Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-07
CITY GLOBULEs.
There was q lively trade in umbrellas ant
WAter proofs Yesterday.

Fears are beginning to be expressed that the
continued wet weather is proving injurious to
the growing wheat.
The collections for imports at the custom
house were very light the past month, only
s196.18 having been collected.
The Merchants opened a bran new register
yesterday, and during the day filled nearly two
pages with the names of arrivals.
Mr.. Robert Filkins the well-known amuse-
ment agent, is in the city arranging for visit
by Forepaugh's mammoth tent show.
The attorneys and court officers who have
been in attendance at the United States district
court at Winona during the week are expected
home to-day.
The price offered at the elevator
for wheat yesterday was 68c, but none went in
the little arriving going to the lower town mills
for 80 cents.
Among the imports entered at the custom
house last month was a crate Of porcelain and
glass from France-wedding presents for the
bride of P. D. Ferguson, ESQ.,
The case of Levi Greve VS.. the st. Paul g.
Pacific railroad was on trial all day yesterday
in the district court. The evidence was not
all in at the adjournment Of the court.
Mr.. A. NJ Martenson is the possessor of
handsome silver headed cane, he having been
voted the most popular man by the visitors to
the festival at the Clinton avenue church.
Mr.. Patrick Nash is leaving nothing undone
| on his part toward early completion of the
Rice street sewer contract. All during the
rain of yesterday his forces kept steadily at
| the work.
Many persons who went up from st. Paul to
the university yesterday to attend the COM
mencement exercises were unable to gain ad-
| mittance account of the immense concourse
| of people.
The sleeper which ran off the track on the
Sioux City road on Wednesday was not dam
aged but went out on the afternoon train. The
cause of the accident is unknown, as there was
no defect in the rail.
Yesterday morning at o'clock, at the Ger
man Assumption church, Mr.. John Kobel and
Miss Mary Jordan were united in marriage in
the presence of many friends gathered to wit
ness the always interesting ceremony.
John Rhoen was sent to the penitentiary from
Hennepin county in September. 1877, to serve
two years for larceny. He having served bis
full sentence less good time" Governor Pills.
bury restored him to citizenship yesterday.
Henry Cherrier when brought before Judge
Flint yesterday morning, asked for time to
prepare his defense. He was given till this
morning, when he will probably find other
charges against him besides disorderly con-
duct
Jerry Manning was run in by order of Cap
tain Clark yesterday, on suspicion of his being
associated with Harry Cherrier in his Wednes-
day night episode Jackson street; as he
could not be identified he was set at large
again.
The Rev. Mr.. Barnard, deputy collector of
internal revenue, has gone to Saltwater and
Taylors Falls to poke up the delinquents who
have not yet paid their taxes. MIR. Barnard's
persuasive powers will no doubt bring them all
to time.
Rocky mountain sheep-a very rare ami
mal-shipped from Bismarck to Gen. Forsyth
of Gen. Sheridans staff Chicago was attract
ing much attention at the Office of the United
States Express company last evening. The
morning.
A disgraceful row and a fisticuff encounter
between two rowdies occurred last evening in
front of Charley Johnson's saloon ON Seventh
near Jackson street. The two men, from roll
ing in the mud, presented sorry spectacle, and
their language was as filthy as their persons
No arrests were made.
Chief shortall, of the Saltwater police, came
over on the freight train yesterday morning
and returned by the 6:20 A. NJ. train vesterda,
with his prisoner, John Schuster, arrested here
as reported in yesterdays GLOBE Before
leaving, Schuster confessed to selling the stoler
goods, hides and furs, for the thief but denied
stealing them.
The officers from headquarters have arranged
with Mr.. Flower, of Elmo Bass) Lake, TO-
apartments at his hotel for the entire season
Among those who have secured apartments az,
Gen. Ruggles and family, Gen. Sprague ant
family, Col. Smith and family, COL Sloan anc
family. This delightful resort promises t.
become the Saratoga of Minnesota
John Dreis, ESQ.,, grandfather of AID Dreis
} and also of Mrs. Albert Scheffer and Mrs. P. j
Geisen. died at II o'clock Wednesday night, a
the ripe old age of SO years, the 18th Of las
month. MIR. Dreis was an old and highly respect
ed citizen, having located here in 1855 when st
Paul was but small hamlet. His funeral viii
place from Assumption church, German TAX
Catholic,) at o'clock Saturday morning.
picked nine composed of Frost, Georg
, Allen, Ahern, Berkman, Barnes, Scott, Martin
Griggs and Dean, will meet the Eurekas upo1
the diamond Saturday afternoon. The Eureka
last season were decidedly the strongest anna
teur nine in the city, and as they have had con
siderable practice this season, they will un
doubtedly make it very lively for their on
ponents. The game will be called at O clock
Capt. Clark arrested last night one of tn
most notorious of Chicasos burglars and THE
3 organisers-Larry King. 1t seems that LAIR
IS the advance agent of gang who accompan
Coles big show, and he came to this city t
make a reconnaissance and lay out the work
, Our new captain was one too many for him
.. however, and ran him in needless of hi
, Establishments and suave manner of denyin
;, . his identity.
: The clever arrest made by Capt. Clark O
Larry King last night is an important one
This notorious and accomplished scoundrel
confessedly at the head of gang of sneak
thieves, confidence men and burglars who ar
travelling hitherward and the capture of thei
scout and leader will no doubt discomft Their
e In their plans. There are others in the city
y and doubtless before many hours are over som
OF them will find cell in the city hall.
On Wednesday evening shortly after min
o'clock Sidney Baldwin brakeman on freigh
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.. Pau
railroad, fell from the train at Lake City an
d was instantly killed. The wheels of the trai
passed over his head, completely severing i
e from his body, and cut off one of his feet. Nj
Baldwin was a son of Dwight NJ. Baldwin o
, Red Wing, who is well known and highly G,
teemed in this city. The remains were con
: veyed to the home of his parents, and will b
inferred to-day.
There was very pleasant gathering {
friends Of the Central Presbyterian church las
: evening in the basement of the church. TIL
strawberries and cream and other delicacie
- were only accessories to the excellent entey
: tainment provided. The chief features of til
= musical portion of the entertainment were tn
splendid rendition of Tell Me, o Bird Gran
| hi hyM ~fo1f
/, song (Hatten), by w. l.. Anderson, sever,
! piano pieces BY Prof. GOODYEAR and a nian