Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-30
CITY GLoBULEs.

Ne VO-Odys
The river yesterday was stationary at seven
teen and q half inches.
Query for superintendent Lincoln: If every
dog has his day how long will the bench show
last?
The western pediment and cornice of the
capitol extension were yesterday placed in
position.
Nine full orders and five half orders for out
door relief, were granted by the board of con-
troll yesterday.
The work of cleaning the streets in all parts
of the city is about finished, and the thorough
fares begin to look as clean as new pins.
The Charlie Cheever came in at P. NJ. yes
terday with the trip of the Belle of La Crosse,
and left at P. NJ. to meet the Dubuque.
The art gallery at the State fair is to be fine
ly papered with a neat, neutral tinted hanging
which will vastly enhance the effect of the
paintings.
Grote's promenade concert last evening was
as usual well attended. The Great Western
band provided an excellent programme, which
was thoroughly appreciated.
City Tailor Jessrang said to himself last even
ing, All the hotel keepers are cleanir out and
may as well do the same" And the hotel of
which he is in charge was cleaned.
A. T. Ankeny, of Minneapolis, was yesterday
appointed by Gov. Pillsbury as a member of
the State board of equalization in the Fourth
district in place of II. T. Wells, resigned
The Sunday school children belonging to the
First Methodist church yesterday enjoyed them
selves at Lake Elmo, and required two special
cars for their conveyance to and from the
grounds.
George Langevin's case was again postponed
yesterday in the municipal court, and it begins
70 look as if it would become one of those in
stances wherein ''hope deferred maketh the
heart sick"
That sidewalk on Exchange street in front
of the capitol grounds, completed yesterday,
makes every one who traverses wish that the
whole sidewalks of the city were equally as
commod1ous.
An adjourned meeting of the stockholders
of the German Printing company was held
last evening in further continuance of the re-
organization of the concern, but the business
was not completed.
Our citizens, outside of the Masonic organi-
cations are not responding quite as vigorously
as they should in aid of the yellow fever suf-
ferers. The big fair should not 80 engross our
attention as to curtail humane efforts.
Word came to police headquarters last even
ing that house on Minnesota street, between
Ninth and Tenth, was being conducted in q
most disorderly fashion. Patrolman Lowell
visited the shanty, but failed to discover any
thing out of the way.
Now that President Hayes is coming to st.
Pau1 tho Mt
awakened to the necessity of repairing that
proverbial flag staff in front of the building.
BY the time his excellency gets here national
banner will float from its truck.
1t is finally arranged that on the Sunday fol-
lowing the State fair, there will be grand
musical union at White Bear. in which the ST.
Louis Reed band, Bachs Milwaukee and the
Great Western bands will take part. The con-
cert will be free and excursion trains will run
at reduced fares.
DeGraff & Hopkins GAINESVILLE, Mimi, herd
OF Jersey cattle, first prize winners at the st.
Louis fair, passed up Third street at 6 o'clock
Iast evening on the way to the State fair
grounds, and attracted much attention, the
youngest one seeming to take especial delight
IN putting the driver in front
MIR. d. McCauley and his whole troupe of
fourteen persons, arrived yesterday. They
came direct from New York and will open their
season at the Opera House on Monday next.
Among them are several old favorites and some
are new to a st. Paul audience but all come
warmly recommended by the Eastern press.
Oliver Peltier, who is said to have shot Thos
Kelly on Wednesday evening, as detailed in
Thursdays GLOBE, gave bail yesterday in the
amount of $1,000 for his appearance on Sept.
lO, Mr.. John j. Penner being his surety. The
matter was continued to await Kelly's recov-
ery-he being not seriously injured-and no
evidence Was adduced.
s. Mcdowell, agent of the Silsby fire engine
company, returned to this city yesterday from
Anoka with every hair of his solferino nous
tache quivering with pleasure. The Anoka
authorities had sensibly ordered from him a
silver-plated rotary-to be the handsomest in
the State-two hand hose reels and 1000 feet
of hose, all to be delivered in thirty days
Hence arose those quiverings.
The Duluth Glee club will give one of Their
unrivalled concerts at Music hall on next
Tuesday evening, Sept. Sd. They will also
| have genuine Edison monograph on exhi.
bition at the same time. The popular ap.
| plause with which they were received when on
former occasion they visited our city will
insure full house for them again.
Ms
arrived home yesterday afternoon from Roches-
ter, N. Y, whittier he had been with Gregory
! Pitt, arrested here some time since on warrant
for embezzling money belonging to four or
phans, whose guardian he was. Marshal Nc
Laren handed the culprit over to the authori.
| ties at Rochester to await his trial.
man by the name Of Crowley, pretty well
intoxicated, was walked into the police station
| 1,a& n E,
taken up his prisoner on the upper part oil
Robert street. Crowley complained he hao
been robbed, and resisted being searched, but
he was found to have upon his person two rolls
OF bills, together amounting to $243. Previous
| to his arrest, Crowley had chased with the or,
OF Stop thief a man all the way from Mis-
sissippi street, who is alleged to have returned
pocket book to his pursuer. Crowley will
probably explain to-day before Judge Flint. :
| The Fairmont crew padded up the river yes
terday afternoon, their intention being to lool
over the course, but an accident happening tt
one of the sliding seats they were obliged t,
return. Later in the day they rowed over tn,
| entire course. Their stroke was not quite al
regular as might be desired, and the power no
| evenly balanced, but this a few times ou
against stream will rectify. No doubt thei
rowing all over the river was induced by tn,
desire of choosing their water for the comins
contest. The crew is muscular one, and pul
a powerful stroke, and if they can only b.
brought down TO uniformity and evenness il
time the home club will find in them a formid
able rival
The Minnesota crew in their regular practice
spin last evening pulled good even stroke
the taking we'll hold of the water, and tn,
pull sustained throughout the stroke to th
| recover with very tolerable evenness. The
beauty of style, however would be much i'm.
proved if in the return the oar was raised NOR
uniformly at right angles to the boat. Thi
wou: d also prevent. in case of heavy ripple
on the water, the danger of catching crabs
of splash more than necessary, and No. 8 pu
in an occasional weak stroke. The practice
showed, however, that the crew was capable oil
much greater speed if emergency called nnon