Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-16
CITY GLOBULEs.

CITY GLOBULES.
Concert tonight at the Carpenter house,
Summit avenue.
fostering cutters in various parts Of the city
underwent a cleansing yesterday.
On Saturday last two men engaged upon the
works at Fort Smelling were Frustrated by sun
strokes.
The common council committee on claims
was in session yesterday, engaged in routine
business.
The Como avenue baby will come up for
probable strangulation at the meeting of the
common council this afternoon.
The heat has even rendered the criminal class
up to IL o'clock last night.
Considerable surprise is expressed by those
that no meeting has yet been called
of the directors of the Stsckbreeders' associa-
ton.
The city hall fire bell failed yesterday to
strike the noon test. Had it been fire alarm,
how would the transient firemen have known |
it's whereabouts.
John Leyden, charged with larceny, and who
confessed the guilt last week, was discharged
yesterday, because Brisette and the other wit
nesses failed to attend.
The board of equalization was in session yes
terday in its shirt sleeves. In about six months
hence, somebody in an overcoat will wish a
board of equalization was in effective session
on the temperature.
P. W. Scott puts in plea for justice. Hav-
ing been fined at the instance of the health
inspector, he asks that his neighbors who are
maintaining worse nuisances, have the
rule applied to them.
The fifth of the twelve volumes of supreme
court reports, to be compiled by Chief Justice
Gilfllan in lieu of the ones the plates of which
were destroyed in the Chicago fire, was received
yesterday in the Office of the secretary of state.
You will hear no more of the bankrupt stock
of dry goods corner Of Seventh and Jackson
streets after Saturday of this week. P. L.
Kavanagh, commission auctioneer, will close it
out at auction, beg inning tomorrow at 10
o'clock.
The commission, consisting of Attorney Gen
eral Wilson and Samuel Fl. Nichols, Esq, clerk
of the supreme court, appointed to take testi-
| mony the claims disputed by the Brainerd
branch will reassemble to-day at Little Falls,
| Harrison county.
G.. G. Maynard of Atwater, son of Judge
Maynard, who has for some time past been suf-
| fering from severe indisposition, is greatly i'm
proved in health, his friends thinking that he
will shortly become strong and more robust
than he has ever been before.
According to the weatherwise, inc luding Old
Probs., yesterday was to end the heated term.
In the interest of ''fiabbergasticated' and gen
orally demoralized humanity, the suffering
crops, and for various other reasons, the GLOBE
trusts the prophets have guessed it this time.
John Thomas James Mcfarland and Thomas
Larken each pleaded guilty to the charge of
drunkenness at the municipal court yesterday
morning. The three We're fined So and costs,
but the last expressing his contrition and desire
to turn over a new leaf, was given the privilege
of signing the pledge and saving his $5.40.
The Turf, Field and Farm, New York, gives
the entries for the Minnesota colt stakes, to be
trotted at the State fair, st. Paul, the first
week in September. The State fair manage
ment have arranged a very rich programme OF
turf sports, but no single event of the week
will attract so much attention as the colt
stakes.
The manner in which COWS and calves are
tied up in the Market square these hot days i.
something highly reprehensible. The poo
brutes are fastened down with short ropes il
the blazing sunlight, where they pant FOL
hours without water, food or shade. This
disgraceful proceeding ought to be inconti
nently stopped.
Gen. J. w. Bishop, of the Sioux City road
shipped yesterday to his Sunnybank farm
two months old bay FLY, by Walter Ferris, gu
of his Morgan carriage The general ha
a flly Of the same age by the same sire ant
out of the mother of his carriage mare, ais
bay, on the farm, and expects in due time t,
have as fine pair of colts as can be produce,
in Minnesota.
. The storm which struck White Bear lake an,
: the immediate vicinity on Sunday afternoon i
represented to have been the most violen
known in that neighborhood for twenty-five
years. The damage however, is said to hav
been only slight. The grain appeared to hav
been battered down beyond redemption, bu
yesterday the loaded heads began to lift an
q the injury will be very light.
In the case of the city against John Leyder
/, at the municipal court yesterday morning, {
d. O'Brien quoting from law authorities, mai1
tanned that child under ten years of age
e not amenable to the law for any crimes, so tina
the parents OF John Leyden or any other chill
e can, if O'Brien is right. train their children
pickpockets, steal from tills or do any othe
: sneak thief business with impunity and prof
n Chief Engineer Strong yesterday sold sc
:, = feet of condemned hose to the st. Paul
Duluth railroad, which will use it in varior
= ways about round houses and depots. This
= the second sale made by the chief of simil;
;, materials and the proceeds, $50, form so muc
II OF an actual revenue to the city, as the ho
-, - would otherwise have been permitted to rot
utter worthlessness in the sheds of the fire d
partment.
e. John Patterson has been on duty as assista1
n health inspector since July 8th and he h
st done weeks efficient service. He has durir
Y, that period abated sixty-fve nuisances a,
service notices upon los others. One place
y, the foot of Woodward street he finds occupi,
le by five six shanties of Bohemians who ha
n twenty-five hogs. 1t is demoralizing to Il
L health of much of the lower part of the cit
S. John ought to be encouraged in his good wor
u u Coming events cast their shadow before
RI Yesterday, Mr. Grote, of the Tivoli. closed tn
portion of his establishment which provid
=. the food and its renowned cookery for b
r. numerous boarders, the event being signaliz
! by MIR. Grotes giving sumptuous dinner
!. his late customers in the afternoon. The oce
v sion was one of rare enjoyment by the partie
= pants, who only regretted that the future rel
:. tionship of their host precluded their furth
= sitting at his table.
I'd Pat Nash has trouble with his Rice sire
;. contract. Yesterday the men refused to wor
- and down to the city hall in a bod
q. clamoring for their pay. They say they ha
:; had no pay for four weeks, and till the AREA
. are paid up, and their wages advanced fro
$ $l.25 to $3.50 day they will not work M
%. Nash has promised the pay tomorrow, and it
~ thought he will comply with the demand +
! higher wages, when the men will resume the
g. work.
Q. A lively runaway occurred yesterday at IL:
f. P. NJ, the wayYard -steed being very fl
. animal belonging to Mr.. Frost, groceryman
- Virginia avenue, between Nelson and Dayto
- The horse which was attached to a light wag
=, in his mad career tore down a lamn most hrea