Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-14
CITY GLoBULEs,

Hon. !. Donnelly will orate at tho Clark
county, Wis, agricultural fair.
arote's Tivoll will be enlivened this evening
by the charming strains of the Great Western
band.
Kinster is progressing favorably at tho City
hospitable from the result of his self inflicted
wound.
Builders are suffering good deal Of incon-
venience from their inability to get brick as
fast as needed.
It will be FIVE weeks tomorrow night since
st. Paul has had fire alarm. Our boys must
be getting little rusty.
Block cross walks are being laid at the inter-
section of Fourth and sibley streets, replacing
some of the worst in the city
The brick work of the capitol extension has
reached the height of the tops of the window
castings of the ground floor.
Piles of sand are being extracted from the
Wabashaw street sewer, and it is little wonder |
that outlet became stopped.
Twenty-six head of good steers were disposed
of yesterday at the stock yards, and G car load
of fine cattle arrived there last evening.
The open-air concert at the Carpenter house
of course, al entire success and was much en-
joyed by large concourse.
Chief Strong. of the FIRE department, spent
yesterday in Minneapolis, but learned nothing
new except that the people whereabouts are to
hold u fair some time Eext month.
The st. Paul & Pacific company are in receipt
of two more hne passenger coaches from the
celebrated Barney Smith Manufacturing COM
pany, of Dayton, Ohio. They are beauties.
Night before last the larder of Mrs. Wood,
who resides at 245 Exchange street, was success
fully raided, and a clean sweep made of
tie contents, which included jellies and other
toOthsome morses.
The State Agricultural society wants two
or three good strong foxes-some that have
not been domesticated or Gagged too long and
| that will run we'll from hounds. Address COM
munications to DAILY GLOBE.
| brewery wagon became disabled yesterday
on jackson street by having wheel torn off in
crossing the street-car track, an accident re-
sulting from not having the space between the
rails properly filled to grade.
The construction of wing dams will shortly
be commenced at Pigs Eye, the first of Sc
ries of several to be placed in the Mississippi
between here and La Crosse, with the view of
combining the river to its channel
| Capt. Starkey has commenced the initial
movement for the paving of jackson street, by
piling his lumber at the corner of Fifth md
Jackson, where a steam propelled will di-
vide into the requisite sized blocks.
| 1t should be seen to that Sibley street be
placed in first-class condition preparator y to
| the tearing up of Jackson street for repairs
The former thoroughfare will then be in con-
slant use as it promises to be for all time.
The basement of the Wann block, cerner of
Siblev and Fifth streets, being built for the
wholesale drug house of Noyes Bros. & Cutler,
is completed. and brick laying is about to
commence. The block will stand upon sub
stantial foundation.
Although the st. Paul & Pacific company
have but recently purchased twelve he~vy en-
gines of the Rogers locomotive works, the rap
! idly-increasing business of the road is such as
to convince Manager Farley that at least halt
dozen more engines are needed.
An inebriated and boisterous individual,
temporarily sojourning at the Wild Hunter
tavern on Jackson street, awakened the echoes
yesterday afternoon at the corner of Fourth and
jackson. Patrolman DeCorsay conveyed him
to the tavern, but he would not stay put. So
was locked up.
Phi. Kelly, the heavy grocer, believes in
hanging his banners on the outer walls. He is
therefore having fye-foot letters, reading "P.
H. Kelly, wholesale grocer" painted on the
rear end of his business block. The sign is
very prominent from the railroad depoIs and
steamboat landing.
Manager Farley, of the st. Paul & Pacific,
has completed his arrangements and on Mon
day next track laying will commence on the st.
Vincent extension, and be continued at the
rate OF two miles a day until the line is COM
pleted. At this rate of progress the track
layers will reach st. Vincent about the 18th of
October.
A wagon belonging to Pratt's st. Paul and
Minneapolis express, heavily loaded with paper
came to grief yesterday noon on Ninth street,
near Wabashaw. One of the fore wheels be-
came detached through the loosening of it's
box. No damage resulted, and the mules
feasted on their cats until another wheel was
secured.
John E. Swanson, sent to the State prison
from Nicollet county, for five years, for man
slaughter in the second degree and Martin
Donnelly, sent up from Wlnona county, for
the crime of seduction. tor term of four
years and six months, having served their full
sentences, less good time were yesterday re-
stored to citizenship by Gov. Pillsbury.
A gentleman connected with the Pembina
branch Of the Canadian Pacific railway, is in
the city negotiating for engines and cars for
use III the construction of that road. He is also
contracting for bridge construction, and max
| ing other arrangements for hurrying the line to
completion, with view of having it ready for
blu mess at the same time with the st. Vincent
extension, thus giving all rail line from St.
Paul to Fort Garry.
Private advices received from Fargo, D. r.,
yesterday, state that the first threshing of the
season, on the farm of Fl. s. Back at Wheat
land, twenty-seven miles west Of Fargo D. IT,.
weighed sixty-three pounds to the bushel and
he says his neighbor, Mr.. Haden, has 600 acres
of just such wheat, which will average twenty
five bushels to the acre. The welcome intelli-
g.nce is also added that the entire crop oi
wheat along the line of the Northern Pacific
railroad will grade No. l.
The will of the late Hon. John G.. Betz was
yesterday fled in the probate court. 1t is an
exceedingly brief and perspicuous document
and provides that, after the payment Of his
debts and funeral expenses, both the personal
property and real estate are to be enjoyed by
his wife during her lifetime, after which they
are to be divided into four equal portions
among his four children. Mrs. Betz the wild.
ow, and Matthias Holl are made the joint execu.
tors. The will is dated Sept. II, 1878.
Capt. A. R. Keifer returned yesterday from q
three-week's tour through Carver, sib,ey
Nicollet. Renville, Brown and Scott counties
which he had visited as the adiuster of the
this city. He reports the greatest damage as
having occurred in Nicollet county. al d the
most severe hail storms afflicted the districts
named on July 81, and Aug. 8, the one on Aug
3 being less severe. The pecuniary loss in.
sured by the company will amount to bt tween
/ ,1 hoh5, ho1r, III,