Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-07
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CITY GLOBULES.

The city treasurer on yesterday dis
bursed $4,000, being in payment of work
on city contracts.
Up to yesterday ffty-fOur saloon
licenses were issued, enriching the city to
the extent of $5,4OO.
Six warrants were sworn .ort yesterday
for the arrest of hackmen, charged with
obstructing the streets.
The first insurance company to file its
statement for 1882 with the state insurance
department, was the Illinois Mutual, of
Alton, Ill.
A young man named Fred Wendorf, was
examined in the municipal court yesterday,
and held to the grand jury, on the charge
of larceny of fur vest from the Northern
Pacific Express company.
In the case of Parody against the Chica-
60, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad con-
pany, on trial in the United States circuit
court yesterday, the jury agreed last night
and returned sealed verdict.
William Ramsden was before Judge
Burr yesterday, charged with beating his
former wife. The parties were divorced
some time ago and they met causally last
week. when the fight occurred. The hear
ing was continued until the 8th inst.
Nov comes MIR. Hinsdale, architect, who
takes it all back about Mr.. Hamilton once
more, and sends the GLOBE letter, saying
that Hamilton is an embezzler. Both
items have now been made on Mr.. Hins-
dale's authority.
Mr.. Albert S. Hall, a bright and promis-
ing young lawyer of st. Paul, has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Hubbard to the position of
associate Judge of the municipal court,
vice Judge McGrorty, resigned. The ap-
pointment is received with general salts
faction in this city.
Dr. Mayo's address tonight at Plymouth
church should command a thoughtful
hearing. He is the best educational au-
thority we have, an eloquent speaker, and
we'll informed as to the wisdom necessity
to aiding the states to more rapidly and
widely provide school privileges for their
youth.
A sad case was developed at the city hall
yesterday, being that of a young Swedish
woman named Johannah johnson, who was
in search of her whilom lover. The mis-
creant got into the good graces of the IN
suspecting damsel last fall, and he recently
lit out. The young woman was in great
distress, but there is no chance of finding
the miscreant.
The managers of the ice driving track,
encouraged by the mild weather in the
morning, calculated on an afternoon of
good sport yesterday, in preparation for
which they had the track brushed and put
in frst-class shape. Unfortunately snow
commenced falling about noon, and con-
tinued falling all the afternoon, so that
only about half-a dozen road drivers put
in an appearance in the afternoon, and
these were too wise to attempt show of
speed, and soon took their steeds to cover.
The contract for the new Drake build
ing, East Third street, between jackson
and Sibley, to be occupied by Geo. ".
Magee as European hotel, has been let to
the United States Thing Company, of In
diana, the same company doing the work
in the new state capitol. The contract in
cludes over 5000 square feet of thing,
about the same as there is in the capitol,
covering the entire front of the building,
the Railways, dining room, bath room and
barber shop.
The divorce case of Robert j. Diamond
against Susan J. Mckinney was finally set
tied by Judge Simons filing decree of
divorce. The court finds that at the time
of the marriage of the parties the defend
ant was not an unmarried woman, but that
she was at that time the wife of a man by
tha name of Charles Mckinney; that the
said Charles Mckinney is still living, and
it does not appear that the previous mar
rage of the defendant has been dissolved.
The court therefore finds that the mar
riage with this plaintiff always has been
and now is absolutely null and void.
One of the most pleasant events of the
season will be the grand social banquet of
the old exempt firemen to be held at Sher-
man hall on Friday evening Jan. 10. This
social is gotten up for the enjoyment of
the members, and a few of their imme-
diate friends. Outsiders need not apply,
as none but those getting invitations will
be admitted. Full orchestra of the Great
Union band will furnish the
music and Col. A. D. Mcleod
will furnish the supper, which is promised
to be one of the finest ever served in this
city.
The old timers are going to have good
time, and we are glad of it,
The committee on arrangements con-
sists of the following old-timers, that used
to run the old hand machines: R. G. Wiley,
Tim Reardon John Lunkenheimer. P. j.
Dries, John Wagner, L. Hertel and J. G..
Donnelly.