Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-04
CITY GLOBULEs.

Rev. DIR. S. G. Smith lectures tonight at
4ba Onera house for the benefit of the
Magadelen home.
Secretary Of State Won Baumbach will
commence moving into his apartments IN
be new state cap tol Friday.
The mayor on yesterday appointed Ru-
ben A. Wright to fill the vacancy on the
police force caused by the transfer of Off
Ger O'Keefe.
A still alarm of fire was turned into NO.
4 engine house yesterday morning, caused
by chimney blaze at No. 32O Twelfth
street. Damage nominal.
Jadge McGrorty, the newly elected pro
bate Judge. assumes the duties of the Of
fee gracefully and gives evidence of IA
miiagity with and competency Tor the
place.
Mayor Rice on yesterday made out the
commission of Mr.. Frank Bruer. as fire
commissioner, who is his. own successor.
The commission dates from Dec. 81, and
runs three years.
A decree of divorce was rendered hy
Judge Brill yesterday in Tie ca>e Is
Caroline Kinning against Joseph Il. Kia-
ming, the grounds of the action beini; Coz
frmed drunkenness.
T remains of Edward Bowers, al eX-
elusive account of whose death by accident
on the Manitoba road appeared in the
GLOBE, have been forwarded by Leigh q
Co., to his former home at Chatfeld.
An old rounder named Con Ryan was
before hizzoner yesterday with frozen feet
aad general appearance which indicated
that he was badly used up. He had no
place to stop and the coRrt gave him ten
d. as an act of charity.
City Clerk Thos. A. Prendergast, and
Nj. Thomas Masterson, of the custom
house, on yesterday received new years
presents in the form of handsome paint
ings. the gift of their old friend VIM. A.
Temple, now of New York.
A venerable dame named Annie Gilmore
was before Judge Burr yesterday charged
with drowning her grief in bad tanglefoot.
The vile stuff befuddled her poor old head
and she was committed for ninety days,
that being the safest way to dispose of her
during the cold weather.
-Four hard looking FOUNDERS named
James Ryan, Thomas Noble, John Han
cock and John Cannon, arrested on sus-
picion Tuesday night, were before the
court yesterday charged with vagrancy.
They were disposed to leave town, and the
court ordered them to skip.
The 70 Loving officers of tie Fire depart,
meut association have been elected: Presi-
dent, R. c. Wiley; vice president, E. B.
Berge; secretary, L. h. Ertel; treasurer, P.
j. Dries. Directors: J. Wilkin, No. l; j.
G. Donnelly, No. 2; A..Hoffman, No. 3, c..
Larey, No. 4; john Bell, No. 5.
Ben Bartlett of Chicago sold to James
H. Weed, j. j. Lawrence and Edward G.
Halle, for $685. 21, ffty-three and one third
acres in the northeast of section -
township 30, range %. (the Cruictst's
property on Dayten's bluff and lots l, = ,.
4, 8, 6, 7, s and 8, Lees suburban homes
The members of the house yesterday
morning got from their new chaplain, Dr..
Dana, that which it is presumed they
greatly relished, especially if it indicates
what is to be, that is a brief, but
comprehensive prayer. In either element
it ought to have satisfied the most critical.
Garfield post No. 8, G. A. R., will have a
public installation of officers this Thurs
day. evening, at their hall on jackson
street, between Fifth and Sixth streets
Rev. Mr.. Ridd.llo of the First Baptist church
will be present. Members of Acker post,
with their families, and all friends of the
G. A. R., are cordially invited.
Yankee Sullivan, the great American pie
eater, was before the court yesterday
charged with cabbaging rocking chair
from the store of Stees Bros. It was
cold night, and he collared the chair as an
excuse for being run in. The court said
he was surprised that Yankee should
banker after such Injuries and he was
sent over for thirty days.
Go to tke great $4,000 auction sale of cloth