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

The police, ire department ano Guy en-
pIoyes received their February ducats yes
terd8y, aggregating $4,000.
The sum Of $1,000 was disbursed by
City Treasurer Refs yesterday for dam
ages caused in the opening of University
avenue.
Regular meeting Of the board Of man
arers of the Womans' Christian Home
will be held at the home this afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
In the suit of John Wann in the st. Paul
electric light Co. Several garnishments
were issued yesterday to secure debt of
$1,523.80.
VIM. Pleiss and VIM. Burke, couple Of
crankey hackmen were fined 500 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.. II. B. Warner, business manager of
Mestayer's Tourists" announced to ap-
pear at the Opera house next week, arrived
in the city yesterday.
Gov Hubbard has appointed the follow
ly created county of Hubbard: C. w. Cut
Ter, J. W. Jay and Smith Booran.
A martial youth named r. Mcclure, got
bIoodthirsty 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 FloreHce Wat
tiers against Michel Waters, on the ground
OF desertion. 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
niyersary of the organization of the com
pany. An Grafton Will be delivered by Mr..
Wm. L. Kelly.
IFrs James, the widow the late Mr.
James, chief engineer Of the Canadian Pa
cifc road. arrived in St. Paul, yesterday
with the remains of her husband, and wen!
east with them on the Chicago, Milwaukee
d St. Paul road.
W. L. Mintzer has sold to James II. Da-
wilson parts of lots Is and Is, in block II
st. Paul proper, for $4,000. This i;
about fifty three feet on Robert street mex
to the Dawson block on the corner of Fifth
and Robert streets.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. w. W. Erwin
Judge Wilkin for the release Of the prison
or on writ of habeas corpus. The writ
was issued and is returnable at II O'Clock
this morning in chambers.
Last Tuesday fine overcoat was stoleI
from = young man named Mcconnell.
boarding at No. 100 Fourth street. Yes
terday the benjamin was recovered al
BlumenthaIs store by Officer Kafka, hay
ing been dis posed Of for So.
The case of j. \. Phelps, the candy
butcher on the Manitoba railroad, charged
with swindling granger out of $4, was
called in the municipal court yesterday
afternoon. He was held to the grand jury
and committed in default of $3.50 bail.
A report was circulated in st. Paul yes
terday that a shooting ARRAY had occurred
night before last in saloon near the
Pillow works, the participants being two
brothers named Hayes, one of which, it !:
reported, was badly wounded. The case
should be looked up.
Two peddlers named Lesher and Notelsky
met in a Seventh street barber shop yes
terday afternoon and INDUCED IN fus:
over the settlement of bill. They com
menced to fight when they were boil
yanked before Judge Burr by Officer
Steiger. 1t cost them $40 each.
The attendance upon the rehearsal fol
tee Thomas festival last evening was very
satisfactory one. About 800 singers par
ticipated, and Signor Jannotta was very
much gratiied at the result. He has very
great confidence that with this body o.
singers he will be able, in short time, to
produce good results.
A man whose name appeared from pa
pers found in his possession to be f
Presley, was taken into the city hall las
6N0u4UR IOI O6lI15 uuh anu q.
On hunting the man over they found sew
eral pawn tickets in his pockets, and q
railroad time card, which afforded some
evidence that he was railroad engineer.
Mrs. Pauline Bitner made complain
yesterday to the police that some young
fellow whom she knows, but could not Civ,
his name, had committed rape upon he
little daughter,whom she claimed was onl,
seven years old. The boy is said to b.
about nineteen years old. The police wer
notified and an examination is being mad
into the matter.
The city OF yesterday consummated tn
purchase of the lot on the northwest cor
ner Of Eighth and Minnesota streets, to b
used for fire department purposes. TIL
price was $4,000 which is considered rsa
sonable, the lot being 50x203 feet in di
nenisons. The owner was W., r. Merriam
and If is the intention to use it as the sit
: of new engine house and storerooI
building for the department.
Rev. o. A. Snow gave an interesting lec
ture on Whale Fishing at the Y. NJ. G. A
rooms last evening. Many facts and inc
dents were related which were amusin
and at the same time very instructive. Blu