Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-15
CITY GLOBULES.

in this city were taken down from the Waba-
shaw street front of the state capitol yester-
day.
1t is reported that Police Officer Mccarthy has
been relieved from duty pending the investiga-
ton of charges preferred against him of druken-
ness while on duty.
Ellen Kelly, the girl that was charged with in
fanticide, was yesterday removed to the city
hospital on the suggestion and recommendation
of the city physician.
Judge simons holds session Of the civil
term Of the district court at 10 a, m. to-day,
and is nearing the close of the cas-s the
docket for the present term,
AS far as investigation has progres sed it looks
as though the recent fire in the Drake block
caught f, ON the ruby and scorbuntic nose of
Gov Hubbard's oil inspector.
An overcoat belonging to J. s. Kelly, of Hud-
son, was stolen from the Office Of the Manitoba
Railroad company yesterday afternoon, and
afterwards recovered at Simons' pawnshop by
Detective Walsh.
John Ames, residing on the Saltwater road,
reported at police headquarters yesterday that
thieves had broken into his barn Saturday night
and stolen single ana double harness, a lap
robe, blanket and buffalo robe.
Gen. James f. Baker, state railroad commits
sioner, and a. Marvel, manager of the st. Paul
& Manitoba, leave the city this morning for an
annual inspection of that road and its branches,
and Will be absent for several days
John Wagner, a irst-class vagrant, was put in
the pen at the city hall last evening, ana Robert
Higgins soon became his next-dSor neighbor in
the row, having been found dead unk on the
sidewalk in front OF the Merchants.
Judge Wilkin reduced the bail bond of N. c.
Hollis yesterday, held by the municipal court
for examination before the grand jury for rent
ing house for the purposes of prostitution,
from $3.50 to $500. Hollis has been in jail IN
able to raise the wind, but will now beable to do
SO.
The alarm of fire from box No. %, at 12:15
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. was occasioned by
slight blaze in the rear of the one story brick
carpenter shoY conducted by Joseph Desjor-
dimes, No. 356 Robert street. The loss was
slight, and it is covered by an insurance of
$500.
A suit was fled in the district court yester-
day by G. C. e. Keller & Co. against s. R.
Grant & Co , Wolterstorf & Moritz, Edward Car
son & Co., Harvey, Eggleston & Co., and the
American Manufacturing company, to recover
| judgment for a bill of Sl,739.02, for lumber
furnished to build the Seventh street opera
house.
The city authorities need to attend to dan
gerous raan-trap on East Seventh street, between
Cedar and Minnesota streets, tie railing about
| tho lumber yard at that point being broken
down and affording protection to persons on
! the sidewalk from falling into the yard by &C
cident
'Hanan's License is the subject Of lecture
to be given by Mrs. Youmans, of Canada, in
the Central Presbyterian church, Saturday,
December 18th, at p. n. Admission free.
Mrs Youmans is very interesting and forci-
| Bile speaker, and comes under the auspices OF
the W. G. T. u, of this city.
The Y. ". G. I. u, which being inter
| preted, means the:Young .Women's Chris ian
TEN erance union Will hold ''paper fair'' in
the afternoon and evening Of the goth inst. The
! proceeds will be devoted to the "kitchen gar
! DEM and the fair viii be held at the relief
rooms, III East Ninth street.
Ia the United States circuit court yesterday
the jury in the case of Robt. c. Mckenzie against
| the City of st. Paul, in which action was
! brought to recover $780, 900 damages alleged to
| be due for injuries caused by falling through a
| sidewalk returned verdict for $4,000 in fuvor
| of the plaintiff. motion will be made for d
new trial.
John Banning, railway employee whose three
| left hand fingers were bandaged from the result
! OF a railway yard smashing, was picked up by
the police at IL o'clock last night ON the side
walk on Seventh street, dead to all the world
| from too much drink, and had to be carried by
main strength to the patrol wagon and from
| thence into his dungeon cell at the city hall.
| wide circle of friends will regret to hear of
the death of MIR. Chas. J. Walker, the pop man.
ufacturer, who died at his residence, Fort and
| Walnut streets, early yesterday morning of con-
| sumption. He was one of the early settlers of
| st. Paul and has been good and worthy citi-
| zen. He was member of the German society
and St. Peter Catholic Benevolent society. The
| funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon.
| An account is given in the Minneapolis de-
partment of to-day's GLOBE, of the arrest OF
Henry Bellan, an old resident of the Sixth ward.
| He was arrested by deputy sheriff of Mime
apolis, on the charge of obtaining money from
| Mackey d Co. under false pretenses. 1t is re-
ported that he mortgaged property belonging to
| his father-in-laW for $500, and signed the name
| of Justice Wood to the instrument.
| About 10 o'clock yesterday morning a team
| from Hills livery stable, engaged in hauling
| Christmas trees from cars on the st. Paul & Du-
| luth track, became frightened and disastrous
runaway followed The horses first coliided
| with q car and smashed the wagon, when they
ran a short distance farther and collided with a
| coal wagon belonging to the Northwestern Fuel
| company The collision was terrific, and both
horses were knocked down and seriously injur-
| ed.
| The Grand contained only moderate sized
audience last night to witness "Fum on the Bris-
| toll" as performed by the Rice Travestie party
| The entertainment is bright and breezy, with
| numerous odd and funny situations, and con-
| slant flow of pleasing comicalities. The vocal
| features ara especially entertaining, and tue
clever acts never fail of pleasing the audience.
There Will be ladies' and childrens' matinee
TINS afternoon, and the engagement closes to-
| night.
| While Prof. D. l.. Kiehle was delivering his
lecture on ''The New Education at high school
hall on Thursday evening he was seized with
sudden illness, and after and intellectual attempt
to continue the same was forced to desist and
was taken to the Metropolitan hotel where he
was very i'll during the night. He recovered
| sufficiently to go to his home in Minneapolis
| and it is not thought he will be able to be on
duty under several days. This result was d
great disappointment to the large audience
| which had assembled.
| A very pleasant social event trauspired at
Sherman hall last evening, being the first annual
reception given blythe young men of Mann
heimer Bros establishment. The invitations
were limited, the affair being entirely compli-
mentary. and that they were quite fully re-
spSnded to was amply evidenced by the bril-
| liant assemblage which gathered to honor the
occasion. The programme consisted of sixteen
numbers, which were danced to the melody of
| Seibert's orchestra. At midnight sumptuous