Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-25
CITY GLOBULES.
The fence around Rice park is being whit
washed

Don't fail to go Thursday evening to the
opera House.
The monthly meeting of Capitol building
ociety at Association hall tonight.
The discordant, itinerant harp and violin I
ave arrived to afflict the summer air.
The new gas main being laid on lower Third
treet has reached to the junction of sibley-
The numerous individual who said it was
not yesterday found no one to contradict him.
A block crosswalk has just been completed
over Fourth street, on the east side of Market.
The Rice street sewer goes on apace, and its
gigantic proportions begin to loom up in the
immense trench.
The cutters on Fourth and Sibley streets in
front OF the Wann block underwent needed
cleaning yesterday.
A man with brood of fortune-telling cana
ries drew the quarters and crowd at various
street corners yesterday.
The barrel of ice water in front of Nichols 4 |
Deans store, corner of Third and Sibley Streets
was literally patronized.
Frank A. Brom accused of selling liquor
without city license, had his case continued
yesterday in the municipal court until July l.
At it's second monthly meeting on Saturday
evening, the newly formed Mechanics building
society loaned $1,000 at bonus of 40 per
cent.
Jerry shaunessy and Patrick McCue were
yesterday directed by Judge Flint to the stone
pile, there to perspire out a drunk for seven
days each.
1boc III 1of of fho yoH1 Tn
the Merchants was being laid yesterday, and
that side of Third street will soon be open to
pedestrians.
The concert tonight at Music hall will be
given by the best Protestant musical talent in
this city for the benefit of the best Catholic in
stitution in the State.
On the Fourth Of July, the st. Paul & Pacific
railroad will issue half fare tickets to and from
any station upon the line, except between St.
raul and Minneapolis.
The rails for the new side track under the
Second street bluff have been laid, and the
siding will be ready for use as soon as it is bal
! lasted and the ties evened up to the level.
R. G.. Derner having travelled to higher
tribunal in the land Of shadows, the case
against him in the municipal court for fraud
and larceny, was yesterday struck off the docket.
Rev. E. D. Neill is working hard on new
edition of his history of Minnesota, bringing
! it down to the present time. johnson, Smith
| q Harrison, of minneapolis, will be the pub
| fishers.
About five o'clock yesterday afternoon 6
lively thunder storm and heavy rain were il
progress few miles from the city, and theil
| track was distinctly visible from the bridge
and upper Third street.
Seventy-fve soldiers for Fort Smelling lef
Chicago last evening by the ordinary passenge
train and will arrive at 2:24 P. NJ. to-day ove
the Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis railroad
formerly the West Wisconsin.
The esplanading of the Exchange street side
completed and by the time it is finished per
haps somebody will think OF the Cedar ant
Tenth streets sides OF the square.
Charles P. Hawley was before Judge Film
yesterday on an accusation of having violate,
the hack ordinance-an accusation, by tn
way, that has been frequent of late. The &C
ton was dismissed ON payment Of costs.
That gutter along the sidewalk on the Waba
shaw street front Of the American house shoul
either be paved or covered. In its presen
: | !
and is pretty much Of an intolerable nuts
j ance.
A gentleman from Langdon, Washington
county, declared yesterday to GLOBE reporte
that the crops in that section promised a mag
nifcent yield, and that it was estimated tina
: old land would produce twenty-five bushels t
the acre.
: The flag very appropriately waved at hal
or torlo 20 %l1 1oAo
Bazille, who donated the square upon which tn
Bazille will be inferred at 9:3UA. NJ. to-da
! from the St. Louis church.
: State Superintendent Burt is engaged at cd
t intervals in digging into the early school his
e tory of the State, says school facts Q
8 those early days are often quite amusin,
5 There is rich mine for somebody to develop
in the direction indicated.
b The Europeon sparrows set at liberty in tt
spring by Mr.. Grote, of the Tivoli, are prospe
: ing finely and have already multiplied. Son
n Of them have nestled in the vicinity of Robe
street, and their impudent ways on tn,
+ thorOughfare are quite amusing.
X John Toomey, fireman of steamer No. 4,
convalescing slowly from a prolonged attack
+ catarrh, compounded with bronchitis, fro
> months. When more fully recovered it is
's Intention to visit Wisconsin with his family.
The stagnant water along the embankme1
l. of lower Third street ''smells to high heaven
re and is enough to breed a pestilence Sure
4 something might be done to mitigate the u!
q speakable nuisance, and save the city from Il
e imminent plague which it continually threa
IL ems.
d John Ryan, the driver of steamer No.
whose right wrist was fractured at the Pa,
!, Place hotel fire. is in service again as driver
T. the hose reel of the engine named. Until b
l. wrist is firmly knit. James Dorain, the driv
of the reel, will handle the reins of the stear
d ers team.
Mr.. II. J. G. Mcintosh, who has the key
i box SO, denies that he was called upon by al
one to turn in an alarm of the fire at the ha
vester works Saturday night. He knew of ii
a fire, but as the box is half mile from I'll
8 works, and he received no request to pull it,
1t says he supposed they did not want an alar
10 given.
Y, On Saturday and yesterday the city trea
is urer's Office was thronged by laborers whom Il
$ city. in it's hocus pocus fashion. pays for al
le In behalf of the city contractors. About q
1t men were paid and some $4,000 were expendt
Y, IN the service. thereby entaiing an enOrmo,
/ amount of extraneous labor upon the treasul
d department..
q The Chippewa chiefs were again pesteri1
. the Governor yesterday, begging for provisio,
IL and railroad passes for at least part of the
d homeward journey. Their requests were, how
e ever, firmly refused, as it seems they have CO.
t strued past gubernatorial kindnesses into Il
r occasioning Of an annual picnic or begging e,
), cursiOn to st. Paul.
:, On the second page of this issue appears
:, - decision of the supreme court whereby IL
q writ of certiorari is Quashed in the matter ,