Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-17
Sergeant Signal Corps, U. s.
ro-DAY's WEATHER.
CITY GLOBULES.


trip to Chicago, from whence they may go
South.
About II oclock last evening some of
the electric lights about the city ceased to
operate, and left people in the dark.
Steamers Nos. and we're engaged yes
terday in filling the cistern located at the
corner of Mackubin and Selby streets.
A saloon keeper named Frank Dunn
was fined $25 yesterday for having kept
his place open after u o'clock at night.
Old Boreas was about last night, and
laid his icy hands upon the gentle thaw
that was industriously at work here in St.
Paul.
Last evening Mr.. Albert Scheffer enter
tanned a select party of gentlemen, mostly
members of the legislature, at Grote's, last
evening.
The entrance to police headquarters on
Washington street is Illuminated by a
handsome lamp WEIGH was Lit for the first
time last night.
The horse taken from DR.. MintZer's barn
Thursday night, in a manner that indi-
Gated it had been stolen, was returned to
the stable yesterday.
The st. Paul Turnverein will on the 10th
of March give a concert and ball at Turner
hall for the benefit of the sufferers by the
flood on the Ohio river.
D. Dicks, the crank who was arrested on
the charge of forgery, was before the court
Yesterday, but as there was no evidence Of
actual crime the case was dismissed.
VIM. Perkins who was arrested yesterday
was also wanted fer the larceny of an. $18
seal skin cap which he cabbaged from the
Merchants hotel and pawned at Simon's.
The employees of the Mutual Union
Telegraph company have been notified
that their services would not be wanted
after March /, this being the upshot of
the recent consolidation.
State Librarian Taylor is in receipt of
sixteen volumes of United States senate
and house documents, executive and mis-
cellaneous, of the forty-Gfth, forty-sixrh
and forty-seyeuth congress.
Complaint was fled with Health Officer
Patterson yesterday against John Koff-
man, of No. 181 Oak street, who is re-
ported to keep his residence in an unclean
and very unsavOry condition.
The bell at the market house tower is
badly ont of gear, sometimes striking in
the most crazy and shiftless manner. Last
night, for instance. at Il o'clock the bell
only gave five raps. The iIgger should be
fixed.
Some of the gentlemen who we're taken
out to the workhouse we're very urgent in
their req uest TO be allowed to retain their
mustache, but they were not allowed to
do so. and the mower and reaper did their
work carefully and artistically.
Paul St. Martin was before Judge Burr
yesterday charged with the larceny of a
quantity Of jewellery from Theodore Der
traug, an empioye Of the NOnpariel house.
BE waived examination and was commit
ted TO await the action of the next grand
jury.
The friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Welsh VIII regret to learn OF the death Of
their infant daughter, Julie NJ,
which occurred after short
illness, yesterday morning. The re-
mains viii be placed in q vault temn0ra-
rily and afterwards removed TO st. Loajs
for intetment.
When c. Haign and W. Johnson retired
at city hall Thursday evening, they sweetly
warbled 'In the morning by the bright
light" They woke up with swelled heads
and it is needless TO say that they changed
their tune. 1t was only little foot and it
being their first appearance the court sus-
pended sentence during good behavior.
A young idea named G. Goldstein was
before the court yesterday charged with
raising a disturbance in front of the Mer-
chants hotel The testimony showed that
he was a bad, bold boy, and he was SEN
fenced to the reform school, whereupon he
raised a most unearthly howl. On promis-
inc to behave himself the sentence was
suspended.
Upon the opening of The district court
yesterday morning Nr. Egan appeared
and moved for the discharge of NJ. Grey,
who was indicted with NJ. Roach and 9th
ers for robbery. lie grounds being that he
was wanted as a witness for the state. 1
appears that Grey gave his pals, Roach,
Diamond. Sharlsy Wheeler and Corrigan
away, and he was discharged.
About as pitiful a case as The police
court has had in q long time vas that of q
coIored man named Jones, who was ar
raigned yesterday for vagrancy. He was
scantily attired and only wore one shoe, the
otherf foot being terribly frozen. Jones used
to carat catcher,but owing to MS fondness
for booze he fell from grace. lie was sent
to the work house for ninety days.
After sizing up the watch robbery Of
Thursday night Capt Clarke thought it
would be good scheme to yank a couple
of the FOUNDERS, tia evidence being strongly
against Ed Fay and one Waiter Perkins.
They were both ran IN. Fay was arrested
by Detective Bresset and Perkins By Officer
Murphy. The latter was identified by
Wing as the one who stole the watch.
Some excitement was occasioned on
Wabashaw street about $50 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon by the antics of q run
away horse attached to q cutter, and said
to have been driven by musician of this