St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-22
THE CITY.
CITY GLOBULEs.

r The scalp of Little Crow is in the rooms Oh
the State Historical society.
Col. Taylor, of the state library, is in re-
ceipt of dozen more legal works by mail.
The double entrance from the front hall Of
the county Jail into the sheriff's Office, was in
course of completion yesterday.
The batch of Dakota burglars spoken Of as
passing through this city on Thursday, were
taken to Sioux Falls for confinement.
The jury in the Frank Stephens case, for
damages against the city, came in with a
sealed verdict at O'Clock last evening.
The board of public works were struggling
with Seventh street improvements under
their new chandelier last night to quite late
hour.
Officer Schmitzer, on yesterday extermin-
ated couple of vicious dogs, on account Of
their too friendly liking for the pants of the
small boy.
In consequence of the PASTORS absence, the
usual servicesl at the Dayton Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN church, will be omitted on Sab
bath, March 25.
To find out the exact opposite of what the
weather is going to be, reference is had now
a-days to the predictions Of the p. p. local
weather prophet.
The board of public works are having their
chandelier repaired, which looks as though
they were going to labor in the blaze of the
midnight oil-gas.
The pump men from New York, Cleveland
and Chicago were dilating on the merits Of
their respective patents at the water COM
missioner's Office yesterday.
A flock of wild ducks skinned over the
city yesterday, in northward fight and
knocked the last croaker out of time against
an early spring-q-u-a-c-k!!
The alarm of fire from box No. 90, at
II: 80 o'clock yesterday forenoon, was occa-
stoned by chimney blaze at the corner of
Robert and Indiana streets in the Sixth
ward. The damage was triiing.
Acker Post Grand Army boys hold
a rehearsal at College hall, this
evening to drill themselves vocally for the
part they viii take in the entertainments
under their patronage at the Grand next
week.
Judge Brill opened court for the trial of ad-
journed civil cases without q jury yesterday
morning, but none of the adjourned cases
from the calendar being in readiness, adj
journed his court until Monday morning at
10 a. IN.
Oscar Holman, of Philadelphia, Pa, was
yesterday admitted on the proper motion and
presentation of certificates from the supreme
court of Pennsylvania, to practice in the sew
eral Minnesota courts. He will enroll him
self in the legal ranks of st. Paul.
There will be rehearsal at College hall by
the Grand Army men tonight of the old war
songs WEIGH will be sung at the concerts
for the benefit of the memorial day fund,
which will be given at the Grand Opera
house on the goth. All Grand Army men are
invited.
Yesterday Chief Clark appointed James
Mcguire, Robert Hughes o. F. Swift, Den
mis- Mccarthy and Mike Churchill as special
police officers, to protect the interests of the
street railway company. They will ride on
the cars, prevent smoking, and bounce dis
orderly characters.
A salesman in Kings sale stables took a
fresh span out on Minnesota street Thursday
afternoon attached to q lumber wagon, to
give them some exercise, when they returned
the compliment by running away with him,
though he finally got the bulge on them by
steering them up the bluff.
Harry S. Slack, of No. 90, Zane street,
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, thinks he is a brother of
Mrs. Edward Turner, whose little boy shot
himself, and as he has not heard from her
in seven years would like her address. His
letter of inquiry is at this office, having been
sent to the clerk of the district court.
The committee appointed to examine ap-
plicants for admission to the bar of the dis
trict court reported to Judge Simons yester-
day that Frank E. Chapman, Henry E. Ran
dali and Harry B. Farwen had passed salts
factory examination and Judge Simons
ordered their admission. The examining
committee consisted of Henry L. Williams,
John D. O'Bren and Edwin S. Chittenden.
Capt. Ed. S. Bean, on yesterday took pos
session ofthe position of superintendent of
the mailing department of the postofice, va
Gated so uncerimoniously by the gay disciple
of Brigham Young, Bosworth. The position
in the railroad mail services held by Captain
Bean has been filled by Mr.. Normal Perkins,
who arrived in the city yesterday. Mr.. Per-
l1ins was formerly the chief clerk of the mail
service on the through line from Chicago to
st. Paul on the river road.
Elizabeth O'Keefe yesterday began suit in
the district court for dissolution of the
marital bonds which bind her to Michael
O'Keefe, who, she finds is not the gentle
man she took him for in 1882, when, at
Menasha, Wis, she promised to love, honor
and obey. Elizabeth is SO years old and
Michael is 35 and their union has not been
blessed with children. The grounds on
which Mrs. O'Keefe asks divorce are cruel
and inhuman treatment, the complaint alleg-
ing that at one time he seized her and broke
her fingers, and that at divers times, armed
with missiles and clubs, he had threatened
her life until she thought she had good
grounds for believing him in earnest.
DEDCnNAT