Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-10
CITY GLOBULEs.

CITY GLOBULEs.
Straits "bigger man. than old Schurz.
Hall, and not Braden, gobbles the Benson
land Office.
u. ;. Hall now reaps his reward for ''shut-
ting up Jennison at Red Wing, two years
ago.
Members of the Page impeachment COM
mlttee, like oysters, are difficult to open, and
are almost equally as dumb.
The saloon on Third street, near Market,
wherein somebody makes night hideous with
a cracked cornet, was frequented last night
by noisy and not over-orderly crowd.
The city's supreme virtue during the pre-
vious twenty -four hours was attested yester-
day by the fact that the criminal docket of
the municipal court was free from CHARGES.
Mr.. Flyers, manager of the Hyer's Sisters
combination, has in preparation a new play,
entitled ''Urlena,' or the African Princess,
IN which Miss Anna will personate the Prin-
cess, and Miss Emma, the Prince.
lecture will be delivered at the Opera
House on the evening of February 10Th, by
Hon. G. K. Davis. Subject: Madame Roland
The lecture will be delivered for the benefit
OF the Ladies' Society First Baptist church
That unhinged and forlorn-looking gate at
the southern entrance to the capitol grounds
has decidedly slovenly appearance, besides
possessing the unpleasant faculty of tripping
up the unwary and unwilling pedestrians on
dark nights.
/ The policemen and fremen consider that
the retrenchment committees little bill
should and will be sat down upon by the
legislature with the same unanimity with
which the people of the State at large seem
inclined to sit down upon the Merrill text
book law.
City taxpayers who are interested in va
rious assessment cases for improvements
throughout the city, and which have been
pending in the district court, will find de-
cisions Of moment to them in the orders of
Judge Simons promulgated to-day in the
GLOBES court report.
The discussion in the House, Friday after
noon, revealed fact not generally known
that, outside of Incorporated villages and
cities, there is no law in Minnesota by which
damages can be collected for accidents oc-
curing to persons or property, through un-
safe and insufficient bridges.
The pleasures of jurymen during their
ephemeral official existence, were happily
calculated this week in the district court.
panel of 'twelve peers'' was s:locked up'' on
Wednesday evening, and continued so incar-
cerated until Friday morning, still having
failed to agree. And yet they were not
happy.
The sociable of the First Methodist Epis
copal church on Friday night was attended
by large, lively and enthusiastic crowd.
The display of needlework, all of which was
sold. was justly admired for it's variety and
splendor. The pastor carried of the prize
doll, which realized $50. The net proceeds
of the whole amounted to $3.50.
At a recent meeting of the knights of st.
Paul, held in their rooms in the cathedral
basement, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year, T. Reardon, president:
T. +. Eagan, vice president: M J. O'Connor,
commander; w. O'Gorman, recorder; James
q. Donnelly, purser; and Dennis Murphy.
sergeant-at-arms.
Ancient Landmark Lodge of this city YES
terday took charge of the remains of o. O.
Gould, who was killed on the North Wiscon
sin railroad, as elsewhere detailed, and con-
veyed them from the undertakers to the late
residence of the deceased. whence they will
be removed tomorrow morning and sent to
Kasson, under Masonic escort
just one year ago yesterday forty-four
bills had passed the Senate and House and
been presented to the governor for approval.
Yesterday only twenty-five had reached the
executive Office. But, then, the present Leg
lslature met one week later than its prede-
cessor, and to this fact, and not to lack of
industry, the discrepancy above noted, is
doubtless due.
In the bill which passed the House Friday.
amending the act of 1876, the number of
commissioners for the location of the BRIDGE
across the Mississippi at Fort Smelling, was
increased from three, as fixed in the original
act, to five. The parties as named in the
new bill for this purpose, are VIM. Dawson
VIM. Lindeke, Thomas Cochrane, Jr., Joseph
Thornton and Rudolph Knaphide.
The coursing club held a very successful
meeting early in the week. The rabbits were
good and strong, and the hounds evenly
matched, the points being quite evenly di-
vided. Since the advent of the greyhound
into this point of the country this delightful
and exciting sport is likely to become very
popular The club is arranging for pub
lie meeting to be held at an early day.
City Tailor Jessrang was one of the few
city officials not mentioned for reduction in
salary by the bill of the retrenchment com
mittee: SO that, under its provisions, his
stipend remains intact. Whether the
omission was intentional or accidental, it is
safe to affirm he has practiced as much, if
not more, voluntary proportionate economy
IN his administration as any of his predeces-
sors, or compeers in the city departments
Mrs. Burbank is doing good work
with her industrial school. Yesterday the
rooms were completely crowded with girls
from SIX years of age to sixteen. This es-
Unable lady, assisted BY several other lady
volunteers, teaches the little ones singing,
good manners, good morals and good sew
ing. Material is supplied by ladies', and the
children are taught to make any garment
they may choose, and after it is made it be-
comes their own. It is a pity some philan-
thropic lady does not start domestic or
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