Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-10
CITY GLOBULES.

sheriff
Alice Percy, a fair but frail damsel, was
fined $500 yesterday for keeping house
of ill-fame on Sibley street
The council last evening adjourned till
next Tuesday afternoon at > p. M, when
the aldermen will proceed to elect city
engineer.
A collector named T. G. White was
before the court yesterday charged with
embezzling IS from Max Ebert. The
hearing was set for the 18th inst.
Samuel jones' was the word about the
capitol yesterday, but up to this writing
the sounding has not taken place, the
trouble being IN making him materlallze.
An imposter named George Allen, filled
up on bug juice Thursday night and
played the role Of beggar- He was yanked |
before the court and sent up for thirty |
days.
The chipping up of the ice in the streets
of ST. Paul, was continued yesterday, and
the cutters were being cleaned out pre-
paratory to the thawing that is expected
soon.
A rather genteel looking fellow was run
in Yesterday afternoon blind drunk. He
carried pawn ticket in his pocket for
an overcoat which he soaked at Sinon's
hoe shop.
The Chicago, Milwaukee st. aul
Railroad company enriched the state treas
ury yesterday by the payment of $lOl. 46l,
the amount of tax due for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1881.
The roller skating rink, on the corner OF
Fort and Sixth street is pronounced sue
cess. Tonight the Great Union band will
furnish the music; besides, an expert skater
from Chicago will be there to show how
the skating is done. There is to be big
time tonight.
Box No. 35 of the fire alarm system was
put up yesterday at the corner of Twelfth
and Robert streets, in place of box %,
which IS now located at the corner of Fifth
and Minnesota streets, having been sub
stituted for box Nc. 81. The new boxes
were tested yesterday, and found to work
nicely.
Mr.. Ferdinand Willius has put on record
deed to the German American bank for
the nor.herly two-thirds of lots Is and 16,
block 10, of st. Paul proper, the same be-
ing tract of land on the northwest cor
ner of Fourth and Robert streets, fronting
100 feet on Robert and 100 on Fourth
street.
A young man named James Golfer was
arraigned before Judge Burr yesterday,
charged with obtaining quantity of lard
and hams from W. n. Mack by false pre-
lenses. He states that he can show a re-
ceipt for the articles and intimates that it
is q put up lob against him. The hearing
will take place Monday.
George York goes around collecting
soap fat and during a call at Golden's res
taurant the other day he stole package
of lard and made off with it. He stated to
the court yesterday that the lard had been
stolen by pal. that they had sold it to a
soap factory and divided the proceeds.
He viii languish for month.
Mr.. Arthur Koenig, Mr.. Boenisch, and a
considerable number of the leading Ger
mans of st. Paul, have arranged for a
grand concert to be given this evening, at
Turner hall, for the benefit of the sufferers
by the recent flood along the Ohio. The
concert will be one of unusual merit. They
have engaged Seibert's orchestra and there
will be 125 singers, male and female. 1t
will be grand concert.
A deed was recorded yesterday from j.
B. Tarbox to J. L.Forepaugh conveying lots
from 9 to %, inclusive, and the west half
of lots and %, in block 1875 of Holcombe's
addition; also lots and 8, block l, i'll Sum-
NIT park addition; also acres in section
3, town %, range %; also lots 5, 6, and
8, block IS, Kittson's addition; also all of
block 35, Summit park addition; also
block a. Summit park addition. The
price paid is $45,OOO.
Several complaints have been made
lately concerning petty thefts at the high
school, articles of wearing apparel having
been stolen from the coat room. Yester-
day morning sneak thieves entered the
coat room and carried away new spring
overcoat, belonging to a young man
named Fred Van Duzee. The coat was
pawned at Slmon's store, on Seventh
street, where it was found by Detective
Bresset,
Fate has dealt harshly with Margaret
Bradley. 1t has been long time since
the roses bloomed in her faded face, which
bears the traces of many cold winter, and
alas. too. of drink and dissipation. She
appeared ri the police court yesterday fol
the first time in nearly year charged with
the old vice of drunkenness. The court
took pity on the poor old dame and she
was sent to the house of correction fol
women for ninety days.
The case of Mary Markham is a sac
commentary on modern life and pitifu
travesty on the hallowed influences that arr
supposed to guard a life of conjugal ex
istence. She was arrested Thursday nigh
in the apartment of supposed paramount
and her husband appeared against her yes
terday morning. They each related {
story of wrong and elimination. She de
clared that she could not live with him
and this seems to have given rise to thei
trouble. 1t were we'll to throw veil o
sanctity over such scenes, but whel
people come before court what is tn
chronicler to do? She was committed TO