St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-27
LIE MARS. IOWA.
special Correspondence Of the GLOBE

Especial Correspondence OF the Globe.l
LIE MARS, Ia. Dec. 24.-'sThe ides Of
March are here" said Cesar, az a friend
bid him beware Of them several DAYS before.
''But they are not yet passed" was the reply,
and ere day light had faded. great Cesar was
corpse. This brief fact was called up in
my mind by reason OF the following: son
the 9th day Of October last. James Murphy,
one Of our citizens, was sentenced TO n i'm
prisonment Of FIVE years in the peniten-
tiary, for the attempted burning Of a promi-
nent hotel Though the evidence against him
was eircumstaniial, so closely did it resemble
positive that the jury we're bound TO con-
Wet. Prior TO Murphy's departure, be, in
company With the sheriff, visited bis family
TO say good bye As be bid bis wife adieu
be said, ''Tel- that IL ms bond TO secure
me new trial is not furnished within the
sixty days OF grace, I'll make IL hot for
them" meaning several prominent men
Five yet remain until the period expires,
and already are surmises made as 70
whether Murphy will soueal or not All
that can be done now is 10 hide a wee.
Our city has had several kinds Of amuse-
meuts this season, aud four nights Of last
week our militia produced Crank aud File"
and the proverb that "a man is not without
honor save In his own country" was proven
by the meagre attendance Of our people, and
in consequence ''our boys" are some money
out. They had engaged the hall for Friday
night, but whether Intentionally or not, the
manager leased Il 10 Lizzir Evans aud com
pany, who produced Fogg's Ferry 10 q small
but delighted audience. Monday evening, Of
the present week, the Abbie Darlington
Opera company were &c assist the ladies' so
cieiy Of the Episcopal church, but by reason
OF wreck near Sioux Cts, connection failed
10 be made, and many were disappointed.
Wednesday evening the various Sunday
schools will have their Christmas trees and
ACCOMPANYING exercises; while Thursday
evening viii be devoted to dance and the
rendering OF the Chimes OF Normandy by
fine set OF singers from Sioux City.
Last March several officers were elected
frAudulentiy and suit was brought, but de-
spite ali efforts 30 bring the offendsEs to trial
everything remains in stata Q,cs Henry
Henke, one OF our county's respectable Cd
citizens Is under arrest for 81 treating bis
wife, aud this, despite the fact that an unex-
ecuted sentence for bigamy aud adultery
hangs over him, aud that be for several
years has been thorn in The side Of every
body, believe, and ] am not alone, that the
whipping post though a relic Of barbarism,
would be but fit punishment for such as he.
Our trains have been delayed daily for sew
eral hours By reason Of the late snow Our
merchants wear long faces on account Of
dull trade.
A fashion item says that there is q great
deal of change this winter. Where IL itl Is
the question now eagerly asked.
'Iinkturating' is the word now and
merely means skating in a rink
Our hotel keepers are among those who do
not wear as smiling faces as they did In 's3.
Many houses are standing idle and causes
high rents, poor accommodations and dull
ness in business.
As the end Of leap year approaches some
of our ladies are improving their oppor-
tunities.
Progressive euebre parties are all the go
now.
In the case OF State Of Iowa against NJ B.
Kelley, charged with forgery. add tried be-
fore Justice Hilbert, resulting in the bind
ing over of defendant to avail. the action of
the grand jury, 1t was understood that Kel-
ley would institute proceedings for writ Of
nabeas corpus, and copy OF the papers nee
essary was made ostersibly for that purpose
But no motion has been made. On Monday
next he will be tried for the forging Of a
mortgage OF one Mcmahon, in spite Of the
latter's letter saying that he gave Kelley per-
mission TO sign mis- name, etc.
Membranous Group IS taking of 4 child
daily in our sister city, but there are no
cases here. Our physicians begin to look blue.
OF truth, the GLOBE is newsy paper
and worthy of place in every family, and
believe ere many years roll by it win be the
paper of the north