Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-19
CITY GLOBULEs.

chambers, of the district court to-day. Down
with Washburn and the swindling brass kettles!
Deputy sheriff got his prisoners, Hughes and
Harris, safely in the penltentiary yesterday.
Down with WasLburn and the swindling brass
kettles!
Some folks say that Sergeant Welsh and Of
fcer Cook got split cut of buggy yesterday.
Down with Washburn and the swindling hrass
kettles!
Officer vogtle brought one Cunningham out
of the Fourth ward last night about o'clock,
blind drunk. Down with Washburn and the
swindling brass kettles
L. B. Hodges has completed his examination
of lands along the Brainerd branch, and has
made his report to the Governor. Down with
Washburn and the swindling brass kettles!
The city treasurer sent off yesterday small
amount to New York to pay interest falling
due on the city's bonded debt. Down with
Washburn and the swindling brass kettles!
The river is rising slowly, the board showing
IS inches yesterday, or 291a inches in the chan
mel. There ought to be more water and better
navigation. Down with Washburn and the
little brass kettles!
Augustus Reetz, having served his full term
stored to the rights of citizenship by Coy.
Pillsbury. Down with Washburn and the
swindling brass kettles!
Another large party of Canadian emigrants
for Manitoba passed through the city yester-
day afternoon. Those emigrants ought to have
stopped in Minnesota. Down with Washburn
and the swindllng brass kettles!
The steamer Libby Conger, of the Diamond
t. -
weeks past-was in and out last night, Such
arrivals should be of daily occurrence. Down
with Washburn and the swindling brass ket-
ties!
Aid. OConnor denies having signed the pc
tition requesting Heck to run for sheriff, pub
lished in the Pioueer Press Yesterday The first
he knew about it was when he saw it as pub
ished. Down with Washburn and the swim
ding brass kettles!
The annual inspection of the fire department
will take place to-day commencing at 10
o'clock A. M. Among those who will witness it
rs experts are Chief Bracket, of the Minneap
oils fire Department. and Mr.. E. P. Rogers of
Chicago. Down with Washburn and the swind-
ling brass kettles!
Gov. Pillsbury under act of Legislature for
the formation of election districts in unorgan
lied counties, approved March 5, 1877, has es.
tablished an election district in Big Stone
county, comprising townships 100, 121, 1872,
ranges As, 46. with voting place at Ortonville.
Down with Washburn and the swindling brass
kettles
Capt. Starkey is making things lively on his
Jackson street paving contract. He has twelve
teams with the necessary compliment of sturdy
men to ply the shovels and picks to keep them
busy. The job ought to have been commenced
weeks ago and then there would have been no
necessity for the present fnash. Down with
Washburn and the swindling brass kettles!
The funeral ceremonies yesterday of Mrs.
John Bell in the cathedral were largely attended,
The capacious building was crowded, and in
the streets over two hundred carriages were
massed. The solemn ritual and mass was cale
brated and the remains were then conveyed to
the cemetery for interment. The funeral was
said to be the largest ever seen in st. Paul.
Sam Mohler, 4 discharged United
States prisoner, was run in yesterday
morning for being drunk by Officer
Rouleau. This is the second time with
in a week that he has been arrested. But as
for matter of fact he could be arrested every
hour of The day of every day of the week and
drunk could be sworn against him. Down
With Washburn and the swindling brass kettles!
The short bridge on Seventh street is report
ed to be in such dangerous condition that it
ia not safe to cross it. The timbers underneath
have both decayed and been burnt nearly
through by sparks from passing locomotives.
The matter was called to the attention of the
board of public works. and yesterday he Wa,
Informed of the condition of this structure in
his department Of the city's public works.
Down with Washburn and the swindling
brass kettles!
The managers of the Home for the Friend
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donation, which is to be made Saturday, Octo-
Der 18th, from to P. M. at the Home, No. 8
Collins street. Do not fail to give something
Wood, vegetables, groceries, house furnishing
articles will all be welcome. Ask your grocer
to send over some tea or coffee or sugar for you
If You cannot go yourself. Send a small pack
age if you cannot afford a large one All arti
cles received will be we'll taken care Of and
judiciously used. Down with Washburn and
the swindling brass kettles!
Yesterday morning about O clock an alarm
was sent in from box 8, at the corner of Rice
and Martin streets. The fire was soon discov-
cred to be only burning brush pile in Inger-
soils block. If an alarm were necessary. it
should have been sent in from box 6, at the
corner OF Summit avenue and Third street.
Owners of keys should see to it, that they do
not send In a false alarm. The mere fact of
seeing fire, no matter how near or distant
doesn't warrant the turning in of an alarm
from every box in the city. to make the fire de-
Partment scamper all over the city before the
right location is found. Down with Washburn
and the swindling brass kettles! 4
The bridge commissioners, or at least part
OF them, held an informal meeting last night,
IN secret. There were present Mayor Dawson.
CITY Engineer Sewall and County ATTORNEY
Rogers These gentleman met to consult and
advise regarding the Michael O'Brien contract.
While no definite conclusion was reached, the
opinion was unanimous that the contract
would have to be changed, and if the terms of
alteration were not accepted by the contractor,
means would be found by which the contract
would be annulled altogether Asession Of the
commission will be held Monday at $50 A. M
at the auditors office. Down with Washburn
and the swindling brass kettles!
The funeral of Michael Sweeney took place
yesterday afternoon from his late residence. II
Smith street. Hisremaius had been brought
in from Eagan on Thursday morning, where he
met MS untlmely end, as narrated in the
GLOBE of the 18th inst. The bodv was taken
from the residence to the cathedral, where the
solemn rites of the church were performed &C
the presence of a very large gathering Of
friends of deceased. After the services in the
cathedral the body was borne to it's last resting
place in Calvary cemetery. The esteem in
which deceased was held was shown il the
immense number of persons ATTENDING the
funeral, there being not less than a Kindred
carriages in the sad cortege. Mr.. Sweeney took
great interest in the Catholic temperance
cause and 1, was respected highly by the mem
great numbers at the funeral to pay their last
respects to their late comrade.
A Wife for Each Color.
A case will como up before Judge Flint
to-day, in which, if the unities are preserved.
he will have to render mixed verdict. The
parties to the trio are Peter Reynolds, col
ored, resident of Eagle street, Mrs. Peter
Reynolds, white, Mrs. Peter Ravnnlds