shortly in the third
quarter.
Deputy Sheriff j. S. Ames of Fargo,
having Hans Martha Peterson and
Peter Thompson. two insane persons
in charge. en- route to the territorial asy-
lam. lodged them in the Ramsey county
Jail yesterday between trains. One of
these madmen created considerable curios-
ity by his talent as whistler.
Superintendent Bosworth, of the post
Office department, was puzzling his head
yesterday in the deciphering of one of the
most unique addresses that the officials
have ever been called to pass upon. The
chirography laid over the world and would
battle even the skill of an engraver. The let
ter was mailed in Philadelphia and as fin
ally solved the riddle read as follows: tow
the parest prest of SAINT poul corch Wister
mas, The letter was forwarded to the
parish priest of Worcester, Massachusetts.
John LsuRdsdall, formerly CONNER
cjal drummer, has been creating something
of a furore in mercantile circles during
the past week by giving his endorsed
check on the First National bank for sun
dry small sums A short time ago he de-
posted $500 in the bank named when he
went on bender and checked it all out.
He kept on giving his checks just the
same and succeeded in coming it oyer
Mai. Feise, Ransom " Horton and other
firms for small amounts. 1t was decided
not to prosecute him,
An order was Used yesterday from the
headquarters of the department of Dako-
ia convenipg a general court martial at Fort
Msgnnis, Nj. I on Monday, the 18th inst.
The following officers constitute the detail:
Captain William c. Rawolle, Second cav
airy; Captain William a. Miller, Eigh-
teenth infantry: FIRST Lieutenant Ed yard
j. &icOlernand, Eighteenth infantry; First
Lieutenant Marlborough q. Wyeth, medi-
cal department; Second Lieutenant Lloyd
II. Brett, Second cavalry; Second Lieuten-
ant Charles L. Steele, Eighteenth infantry;
Second Lieutenant Francis D. Rucker,
Second cavalry; Second Lieutenant Guy
Carleton, Second cavalry; First Lieutenant
Charles B. Hinton, Eighteenth infantry,
Judge advocate
Every Housewife
Will find If to her int est to call and examine