Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-26
CITY GLoBULEs.

CITY GLoBULEs.
Wednesday nights down-pour did not affect
The regions trayersed by the Northern Pacific
railroad.
Peter Denzer and Martha G. Wright will to
day tell all they know about violating the
health ordinance in the Municipal court.
John Malone was granted yesterday by Judge |
Flint the privilege of cleaning DIP his premises !
by August /, OF. thereafter to bear the penal- |
ties Of the law.
Peter Bender was yesterday allowed by ] Judge |
Flint until August to comply with the fire.
limit ordinance, which he had violated, az
heretofore noted.
The trial of Martin & Co., for piling lumber
on streets within the fire limits, will come off
to-day in the municipal court. It may be
termed test case.
The county committee on roads and bridges
was to have met yesterday, but, there was
no business to transact, there was no necessity
for session, and none was held.
The excavation for the Rice street sewer
suffered severely during Wednesday night, the
rain washing down the embankments. and
thereby occasioning considerable loss.
The appearance of the Merchants and of the
Third street front of the block in which it is
situated, as viewed from the corner of SibIey
street, is the theme of universal admiration.
Undeterred by the repute of the muddy con-
dition of the road to Col Knauff's Lake Como
resort, vast number journeyed thither last
evening in anticipation of the postponed fire.
works.
The Gotzian & Middleton brick block on
lower Seventh street will be ready for occu-
pancy by the end of the current week. 1t
is a decided improvement to that portion of
the city.
s. s. Kornich, accused of uttering counter
felt SO cent coins in this city, was yesterday
examined before Commissioners Cardoza; but
the evidence failing to convict, he was dis
charged.
The game Of base ball tomorrow promises
abundant sport and d rare display may be
fairly anticipated. The players themselves aver
they intend to present game worthy of full
| patronage.
| Thomas Haley, sentenced on Friday last in
the municipal court to seven days on the stone
pile for vagrancy, was yesterday transferred to
the city hospital, he being in a deplorably
weak and sick condition.
Reports were received yesterday that the
violent rain storm of the night previous had
extended along the line of the st. Paul &
Sioux City railroad as far as Sheldon, Iowa
causing much anxiety as to the crops.
An effort is on foot, with every prospect Of
being successful to induce the Chicago White
Stockings to give exhibition game of base
ball in this city during the near future. L
will, without doubt be a drawing card.
Work upon the Merchants hotel elevator goe
on apace, and the machine is expected to be il
running order on next Saturday night TIL
platform is constructed of walnut with birds
eye maple panels, the seats being upholstered
in crimson plush.
At yesterdays meeting of the aims hous
and hospital board. fourteen cases We're ten
dered relief; of which six were half orders on
received a sack of flour and the balance wer
full orders. This large decrease unde
the last weeks relief
Gov. Pillsbury. Attorney General Wilson ant
Supreme Court Clerk Nichols were yesterda
engaged in considering the evidence taken up
on the land claims disputed by the Brainer
branch. Yesterday afternoon, when the com
mission adjourned, the pine land claims ha
j not been reached.
In consequence of the heavy rains which fe
during Wednesday night having rendered th
road to Lake Como extremely muddy, the .fe
. champetre, which was to have occurred at Co
T Knauff's resort last night: WIS postponed unit
the new moon appears next month, the exac
! date of which will be announced hereafter.
Mic Schneider, whom the Pioneer Press ha
made to throw himself into the river, cut hi
E own throat and bury himself alive, turned u
yesterday. He had only been out of town o
business and pleasure to River Falls. Arrivin
at Prescott yesterday he happened to see
copy Of the sheet containing the offensiv
statement and hurried to town to show he wa
no such man:
Il The city treasury is actively engaged in pay
ing off the numerous and expensive judgm ent
recorded against the city in consequence of tn
grading of Mississippi street. AS fast as claim
ants present their certificates of Judgments
their demands are being satisfied, and the awfr
pecuniary record of that thoroughfare will nc
much longer hang like mill stone to the nee
of the city.
Within the week there have been flied IN th
office of the secretary of state full lists Of th
lands belonging to the First Division of the 81
, Paul Pacific railroad. These were original
recorded in February, 1871, and their retilin
has been again rendered necessary in orde
that new bonds might be issued in payment O
Others to be thereby redeemed, in accordanc
with one Of the numerous compromises o
compacts that have marked the history of th
road.
An officer of high position in the militar
headquarters at Fort Smelling. in reply to
direct question put to h,m yesterday by GLoB
reporter, distinctly affirmed that no infornla
ton had been received of the probability O
the removal of the headquarters to this or an
/ other city, It had however, been said that th
secretary of war had stated that certain depart
mental officers, notably the paymasters an
; quartermasters might be more distinctly il
dicated by the order to remove to the fort
than others.
The arrangements for the contemplated east
ern excursion from this city are rapidly aI
preaching completion. The plan now adopte
will include visits to Chicago and Milwaukee
going by one of the eastern trunk lines and re
} turning by the other. Monday, August 8, ha