Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-02
CITY GLOBULES.

The police, ire department anu CITY en-
pIoyes received their February ducats yes
terday, aggregating $4,000.
The sum Of $3,70O was discussed by
City Treasurer Refs yesterday for dam
ages caused in the opening of University
avenue.
Regular meeting of the board of man
ayers of the WomaRs' Christian Home
viii be held at the home this afternoon at
2:3O O'clock
In the suit of John Wann in the st. Paul
electric light Co. Several garnishments
were issued yesterday to secure a debt of
$1,52S.SO.
VIM. Pleiss and VIM. Burke, couple of
craukey hackmen were fined $2G-each by
Judge Burr yesterday for violating the
hack ordinance.
Joseph Heintzleman was arrested in
the Sixth ward last night about 10 o'clock
for being drunk and disorderly, and -four
ishing revolver.
Mr.. H B. Warner, business manager of
Mestayer's Tourists" announced to APP
pear at the Opera house next week, arrived
in the city yesterday.
Gov. Hubbard has appointed the follow
ing gentlemen commissioners of the new
" created county of Hubbard: G. w. Cut
Ter, J. w. Jay and Smith Booran.
martial youth named R. Mcclure, got
bloodthirsty last week and cabbaged gun
from one Jonken. Yesterday he was be-
fore Judge Burr, and he will languish for
ninety days.
The street inspectors went to work at the
cutters with great activity yesterday and
they commenced none too quickly. The
melting went on quite rapidly and caused
much of the snow to disappear.
suit for divorce was commenced in the
district court yesterday by Florence Wat
of assertion. They were married in 1873,
shortly after which defendant made him
self scarce.
The Emmett Light artillery will give a
musical and literary entertainment at the
armory to night, this being the second an
niversary of the organization Of the COM
pany. An Grafton viii be delivered by MI.
VIM. L. Kelly.
Mrs. James, the widow the late Mr..
James, chief engineer of the Canadian Pa
ei6c road, arrived in st. Paul, yesterday,
with the remains of her husband, and went
east with them on the Chicago, Milwaukee
y st. Paul road.
w L. Mintzer has sold to James H. Da-
wilson parts of lots 10 and 16, in block II.
st. Paul proper, for $4,000. This is
about ifty-three feet on Robert street next
to the Dawson block on the corner of Fifth
and Robert streets.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. W. W. Erwin
coansel for DR.. H. Y. Ross, applied to
Judge Wilkin for the release of the prison
er on a writ of habeas corpus. TIE writ
was issued and is returnable at IL o'clock
this morning in chambers.
Last Tuesday fine overcoat was stolen
from a young man named Mcdonnell,
boarding at No. 100 Fourth street. Yes
terday the benjamin was recovered al
Dlumenthars store by Officer Kafka, hav
ing been dis posed Of for So.
The case of J. 4. Phelps, the candy
butcher on the Manitoba railroad, charged
with swindliug granger out of 81, was
called in the municipal court yesterday
afternoon. He was held to the grand jury
,and committed in default of $3.50 bail.
\ report was circulated in st. Paul yes
terday that shooting ARRAY had occurred
night before last in saloon near The
Vow works, the participants being tive
brothers named Hayes, one of which, it i
reported, was badly wounded. The cas-
should be looked up.
Two peddlers named Lesher and Notelsk,
met in a Seventh street barber shop yes
terday afternoon and INDUCED IN a fus
over the settlement of bill. They com
menced to fight when they were bot
yanked before Judge Burr by Office
Steiger. 1t cost them SO each.
The attendance upon the rehearsal 70
tee Thomas festival last evening was YER
satisfactory one. About 800 singers pan
ticipated, and Signor Jannotta was yer
much gratifed at the result. He has yer
great confidence that with this body O
singers he will be able, in a short time, t.
produce good results.
A man whose name appeared from pa
pers found in bis possession to be I
Presley, was taken into the city hall la:
evening for being drunk and disorderly
On hunting the man over they found seV
eral pawn tickets IN his pockets, 2nd
railroad time card, which afforded som
evidence that he was a railroad engineer
Mrs. Pauline Bitner made complain
yesterday 10 the police that some youn
fellow whom she knows, but could not gi,
his name, had committed rape upon b,
little daughter.whom she claimed was on
seven years old. The boy is said to !
about nineteen years old. The police we
notified and an examination is being ma,
into the matter.
The city on yesterday consummated t
purchase of the lot on the northwest &C
ner Of Eighth and Minnesota streets, to
used for fire department purposes. L
price was $4,000 which is considered re
sonable, the lot being 50x203 feet in
menisons. The owner was W.rR. Merria
and it is the intention to use it as the s
of new engine house and storerot
building for the department..
Rev. o. A. Snow gave an interesting
ture on Whale Fishing at the Y. M. G.
rooms last evening. Many facts and in
dents were related which were amusi
and at the same time very instructive.