Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-19
TIE ST WEDNESDAY, MORNINGS JUNE - 1878
CITY GLOBULES.

CITY GLOBULES.
Are We to enthuse on the Fourth?
The laborers on the street force are hereafter
to be paid 51.75 per day.
The new fre-alarm box at the pillow works,
box 80, was tested yesterday afternoon and was
found to work admirably.
Two vags captured in Langevin's hay stack
Monday night by Sergeant Walsh, were sent to
the stone pile for four days.
That inconvenient, elevated sidewalk along
the Sibley street front of the Sherman house is
to be lowered to grade, an improvement that
has long been needed.
Red Edwards the Chicago safe craftsman,
and his pal, after being confined all night in
the police station, were yesterday bounced out
of the city on the IL A. II. train for the east.
curiosity in its way was paid into the city
| treasury yesterday. It was 80 bill issued by
the city in February, 1859, and was signed by
N. W. Kittson as mayor and J. H. Conway as
city clerk.
During last night some miscreant smeared
with tar the barber pole of M. Leininger, rs
Robert street. It was dastardly act, entirely
unprovoked, and the perpetrator should be con-
dignly punished.
Mary King, who filled the air with screech-
ing blasphemy and loud oaths when brought
to the station house was given half an hour to
get out of town yesterday morning.
Another street-car horse got upon it's ear at
ll:S0 o'clock yesterday morning on Jackson
street. Becoming detached, the animal went
on cruise, and relay had to be obtained from
the stables in order to drag the car along its
weary way.
/ A large delegation of the members of the
Minnesota First residing in this city departed
yesterday afternoon to attend the annual regi-
mental reunion at Mankato, which commences
to-day Before leaving, they were reinforced
by about a dozen of their comrades from Still
| water.
Col. A. DeGraf, contractor for the branch
railroad from Pig IS Eye, Brown county, to Red
wood, distance of twenty-five miles, says the
track layers will be within four miles of Red
wood Saturday night of this week, and that
next week the track will be completed into
Redwood.
The long continued delay which has marked
every attempt at progress in the matter of the
Como avenue grading and extension may now
be said to be at an end The city council yes
terday established Its grade, referred its grad
ing to the board of public works, and placed
funds at disposal for paying for the lands and
buildings to be taken for the avenue.
The old rattle trap sidewalk along the south
side of Capitol Square was being taken up yes
!. terday preparatory to converting the space
from the street back to the fence into boule-
ward, as on the west front. The ground will
be sloped back from the street to the lot ele.
walton, and sodded and row of shade trees
set out, with the sidewalk in front upon the
street grade. The change will be decided i'm.
provement.
No more kitchen Stops on the streets, alley S
} or vacant lots or in the cutters, if you please
The city council passed an ordinance yesterday
torblddlng the throwing of such offensive and
unhealthy matter on the places indicated. A.
the ordinance took effect from and after its
passage, and as the health department is de.
termined to rigidly enforce it, the slop pail
dischargers will take due heed, and govern
themselves accordingly.
1 The following gentlemen will serve as petit
jurors in the district court, Judge Wilkin pre-
, siding, for the next two weeks: Isaac B. Sex
> Jus, VIM. Theobald, Joseph Oppenheimer, Pat
rick Ryan, Paul D. Ferguson, W. r. Tostevin
J. M. Evenson, O. Mcfarland, P. J. Verplanck
! +. s. Beck, j. j. McCardy, John r. Ford, 10
seph Farr, Chas B. Bronson, Fred Guber Johr
d. Horton, Andrew Guitterman, VIM. Rein
:, hardt, Michael Lyden.
t While the camp meetings are being held a
:. Red Rock, commencing week from to-day
! the Nellie Kent will run between here and tn
. grounds five times daily, running upon regu
: lar time table, which will be issued next Mon
> day, and will be had application at Capt
. Reany's office on the levee. On Sunday, Capt
g Reany will have two boats running, by adding
: to the line the Maggie Reany, and on that day
: hourly trips will be made to and fro.
g After the CO ncert by Bach's band last nigh
e e at the Tivoli, the conductor, Mr.. Bach, wa
: asked if he would consent to give a concer
: this evening in the Athaneum Mr. Bach ex
- pressed his willingness to do so if the execu
: tive committee Of the excursionists woult
allow it. Another movement is on foot t,
have the band play in Rice park. In any even
it is more than probable this superb organiza
ton will give public performance before i
9 leaves the city.
Pursuant to announcement meeting wa
u held last evening in the chamber of commerce
e to make arrangements for the due celebratiu,
e of the Fourth in this city. Gen. Bishop pre-
l. sided, but the counter attraction of the ar
rival Of the Milwaukee Merchants association
;, completely knocked the attendance into
Il cooked hat Beyond delegating Gen. johnson
to attend to the securing Of the Great Western
band, no business transacted and an ad
journment was had until Thursday evening. a
20 at o'clock, when there ought to be a gran,
= rally. It should be remembered the meetin
: will be one of citizens generally, and not O
n n the chamber of commerce, or any other ex
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