Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-01
CITY GLoBULEs.

Fifteen inches OF depth marked the Mlssls-
sippi's capacity yesterday.
The ssspecials" have been sworn in and are
ready to arrest all the regulars"
The banks of the city will close at noon of
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next
week.
Owen Dowd has been appointed special
policeman by Mayor Dawson to guard Cavalry
cemetery.
The frame work for the arch across Third
street. opposite the Second National bank, was
erected yesterday.
The sixth volume Of Gilfllans supreme
court reports were received yesterday at the
Office of the secretary of state.
The Great Western band will leave for the
fair grounds every morning at o'clock, play
ing through the steeets as they go out.
Grand Secretary Pierson yesterday received
$50 more from various Masonic sources in aid
of the Southern yellow fever sufferers.
was severely injured yesterday after
noon by being run over by loaded wagon at
the corner of Ninth and Minnesota streets.
The books and accounts of the State treasury
were yesterday "gone through by the Cover
nor, secretary of state and attorney general.
The collection taken up in all the Catholic
churches of the city to-day will be for the
relief of the sufferers from yellow fever in the
South.
Plymouth church resumes it's evening ser
vices tonight. They are to be conducted
somewhat after the style of the recent union
meetings in the Opera House.
The Winona band will reach St. Paul We'd
nesday, and will be made comfortable during
their stay on board the Maggie Reany, kindly
rendered by Capt Reany for the purpose.
W. P. Westfall, formerly cashier of the
filed petition in bankruptcy at Milwaukee.
His liabilities amount to 1916, 900; his assets are
$4,000.
morrow at Albrecht's park, Lake Como, in
quiet and informal manner with their friends,
the occasion being the seventh anniversary of
the battle of Sedan.
Much apprehension is felt by intending Wis
itors next week that the accommodations will
be altogether too insufficient. On that score
no fears need be entertained. There will be
room enough for all.
Governor Pillsbury has received the follow
ing contributions in aid of sufferers in the
fever stricken cities of the South: Gen. Fl. H.
Sibley $4,000; N. w. Kittson, ESQ.,, $4,000; j.
s. Prince, ESQ.,, $1,000.
The fire in the rubbish in that vacant lot OPP
posite the Merchants again broke out at 3
o'clock yesterday morning, and became so
alarming that the hose cart of No. 2 was called
out without an alarm, and the hosemen quietly
saturated the heap without causing a disturb
ance.
Among the attractive places for strangers
to visit during State fair week will be the New
York bazaar on the corner of Seventh and Jack
son streets. 1t is all it represents to be, and
ladies and gentlemen will find an almost end
less variety of dry goods and fancy articles on
the we'll filled shelves
The Wallack-Dillon combination concluded
their engagement at the Opera honse yesterday,
and most successful engagement it was too
The matinee was well attended, and the house
at night was filled, the plays being MY Awful
Dad and "Our Boys This excellent com
pany goes to Minneapolis for fair week.
convenience of the races will be the col
ored programmes. These programmes give the
color of each driver or jockey, 80 that specta-
tators can easily keep track of the horses. They
are published by Thornton & Co.. who have re-
ceived the rig ht to furnish the programmes for
all the races.
George FL. Hazard received a telegram from
st. Louis yesterday: saying that Lindell Park
band had bought tickets over the st. Louis,
Minneapolis and St. Paul (short) Line, and
would leave on the regular train Monday morn
ing so as to reach st. Paul Tuesday noon. This
band will be quartered at the dancing academy
OF l.. Seibert, at 146 East Seventh street.
The Martin county crew were out on the riv-
Ell again yesterday-or rather three of them
were, the stroke, Mr.. Sharpe, being seriously
indisposed, and under the doctors hands, could
not take up his position in the boat, his place
being kindly supplied by Mr.. Parker of the
Minnesota club. Mr.. Sharpe will not row again
till Tuesday, the day of the race, when he will
make every effort to take his place and row the
race.
Yesterday morning at about o'clock a train
OF empty freight cars on the St. Paul g. Pacific
railroad jumped the track about mile and
half beyond the fair grounds. Five cars-two
box and three aat-left the track. One of the
box,cars was broken squarely in two. The
track was obstructed for about two hours, at
the end OF which time the corps Of laborers had
made things as good as new. Damage, few
hundred dollars.
At about $50 o'clock last evening, dis
eAeSESAAA ASAo tOoh pace Ill Oa1lWell 3 SaiOOQ
on Jackson street, the origin of which is not
exactly known, but one of the participants,
Thomas Hanley, is. Es was engaged in con-
fict with two boiler makers employed
in the St. Paul & Pacific shops, and received
severe cut over his left eye from beer glass or
some such instrument. Hanley's wound was
sewn up by DIR. Birmingham, and the trio was
locked up but all were subsequently released
on bail.
The ''drag hunt yesterday morning at
tracted a large gathering at the fair grounds.
At o'clock the hounds were uncoupled, and
were not long before they found the scent and
led the field a splendid gallop over the prairie.
There were upwards of twenty riders in the
field. many OF them ON good mounts p which
took the fences easily and we'll. The hunt was
under the direction of Luthur Lyon, ESQ.,.
Master Grant Sharpe and A. Dickens, Esq, 1st
and I'd to hips. The st. Paul Jockey club
was also out in force, and among the spectators
were Col. Hewitt, j. B. Cook and ladies'. John
Harrington, r. M. Newport, Col Culver, j. M.
Emerson and lady, w. 81. Albright, the
Misses Therewell, Thos. Slater and host of
others.
Montana Cattle.