St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-25
THE CITY.
CITY GLoBULES.

tomorrow evening.
The Market house stalls will all be closed
for to-day.
Happiness is the order of to-iay-and there
are millions In it.
Diphtherea is reported at the residence OF
ex-Chief Weber on Carroll street.
Scarlet fever is reported at No 2O7 West
ern avenue and at No 9S1 Margaret street.
The Office of the clerk of the district cour
and all the county offices win be closed Ia
day.
A bunch of keys was found in the Sixth
ward yesterday by Officer Young. They may
be had at the city hall.
On Friday night concert and ball will be
given by Nora Grove, No. %, U. a. o. D., at
Turner hall.
The second annual ball of the Trades and
Labor assembly viii be given at Turner
hall on New Years eve.
Gen. James H. Bakers annual wolf hunt
at Rapidan, set for last Monday, failed TO
come off on account of the extreme cold
weather.
There were forty three tramps at the city
hall this morning, some of the late arrivals
having their feet and hands somewhat
touched by the frost.
Judge Wilkins session of the district
court, having on trial the st. Paul Texas
Land syndicate case, adjourned yesterday
noon to Friday morning, at 10 q. m.
The Young Mems Christian association
sent all the prisoners in the county jail, yes
terday afternoon, Christmas package laden
with Christmas cards and choice reading.
The free reading room of the Gospel Tenn
perance union, So East Seventh street, will
be OF en- during the day and evening, and
friends and strangers will receive a cordial
greeting.
Geo. Hayes, an impecunious tramp, whose
sentence. for vagrancy was suspended by
Judge Burr last week, was arrested by Officer
Pat Gibbons last night for trying to kick in
the door of a private residence.
Stephen Burns, the popular proprietor of
the Market House restaurant gives all his
patrons free Christmas dinner this noon,
with stun ming bill of fare printed ex-
pressy for the occasion.
August Boyer and Nick Welsh engaged in
anip-and- tuck fight at the saloon corner of
Seventh and Cedar streets, yesterday after
noon, and they we're both yanked to the
tower by Officer Cunnif.
A supply of good books, papers and mag
aZines is greatly needed at the rooms of the
Gospel Temperance union, So East Seventh
street. VIII all who are interest ed look
through their libraries and see if they cannot
help us in this direction?
Harry Watson, a railroad hand about
twenty years of age appropriated a pair of
shoes displayed in front of Frank 81 Knauft's
boot and shoe store, 271 East Seventh street
last evening, was arrested after a slight
chase by officer Sexton and lodged in the
cooler.
Chief of Police Clark, Aid. O'Connor and
Capt Bresett were each the recipients of
box OF Hayanas yesterday from Mr.. Robert
seegar. The same gentleman also presented
the members of the police force with two
boxes OF cigars, 70 which they return thanks.
There will be great times at the Exposition
building on Fourth street, opposite the GLOBE
Office, to-day. AS will be seen by the adver-
tisement in another column, there will be a
matinee and in the evening the rink will be
open. On both occasions the Great Western
band will be in attendance.
The Bohemian United Brotherhood Lodge
Lech, No. 10, C. S. P. S., will give their
young children Christmas festival this
evening at their hall on the corner of Sew
enth and Michigan streets. The lodge is
bound to make the gathering an exceedingly
pleasant one, and the old folks will wind it
up with hop.
Active preparations are being made for the
annual ball of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive engineers, to be given at Market hall
on New Years. night. Mr.. M. Sullivan, of
the Omaha road, is at the head of the com
mittee of arrangements, which is a guarantee
that everything will be properly attended to.
In tn small hours Of yesterday morning a
lamp exploded in Engels cigar store, at the
corner Of Third and st. Peter streets The
noise of the explosion was heard by Officers
Ives and Veverka who burst in the doors and
succeeded in squelching the flames, thereby
preventing what might have resulted in a
serious fire.
John Peterson, cripple with one leg, was
found drunk laying on the snow at the corr
ner OF Third street and Broadway, near the
Manitoba freight house, at ~ 80 this morning
with his one leg and hands partially frozen
de was conveyed TO the city hall, where the
otncers succeeded in thawing him out by ap-
plications of snow and cold water. he is a
Swede and resides near Post Siding.
w. F. Zwickey, sheriff of Polk county, with
Dennis Dwyer, John Kitzman and r.
Hursey, as. guards, delivered to Warden
Reed of the penitentiary at Saltwater, James
Furloug, sentenced to eighteen months for
larceny from shop; Charles Hillman and
Geo. Collins to each nine months for burg
larry; Louis Barrette to FIVE years for assault
with attempt to kill, and Halvor Fe rguson to
nine months for assault.
Dick Johnson, late last evening was max
ing his way down Seventh street full to the
brim with Christmas Eve booze, when he
Glanced to spy Sioux warrior in a meuauc-
ing attitude near the Olympic theater and
made break for him, knocking him upon
the walk and so mutilating him that he is no
good Tor q tobaconist's sign any longer
On being arr sted and taken to the CITY hall,
the pugilist put up $40 bail and was taken
home by friends.
The orchestra and soloists of the choral
society will have rehearsal at Seibert's hall,
on Seventh street, next Sunday at 1880
O'Clock. There will be in attendance Mr..
Whitney and Miss Phillips, of the Boston
ideals, who will assist at the forthcoming
presentation of the messiah" and Mr.. Win
Dorgan and Miss Kountz. Sgnor Jannotta
is laooring hard to make the rendition of the
oratorio the finest ever heard in the north
west. A mass rehearsal will be given next
tuesday morning.
Mr.. Frank Fairchild, the ACCOMPLISHED
eielA Oh the police court, was disconsolate
Yesterday and for very good reason On GO
ing 10 breakfast at the Clarendon hotel he
.eiI us oFercoat and sealskin cap on the coat
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