Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-19
CITY GLOBULEs.
The general ngyesterday, was Glorious

| 4ue coWmon COUNCIL meets gc.uey at
1 o'clock Pm.
| The musical society had very successful
rehearsal last evening.
| There were four funerals yesterday in the
| city-three adults and one child.
| The council committee on claims met yester-
| dey afternoon at the city hail. and passed sum
dry minor bills.
The city treasurer sent off $4,000 yesterday
| to New York, to meet interest falling due this
| month on the city debt.
! Public Examiner Knox left the city yester-
day morning official trip, without max
ing known his destination.
The probate court was closed yesterday morn
ing on account of tho funeral Of Mrs. Door
man. the mother of the Judge.
The appointed committee for selling season
tickets for the Literary course Of entertain
| ments are meeting with marked success.
An official notice of the confirmation of as
easements for grading and bridging John street
in the Sixth ward, will be found on the third
page.
The stone quarry on Minnesota street has
been fenced round, so that now there is no dam
ger of even a drunken man or woman falling
into it.
Mr.. Ernest Stanley, agent for Emerson S Cali
ifornia minstrels, reached st. Paul yesterday.
The company occupy the Opera House the
evenings of Nov. 80 and Dec 2.
John Ryan, who was said to be in company
with McDermott when his horse ran away on
Sunday, denies the soft impeachment. He says
he doesn't train in that crowd.
Two tramps, youthful aud strong, registered
at the hotel de Jessrang, from Bismarck, last
| uight. They report business very dull there,
| and those who want to get work even can't
get it.
| The Bridge commission met yesterday morn
ing to adjourn, there being no pressing bust
| ness before the board, and Mayor Dawson, the
president, having other pressing public duties
! to attend to.
| The steamboat Minnesota passed up yester-
day afternoon from Nininger with barge load
of heavy stone, to be used in the piers of the
Fort Smelling bridge lot of cement for the
work was taken on here.
| Very good work is being done in replacing
and repairing tho worn out sidewalks on both
sides of Jackson street, between Third and
Seventh streets, but the improvement is not
yet nearly so general as it ought to be.
| Chief Strong, of the fire department. has
erected small barn adjoining his office, to
stable his korse and buggy. He will thus be
ready at all hours to get speedily to the scene
OF any disaster, In answer to the fire alarm.
Capt Starkey was disappointed in not being
able to fully complete his jackson street paw
ing contract last evening. Tonight, however,
will find the work fully completed, and we'll
and thoroughly done, too, according to the uni
| yersal verdict
| Officer Rouleau brought up a roaring, wild
drunkard from lower town, last night. The
| cowardly scoundrel took advantage to abuse the
police, and his anathemas smelt of smoke.
Such fiery mortals ought to be quenched at the
hydrant at the police station.
There are from fifty to one hundred men
ready and anxious to cut logs this winter, who
will not do SO unless the St. Paul boom is estab-
llshed. 1t remains with the business men to
say 1T these men shall go to work and bring
S5O, QUO worth of business to st. Paul in hand
ling logs.
The funeral of Mrs. F. A. Cariveau took
place yesterday. The remains were taken to
the church of ST. Louis, on Tenth, near Cedar
| street, where the solemn rites of the church
were performed, the sacred ediice being nearly
| filled by friends of the family. From the church
the mournful cortege proceeded to the Catholic
cemetery, where the remains were deposited in
their final resting place.
Rice street and its intersecting streets to
Rondo, are rapidly being put in frst-class
shape. The Rice street sewer is completed
the macadamizing of the street is we'll adj
vanced, and much of the sidewalking COM
plcted: while the sewer connection and grading
on Summit avenue and the grading of lyle
hart street. is virtually finished. The entire
improvement is most creditable.
Yesterday morning about clock, the police
were put on the gu viye by fusilade in lower
town. The detail in that part of town hurried
about, and shifted the air for the powder
smoke, and to trace it up ''even at the cannon's
mouth The shooting was finally reasoned out
| to be a JeN de j0ie at Bohemian wedding. 1t
was just letting the bridegroom smell what he
was coming to by the purchase of a dollar and
half marriage license.
A similar accident to that happening to Mrs.
Curtice Saturday. mentioned in the GLOBE
narrowly escaped repetition at the same place
yesterday. In this case, had an accident oc-
| Cured, the fault would have been the ladies.
who, IN crossing the street, stopped suddenly
and turned to speak with companion going
down Fourth street, the prom ptness Of a atch-
tul driver alone saving collision. Street
crossings are not safe places for the exchange of
gossip.
Mrs. Margaret O'Gorman, mother of Judge
OGorman, of the probate court, was buried
yesterday, from the late residence IS West
Ninth street. The remains, enclosed in mas
slve rosewood casket, were taken to the ca
thedral where a solemn mass was celebrated
before large congregation. which had as
sembled to pay the last act of respect for de-
ceased by joining in the beautiful prayers of
the church. The procession from the cathedral
TO Calvary cemetery, where deceased was in
tered, was very long and imposing one the
deceased lady being held in high esteem by a
very large circle Of friends
The society for the establishment of the
city and homes, had a short session last even
ing at the chamber of commerce. No business
wasstransscted further than passing and order
ing PAID two accounts, one for painting fence
on Third street, at the end of Washington
street, Sc, and the other for 1900 pamphlets
CDR. Dana's lecture), $27.5O. The price Of pub
fishing the pamphlet was $65, but Gen. John
| amount of $3.50, leaving the balance of
$27.5O, which was ordered paid. The meeting
adjourned, subject to the call Of the secretary.
Two years ago Griggs & johnson gave employ
ment to poor lad upon whom devolved main
ers and sisters. He was deformed in the spinal
column, and last year he heard that he could
have his back Strengthened if he could only
raise sufficient money to take him to Indianap-
oils and pay his board there. In order to raise
the money he started to the Yellowstone conn
try, where he endured all the fatigue and ex-
posure of frontier life, laboring hard, with the
bright hope Of one day having his deformity
removed. Yesterday he left st. Paul for In
dianapois, Gen. johnson having purchased him
half-fare ticket. It is to be hoped the brave
lad labor will not be in vain.
A party by the name of Thomas Wall, pro-
prietor of the Wall house, Nos. II and 10 North
Second street, Minneapolis, was in the city last
night looking for guest of his hostelrie, who