St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-25
SAINT PAUL.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

There will be a special term of the district
court held tomorrow.
Gen. Ord post G. A. R.. has regular meet
ing tonight III its hall opposite the postoffice.
A burning wood pile on the corner of
George and Waseca streets called out the fire
department. early yesterday morning.
J. T. Clyde superintendent of the Mime
sofa club, was last night presented by the
employees of the club with a gold-headed
cane.
The bill of fare for the Christmas dinners at
the Hotel Metropolitan today is a typograph-
ical gem. Dinner will be served table d'hote
from $50 to 30.
Scarlet fever at III Agate street. 400 Wood
ward avenue and diphtheria at 769 Case
street and 43o Superior street. were reported
at the health Office yesterday.
Thomas NJ Breen has begun an action
against samuel Deering and Others to assert
mechanics lien for Sd 500 upon lots and
7, block of Nelson, Stevens and King add
ton.
The Mccormick Harvesting Machine com
pany has garnished the effects of John D. T.
Sadley. in the hands of the Great Northern
Railway company, to satisfy a claim of
S157.13.
Charles P Slime. manager of the Mime
sofa Type Foundry, yesterday presented
turkey to each married man in his employ.
The single men were also suitably remem-
bered.
Tue special joint committee of the council,
appointed to confer with the street railway
COM any as to the present lack of car facil-
tiles on certain lines, will meet tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50.
Abraham Weiner was sentenced yesterday
In the municipal court TO ninety days in the
workhOuse for having i'll fit of passion
struck little girl, named Anna Volz with a
heavy rock, severely injuring the child.
John Smith. the Polander who last week
robbed John SmOlinsky of 500, was allowed
in the municipal court yesterday to plead
guilty to charge of petit larceny, and was
given a sentence of ninety days in the work
house.
Cornelius F. Van Maanen has begun an &C
ton against the st. Paul City Railway COM
pany to recover s. 800 for abuse by a con-
ductor of a cable car on the 22d inst, and
compelling him to leave a car on which he
had paid his fare.
The remains of Margaret E. Riley, daugh-
ter of Cornelius and Katherine Riley, ar
rived from New Orleans yesterday after
noon. The funeral viii be held from the
family residence, 29l Laurel avenue, Satur-
day. Dec. Is, at 2:30 D. m.
The municipal court will this morning
open at clock, in order that the city's
guests may be properly accommodated by
Judge Twohy who is scheduled later in the
day to pronounce an Grafton over huge
gallinaceous bird of the genus meleagriS.
e. B. Bergholtz has sued William King to
recover possession of piece of real estate
and $500 damages for detention of posses
sion The plaintiff entered into contract
to sell the land to King. but it is alleged that
he has not complied with the terms of the
agreement.
Sergeant J. II. Edwards, of Company II,
died at his home on the night of Dec. %, and
will be buried this afternoon. The members
of the company will meet at the armory at
l A. and proceed to the church in full dress
uniform to evidence their sympathy with the
bereaYed family.
Joseph Leodansky has petitoned the dis
trict court 10 change his name to that of
Joseph Leudan. The reasons assigned for
the request are that the name lis rather out
landish and hard for Americans 10 pro-
nOunce and write, and causes him great trou-
BILE and annoyance.
John Weiter, forty-nine, laborer, was ar
rested yesterday on a warrant by officer
Wright and charged at police headquarters
with threatening to kill his wife, Anna Vel
Ter Mrs. Weller sWOIe out the complaint
stating that she was afraid her husband
would carry out his threat.
The employees of the c. ". Hackett Hard
ware company last evening presented II. B.
Yates, treasurer of the company with a
handsome rollertop desk, and Ii. Walther.
vice president of the company. a beautiful
gold hunting case watch. Both gentlemen
were completely surprised, but finally rallied
and uttered their thanks.
Ellen r. Trowbridge is seeking a decree of
divorce from Charles Trowbudge. They
were married in 1864 at Chatfield The hus-
band is alleged to have been drunkard for
the past ten years, and has beat and abused
his wife for the past five years. She asks
that She may be given the exclusive control
Of her house and lot known as lot q, block
of HolcOmbe's addition.
James Mccarthy was charged in the
municipal court yesterday with having
stolen three oyercoats from the cloak room
of the Metropolitan opera house on the even
ing of Dec. H. Detective Koran, who made
the arrest traced the 0Yerc3ats to q pawn
shop on East Seventh. and Mccarthy was
identified as the man who paWned the prop
erty Judge Twohy held the man to the
grand jury in the sum Of 81, 800.
William Horn viii not enjoy a turkey din
ner he had made arrangements for holding
today. Early yesterday morning Officer
Reilly met Horn on Western avenue and
asked him what he had in a sack he was car
rying. An evasive reply resulted in an in
yestiCation and the officer found two tur-
keys and two chickens, which Horn had I'M
GOubtedly purloined He was remanded in
the municipal court yesterday until tomor
row