St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-07
Chautauquan Work--Two Fires--Evening
DiversioDs--other Sights of a Great
City's Life.
RANDOM NOTES.

The Office ''hoss'' pistol belonging to the
Journal is out OF order. That is why Attor-
ney Woolley still lives, moves and has his
being On Thursday evening the Journal
published the statement that at the last mo-
ment Attorney Woolley made change OF
base in the Cdntieny case, and decided TO
set up the plea of self-defense. When Attor-
ney Woolley read that his ire rose, and
through yesterday mornings Tribune he
called the Journal man liar. No harsh Ian
guage was INDUCED in. 1t was just plain,
simple, uuadorned liar. The morning paper
news gatherers who prepared for an illus
trated report of unlimited gore shedding
were disappointed. The Journal rushed into
9 no two column, double-leaded reply, but
loftily ignored the whole matter. This is not
Virginia and editors and lawyers are all good
marksmen up here.
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The general opinion had been that in the
light of Judge Rooms instructions to the
jury Cantieny would have been found
guilty Of something more than manslaughter
in the second degree, and this opinion might
be considered vindicated by the first ballot
in the jury room, when eight jurors stood for
murder in the second degree. The first bal
lot always evidences the exact standing Of a
jury.
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Much of the interest in the Cantieny trial
was due to desire on the part of many to know
just how far the authority Of police officer
extends. In the bue-coated conservation of
the peace and dignity of city, many per-
sons find a natural enemy, and widespread
and general is the charge that nine out of
ten Of them are suffering from freshness.
Police officers in every city have not that
angelic meekness which marks martyr, and
few will stand 'back talk''; as result many
arrests are made where no offense has really
been committed, and prisoner in police
court is ofttimes at the mercy of the prose-
cutting officer. TIE moral support of police
authority is necessary TO preserve the peace
of the city and the morale of the force; but
there is a large element that will never admit
that, and it was this element that was SO in
terested in the Cantieny case.
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Col. Glenn, who has just returned from
the South, was in the recent railway accident
on the Queen d Crescent road about two
miles from Lexington, KY, and gives
graphic description of the accident. The
train was unusually long and made up of
Mann boudoir sleepers, and all were filed
with passengers, generally tourists. A broken
rail threw the coaches from the track and
two came in contact with coal cars and were
badly wrecked. Everybody was nearly pros
tratcd with fright, but no one was injured.
1t was a miraculous escape.
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Four wel-known Democrats, long identi
fed with the party in this city, took dinner
at one of the leading restaurants yesterday,
and while dlspatching the viands discussed
the local politics. Among other matters
brought up was the postoffice. Said one:
''Maior Henderson stands as good show
of getting the place as any one"
Il don't think so. He has never done
anything for the party, and the party owes
him nothing" argued another.
THAT makes no difference. 1t is usually
those vino do the least that get the latest
Offices Mark my prediction: Our next post
master viii be some one of that stamp" pei
sisted No. /.
'Then I'll lose faith in the party ad-
vanced third. ''All things being equal
the civil service offices should go to those
who have been always found with their coat
pu NoIhluE haIu lOt IhC parry CfSi9 GAIL
paign."
''If that is to be the principle upon which
our president is to act, - suggested a fourth
Democrat, "Ed \. Stevens should be
given recognition. He has done more actual
hard work for the party than any other man
can recall. lie has never had the means
70 do much financially, but he has always
neglected his business to struggle for the
straight ticket, and he has never had any
remuneration.
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The dialogue was continued at considerable
length, bringing up the coming municipal
election aud other matters. II was concluded
hat the Democrats ought to be able to elect
aldermen In the First, Third, Fourth, Sixth
and Seventh wards, but the question Of
selecting a candidate for city treasurer APP
peared to be puzzlcr.
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