Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-30
CITY GLoBuLEs.

CITY GLOBULEs.
Boz Office open this morning at o'clock for
the sale Of tickets for tho Emerson ssBiR Four
tonight.
At the land sales concluded yesterday at the
capitol, the highest price paid was $1.60 per
acre and the lowest five cents.
The new round-house at the junction of the
St. Paul Pacific railroad with the st. Paul &
Saltwater road, is nearly completed.
There was an unusually active market in live
stock yesterday. Sixty hogs and eighty-seven
beef cattle were sold to local butchers.
The contractors are getting on well with the
Fort Smelling bridge piers. Pier number two
The bayous and shallow places along the
river afford fine skating for the boys, and the
exhilerating sport is being actively engaged in.
The Offices of Griggs & Co. and the North
western Fuel company were closed yesterday,
in memory of the late John A. Armstrong, one
of the principal members of the latter organi-
zation.
The city market was literally crowded with
farmers's wagons yesterday, loaded with
dressed beef, hogs and poultry. The latter did
not sell 30 readily as they did the day before
Thanksgiving.
Joseph O. Green, who was burned out at No.
II Nelson avenue early on Thanksgiving day,
has rented the house opposite into which the
has been moved.
The Rev. VIM. McKibben, Central Presby-
terian church, will deliver the third of the
series of sermons to young men, tomorrow
evening. The subject will be, 'First Steps,"
All cordially invited.
Rev. William R. Powell, resident of this city
for few years past, and principal of Leighton
academy having accepted call from the Epis-
copal church of Shakopee, left yesterday to
ei ter upon his new duties.
The search for Sattler's body was continued
all day yesterday. At nightfall the crews with
drew, but after supper the dragging Of the
river was resumed by torchlight. Up to the
hour of going to press the untiring labors of
the boatmen were not rewarded with success.
The Hastings and Dakota railroad has reached
Montcvideo where it will halt for the winter.
This will be eighty-three miles of road built
the present season, seventy-fve having been
previously in operation. Regular passenger
trains will commence running to Montevideo
next Monday.
Drunken soldiers on trains running from st.
Paul and Minneapolis to Fort Smelling are not
only a nuisance to the travelling community
and disgrace to the service. but they leopard
ize their lives ny their drunken and foolhardy
carelessness. The railroad officials should not
allow them on the trains.
Hon. G. F. Buck. of Winona, is decidedly
opposed to tile floors. He was sitting tilted
back in one of Col. Aliens arm chairs yester-
day, when, without any warning the legs of the
chair began to glide over the floor and instant
er six foot of robust Senatorial dignity was
prone upon back upon the floor.
Yesterday, Dwight Leach, of Big Stone, was
arraigned before United States Commissioner
Cardozo on the charge of selling tobacco with
out the special cense required by the revenue
law. He was held to answer before the United
States grand jury at the next term of the dis
trict court in bonds of 5000.
Mrs. G.. G.. Maynard, of Atwater, arrived in
the city yesterday by the st. Paul & Sioux City
railroad, with the remains of her husband, the
only son OF Judge A. K. Maynard, who died at
Los Angeles, CAL, some ten days ago, whittier
he had gone for the benefit of his failing
health: MIR. Deming, of Atwater, father Of
Mrs. MAYNARD, met her here, and accom- panied
her on her sad journey to her now desolate
home yesterday afternoon.
Quite an excitement prevailed at the rattle
last evening for thoroughbred mare and a
handsome new buggy. The highest throw made
was forty-four, by p. w. Scott, of ssGuy's res.
taurant, - and for low Col Alien. p. T. kava.
naugh and w. u. McGrath were even, each
throwing nineteen. Mr. Scott took till TO-DAY
to decide which he should take-the horse o.
buggy, and the three ties also asked to take a
sleep on it before making up their minds what
to do about it. They will probably throw of
to-day.
The clerk of tho q. s. Circuit Court was
busy all day yesterday in taking evidence in
the matter of the application of J. P. Farley,
receiver of the st. Paul d Pacific railroad, fol
debentures in the sum of 81, 300, 900 for the
payment OF the st. Vincent extension of the
road. The application was MADE before Judge
Dillon few weeks ago, aud will come up fol-
hearing at the next term of the circuit court
held in this city. Messrs. I. Y. d. Heard. Big
Glow, Hall and Sanborn are the attorneys in
the matter representing the varied interests at
stake. So far the only opposition to the appli-
cation comes from the Becker and Litchfeld
interest.
This time it is a wife looking for her hus-
band. Mrs. s. NJ. Bailey, of Cottage Grove,
reported at police headquarters yesterday, that
her husband. has been missing for several weeks.
at the time he left homo he had considerable
money on his person, and she fears he NAV
have been waylaid for it, or otherwise foully
dealt with. just week ago she heard
OF him at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. where
he bought ticket for St. Paul. His arrival
here did not follow, at least SO far as she can
ascertain from his many friends and acouaint-
ances here. His family are greatly alarmed
over his continued and unexplained absence
and would gratefully receive any information
about him.
Last night about II o'clock Capt. Clark dis
covered Howard and Bush, two penitentiary
birds, in consultation, on Sibley street. They
had selected dark circle for their seance and
were dong up some little scheme IN long drawn
out whispers. When the little party was in
terrupted, Howard became very pngnacious
He was given over to Officer Gibbens' care, who
steered him into the station. Bush claimed to
have paid for a nights lodging at the Wild
Hunters inn, and wanted the worth of his
money. He was escorted up t, the hotel, and
there he tried to give the captain the slip. He
was collared before he got out of reach. In
quiry at the office showet that he had gotten no
quarters there, SO Officer Baer was called in to
provide him with accommodations at the lock-
up.
I'll r. ETHERIDGE sale.
What the Chattels of the Abscondins Til ief
Brought in the Market.
The asset 0f Charlie Etbor;dro oe