St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-24
CAUGHT IN THE CURRENT.

All the city offices were closed yesterday,
on account of Washington's birthday.
George H. Finn has sued Patrick White to
recover $500 upon promissory note.
Judge Cornish has approved the iual ac-
count of Frank Keogh as assignee of Ma
thaniel NJ. Singleton, and releasing the as
signee.
special meeting of Union Lodge No 4S,
l. o. o. f., will he held this evening at S
O'Clock, for the purpose of granting with
drawal cards.
Grier q Wilcox have sued Joseph l.. Fore
paugh, Charles S. Wilcox and others to fore
close mechanics lieus upon lot 81. block of
Rogers addition.
The board of regents of the state university
will meet on the last day of the month to
elect a president to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of Gen. Sibley.
Charles Clifton. of Chicago, is here visit
ing his brother, Frank Clifton, general man
ager of the Minnesota Packing and Provision
company. They are at the Windsor hotel.
jury was impaneled by Judge TIL omas,
of the Uuited States circuit court, yesterda Y
in the case of smith II. Myers against F. w.
Stuart ct al, and the trial win be proceeded
with to-day.
Judge Otis has filed an order providing that
E. l.. Warner may introduce evidence at
special term next Saturday touching his
claim for a bounty for the arrest and con-
.5Siction of Gus Chopin for horse stealing
seJadge Cornish has filed an order in the
case5of The Eureka Brick Machine Manufact
uring7 Company against The St Paul Brick
and Manufacturing ComDa ny. rendering
judgment III favor of the plaintiff for $l570.
The new safe in the Office of collector of
internal revenue is in place and ready for
use. 1t is large enough for six men to stand
erect in at the same time 1t will be photo
graphed to-day with the Office force grouped
III the interior.
g Ed Mccoy was examined in the probate
court yesterday touching his sanity. 1t was
got deemed necessary to send him to an in
tane asylum. but Judge Olivier recommended
that he be taken TO The county and city hos
:pital for treatment.
John D. Sloane, supervising inspector of
steam vessels has returned from Washington.
d. G., where he went about a month ago to
attend 4 meeting at the call of Inspector
General Dumont Mr.. Sloane also visited
several Eastern cities.
At the hearing in the Sixth street bridge
matter, before the board of public works yes
terday, it was evident that the improvement
is not wanted by a majority of property own
ers. The hearing was adjourned to- O'Clock
next Friday afternoon.
Yesterday Judge TWohy sent the notorious
Clara Smith to the House of the Good Shep-
herd for sixty days. Clara had stolen 81
from her mistress. Mike Cudihy who stole
Washtubs from grocery store, was given a
thirty days sentence i'll the workhouse.
The $4,000 personal injury case of Mary A.
Caldwell against The st. Paul City Railway
Company was called for trial in Judge Egan's
court yesterday. The trial viii proceed to-
day. Mrs. Caldwell was injured while leav-
ing car OF the corner Of Seventh and Brad
ley streets
Knut Nelson was discharged by Judge
Nelson III the United States district court yes
terday. He was charged with timber tres
passing. and the point was raised that he
was proceeded against upon information and
not by Indictment by the grand jury. The
same points were raised in the eases of
George William Shook, who has already
been convicted, and of Frank Morgan, but
their cases were not finally disposed of.
The Tilden Democratic club met last even
ing in Room 40, New York Life Insurance
building. and held a most enthusiastic meet
ing. The following officers were elected !:
D. w. Lawler, president; o. II. O'Nell, vice
president; A. j. Galbraith, secretary; M.
Mullane, treasurer; j. A. Tierney, H. Thiel,
executive committee. The next meeting of
the club will be the last Monday in March.
Rudolph Scnwahm, of this city, has in
vented a sausage-cutting machine that is as
far ahead of any other appliance in existence
for the same purpose as the locomotive is in
advance of the stage coach. The new ma
chime was patented on Dec. 9 Of last, and was
placed on exhibition for the first time yester-
day at So West Third street. Almost every
butcher in st. Paul and Minneapolis was
present to witness the trial, aud they unite
in saying that the new power rocker will
create revolution in the sausage business.
The new machine yesterday cut 500 pounds of
sausage within an hour, with electricity as
the motive power.