Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-12
CITY aLoBuLEs.
The street force was paid off yesterday
Amount disbursed, $551.81.

The street force was paid off yesterday.
Amount disbursed, s551.81.
Officer Cook brought in Alonzo Garner, last
night, very drunk. He swore off not long ago,
but, like Rip Van Wrinkle, he has been treating
his resolution.
The fire department. received 1000 feet of new
anchor hose from Akron, O., yesterday. It
will be apportioned out in equal lots to each of
the fire companies.
A negro, named Harris, well known in police
circles, was jagged, yesterday, on suspicion of
having stolen Mother Francis carpets. The
theft occurred several weeks ago.
Mr.. Malloy, deputy treasurer of Dakota
county, visited Auditor Davis yesterday to OBJ
tain the election returns of the Sixth ward
to make the grand aggregate of votes cast over
IN our nelghboring county.
The body of Detective Anderson, who was
lately killed in Pembina by desperate, whom
he had followed from Dallas, Texas, passed
through the city yesterday, en- route to his
former southern home for interment.
The judges Of election will be paid for their
valuable services, next Thursday. Those who
labored all night, will receive no more than the
ones who finished up their work with COM
mendable expedition. This time ''the last
shall be first" doesn't pan out according to
scriptural authority.
Yesterday Chief Weber received an acknowl-
edgement of the receipt of Etheridge's picture
by the Police Neus. It will be published in
the forthcoming issue of the rogues' gallery.
The PoHce Ne1cs expresses thanks for the favor,
and gives life to it by stating hereafter the pa
per WILL be sent gratis to police headquarters.
Great regret was felt throughout the city at
the death of the wife of Col. E. W. Foster,
which occurred yesterday morning. Mrs. Eos
ter was victim of a disease which seemed to
render q surgical operation necessary, but when
the operation was performed Mrs. Foster sank
gradually, and died from shock of the ner-
vous system.
The Red Wing jewelry peddler who claimed
to have been robbed at Mrs. Petersons board
ing house, failed to appear against the accused
Brown. The peddler in having his stock looked
over by somebody else besides himself, discov-
cred that two watches were found answering
exactly to the two described as lost. AS he
didn't describe the lost money, that hasn't
been found yet, hear him talk.
P. T. Kavanagh, commission auctioneer, sold
yesterday at public sale the property of Mrs.
Emma Racquet, on Rice street, to Mrs. John j.
Hebline, of Baltimore, for $325O, cash. This
property is situated on the corner of Fuller
and in the next block north of Mr.. Bernard
M1chel's. very good frame house and large
barn are the improvements the ground being
1929 feet front by l25 feet deep.
Sunday afternoon MIR. MCGUIRE, president of
the Father Matthew Temperance society of ILL
nois, delivered a very interesting lecture to the
Father Matthew society of this city, in the ca
thedral rooms. In the course of his remarks,
ne paid high tribute to Bishop Ireland, as the
father of the temperance cause in Minnesota.
The attendance was large, and the eloquent
lecture commanded the strictest attention
David Burt, Esq, state superintendent of
instruction, closed his institute work last week.
During the summer and fall he has held thirty
two weeks institutes. He is now busy with
his annual report, which will no doubt prove
to be most interesting volume, as it will give
historical sketch of education in Minnesota
during its twenty years stateship and it's eight
years as a territory. From these data some
very valuable suggestions for improvement in
the educational system of the State will be ad
duced.
half drunken fellow, who suffered out his
name as Clarrigan, of Minneapolis, stated to
Chief Weber, yesterday morning, that he had
been robbeti Robbed by soldier named
Reid, of the Seventh infantry, at Fort Smelling,
He had !, soldiered with the boys out on ''the
P1"IAAo3 e'AAo peaACa Gil d V1S1U. DuTlng Cle
night Private Reid robbed him of $40. 1.-THE
company was ready to swear.' He supple
mented his tale between hiccoughs by saying
Reid was in town, and he wanted him arrested.
He was told to get out warrant, didn't, and
Private Reid, of the U. s. A., wasn't taken in.
At the late election the fight between Ma
della and st. James for the county seat was de-
cided, the vote being for removing it to st.
James 594; against removal, 81; majority in
favor of st. James, 223. And henceforth
| schoolma'ms remember s'Watonwan county,
county seat St. James, In the vote st.
James went solid for the change, casting l72
ballots; while in Madelia there were IL for the
change and 2l4 against. Adrian, Sc; Long
Lake, 70; Nelson, 50, and Odin, IS, were for
the change. The Governor will in day or two
issue his proclamation formally changing the
county seat from Madelia to st. James.