Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-20

contingency OF State taxes, amounting to
s3S, S77.06.
P. Fl. Kelly & Co. yesterday received from
downstream per the steamer Josie consign-
nent of $4,000 bushels of oats, which are
Intended for shipment to the western military
torts, the firm having contract for supplying |
hem with that cereal.
Beware of counterfeit fves on the Union
national bank, Chicago, and First national
bank Of Tamaqua, Pa, also, tens on the First |
national bank Pokeepsie, New York. The |
showers of the queer" are reported busy with
them in St. Paul.
Albert Hayes, sentenced from Grow Wing
county, on October "a, 1877, to one year i'm
prisonment for receiving stolen money, was
yesterday pardoned by Gov. Pillsbury. This
of executive clemency was caused by
the recommendation of Judge Stearns, before
whom he was tried and the prosecuting at
torney.
The block of two stories built by Messrs.
Wilder and Drake, just east of the store of
Beaupre, Allen & Keogh, lower Third street. is
being rooted and finished off on the outside.
With its four deep stories, bright cream brick,
cut stone trimmings and handsome galvanized
cornlce, the block presents stately and at
tractive appearance in keeping with all the
business blocks now being built.
Yesterday was Truman M. Smiths tifty-third
birthday, and few of his granger friends
called at his Dayton Bluff residence last even
ing to commemorate the event. More would
have been present but for the storm. Mr..
Smith has lived twenty-seven years in Mime
sota and fourteen years on his present place.
When he took his present premises it was COW
cred with brush, and now he has one of the
finest gardens and vineyards in the State.
Having finished up the brick work upon the
Third street front addition to the Merchants,
the bricklayers have been put to work upon
a three story addition in rear of the Dining
room wing, to be used as the kitchen. bakery
sleeping rooms for help, etc. While this i'm
provement is not visible from the street, it is
not less ESSENTIAL in going to make up perfect
caravansarle than the more pretentious addi-
lions made to the front last season and this.
The McGibeny family will give one of their
delightful musical entertainments at the First
Baptist church on Friday evening. This tai
ented family is known throughout the entire
breadth of the land, and those who have heard
them lately in Minneapolis, pronounce them
truly wonderful. 1t should be borne in
mind that MIR. and Mrs. McGibeny are old
Minnesotians, having lived in Minneapolis
some years ago-in this instance prophet
hath honor even in his own country.
magnificent swarm of bees settled, yester-
day afternoon, upon the northwest turret of
Unity church steeple, corner of Wabashaw and
Exchange streets, and was the object of much
gazing. The bees strung themselves in an If
regular line from base to apex of the taperng
portion OF the turret. the larger body Of the
swarm being at the foot. Whether or not the
industrious little creatures will be enabled to
establish hive in that elevated position will
be matter of considerable curiosity.
Among the creditable business improvements
this season is that of c.. Gotzian & Co.. the boot
and shoe manufacturers, in adding another
story to their double store and mandatory,
Nos. 33 and IS East Third street. This gives
the firm four stories and large basement for
their rapidly increasing business. The new
story IS OF range stone, like the other three
stories, and is topped off with handsome gal
vanlzed iron cornice, making a particularly
striking and substantial looking structure.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon
the city was struck by a most violent squall
which raised the dust in such infinite masses
that 1T was scarcely possible to see through the
whlrring particles across the court house
square. The heavens Immediately thereafter
opened ther food-gates, the lightning PLAYED
and the thunder ratified The duration of the
storm was Short but deprived the city of the
exquisite pleasure of listening to Bach's band,
which was to have performed in Rice Park for
an hour commencing at P. N.
James Kennedy, the Robert street barber,
was charged yesterday morning with having
smeared with tar the barber pole of Mr. Lem
niger, another tonsorial artist upon the same
street, the fact of the smearing being men
toned in yesterdays GLOBE There may be
trade opposition between these two knights of
the razor, as is natural enough, but that Ken
n a. J yunrv cf< = -
with which he was accused Yesterday was
proved to be altogether beyond even suspicion.
The defendant was handsomely acquitted
Mr.. A. P. Watson, of Lake City. has invent
ed fire escape for which he claims special and
peculiar excellence. Without going into de-
tails, it may be briefly said that the invention
| consists of ladder which rolls up in a coil
and this coil is contained in little house, as
| it may be termed, which is situated upon the
| roof. The ladder is uncolled over the caves by
attachments in any part of the building, and
as It's receptacle runs on a track round the edge
OF the roof, the ladder can be instantly shifted
to any window or part Of the building. The
| escape is to be attached to the METROPOLITAN
hotel, and it is probable public exhibition OF
It's capabilities will be given on Saturday by a
| detail Of the fire department under Chief
Strong.
great deal has been said and many speci
mems produced to show the wonderful growth
of vegetation this season, but it is doubted il
ever this season, or any other, there was evel
seen anything equal to the specimens of wheat
brought to this office yesterday. Mr.. Langevin
Of the Sixth ward, brought in specimen
grown on the fats, the straw Of which meas
ured four feet, and the ear, which was fully
headed out, 81 inches in length. But Mr.. j
G. Mccarthy exhibited a specimen still OF
larger growth, the ear measuring over seven
inches in length. Both specimens of GOOD
color, vigorous growth, ard healthy looking
and would, if no mishaps befal it, yield fifty
| bushels per acre. Mr. McCarthy's specimen
| is from his farm at Morris, Stevens county,
| The thinnest case of rape that ever afflicted
a court was yesterday on trial before Judge
Flint. Fred. A. Kennard was accused of having
committed that crime on Oct. IL, 1877, upon an
unmarried woman named Mary Widmer, aged
20 years, who said the defendant threw he1
/ down and accomplished the act in his laundry
in which she was employed. In cross-examin.
alton she admitted to have had child, ant
] it was also developed that her character wa.
1 bad, both as regarded her veracity ane
/ chastity. It was also proven that at the tim.
the act was alleged to have been committed tn,
defendant was not in the laundry at all. II
summing up the case the court said substan
tally that this of those strange case
that occurred eight months ago, as alleged. AM
yet no complaint had been made. There wa
not a particle of evidence to sustain the accu
! sation. and the prisoner must be discharged